Scenic spot introduction:
The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China. It is also the best-preserved imperial palace and garden, and is known as the Imperial Garden Museum. Kunming Lake It is a large natural landscape garden built on the site of Suzhou Garden and Wanshou Mountain, modeled on the scenery of West Lake in Hangzhou, and drawing on some design techniques and artistic conception of Jiangnan gardens. It is one of the four famous gardens in China along with the Chengde Mountain Resort, Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden, and Suzhou Lingering Garden.The predecessor of the Summer Palace was the Qingyi Garden. Before Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty ascended the throne, four large imperial gardens were built in the western suburbs of Beijing. In the 15th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1750), Emperor Qianlong used 4.48 million taels of silver to rebuild the Qingyi Garden here to honor his mother, Empress Xiaosheng, forming a 20-kilometer-long imperial garden area from the current Tsinghua Garden to Xiangshan. In the 10th year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1860), the Qingyi Garden was burned down by the British and French forces. In the 14th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1888), it was rebuilt and renamed the Summer Palace as a summer resort. In the 26th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1900), the Summer Palace was destroyed by the "Eight-Nation Alliance" and all the treasures were looted. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Summer Palace was destroyed again during the warlords' melee and the Kuomintang's rule.
Attractions distribution:
The Summer Palace is a large-scale scenic area, covering an area of 2.97 square kilometers (293 hectares), mainly composed of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake The park consists of two parts, of which the water area accounts for three quarters (about 220 hectares). Buddhist Incense Tower The park is centered on the ancient city of Chongqing, with more than 100 scenic buildings, more than 20 courtyards of various sizes, 3,555 ancient buildings, an area of more than 70,000 square meters, more than 3,000 buildings of different forms such as pavilions, terraces, towers, pavilions, corridors, and terraces, and more than 1,600 ancient and famous trees.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 5A scenic spot, world cultural heritageScenic spot features:
Leisure, boating, photography, ancient architecture, royal gardens, classical architecture, parks, historic sitesScenic spot map:
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travelling guideline:
A complete guide to a one-day self-guided tour of the Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is large and has many attractions, so it is best to start early to visit.
Depend on East Palace Gate When entering the park, the bronze lion next to the gate is a good place to take photos.
East Palace Gate After that Renshou Hall There are many distinctive bronze sculptures, and most tourists choose to take photos with the iconic bronze Qilin in the square outside the temple.
Renshou Hall To the south is Kunming Lake There is a ferry along the coast, and if you are interested, you can rent a boat here to tour the lake. Kunming Lake The scenery along the way is picturesque, with Zhichun Pavilion, Bronze Bull , Kuoru Pavilion, Seventeen-Arch Bridge Waiting for the attractions, passed Seventeen-Arch Bridge is Nanhu Island There are many ways to the other side of the island. Marble Boat The ferry.
exist Marble Boat After getting off the boat, you can head north to the back mountain, walk past the Linhe Palace, Banbi Bridge and other attractions to reach Suzhou Ancient Street. Tickets are sold separately here for 10 yuan per person.
since Suzhou Street Go east from the entrance and pass through the woods behind the mountain to reach Fun Park The garden is small and exquisite, with a Jiangnan style.
Fun Park To the south, there is the famous Dehe Garden Theater , Guangxu Residence Yulan Hall Cixi's Residence Le Shou Tang .
Out Le Shou Tang Go west and you will arrive gallery Starting from Yaoyue Gate, take a stroll gallery You can enjoy the scenery of lakes and mountains, as well as the murals in the corridor.
Pass through gallery Arrived Paiyun Hall , go north up the mountain to see Buddhist Incense Tower The Wanshou Mountain complex, the back mountain can be seen on the way down the mountain Sea of Wisdom And other religious buildings. Then from Suzhou Street Nearby Beigongmen Leave the park.
The whole tour takes about seven or eight hours.
Tour route:
3-hour trip:
East Palace Gate → Renshou Hall → Dehe Garden Theater → Wenchangyuan → Yulan Hall , Yiyun Hall → Le Shou Tang → gallery → Paiyun Hall → Buddhist Incense Tower → Marble Boat → Farming and Weaving Scenic Area → Ruyi Gate .
2.5 hours trip:
East Palace Gate → Renshou Hall → Dehe Garden Theater → Wenchangyuan → Yulan Hall , Yiyun Hall → Le Shou Tang → gallery → Paiyun Hall → Buddhist Incense Tower → Marble Boat → Take a boat to Nanhu Island → Seventeen-Arch Bridge → Bronze Bull → New palace gate .
East Palace Gate → Renshou Hall → Dehe Garden Theater → Wenchangyuan → Yulan Hall , Yiyun Hall → Le Shou Tang → gallery → Paiyun Hall → Buddhist Incense Tower → Suzhou Street → Dan Ning Hall → Fun Park → East Palace Gate
2-hour trip: East Palace Gate → Renshou Hall → Dehe Garden Theater → Wenchangyuan → Yulan Hall , Yiyun Hall → Le Shou Tang → gallery → Paiyun Hall → Buddhist Incense Tower → Suzhou Street → Beigongmen .
1.5 hours trip: East Palace Gate → Renshou Hall → Dehe Garden→ Yulan Hall → Yiyun Hall → Le Shou Tang → gallery → Paiyun Gate
Best time to visit:
All seasons
Shopping recommendations:
(Shopping) East Palace Gate Nearby Renshoumen Nandian Crafts Shop, Renshoumenwai Nanjiuqingxi Sanjianfang Crafts Shop, Paiyun Hall At the door Paiyun Hall Craft shop.
(Food) Zhichun Pavilion, Paiyun Hall There are 3 fast food kiosks at Dongjiujian and Shizhangting, and a time-honored Chinese restaurant → Listening to the Oriole Pavilion .
Scenic spot map:
Scenic spot location:
China > Beijing > Haidian District
How to get there:
Take the Beijing subway and get off at Summer Palace Beigongmen Station.
Scenic area map:
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Beijing Summer Palace Ticket Prices:
Ordinary ticket: 20 yuan in off-season (November 1st - March 31st), 30 yuan in peak season (April 1st - October 31st);
Combined ticket: 50 yuan in off-season, 60 yuan in peak season (combined ticket includes entrance fee, Dehe Garden, Buddhist Incense Tower , Suzhou Street ).
Dehe Garden: 5 yuan
Paiyun Hall — Buddhist Incense Tower :10 yuan
Suzhou Street :10 yuan
Wenchangyuan :20 yuan
Scenic area opening hours:
Peak season (April 1 to October 31)
Main Gate: 06:30-18:00
Garden in the Garden: 08:30-17:00
The park will close at 20:00
Low season (November 1 to March 31)
Main Gate: 07:00-17:00
Garden in the Garden: 09:00-16:00
The park will be closed at 19:00
