Dehe Garden is located inside the East Gate of the Summer Palace. To the north of Renshou Hall is Dehe Garden, which was originally the site of Yichun Hall during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795). It was rebuilt during the Guangxu period (1875-1908). Its main buildings are the Grand Theater, Yi Le Hall and Qing Shan Hall, which were the places where Empress Dowager Cixi watched the opera. The grand theater building was first built in 1891 and completed in 1895. The stage is 17 meters wide and 21 meters high, with three floors and a two-story backstage makeup building. There are seven “patios” on the roof and “ground wells” in the floor. There are wells and five square pools at the bottom of the stage. When performing a play of gods and ghosts, they can descend from the “sky”, come out from the “earth”, and can also lead water to the stage.
Telephone
010-62881144-6209
Reference when using
1-3 hours
transportation
Bus: Take bus 508 to the Summer Palace, get off and walk 572 meters to get there