After noisy and crowded parks, palaces and temples, Behai Park became for me a corner of peace and relaxation, which from the very beginning was literally under my nose - a couple of minutes walk from the hotel. Beihai Park covers an area of ​ ​.68 hectares. About half of this is the beautiful lake Tai'e Hu (?? ? - t? iy? h? ). The Chinese rulers chose this place for their palaces before the Forbidden City. The rulers of the Liao dynasty built their palace here (907 - 1125). And the rulers from the Qin dynasty also lived here, and in addition they poured an artificial island.→