摘要
For Chinese people,the name Yuan-mingyuan,or the Old Summer Palace in Beijing,resonates(回荡)through history・First constructed in 1707,this former royal resort of the Qing Dynasty,covering roughly 350 hectares in the northwest of Beijing,witnessed(见证)the rule of six emperors,and is generally considered to represent the ancient Chinese gardening art,as its name indicates——“the garden of perfect brightness”.
