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The Summer Palace (simplified Chinese: 颐和园; traditional Chinese: 頤和園; pinyin: Yíhéyuán), is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. It was an imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (万寿山; 萬壽山; Wànshòu Shān) and Kunming Lake, it covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi), three-quarters of which is water.
Longevity Hill is about 60 m (200 ft) high and has many buildings positioned in sequence. The front hill is rich with splendid halls and pavilions, while the back hill, in sharp contrast, is quiet with natural beauty. The central Kunming Lake, covering 2.2 square kilometres (540 acres), was entirely man-made and the excavated soil was used to build Longevity Hill.
In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List. It declared the Summer Palace "a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value".
this is the wall directly opposite the front door so it's the first thing people see when they walk in. incidentally, it's also the ugliest, most heavily textured wall EVER. it was such a pain to paint.
The most striking part of this photo is the center of the flower. Even missing its petals, the colors are striking. I am assuming the colors are so vibrant to attracts bees and other insects for pollination purposes but the shape of the center is not the typical flat or very deep. So I am curious, what benefit does such a different shape offer this flower?
I like this one for Simplify because it's really simple and there's nothing to take you attention away from the flower. (It was originally white)
Took apart the expandable dining table and put it away in the attic. This is the wall opposite my desk