Halls at the Summer Palace


In the foreground is a small part of the Cloud Dispelling Hall, which served in the early 1900s as the place where the Empress Dowager Cixi held her birthday parties. In the background, on the slope of Longevity Hill, is the Tower of Buddhist Virtue. These buildings are within the grounds of the Summer Palace.

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