<", >Beihai Park

The imperial garden

In this garden the emperor retraited to drink tea, study nature and relax. Beihai park has a special section for the emperor only with several pavilions

The builings

The park is created around a lake. In the lake there is an island on which the White Pagoda is built. In the park there is a variety of temples, screens and other buildings, completed by a lot of flowers and trees

The White Pagoda (Bai Ta) on Qoinghua islet

On the islet Qionghua (Jade islet) in the lake you find the White Pagoda. The islet is man-made an houses some caves. These caves originate from the 12th century. The pagoda was erected in the year 1651 under the reign of Emperor Shun Zhi in the Qing Dynasty