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China > Pékin > Summer Palace > Tower of Cloud-Retaining Eaves Tower of Cloud-Retaining Eaves Tower of Cloud-Retaining Eaves Suyunyan Chengguan Section 33 on 35 Summer Palace Building(s) Area related : Pékin UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1998 Originally built during Emperor Qianlong's reign (1736-1795), this gate tower was also called Beique. Inside the tower, there was once a silver statue of Guan Yu, a historical hero worshiped as a protection-giving god, but it did not survive the ravages of the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860. Description    When the Summer Palace was rebuilt during Emperor Guangxu's reign (1875-1908), a pavilion was erected here with a memorial tablet inside in praise of Guan Yu. More pictures    Map(s)    The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. Insecula is a Thai company based in Pattaya - Chonburi 20260 - Thailand. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda Tags : suyunyan chengguan, gate tower of cloud, tower of cloud-retaining eaves, tower of cloud-retaining eaves "summer palace", gate tower of cloud-retaining eaves, cloud-retaining eaves Summer Palace Building(s) Baoyun Bronze Pavilion Boat house Bridge of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds Buddhist Pagoda Chuan Yong Yun Fei House Clear and Peaceful Boat East Palace Gate (2) First Gate of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds (2) Hall for Listening to Orioles Hall of Benevolence and Longevity (2) Hall of Buddhist Tenets (1) Hall of Cloudlike Brocade Hall of Embracing the Universe (1) Hall of Finest Jade Hall of Fragrant Splendor Hall of Happiness in Longevity Hall of Jade Ripples Hall of Virtuous Glories Hall that Dispels the Clouds Heralding Spring Pavilion Holly Land Archway Long Corridor (1) Marble Screen Wall with Murals Pavilion of Five Locations Purple Heaven Hall Sea of Wisdom Temple (4) Second Gate of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds Site of Temple Sumeru (1) Spacious Pavilion Temple of Timely Rains and Extensive Moisture Tower of Cloud-Retaining Eaves Tower of the Fragrance of the Buddha (1) Wenchang Tower Wulinyi House Yiyun Hall Civil engineering structure(s) Bridge of Banana-Plant (1) Jade Belt Bridge Kunming Lake (3) Nanhu Island (1) Seventeen-Arch Bridge (2) Park(s) and Garden(s) Pine Grove (1) Streets, avenues Suzhou Street