he garden.
(outside the East Palace Gate)
Now, we have arrived at the East Palace Gate. It’s the main entrance
of the Summer Palace. On top of the gate there is a plaque with
three Chinese characters ‘The Summer Palace’ in Emperor Guangxu’s
handwriting. The gate that we are now entering was used by the
emperor, the empress only in the old days.
(Inside the East Palace Gate)
Now we are inside the SummerPalace. In front of us is the second
gate of the Summer Palace— the Gate of Benevolence and Longevity.
The annex halls on both sides were used for officials on duty and
the offices of the Privy Council. Well, Before we start our tour in
the garden, I will briefly introduce you the layout of the Summer
Palace and our tour route. O.K., ladies and gentlemen, may I have
your attention please? Let’s look at the map together, From it we
can see the Summer Palace covers an area of 290 hectares, which the
lake occupies the three-fourths. The whole garden can be divide into
three parts: the area was for political activities, resting places
of the emperor and empress, and sightseeing areas. Our tour will
start from the area of the political activities, and end off the
Marble Boat. On the way, we will visit the main constructions of the
Summer Palace, such as the Hall of Jade Ripples,the Hall of
Happiness and Longevity, the Long Corridor, the Hall of Dispelling
Clouds and so on. It will take us about two hours to visit the
Summer Palace. Please attention, we won’t walk back and our driver
will pick us up at the North Gate. Should you get lost or separated
from the group, please meet us at the North Gate.
Ok, everyone, let’s start our tour from the emperors’ office --- the
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. Follow me please.
(Inside the courtyard of the Benevolence and Longevity)
Passing through the Gate of Benevolence and Longevity, we have
already entered the courtyard of the Hall of Benevolence and
Longevity. The huge rock in front of us is Taihu Rock. It was
quarried from Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, so it was known as
Taihu Rock. Please look around the courtyard and you can see there
are four grotesque shaped rocks placed in each corner ofthis
courtyard, representing the four
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