The Summer Palace, located in the western outskirts of Beijing, is the largest and most well-preserved imperial garden in China. Kunming Lake, as the core area of the Summer Palace, occupies about 75% of the total garden area. Together with the Longevity Hill, Kunming Lake forms the main parts of the Summer Palace. Hannes from Austria has captured some of the beauty of this sparkling lake under the hot summer sun in these photos which you can check out below.
Sparkling lake
[Photo by Hannes from Austria]
The Seventeen-Arch Bridge above the Kunming Lake
[Photo by Hannes from Austria]
The Longevity Hill
[Photo by Hannes from Austria]
Animal ornaments on the ridges of an ancient building
[Photo by Hannes from Austria]
A baby duck in the Kunming Lake
[Photo by Hannes from Austria]
