Beihai Park
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Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
The White Dagoba (a stupa) on Jade Flower Island
Satellite image of Beihai Park (1967)
The park bridge in 1910
Jade Flower Island
Khanbaliq
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Khanbaliq or Dadu of Yuan was the winter capital of the Yuan dynasty of China in what is now Beijing, the capital of China today. It was located at the center of modern Beijing. The Secretariat directly administered the Central Region of the Yuan dynasty and dictated policies for the other provinces. As emperors of the Yuan dynasty, Kublai Khan and his successors also claimed supremacy over the entire Mongol Empire following the death of Möngke in 1259. Over time the unified empire gradually fragmented into a number of khanates.
Drum Tower and Bell Tower of Beijing
A sculpture of a lion with three cubs from Khanbaliq, discovered beneath the Ming-era city wall and now on display at the Beijing Stone Carving Museum
Workers moving material to construct Khanbaliq