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The Old Summer Palace which is also known as the Ruins of the Old Summer Palace or the Garden of Perfection and Light is located northwest of Beijing and to the east of the (present-day) Summer Palace. The Garden was first constructed in the year of1709 during the reign of the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Over the next 150 years of the Qing Dynasty, this Garden was expanded to bea large-scale Chinese emperors' private pleasure garden, covering a total area of350 hectares (over 864 acres). Generally speaking, the Old Summer Palace consists of three parts - The Old Summer Palace, Wanchunyuan (the Garden of Blossoming Spring) and Changchunyuan (the Garden of Eternal Spring). These three gardens are often referred toas mon name: The Old Summer Palace. There are hundreds of scenic spots in the Garden. Indeed, it embodies the essence of Chinese ancient landscape gardening. To be distinct from other traditional Chinese Gardens, the garden construction and horticulture of The Old Summer Palace isa harmonious blend of typical Chinese scenery and western architecture. A lot of famous scenic spots were include d, for example, the Grand Waterworks, the Throne for viewing the Waterworks and the Labyrinth. No wonder The Old Summer Palace was also called the 'garden of gardens' or the 'Versailles of the East' in the Europe during that era. Furthermore, the Old Summer Palace