This is the first book that has comprehensively introduced the cultural

relics of the Yan Garden and its ancient buildings. During the Ming and

Qing dynasties, it became the “granted garden” of the imperial family.

After centuries’ ups and downs, the Yan Garden has now formed a brand

of landscape integrating the majesty and grandiosity of the northern

gardens and refinement and delicacy of their southern counterparts,

which includes the Shaoyuan Garden, Jingyuan Garden, Weiming Lake

and others. This book is a commemoration of the history of the Yan

Garden and its forerunners and it is also a present for Peking University’s

120th anniversary.