At the Kunming Lake of Summer Palace / Beijing

Posted by Leena (Joensuu, Finland) on 13 May 2009 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

A visibility could have been better, but an atmosphere in a imperial Dragon boat was great.

"The history of the gardens at the New Summer Palace dates back to the
Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan. To improve Beijing's water supply, he ordered the construction of canals transporting water from the Western Hills to an enlarged lake, now known as the Summer Palace's Kunming Lake. This lake was to serve as a reservoir for Beijing - a function that it still performs today." A source is HERE

In 1271, Kublai established the Yuan Dynasty, which at that time ruled over present-day Mongolia, North China, much of Western China, and some adjacent areas, and assumed the role of a Chinese Emperor. By 1279, the Yuan forces had successfully annihilated the last resistance of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Kublai thus became the first non-Chinese Emperor who conquered all China, tells Wikipedia HERE

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