Imperial Gardens

Many imperial gardens exist in Asia including:

  • the old name of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China, also known as the Gardens of Perfect Brightness
  • the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan

Famous quotes containing the words imperial and/or gardens:

    “Fair tresses man’s imperial race ensnare,
    And beauty draws us with a single hair.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “If I could put my woods in song,
    And tell what’s there enjoyed,
    All men would to my gardens throng,
    And leave the cities void.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)