Day 4, March 19, 2018, Monday:
SUMMER PALACE (Yiheyuan) 颐和园 :
7-17. combo ticket CNY 50. gen CNY 20
Summer Palace is 15 kilometers (9
miles) from the downtown area. It is the largest and most
well-preserved royal park in China,
The construction of Summer Palace
started in 1750 as a luxurious royal garden for royal families to
rest and entertain. It later became the main residence of royal
members in the end of the Qing Dynasty. Empress Dowager Cixi embezzled navy
funds to reconstruct it as a resort in which to spend the rest of her
life
We took Exit D from the
Beigongmen Subway station, walked west 3 min to North palace gate.
Composed mainly of
Longevity Hill (Wanshou Shan) and Kunming Lake, Summer Palace
occupies an area of 300.59 hectares (742.8 acres). There are over
3,000 man-made ancient structures with building space of more
than 70,000 square meters, including pavilions, towers, bridges,
corridors, etc. It can be divided into four parts: the Court Area,
Front and Rear Area of Longevity Hill, and Kunming Lake Area.
This is the re creation of
water town Suzhou. Separate ticket and it opens only after 9 am. We
came here later on our way out.
TIP: Go up the Longevity hill to
the Buddhist temple, down through the main pavilion, around to the
Marble Boat, then out the East Gate and out to the Yuxan subway for a
very efficient visit.
This is the Sea of Wisdom temple, with 1110 glazed terracotta Buddhas on its walls
This is the Temple of Buddhist virtue
The paintings are awesome in these pavilions.
This is the Tower of Buddhist Incense
Lovely views at the Kunming lake.
This is the Marble boat
This is Suzhou street
We wanted to go the Botanical Gardens of Beijing but the route is a little complicated by bus.
We had an early train to catch the next day, so we went back to our hotel.
VIDEO LINK:
Report on our Pingyao stay is here:
http://adventuretrav.blogspot.com/2018/04/china-trip-report-day-5-pingyao-ancient.html
This is the Sea of Wisdom temple, with 1110 glazed terracotta Buddhas on its walls
This is the Temple of Buddhist virtue
The paintings are awesome in these pavilions.
This is the Tower of Buddhist Incense
This is the Marble boat
This is Suzhou street
We wanted to go the Botanical Gardens of Beijing but the route is a little complicated by bus.
We had an early train to catch the next day, so we went back to our hotel.
VIDEO LINK:
Summer
palace and Beihai:
Report on our Pingyao stay is here:
http://adventuretrav.blogspot.com/2018/04/china-trip-report-day-5-pingyao-ancient.html
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