page_title: Xiyang Lou
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Xiyang Lou / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: 中文（简体）‎: 长春园西洋楼黄花阵, 也称万花阵, 于1987年,1989年在原址修复阵墙和中心亭. English: Walls of the Huanghuazhen, a restored labyrinth in the Changchunyuan near the Xiyang Lou (Western mansions) section. On the grounds of the Yunamingyuan (Old Summer Palace) — in Beijing.
context_page_description: Xiyang Lou, are ruins of 18th-century European-style imperial buildings on the grounds of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China. They are located in the northern part of the Changchun Yuan, one of the three gardens which once made up the Old Summer Palace, and cover an area of about 7 hectares.
context_section_description: The centerpiece of the Xiyang Lou complex were several waterworks around which the major buildings were arranged. The buildings showcased distinctive European style elements, in particular of Italian baroque. The Grand Trianon apparently served as important source of inspiration. However, numerous design elements of Chinese origin were also included making the result a mixture of European and Chinese architecture.
  The main structures of the Xiyang Lou are: the Huanghuazhen labyrinth, the Xieqiqu (Harmonious Wonder) waterworks, the Yang Que Long (a gate with aviaries), the Fangwai Guan (belvedere), the Haiyan Tang (Hall of National Peace), the Yuan Ying Guan (Immense Ocean Observatory), the Da Shui Fa (Grand Waterworks), the Guan Shui Fa (Throne for Viewing the Waterworks), and the Xian Fa Shan (Hall of Perspective).
caption: Wànhuāzhèn maze
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