Summer Palace Of Beijing Walking Tour With Guide

I highly recommend booking this 2-hour walking tour. The Summer Palace is a truly refreshing and delightful attraction—a beautiful and relaxing place, renowned for its architecturally significant buildings and the stunning Kunming Lake! Join me on this delightful three-hour private walking tour. The entire park is structured around Wanshou Hill as its backbone and Kunming Lake as its soul; the water covers three-quarters of the area, with the mountains and waters reflecting one another in a scene of boundless splendour. Originally built during the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty and named Qingyi Garden, it was later rebuilt and renamed ‘Yiheyuan’, signifying ‘nourishing harmony’. This garden epitomises the finest elements of both northern and southern Chinese garden styles: the Buddha’s Fragrance Pavilion rises majestically into the sky, the Long Corridor winds like a painting, the Seventeen-Arch Bridge lies across the water like a rainbow, and the Stone Boat rests quietly upon the lake.

Your Beijing Itinerary - Meet tour guide at the exit of " C2" of " XIYUAN" station of subway line 4 between 7.30am and 8.30am, then walk to the Summer Palace—China’s largest imperial garden, founded during the Qing Dynasty and hailed as the ‘Museum of Imperial Gardens’. We will first visit the working quarters of Empress Dowager Cixi from the Qing Dynasty, then explore the magnificent Yulan Hall and Changshou Hall. Next, we will proceed to the beautiful Long Corridor and Foxiang Pavilion, where you can walk to the summit to take stunning photographs, before admiring the unique Stone Boat. Finally, returning to your hotel.