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Pavilion of Study of the Cultivation of Nature
Pavilion of Study of the Cultivation of Nature
Yang Xing Zhai
Yang Xing Zhai
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Forbidden City
Outdoor Architecture

Histoire de la Chine
Ming Dynasty (from 1368 to 1644)

Area related : Pékin

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1987

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Built in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Xing Zhai is a two-storied building. Its form echoes with Jiang Xue Xuan (Pavilion of Crimson Snow). The study has a secluded and beautiful surroundings. Emperors Jiaqing and Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty came here very often to have a rest or read. It was also here that Sir Reginald Johnston, an English Man, gave English lessons to abdicated Emperor Pu Yi.
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