The southern part of Yuanmingyuan is the imperial court area, where the emperor handles official business. The most famous is Zheng Da Guangming Hall, which listens to politics in court. There are 40 scenic spots in other areas, of which more than 50 scenic spots directly imitate famous garden attractions in other places, such as An Lan Garden in Haining, Autumn Moon in Pinghu, West Lake in Hangzhou, sunset photos of Leifeng Mountain, Lion Forest in Suzhou, etc. Not only do they imitate buildings, but even their names are copied. There are Anyou Palace dedicated to ancestors and buildings with high mountains and high water levels for banquets. Penglai Yaotai, which simulates the picture of Xianshan Castle, reproduces the spring scenery of Wuling in the Peach Blossom Garden. More interestingly, Yuanmingyuan also has a western-style garden scenic spot. The most famous "Dashui Law" is the fountain, flowers and Haiyan Hall in the west, all of which have the style of Italian Renaissance. There is also a model of Venice in the lake, and the emperor can overlook the shore and mountains for thousands of miles.
Yuanmingyuan is not only famous for its gardens, but also a royal museum and a treasure house of culture. Hugo once said, "Even if all the treasures of Notre Dame de China are added together, it can't compare with this magnificent Oriental Museum." The garden is luxuriously furnished and has a large collection of art treasures. According to westerners who have witnessed the Yuanmingyuan, "the magnificent scene in the garden is not to be given." This is beyond the expectations of Europeans. This royal villa contains all kinds of precious treasures, which are spread all over thousands of households. "Fine carved rosewood furniture, exquisite ancient broken porcelain enamel bottle lamps, brocade made of gold and silver, carpets, leather goods, gilded French clocks, exquisite general plan of Yuanmingyuan, shooting and hunting maps inlaid with precious stones, lifelike plaques of scenic figures, and other various domestic plaques.
Yuanmingyuan not only brought together several famous scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River, but also creatively transplanted western garden buildings, which was a masterpiece of Chinese and foreign gardening art at that time. There are "buying and selling streets" symbolizing lively markets and "mountain villas" symbolizing rural scenery; Some are modeled after the autumn moon in Pinghu, the sunset photos of Leifeng in Hangzhou West Lake, and some are modeled after the lion forest scenic spots in Suzhou. There are also poems and paintings modeled after ancient poets and painters, such as Penglai Yaotai and Wuling Chunjing. It can be said that Yuanmingyuan is the crystallization of the wisdom and sweat of the working people in China, and it is a model of the architectural art and culture of the people in China. In addition, there are countless priceless treasures of various styles, extremely rare historical classics and rich and precious historical relics, such as calligraphy and painting, gold and silver jewelry, Song and Yuan porcelain and so on. It is a treasure house of human culture.
Yuanmingyuan is a large-scale artificial garden with magnificent scale and beautiful scenery. The flat land is stacked with mountains and waters, with exquisite garden architecture and widely planted flowers and trees. The rolling mountains, winding water, pavilions, winding corridors, islands and bridges divide the vast space into 100 scenic spots with different tastes. The water surface in the park accounts for about four-tenths of the total area of the three parks, and the large, medium and small water surfaces are artificially dug on the flat ground. A complete river and lake system is connected in series by the rivers around it. There are 250 earth mountains in the garden, large and small. Combined with the water system, the water turns with the mountains, and the mountains live with the water, forming a layered garden space, making the whole garden like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is done by people, it is like heaven.
Yuanmingyuan is not only a treasure house, but also the largest royal museum and art gallery in the world at that time. It contains many treasures, books and masterpieces of art. There are famous calligraphy and painting, secret political classics, Zhong Ding treasures, gold and silver jewelry and other precious cultural relics, which condense the essence of ancient culture. Yuanmingyuan is also a garden of exotic flowers and plants, with millions of precious flowers and trees. Westerners who have witnessed Yuanmingyuan completely call her "the king of ten thousand gardens". Besides,