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Beijing Summer Palace Admission Ticket

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Visit the Summer Palace, one of Beijing’s top landmarks and best examples of an imperial garden. Adm...

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Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace Private Tour

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Explore the less crowded section of the Great Wall at Mutianyu and admire the classical garden at th...

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Summer Palace: Imperial Garden UNESCO Walking Tour

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Badaling Great Wall of China & Summer Palace Coach Tour

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Summer Palace In-depth Walking Tour

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 3.0 hour

$51

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Beijing: Summer Palace with Public Transport & Private Guide

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 2.0 hour

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Visit the beautiful Summer Palace with a tour guide to learn its history, architecture, and cultural...

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Beijing: Full-Day Badaling Great Wall & Summer Palace

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   8 hour

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Beijing Highlights Full-Day Tour

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..., Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace and end it off with an introduction to Chinese martial arts with a Kungfu show

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Summer Palace and Badaling Great Wall Bus Tour

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Beijing Emperor's Tour: Forbidden City & Summer Palace

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Beijing: 4-Hour Private Summer Palace by Public Transport

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Summer Palace and Badaling Great Wall Tour with Lunch

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   8 hour

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The Great Wall is a symbol of China, and the Summer Palace is the largest and most well-preserved ro...

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Private Mutianyu Great Wall & Summer Palace Day Tour

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    9 hour

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Beijing History: Summer Palace, Lama Temple & Panda Garden

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Full-Day Great Wall at Badaling & Summer Palace Bus Tour

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Beijing Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace

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   8 hour

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Summer Palace, Giant Pandas at the Zoo, and Temple

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   6 hour

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See the most famous sights of Beijing on a private tour of the Summer Palace, Lama Temple and Beijin...

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Summer Palace, Beijing

The Summer Palace lies 20 km northwest of the centre of Beijing, with extensive gardens and romantic ruins of palaces built by Qing emperors.

The Summer Palace lies 20 km northwest of the centre of Beijing, with extensive gardens and romantic ruins of palaces built by Qing emperors. In 1860, foreign soldiers damaged much of what was then known as the 'Garden of Clear Ripples', but the area would be rebuilt and renamed by the Empress Dowager Cixi, using funds intended for modernizing the Qing navy. It has the largest imperial garden in China, apart from the 3,000 buildings such as halls, pavilions and towers occupying the 290 hectares of ground. The west bank and back hill areas have dilapidated ruins, secret caves and other areas which you can trek to.


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About Summer Palace

 Beijing, China

Summer Palace and Nearby Sights on Map

The Old Summer Palace

Built in the 18th and early 19th centuries, these gardens were home to the emperors and Qing court

Cheng'en Temple

This is another temple with a history of at least five hundred years

Taijun Temple

Beijing Botanical Gardens

Steps away from the east gate of Fragrant Hill

Five Pagoda Temple

The 'Five Pagoda Temple' is the popular name of the Diamond-Throne Tower that is at the heart of the Temple of the Great Righteous Awakening

Golden Resources Mall

Wudaokou

Fragrant Hills

A good place for weekend outings and picnics

China Quaternary Glacier Museum

The Quaternary Glacial Exhibition Museum in Moshikou is dedicated to relics from the Cenozoic-era quaternary glacier that existed on the site 2 - 3 million years ago

Great Bell Temple & Museum

Also known as the Temple of Awakening Life