7/8/2014 Beijing, Beihai Park (北海)
Aaron:
Our final trip in China was to Beihai park. It is in the center of Beijing. It was built over 1000 years ago as an imperial garden from the Liao Dynasty.
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| lotus statues |
The whole park is a huge man-made lake. As we walked, we passed a cool assortment of lotus statues because Beihai is famous for its lotus flowers.
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| white pagoda |
We also climbed a rocky hill and saw the Temple of the White Pagoda on the top.
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| man-made lake |
After we climbed down, we went on a big boat. While we were on the boat, we learned another name for Beihai is North Sea. It also called North Sea because it is north to the Forbidden City and its lake seems like a sea.
After the boat ride, we saw Beihai park’s Nine Dragon Screen. This Nine Dragon Screen is constructed of tiles of seven colors. On both sides there are nine flying dragons playing with dragon pearls. This screen decorated on both sides, is the premier example of Chinese glazed tile art. It is one of the best preserved Nine Dragon Screens among the four (one in the Forbidden City, another in Datong Shanxi, the final one in the Ming Forbidden City, Nanjing). So, if you ever go to China, visit all these terrific places!
Gordon:
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| nine dragon screen |
Have you ever seen a colorful 9 Dragon Screen more than a thousand years old? Well, I had. On our final trip, we went to Beihai Park. Peihai Park is famous for its colorful 9 Dragon Screen. It was totally different than the one we saw in Ming Forbidden City in Nanjing. Nanjing one has only stone carving. Beihai one is colorful. It is well preserved like a brand new statue. When my mom was little, people can touch it. Now people build a rail to protect it. But we can still see the awesome 9 Dragon Screen. It is one of China’s beautiful ancient views.
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