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Summer Palace

Summer Palace

Sight4.6 · 9 9764.5 · 15 117≈ 2 h 30 minEntry: ~30 CNY

The imperial summer resort on Kunming Lake, the largest surviving royal garden in China. A 728-metre Long Corridor is painted with thousands of scenes, the Tower of Buddhist Incense crowns Longevity Hill, and a marble boat rests by the shore. Razed in 1860 and rebuilt by 1888 — legend says with funds meant for the navy — it was where Empress Dowager Cixi escaped Beijing's summer heat.

Highlights

  • 728-metre Long Corridor of painted scenes
  • Tower of Buddhist Incense on Longevity Hill
  • The Marble Boat by Kunming Lake
  • Boat rides and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge

Opening hours

Mon06:00 – 20:00
Tue06:00 – 20:00
Wed06:00 – 20:00
Thu06:00 – 20:00
Fri06:00 – 20:00
Sat06:00 – 20:00
Sun06:00 – 20:00

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