Beijing Citywalk|The winter of the Summer Palace is as beautiful as a poem and painting
❄️If the spring of the Summer Palace is the charming ripple of Kunming Lake, then the winter of the Summer Palace is the joyous laughter of the skating rink.
☀️The sun penetrates from the atmosphere of 40°N latitude, crosses the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, shines towards the Tower of Buddhist Incense, the ice surface is immediately dyed with golden light, people spin on it, chasing, as if the brilliant splash from the interstellar space.
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Photography route:
North Palace Gate of the Summer Palace ➡️ Suzhou Street ➡️ Four Great Regions ➡️ Xie Bridge ➡️ Qingyan Boat ➡️ Tour in Picture ➡️ Long Corridor ➡️ Cloud Radiance Jade Palace Archway, Skating Rink Entrance ➡️ Hall of Joyful Longevity, Clear Water and Wooden Shade ➡️ New Palace Gate ➡️ Seventeen-Arch Bridge ➡️ South Lake Island ➡️ Exit from New Palace Gate
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⬇️Entering from the North Palace Gate of the Summer Palace is the Long Bridge, standing on the Long Bridge can take pictures of Suzhou Street (Picture 2)
⬇️Walking past the Huiyin Cifu Archway is the way to the Four Great Regions, a group of Tibetan-style religious buildings built during the Qianlong period, namely 'South Zhanbuzhou' 'North Juluzhou' 'East Shengshenzhou' 'West Niuhezhou', which were burned down by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860, and the current ones were rebuilt in the 1980s according to the original style (Pictures 3-8) Steps need to be climbed here.
⬇️Then go down the mountain along the same way and turn left to walk along the mountain road, all the way towards Kunming Lake, there are small rivers in the forest along the way... When you reach Xie Bridge, you will see the stone boat Qingyan Boat (Picture 9)
⬇️Cross a small road with steps to climb up, the famous 'Tour in Picture', built during the Qianlong period, most of the buildings were burned down by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860, rebuilt during the Guangxu period, it is an important scenic building in the western part of Wanshou Mountain, with an octagonal two-story pavilion in the middle, two pavilions and two towers on the east and west, and a white stone archway and a main hall with three rooms at the back, all connected by mountain climbing corridors. Because the building is built against the mountain, the view is open, and you can enjoy the view from the corridor, as if you are in a painting, hence the name 'Tour in Picture' (Pictures 10, 11)
⬇️After going down the mountain, it is the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace (Pictures 12, 13)
⬇️When you walk to the archway in the middle of the mountain under the Tower of Buddhist Incense (Cloud Radiance Jade Palace), you can take pictures of the Tower of Buddhist Incense, and you can also climb up the mountain to take pictures of the Tower of Buddhist Incense. The entrance to the skating rink is on the Kunming Lake side of the archway. (Pictures 14, 15)
⬇️If you go further, there is a tall lamppost, which is the dock of the Hall of Joyful Longevity, the sleeping palace of Cixi in the Summer Palace, and the Hall of Clear Water and Wooden Shade. When Cixi came to the sleeping palace, lanterns were hung here. (Picture 16)
⬇️If you go further, it is the New Palace Gate, after the New Palace Gate is the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, at dusk is the time to prepare for the golden light to pass through the hole, cross the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, the camera position is on South Lake Island, you can also take pictures of Kunming Lake Skating Rink with Wanshou Mountain as the background on South Lake Island (Picture 1) Around 16:30, the golden light slowly passes through the hole (Pictures 17, 18)
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⏰6:00-20:00
🛷50💰/person, 100💰/double
⏰Ticket sales 8:30-16:30, clear the field at 17:00
⚠️The garden is not open on Mondays
‼️If you are skating alone, or taking pictures of the golden light passing through the hole, you can enter from the New Palace Gate
🥧It is recommended to bring your own
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Spring is more beautiful than winter, the lake is open, you can do a boat, the feeling of boat tour is still very different, especially the legs! You must take a boat with the elders, you can save your physical strength and you can see a different scenery!
Today is the first Chinese working day after 1st-5th May' vacation. From March 2024, I have traveled 3 times in Qingdao, Xiamen, Beijing about 10 days each. I'm so impressed Chinese government that love their people individually (valuable composition of the nation). They take care of cost of living, daily life security (I have seen old men with red flag at bus stops until 9:00 AM to help traffic, soldiers, officers all around only whenever you need help.) and comfortability. The summer palace north gate (line4 beikongmenJan Exit C) is closed, so I must walk around to go in east gate, then pass this cultural hotel and get out at South gate(2.2km). In vast area of summer palace, you walk around with online at the south exit There will be a group of 10 old men who swim very well, wearing one swimsuit, paying respect to the canal next to the Summer Palace area. Recommended reason: The place is vast, beautiful, natural, walking around. And then very comfortable chinese instrumental classical songs relaxation, good feeling. Outside south gate, old men are swimming and across the street is a swimming pool behind the mountain.
Strolling through the Summer Palace in China was like stepping into a fairytale. The colorful buildings and blooming gardens made for a picturesque scene. Finding a shady spot by Kunming Lake, I took in the peaceful atmosphere. Wandering around, I discovered hidden gems at every turn, making me appreciate China's history and beauty even more.
The Summer Palace is a royal garden in the Qing Dynasty of China. It is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometers away from the city. This garden is based on Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain. It has learned the design techniques of Jiangnan gardens and is known as the "Royal Garden Museum". Its area is about 3.009 square kilometers, of which the water is about three-quarters, adjacent to the Yuanmingyuan. The architectural style of the Summer Palace is unique, integrating the essence of the royal garden, and every detail is exquisite. The lake is wide and the mountains are reflected in it, which makes people feel refreshing. Walking in the park, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and feel the vastness of Chinese traditional culture.
a nice place to visit with my dad. it was summer season and it was quite windy when we visited that place. nice to take pics too.
Very big place and beautiful scenery and flower( very recommend to go there on April so you can enjoy flower there too) with 30 RMB ADMISSION (. 60 RMB admission to all extra area ) what a pity I went on a cloudy day
More fotos of the Summer Palace....it's the Labour holidays here in China so there were so many people visiting Beijing...it was amazing being among the crowd...first time for us to experience - we were all fascinated by the crowd. Never complaining again wen I go to the mall during school holidays 🤣 we say the mall is crowded? Wait until you come to Beijing 🤣