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December 3, 2010
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The history of the gardens at the New Summer Palace date 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. Five hundred years later, Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736 - 1756) added lake-side gardens and a Temple for Gratitude and Longevity in honour of his mother's birthday.
It was not before 1875 however, that
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