The Northern lake Qianhai is surrounded by the Beihai Park, the former garden of the imperial family. There are many attractions in this park, such as the Round City, The Hydrangea Island, the Temple of Eternal Peace, the building for Reading Old Inscipties, the Tower of 10,000 Buddhas and much more.
Most dominance structure is the 35 meter high White Pagoda, a temple in onion Tibataanse style on an island in the lake wich you can reach by a bridge. From the pagoda you have a magnificent view over the Forbidden City.