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I have noticed that many VT members highly recommended a visit to Beihai Park. It is next to Jingshan Park. The closest subway is not very near it so if you are coming from another place, I would recommend that you take a taxi to go to Beihai Park. I walked a long way from Behai Park after my visit.
Now, as to the beauty of Beihai Park, it has what a dream park would ideally have. Visitors will feel harmony, contentment, happiness and lose their sense of time while there.
The most prominent feature of Beihai Park is no doubt the Temple Dagoba. Let me share with you my bitter experience. I did climb up my way to get there but when I was that close, my point of entry said construction is being done so please take so and so back door. I went to that door and all I saw was a courtyard with some hanging clothes. Let's put it this way, workers in that park probably stay there to help maintain it. But out of fear of being accused of trespassing, I stopped when I was halfway and turned around. I can't ask anybody because the caretakers do not speak English. Whatever, I did turn around and do not regret a thing. Beihai Park has so many features that you can get stuck in one place and realize you haven't seen 3/4 of the entire park!
This 800-year old park has the following buildings among its 50 buildings: Tower for Storing Ancient Calligraphy, Rading Room of Carvings, Painting Boat, Studio of Peaceful Mind, Snow Hall, Temple of Good Luck, Ten Thousand Buddha Tower, Studio of Peaceful Mind.
I, for one, would like to thank the gardeners who masterminded the design and did perfect arrangement of Beihai Park. The corridors, bridges, the gardens, the pavilions, they simply please the senses. The garden covers an area of 150 hectares.
There is a fine resto inside but it was closed when I decided to have lunch at 3 pm. There are small eateries/restaurants by the lake and I have tried dumplings there. Very delicious!
Locals take boats to go across the lake. Address: Everybody knows Beihai Park.Phone: 010 16881688Directions: To the left of Jingshan Park and to the north of Zhong Hai Lake.
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Bei Hai park is a traditional Chinese park, which means that you will do a considerable amount of climbing up and down steps to enjoy it fully.
Bei Hai park is located on a lovely lake, and consists of temples, pavilions, a vertiginous stupa and many other structures.
A large part of the delight is the sight and the sound of the crowd: spoiled only children with anxious mothers, singing seniors, card players...
Bei Hai park is almost "next door" to the Forbidden City. I visited both consecutively, and that was exhilarating but a bit hard on the legs...
If you like Bai Hai park, you'll love the Summer Palace, a similar but larger complex on a lake. Leave a Comment
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Along with the Jade Bowl and the Chengguangdian, one of the fascinating sights here is the huge jade statue of Buddha now sitting in that hall. Ci Xi converted the Chengguangdian into an altar for a huge jade statue of Buddha brought back from Myanmar by the monk Ming Kuan. This enterprising monk set off on his travels pretending to be a representative of Ci Xi and was treated ike royalty everywhere he visited. ("Oooh yes! The Empress Dowager? We're like this. Brother and sister. We're always round each others house. Chatting, having a few drinks. Yes. ") Then he suddenly found himself saddled with a gift in Myanmar which happened to be one of the largest jade carvings in the world, and a bit of a dilemma. You can't go home to Beijing and keep a 1.5 metre high statue of Buddha on the porch without people wondering where you got it. The palace guards were deeply suspicious and were going to have the monk-tourist arrested, and it required the intervention of Li Lianying, chief eunuch, to save him. The monk confessed to Ci Xi, who obviously was quite impressed with the wit and enterprise of the monk. She kept the jade Buddha and, presumably, went round to the monk's house for a few drinks and a chat. (In truth, he was given 500 taels of silver).
Presciently, and with a rather good sense of style, she placed the Buddha close to the other huge jade carving, the big Jin era bowl. Leave a Comment Address: Jingshan QianjieDirections: At south end of Beihai Park, just west of the north end of the Forbidden City.
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 Four dragons by rui_bijie
Since I am a dragon myself (born in 1976), I HAD to add a tenth dragon! Leave a Comment Directions: Bei Hai Park
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 Chengguangdian by mke1963
Emperor Qianlong paid 1000 taels of silver for it and had it moved it back to its original position at the Round City and built a pavilion to protect it from the elements, and placed it on a special pedestal. Qianlong composed a poem in its honour, and this is inscribed inside the bowl. Scholars from the Imperial College were ordered to write poems about the bowl ("Yes. Apparently that's what he said. A poem. About the bowl. The one in the Round City. ...... I know. I've got better things to do as well, but that's what the Big Cheese has ordered!")
The poems were subsequently inscribed on the columns of the pavilion holding the bowl. The bowl is simply beautiful, and decorated with clouds, dragons and waves. Leave a Comment Address: Jingshan QianjieDirections: At south end of Beihai Park, just west of the north end of the Forbidden City.
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 White Dagoba by Lemonita
It's a nice stroll though as Beihai Park is pretty big. Be aware that you have to pay to visit certain parts of the Park although you've already paid to go in. Leave a Comment Directions: Beihai Park is situated on the west side of Tiananmen Square. You can get off at metro station : Tiananmen West
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 Excerciser with a sword by irvbur
Although we don't usually get up at the crack of dawn, we took advantage of jet lag and visited the park the first morning after our arrival. A short taxi ride (under $2 USD) and we were back in our hotel for breakfast. Leave a Comment
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 Austrian Emperor of China by socrates_07
Wendy and I took some photos at the Dragon screen in Beihai Park when we saw some people who wanted to catch tourists for a photo dressed as Emperor or Empress of China. Wendy asked me if I am interested. My answer: 'No, I am not such a typical tourist who will dress himself for a silly photo'. We passed them and Wendy wanted to convince me again. I repeated my decision. Then she told me that the swiss boy friend of her friend also took such a photo: 'Well, I am not like others, I think its really silly to take such a photo. Me, dressed as an Emperor, no way!!'. 'But it costs only 10 Yuan', her answer. '10 Yuan, only???.... Hmmm, maybe it's really funny, lets try it.' ... You see, for 10 Yuan I do a lot... (Please, dont misunderstand me... ;-)) Leave a Comment
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 Beihai Park by meteorologist1Leave a Comment Directions: Beihai Park
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The garden slightly northwest of the Forbidden City should be on everyones must see things. It's actually two things to see here: The park itself and the round city. The round city has a jar, witch is said to be the only thing remaining from the great Khan that ruled what is now Beijing. I'm not sure which Khan they meant by the great Khan (Djingis, U, or Kublai).
You can rent a rowboat and paddle on the water.
They will restore most of the island before the Olympics, so I don't know how much will be open for public. They had already begun when I was there. Leave a Comment Phone: 64071415Directions: Northwest of the Forbidden City. 39 deg 55'23''N 116 deg 22'59''E
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