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The Xieshang Pavilion in the Qianlong Garden of the Palace Museum in Beijing /VCG

The Lodge of Retirement (Juanqinzhai) in the Qianlong Garden of the Palace Museum in Beijing /VCG

The Qianlong Garden in Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, will partly open to visitors this September for the first time in nearly 100 years.

A drawing shows an aerial view of the Qianlong Garden at the Palace Museum in Beijing. /VCG

A view of the Qianlong Garden of the Palace Museum in Beijing /VCG

The Suichu Hall in the Qianlong Garden of the Palace Museum in Beijing /VCG

Built in the 1770s, the garden is part of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity in the northeast section of the Forbidden City. It covers more than 6,000 square meters and features four courtyard complexes and 27 structures scattered among artificial rock gardens.

A gate in the Qianlong Garden of the Palace Museum in Beijing /VCG

The ornamental ceiling of the Pavilion of Ancient Flowers in the Qianlong Garden of the Palace Museum in Beijing /VCG

As part of Emperor Qianlong's retreat after his abdication, the garden embodies his aesthetic sensibilities and personal tastes. It is an outstanding example of interior decorative craftsmanship in 18th-century Chinese imperial architecture.