11-30-2006, 08:50 AM
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Professor
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Germany
Posts: 1,462
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The Summer Palace
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The Summer Palace, one of the finest examples garden architecture in China, is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing. The 100-odd examples of traditional architecture in the park include pavilions, terraces, temples, pagodas, waterside gazebos, covered corridors, stone bridges and the famous marble boat. The palace occupies a total area of 290 hectares, three quarters of which is made up of shallow lakes.
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Suzhou Jie (Suzhou street)
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