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Beihai Park

The world's oldest imperial garden located in Beihai (North Sea) Park located in central Beijing was built more than 800 years ago

Consisting of Beihai Lake and the Jade Flowery islet the park covers a water area of over 700 000 square meters. The imitation of the fairy hills is at the center of the park, they made a Jade Flowery islet an artificial hill. This islet was built of earth dug out from the lake and the rocks used for piling on the hill were brought from remote places. The Tibetan-style White Pagoda(藏式白塔) 35.9 meters high is the most famed landmark at Beihai Park. It was built in honor of a visiting Dalai Lama and later to house Buddhist relics. Temple of Eternal Peace is located south of the isle housing statues of Sakyamuni and Tsong-kha-ha. To the east of the isle is the Pavilion of Ancient Manuscripts where tablets and rubbings are kept. To the west is Jade islet in Shady Springtime tablet one of the Eight Famous Sights in Beijing.

The most famous Fangshan (Emperor's Meal) Restaurant(房山酒店) is also located in Beihai Park. The dishes and desserts are all imitations of imperial cuisine, the hotel with 11 halls and capacity of accommodating 250 people.

Beihai Park is also home to the famous Nine-Dragon Wall and iron Screen. The Nine-Dragon Wall served as a screen to protect a temple that no longer exists. Measuring 5 meters high 27 meters long and 1.2 meters thick the wall was built with colored glazed tiles. Dragons are playing with pearls in the cloud above the blue sea.

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