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Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), Beijing

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Must see · World heritage site · Historic Walking Area · Architectural Building
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The assembly of lakes, palaces, gardens, and pavilions that make up Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) dates back to the 12-century Jin dynasty. This World Heritage Site served as a residence for members of the Qing dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries. The complex contains an exemplary collection of landscaped royal gardens, temples, bridges, and palaces. Look out for the 96 m (315 ft) stone boat constructed entirely from marble, and for the elaborately painted and decorated corridor connecting the Hall of Joy and Longevity to the Shizhang Pavilion. Start your trip to Beijing by creating a personalized itinerary on Inspirock.
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  • We visited the Summer Palace as part of our tour. We happened to visit on a Sunday. It was certainly beautiful however so busy that you could not appreciate it. There were people everywhere. We... 
    We visited the Summer Palace as part of our tour. We happened to visit on a Sunday. It was certainly beautiful however so busy that you could not appreciate it. There were people everywhere. We...  more »
  • This is a must see in beijing. dont forget to check out both palaces. there is a summer palace and old summer palace. i like the old summer palace better. its more beautiful in my opinion. 
    This is a must see in beijing. dont forget to check out both palaces. there is a summer palace and old summer palace. i like the old summer palace better. its more beautiful in my opinion.  more »
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  • A great place to visit in Beijing. It was built for the emperors & royals to stay during summer. Large man-made lake looked beautiful & the mountains made out of dug soil of lake were full of plants. Eastern side had beautiful looking royal palaces & buildings with long corridors, gardens & temple. A beautiful 150 meters long seventeen arched bridges led to the Dragon temple. Place had lot of pavilions, halls, gardens, bridges, Chinese traditional buildings with red walls & yellow roof.
  • We went there on a very sunny day and the sky was blue. So landscape is breathtaking the architect is beautiful I like the colour of the architect so much. You can also take a walk here. It took about 2 to 3 hours to see everything. It’s always crowded from 10 o’clock in the morning, so it’s better if you could arrange to arrive at eight or 9 o’clock. You can easily purchase the ticket at the ticket office. We took subway from home there and on the way back, we took taxi.

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