Bejing Parks: Irresistible Magic!
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Chinese parks are one of the most wonderful and wonderful wonders of the Celestial Empire. Places of strength and tranquility. Fancy paths paved with tiles wind, willows lean along the shores of lakes covered with silt and duckweed, in which lotuses bloom and bright goldfish swim – paintings from Chinese painting that you have seen before only in albums. Carved bridges and stone lions stand across the connecting lakes and rivers, and shady cozy gazebos on the hills.
However, the Chinese park is nothing without its inhabitants. What is happening here is amazing and unique in its kind. Life is in full swing, but very harmoniously: kites are flown in gazebos, shuttlecocks are played on lawns, various practices are done on lawns among trees, in the evening they dance tango or dance with swords and fans.
Beijing's parks and gardens are entire open-air museums that occupy an important place in the history and culture of China. Here you can touch the past, admiring the pavilions, temples and painted galleries, stroll along the paths that keep traces of representatives of aristocratic families, enjoy the surrounding beauty and relax from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Common features characteristic of the landscape art of the Chinese capital: poetic names, bridges, reservoirs occupying up to 70% of the territory, bright gazebos, balustrades, alleys, curly wall openings, decorative fences, paved paths with images of animals and birds, mosaics, trees of bizarre shapes.
The park ensembles of the Celestial Empire are famous for their wonderful floral decoration, which contains roses of various varieties and colors, camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas. The assortment of flora is maddening: Chinese oaks, 500-year-old cypresses, junipers, chestnuts, maples, willows. Sculptures in Chinese gardens are rare, with the exception of theme parks - Olympic Park, Stalin Park, Pioneer Park, Red Army Park, etc. More often, natural stones act as sculptures. The architectural core of Beijing's parks and gardens are palace buildings.