Summer Palace Location:Haidian District, at the northwest suburb of Beijing (15 km away from city center), Beijing Municipality Opening time:07:00-17:00 (Nov.1 - Mar.31, low season of tourism) 06:30-18:00 (Apr.1 - Oct.31, peak season of tourism)...
The Summer Palace, once a summer retreat for royalty, is now renowned as a Museum of Imperial Gardens. Nowadays it is still a retreat for crowd-weary tourists, who can relax here or stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges, and the huge lake, stopping occasionally at a s...
Opening hours:April 1 to October 31: 6: 30-18: 00, November 1 -M Website:http://www.summerpalace-china.com Write a Review Description As its name implies, the Summer Palace was an imperial summer resort - an escape from the baking heat of the capital. It is a delightful collection ...
The Summer Palace is well-connected with the city center of Beijing by public transport. Beigongmen Station is the nearest subway station around it. Tourists can take subway line 4 to get off at this station and then use Exit D, which is a 3-minute walk from the North Palace Gate of ...
4. Summer Palace ( Tips for visiting Summer Palace )As the largest royal garden in China, Beijing's Summer Palace is actually a park like imperial retreat spread out over 10 square miles. The Summer Palace in northwest suburban Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing...
Standing on the wall or the towers, or seeking a higher viewpoint from the Jingshan Mountain to the north of the Forbidden City, you can get the feel of the truly massive scale of the palace complex. For comparison, the Forbidden City is four times the size of the Taj Mahal of India ...
The Emperor would visit this temple three times every year: on the first month of the lunar year to pray for the beginning of a good harvest season during the summer solstice to pray to the gods for rain during the winter solstice to thank them for a good harvest With...
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) Walk where the Emperors walked and vacationed! This is a most beautiful park complex. There are many stories to tell about the emperors and the artwork reflects their grandeur. I will take you on a short ferry boat ride across the lake where you can relax and enjoy...
Opening hours: 9 am – 17 pm, closed on Mondays Address: North side of No. 1 Jiuxianqiao North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Transportation: Take bus No. 403, 629, 516 to Gongjiao Huanxing Tiedao Station(公交车环形铁道站). 8. Beijing Auto Museum 北京汽车博物馆 ...