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紫 竹 院 公园; pinyin: Zǐ Zhú Yuàn Gōngyuán; also called Zizhuyuan Park or Black Bamboo Park) is one of the seven largest parks in
Beijing
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. It is located in the
Haidian District
Haidian District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District.
It is 431 square km in a ...
of northwestern Beijing.
The park consists of three connecting lakes covering over a total area of 48
hectare
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s. The lakes' eastern shores consist of several small hills, and they were formed with the earth dredged from the lakes, to balance the natural hills on the western shores of the lakes. There are five bridges connecting the lakes, islands and hills into a single integrated area. To the north of the lakes the Changhe River flows through.
Typical of
classical Chinese garden style, and like many of Beijing's parks and gardens, it is a mountain-water landscaped garden.
Constructed around canals and large lakes, the Bamboo Park is known for its liberal use of verdant bamboo groves. The garden has a variety of bamboos on display, with the variety ranging as much as up to 50 species.
There is also an art museum located within the park.
The three major lakes in the park were formed in 1159. During the
Ming Dynasty
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, the
Wanli Emperor
The Wanli Emperor (; 4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), personal name Zhu Yijun (), was the 14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1572 to 1620. "Wanli", the era name of his reign, literally means "ten thousand calendars". He was the ...
built a royal garden on the bank of the lake in 1577, and the bamboo was planted following that. In 1954, the park was rebuilt and open to public.
During the
2008 Summer Olympics
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, it was selected as one of the three
protest zones.
Gallery
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References
External links
Purple Bamboo Parkat Beijing Guide 2008
Haidian District
Parks in Beijing
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