Marble Boat of the Summer Palace
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The Marble Boat of the Summer Palace is an ornate lakeside pavilion in Beijing’s Summer Palace, famous for its stone construction that resembles a traditional wooden boat and symbolizes the Qing dynasty’s opulence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marble Boat of the Summer Palace canonical | 1 |
| 石舫 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3847236 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marble Boat of the Summer Palace Context triple: [Marble Boat, hasAlternativeName, Marble Boat of the Summer Palace]
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A.
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
The Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) is a historic imperial garden complex in Beijing, famed for its once-magnificent palaces and artworks and for its destruction by Anglo-French forces in 1860.
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B.
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Gate of Heavenly Peace is the English rendering of the name of Tiananmen, the historic ceremonial gate at the entrance to Beijing’s Forbidden City and a symbol of modern China.
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C.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a principal imperial hall within Beijing’s Forbidden City that historically served as the residence and audience chamber of Ming and early Qing dynasty emperors.
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D.
Palace of Earthly Tranquility
The Palace of Earthly Tranquility is a historic hall within Beijing’s Forbidden City that served as the residence and later ceremonial space of Chinese empresses during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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E.
Canglang Pavilion
Canglang Pavilion is one of Suzhou’s oldest and most renowned classical Chinese gardens, celebrated for its elegant pavilions, poetic landscaping, and integration of water and rock scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marble Boat of the Summer Palace Target entity description: The Marble Boat of the Summer Palace is an ornate lakeside pavilion in Beijing’s Summer Palace, famous for its stone construction that resembles a traditional wooden boat and symbolizes the Qing dynasty’s opulence.
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A.
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
The Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) is a historic imperial garden complex in Beijing, famed for its once-magnificent palaces and artworks and for its destruction by Anglo-French forces in 1860.
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B.
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Gate of Heavenly Peace is the English rendering of the name of Tiananmen, the historic ceremonial gate at the entrance to Beijing’s Forbidden City and a symbol of modern China.
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C.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a principal imperial hall within Beijing’s Forbidden City that historically served as the residence and audience chamber of Ming and early Qing dynasty emperors.
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D.
Palace of Earthly Tranquility
The Palace of Earthly Tranquility is a historic hall within Beijing’s Forbidden City that served as the residence and later ceremonial space of Chinese empresses during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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E.
Canglang Pavilion
Canglang Pavilion is one of Suzhou’s oldest and most renowned classical Chinese gardens, celebrated for its elegant pavilions, poetic landscaping, and integration of water and rock scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
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cultural heritage site ⓘ pavilion ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marble Boat
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surface form:
Boat of Purity and Ease
Marble Boat ⓘ Qingyan Fang ⓘ Qingyanfang ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Qing dynasty architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Qianlong Emperor reign ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
Second Anglo-Chinese War
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surface form:
Second Opium War
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| era | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| famousFor |
association with Empress Dowager Cixi
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lakeside setting ⓘ ornate decoration ⓘ stone construction resembling a wooden boat ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved stone hull
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lakeside terrace ⓘ ornamental railings ⓘ traditional Chinese roof ⓘ two-story superstructure ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
lakeside pavilion
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scenic viewing platform ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing" ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
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China ⓘ Haidian District NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer Palace ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kunming Lake ⓘ |
| material |
marble
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Summer Palace
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surface form:
Summer Palace complex
imperial garden landscape of the Summer Palace ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuring | Guangxu Emperor reign ⓘ |
| restorationFundedFrom | naval funds of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Qing dynasty opulence
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imperial luxury ⓘ longevity of the empire ⓘ stability ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionFor |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial leisure
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reception of guests ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marble Boat of the Summer Palace Description of subject: The Marble Boat of the Summer Palace is an ornate lakeside pavilion in Beijing’s Summer Palace, famous for its stone construction that resembles a traditional wooden boat and symbolizes the Qing dynasty’s opulence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.