Summer Palace 🇨🇳

The Summer Palace (formerly the Qingyiyuan) is an imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

It is one of the main places you must visit when in Beijing. The place covers an area of 3.009 sq.Km, where you can find over 3,000 Chinese ancient buildings that house a collection of over 40,000 valuable historical relics from various dynasties.

The Summer Palace has been a public park since 1924. It has been included into UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.

The place is huge and you need at least 2-3 hours to visit it. You can also take a boat to go around.


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Post by Benny from Italy | Sep 11, 2024