A scholar himself, he integrated elements of the scholar garden into his grand imperial garden.

Many say it is the most beautiful imperial garden in China - a large-scale garden equivalent to a park or estate.

It is located at the eastern ground of the Beihai Park, a large imperial garden in the city's historical centre.

Gifts were presented and the banquet held in the larger imperial gardens.

Outside, in the imperial gardens the evening light was failing.

However, during the Empress' daily walk around the imperial garden, the phoenix headpiece suddenly cries into tears of blood.

In his youth, however, he also favored spending time in imperial gardens rather than studies or learning about important affairs of state.

The Forbidden City is surrounded on three sides by imperial gardens.

The conversion of the area into an imperial garden was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor with the work being carried out between 1750 and 1764.

He soon hanged himself in the imperial gardens.