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Attractions in Beijing,NO3: Beihai ParkIt took 13 years, from 1166 to 1179, to complete the first stage of this format royal garden Taining (Supreme Tranquility) Palace, and another three dynasties, the Yuan, Ming and Qing, before its hills were fully developed and the waters that cover two-thirds of its 68.2 hectares (170 acres) rested in their homes.Today, it is centered on Qionghua (Gem) Island, where the white pagoda that symbolizes the park sits beautifully amid trees, pavilions, platforms and delicate design houses. Scattered around the park are the Tuan Cheng (Round town), Yong'an (Eternal Peace) Temple, the Paradise Hall and the Nine-Dragon Screen, one of China's few remaining wall-screens.