Sublime Summer Scenery in Beihai Park

2018-07-16

In ancient times, Beihai Park was an imperial garden exclusively for the royal family to appreciate lotus, where a wealth of famous lotus poems were created. In this park, the scene “white pagoda reflecting in the full-blown lotus blossoms” serves as the best vivid natural landscape painting.

Appreciatinglotus flowers in Beihai Park shall be the most frequently mentioned matter among Beijingers in midsummer. With serene environment and royal style, this park surely brings you visual and psychological enjoyment. As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Beihai Park, as an imperial garden, was planted with lotus for the royal family to enjoy sightseeing. Hence, here you can savor the sharp sense of integrity and graceful bearing peculiar to lotus.

The planting of lotus in this attraction can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty. Hence, the lotus flowers appreciation in summer has been recognized as an iconic event for this park until now. For 17 years in succession, Lotus Flowers Exhibition is traditionally held in sweltering summer. To this end, Beihai Park is an ideal destination for tourists to enjoy cool and cozy summer.

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