BeiHai Park,
in central Beijing close to the Forbidden City, is one of the
oldest and most authentically preserved imperial gardens in
China. BeiHai Park has a history of over 1,000 years. BeiHai
Park has existed throughout the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and
Qing dynasties.
北海公园，紧挨着紫禁城在市中心，它是当前在中国保存最纯正最古老的皇家园林。北海公园已有1000多年的历史了，它经历的朝代有：辽、金、元、明、清。
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Introduction
to Beihai Park
介绍北海公园
BeiHai Park covers a total area of over 68
hectares, half of which is a lake. With
many places of interest, BeiHai Park is a favorite place
to relax or explore - for both locals and tourists.
BeiHai Park is an
excellent living example of the ancient chinese art of
landscaped gardens with artificial hills, pavilions, halls, temples and
covered corridors blended with trees, hills and the lake in a harmony of man and nature.
Indeed, BeiHai Park is like a mini Summer Palace in the heart of Beijing.
北海公园占地总面积有68公顷，其中一半是湖。在那有很多有趣的地方，无论是放松还是游玩，那里都是当地居民和游客们最爱去的地方。
北海公园对于中国古老园林艺术来说是一个极好的鲜活而生动的例子，它用人造的假山、亭台、楼阁、寺庙、长廊和自然的山、湖、和树木，和谐的融为一体。确实，它就像一个迷你的颐和园在北京的心脏。
In this guide to BeiHai
Park, we will take a tour of all the main sites,
accompanied by many beautiful photographs. We also
discuss the history of the park and present a useful map.
在北海的导游部分，我们会介绍所有的主要的地方，还伴有很多美丽的照片。我们也会介绍这个公园的历史而且还附赠非常有用的地图。
History
of BeiHai Park （北海公园的历史）
Liao and
Jin Dynasties
辽、金时代
Early in the 10th century,
the Liao dynasty created a secondary imperial palace at
the site of the present Beihai Park. The lake was added
during the Jin Dynasty. The earth removed to construct
the lake was used to create three islands. Two have been
joined to nearby land over time but the main one remains
in the present Beihai Park.
早在10世纪，辽代就在现在北海的地方已经建立了这个皇家的公园但不是特别大。等到金代，挖建了湖，被挖出的泥土建成了三个岛，有一个在北海，另外两个在别的地方。
Yuan
Dynasty
元朝
In the 13th century the
Mongols conquered the Jin and established the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368). The first Yuan emperor, Kublai Khan,
expanded the site of Beihai Park and made it the center
of DaDu ('Great Capital'), the Yuan capital city (what is
now Beijing). Kublai Khan lived in what is now the Round
City of Beihai Park.
在13世纪蒙古人征服了金建立了元（1279-1386）。元世祖忽必烈扩建了北海公园然后把它定为元大都的中心。元朝的首都就是我们现在的北京。忽必烈过去就住在北海的团城里。
Ming
Dynasty
明朝
When the city of Beijing
was laid out in its current plan (1406 - 1420 AD) during
the reign of Ming Emperor YongLe, Beihai Park was restructured.
It continued to function as the imperial family's
pleasure garden. The lake was expanded and turned into
the centerpiece of this magnificient and classical
example of a chinese garden. However, the primary
imperial palace - here under the Yuan Dynasty - was from
then on to be the newly created Forbidden City.
北京城被建设是在公元1406-1420年明朝的永乐年间，北海公园被重新调整了。它仍然作为一个皇家的游乐的园林。湖被重新扩建并改用中国传统的园林风格装饰。然而，主要的皇室宫殿被转移到元大都的下面，就是在那时新建的紫禁城。
Qing
Dynasty
清朝
Most of the buildings now
standing in BeiHai Park were constructed during Emperor
QianLong's reign (1736-1796) during the Qing Dynasty
(1644 - 1911). It was Emperor QianLong who added the Five
Dragon Pavilions and the Nine Dragon Screen.
现在屹立在北海的大多数建筑都是在清朝（1644-1911）的乾隆年间（1736-1796）年期间修建的。五龙亭和九龙壁就是乾隆皇帝加建造的。
In 1651, the White Dagoba,
a Buddhist tower in Tibetan style (and the famous
landmark of both Beihai Park and Beijing), was erected at
the suggestion of a famous Tibetan Lama priest by the
name of NaomuHan. Qing Emperor Shun Zhi agreed to this
project as a gesture of devotion to the Buddhist faith -
and from a desire for unity among China's various
nationalities.
在1651年，为了民族和睦，清世祖福临根据著名的西藏喇嘛恼木汗的请求，在广寒殿的废墟上建造了藏式佛教的白塔寺（它是北海甚至北京的标志性的建筑物）。
Beihai
Park Today
今天的北海
BeiHai Park was first
opened to the public in 1925 and in 1961 it was one of
the first important cultural sites to be placed under
state protection.
北海第一次被开放是在1925年，1961年被列为以及国家重要文物保护单位。
The Tibetan style White
Dagoba, built in 1651, on Jade (JiongHua) Island is a
landmark of both BeiHai Park and Beijing.
藏式白塔寺是1651年建在琼华岛上的，着对于北海和北京来说都是件具有划时代意义的大事。。
The gardens of BeiHai Park
are partly modelled on the style of south China,
so, fittingly, south China style paper umbrellas are on
sale for protection from the heat
of the sun in summer.
BeiHai Park is a popular
retreat for many local citizens. It is a place to cool
down and relax in summer, and in winter it becomes one of
the biggest skating rinks in the city.
北海公园是当地市民非常愿意去的地方。在夏天那是一个休闲和乘凉的好地方，在冬天这里又会变成一个最大的滑冰场。
BeiHai Park is a
popular place for the locals to gather to play music,
sing and dance.
The south gate of BeiHai
Park is just half a kilometer to the west of the north
gate of the Forbidden City.
北海的南门在紫禁城的北门往西一米处。
A large map of Beihai
Park near the main south gate.
BeiHai Park is open
daily from 6:00 - 21:00. Admission is 10 yuan (20 yuan in holidays).
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