Summer Palace(Yiheyuan):the best preserved and largest imperial Garden in China.
Location: In northwestern suburbs of Beijing
Composed of three parts—the imperial palaces, Longevity Hill, and Kunming Lake—with a total area of 2.9 square kilometers.
The imperial palaces are in the eastern part of the Summer Palace. The main structure in this area is the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity (Renshoudian), also known as the Hall of Industrious Government (Qinzhengdian). It was here that the rulers took care of state affairs during their stays in the park. On each side of the gate leading to the hall stands a stone statue of a guard. One is Monkey, and the other is Pig, two characters from the classic novel Journey to the West.