The Yunhui Tower was built in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It used to be in the imperial garden to the east of Zhongnanhai(the central government of China). The emperors in the Qing Dynasty often visited the tower and composed poems and drew paintings or enjoy the wonderful scene of the Taiye Lake there. In 1954, the then government wanted to establish new office buildings there. Because the tower has a unique architectural style, the famous architect Liang Sicheng suggested that it should be preserved and removed, not destroyed. Premier Zhou took the advice and ordered the removal of the tower to the Taoran-Pavilion Park. In 2000, the Yunhui Tower was renovated and now it looks much more impressive than it once did.
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