Forbidden City Palace Museum
The Imperial Garden

The Imperial Garden Achieves Perfect Beauty.

It has all the necessary elements, which are: rock, water, buildings, and, of course, plants.

Right: a woman appears to be waiting for someone. She enjoys the peonies while she waits. Peonies are the national flower of China. So, they are plentiful in the northern gardens.

Below: This is a detail of the stone mosaics that line the garden paths all over China.

Next, we'll visit the Summer Palace.

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