Recently, the Hengdian New Summer Palace in east China’s Zhejiang Province, was selected as the first practice and education base for national primary and secondary school students. /Chinanews Photo

It is said that the Hengdian New Summer Palace has successfully recovered 84% construction landscapes of the Beijing Yuanming Yuan, and contains 105 gardens inside. /Chinanews Photo

Yuanming Yuan, also known as the Old Summer Palace, was the main imperial residence since Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.Constructed throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, the Yuanming Yuan was considered as an architectural wonder with its extensive collection of gardens, building architecture and numerous art and historical treasures. /Chinanews Photo

Reputed as the "Garden of Gardens" in its heyday, it was relentlessly looted and destroyed by French and British troops in 1860 during the Second Opium War. /Chinanews Photo

At present, some scenic spots at the palace has already opened to the public including the New Garden of Perfect Brightness, the New Garden of Eternal Spring, and the New Elegant Spring Garden, which showed the prime of the Yuanming Yuan to the world. /Chinanews Photo