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Old Summer Palace, located in the northwest of Beijing, it is like a frozen history of modern music, to commemorate the old Beijing days. Between every tree and bush in Old Summer Palace, you can feel the traces of the years among pavilions, terraces and open halls.

圆明园，位于北京的西北方向，它好似一篇凝固了历史的乐章，纪念了近代老北京的峥嵘岁月。在圆明园的亭台楼阁，一草一木之间，你可以随处感受到岁月的痕迹。

Old Summer Palace, also called the three parks, made by the Old Summer Palace, Changchun garden, spring park, also called Garden of gardens.

圆明园，又叫做圆明三园，由圆明园，长春园，绮春园组成，有万园之园之称。

In 1860, British and French allied forces looted Old Summer Palace. Many important cultural relics were looted and planned to be restored during the Tongzhi period. However, due to financial difficulties, they were forced to stop and rebuild other buildings. After the Eight Power Allied forces, it was attacked by bandits. Eventually it turned into ruins.

1860年英法联军洗劫圆明园，很多重要文物被掠夺，在同治帝时期计划修复，但是因财政困难，被迫停止，改建其它建筑。在八国联军之后，又遭到匪盗的打击，终变成一片废墟。

The setting sun is shining on the Old Summer Palace buildings, formed a beautiful picture, but behind this beautiful historical scars, it is the survival of the nation rising and falling.

夕阳倾洒在圆明园的建筑上，构成了一副唯美的画面，但是在这唯美的背后是历史的累累伤痕，是国家的存亡兴衰。

The picture above comes from the West Tower area. The western building is Changchun back garden built in imitation of the European style gardens, by harmonic Trolltech, line bridge, Huanghua Dashuifa array, etc.. In Qianlong years, they began planning, designed by the Italy painter Lang Shining and the French missionary Jiang Youren guidance.

上面这张图片出自西洋楼景区，西洋楼是长春园背部仿建的的欧式园林，由谐奇趣，线法桥，黄花阵，大水法等组成，于乾隆年间开始筹划，由意大利画师郎世宁，法国传教士蒋友仁指导设计。

In 1860 the British and French troops burned the Old Summer Palace, the western style buildings are mainly with stones, so there are remnants of several hundred years, still stand straightly .

1860年英法联军焚烧圆明园时，这些西式建筑以石材为主，所以多有残存，数百年风雨仍巍然屹立。

Line method mountain.

Line mountain is an artificial piled mountain, about 8 meters high, because the year of Emperor Qianlong love riding along the road circling it, so the road twists and turns, people will feel that they can’t reach the end during the whole day .

线法山。

线法山是一座人工堆积而成的土山，高约8米，因为当年乾隆皇帝喜欢骑马顺着山道盘旋而行，所以此路又蜿蜒曲折，给人半天也走不到尽头的感觉。

Square appearance.

The square looks like a western style loft with two floors and three floors to the south. It is built by a big traitor and invested one hundred thousand taels of silver for xiang Imperial concubine. But because the fountain spray without stopping day and night , so it was wet and cold. Then xiang Imperial concubine lived not so long and moved away . There are two Islamic stone tablets in the square. The content of the inscription is " Eos love God and God love Eos", "Ali loves God ", "God loves Ali"

方外观。

方外观是一座南向，两层三间的西式阁楼，相传是大奸臣和珅出资十万两白银为香妃建造而成，但是因为喷泉昼夜不停，故而阴气湿寒，所以香妃只住了一周时间便搬离此院。方外观内安放有两座伊斯兰石碑，碑文的内容是“奥斯芒爱上帝，上帝爱奥斯芒”“阿利爱上帝，上帝爱阿利”

Opposite the Dashuifa , there are 5 three-dimensional sculptures. The content of the sculpture is the foreigners, and stored in the Old Summer Palace in guns. Although a lot of foreigners gave the guns to the emperor Qian Long, but the emperor did not pay attention, but as priceless treasures laid in Old Summer Palace.

在大水法的对面，放有5个立体雕塑，雕塑的内容是当时的洋人，与存放在圆明园中的洋枪洋炮，虽然当时已经有很多洋人将洋枪炮进献给乾隆皇帝，但是皇帝并没有加以重视，而是当做奇珍异宝放在圆明园当中搁置。

Haiyantang.

Haiyantang is one of the biggest landscapes in the western building area. There are twelve zodiac personal bronzes in ancient China, according to the twelve hour meter method, the order of the twelve hours . They took turns pumping water for every two hours and then the twelve zodiac personal bronzes pump water together at noon .

海晏堂。

海晏堂是西洋楼景区内最大的一处园林景观，有十二生肖人身兽首铜像坐镇，按照我国古代计法，十二时辰的顺序，各自轮流喷水一个时辰（两个小时），正午时分十二个铜像一起喷水。

Yellow flower garden.

The yellow flower garden is modeled after the European labyrinth. Set up four doors, is the center for high round style pavilion, meaning the sky is round and the earth is square. On the night of the Mid Autumn Festival, the emperor will hold the lights party here.

黄花阵。

黄花阵是仿照欧洲迷宫建造的花园，四面设门，正中心为高台圆基西式凉亭，寓意天圆地方，每逢中秋之夜，皇帝会在此举行灯火晚会。

Lotus Pond。

You will see the infinite green lotus leaves in Lotus Pond of the Old Summer Palace. In the evening, the sky with a light red and lotus echo each other at a distance, merged into a sunset lotus figure.

荷花池。

圆明园的荷花池有接天莲叶无穷碧的感觉，枝叶繁茂。在黄昏的时候，天边的一抹淡红色与莲叶遥相呼应，汇成一幅夕阳莲叶图。

Fuhai.

Speaking of Fuhai, this is a picture of the Old Summer Palace deepest impression to the author. The island in the center of Fuhai, means Penglai, fangzhang and Yingzhou, the three mountains. In ancient times, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor will hold dragon boat festival in Fuhai, lively and extraordinary.

福海。

说起福海，这是圆明园给笔者印象最深的一处景象. 福海中心的岛屿，寓意着蓬莱，方丈，瀛洲三座仙山。古时每逢端午佳节，皇帝都会在福海之上举行龙舟竞渡，热闹非凡。

When you are travelling in Fuhai , You can see the black swan swimming gracefully in the water.

漫游福海之上，你可以看到黑天鹅优雅的在水中游荡。

This is one of my favorite pictures! To find a quiet place and quiet garden in the hustle and bustle of the city is too difficult .

The boat rows slowly swaying in the sunset. This is the most beautiful gift of Old Summer Palace given me beyond the accumulation of history.

I hope we can treasure this good part of life, but also remember the scars of history and grow healthily in the wheels of history.

这是我最喜欢的一张照片！ 能够在都市的喧嚣当中找到一个静谧而又安静的心灵花园实属不易。

小船荡起水波阵阵，在夕阳中摇曳。这是圆明园在给予我历史的积淀之外最美的礼物。

希望我们能够珍藏生命中的这一份美好，同时也能够铭记历史的伤痕，在历史的车轮中不断成长。

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