颐和园是一座闻名中外的皇家园林,其前身乃为北京三山五园中的清漪园,后在英法联军火烧圆明园时同遭严重破坏,光绪十四年(1888),慈禧挪用海军军费修复此园,并改名颐和园,1900年,颐和园又遭八国联军洗劫,慈禧从西安回到北京后,再次动用巨款修复此园。慈禧几次三番修复此园,其目的是为了避暑和颐养天年。那么慈禧为什么独独选择这块风水宝地呢?因为这里除了山青水秀风景优美外,更重要的是这里有一座“万寿山”。慈禧控制了朝政后,更迷恋长寿,想永远一统天下,所以她在选择宝地时也离不开一个“寿”字,这可以从 The Summer Palace is an imperial garden known both at home and abroad. Its predecessor was Qingyi Garden in Beijing Sanshanwuyuan. It was severely damaged when the British and French allied forces burned the Yuanmingyuan. Fourteen years of Guangxu (1888), Cixi used naval military funds to repair the park. It was renamed the Summer Palace. In 1900, the Summer Palace was again ransacked by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Cixi returned to Beijing from Xi’an and again used huge sums to repair the park. Cixi used to repair the garden several times and three times. Its purpose was to avoid the heat and to support it. Then why did Cixi choose this feng shui treasure alone? Because here, besides the beautiful landscape, what is more important is that there is a “Longevity Hill” here. After Cixi controlled the government, he became obsessed with longevity and wanted to govern the world forever. Therefore, when she chose Baodi, she could not do without a word “Shou”.