1,Summer Palace,2,Why its named Summer Place?,3,Empress Dowager CiXi and Emperor escape heat every year the forth month to tenth month. So it called Summer Palace. Emperor Kangxis Summer Mountain Resort in Chengde(承德避暑山庄） also named Summer Palace. In history,there is Old Summer Palace.（圆明园）Later,it becomed Summer Palace. Lets get into the Summer Palace.,4,History of the Summer Palace,beautiful and tortuous,5,In 1860, the Anglo-French Allied Forces （英法联军）invaded Beijing and set fire to many of the buildings within the Summer Palace. In 1888, Empress CiXi restored the grand gardens. The reconstruction（重建） and enlargement （扩大）of the Summer Palace continued for ten years. After completion, she renamed the gardens YiHeYuan (Garden of Peace and Harmony).,6,Content,01,Bronze Ox,7,Bronze Ox,8,Cast in Emperor Qianlong reign （1736-1795），this statue was also called the “Golden Ox”.It has a lifelike bearing and was placed here，it is said，to control floods,9,Entrance to the Heating System,2,This system，consisting of a web of channels under the floor，heated the hall by circulating hot air during the winter.The charcoal selected for use in the court was made of fine wood，which burned long，strong and without smoke.,11,South Lake Island （Nan Hu Dao）,12,In the center front of Kunming Lake，the island is connected to the spacious pavilion on the east bank by the Seventeen-Arch Bridge.The island，bridge and pavilion from an integrated architectural whole that echoes the Longevity Hill from a distance.The sites on the island include：Hall of Emoracing the Universe，Dragon King Temple，Hall of Foresight and so on.,South Lake Island （Nan Hu Dao）,13,14,15,16,Thanks！,