Taoran Pavilion
On the lake.
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A park in south Beijing, north of the South railway station, that under the Qing was a gathering place for writers and scholars at a time when most of the city's gardens were reserved for the imperial family; it takes its name from a line by the Tang poet Bai Juyi about carefree contentment, and it opened as a public park in 1952. It covers about 24 hectares, nearly 7 of them water; its best-known sight is the two-storey timber Taoran Pavilion on the lakeshore, built in 1695 under the Kangxi Emperor, and its Garden of Famous Pavilions holds full-size replicas of celebrated pavilions from several Chinese cities, among them the Orchid Pavilion and the Canglang Pavilion. Tickets are CNY 2, and it is open from 6 am to 9 pm, per visitor guides.
On the lake.
Full-size replicas.
A quiet stroll.
North of Beijing South railway station, Xicheng District
Yes for a quiet park used by locals away from the crowds, and its replica pavilions show building styles from several Chinese cities in one place.
