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Beijing Tour: Summer Palace or Temple of Heaven
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7 Ratings
Beijing
Book a ticket to enjoy the magnificence and splendor of the Summer Palace with a tour guide in a group at a designated meeting point. The Summer Palace was once the imperial garden for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
Book a ticket to enjoy the magnificence and splendor of the Summer Palace with a tour guide in a group at a designated meeting point. The Summer Palace was once the imperial garden for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hall of Benevolence and Longevity - Originally constructed in 1750, this building was destroyed in 1860 by English and French troops and later reconstructed in 1888 by Empress Dowager Cixi. It served as a venue for managing government affairs, receiving greetings, and hosting foreign envoys.
- Kunming Lake - Occupying approximately 75% of the…
- Hall of Benevolence and Longevity - Originally constructed in 1750, this building was destroyed in 1860 by English and French troops and later reconstructed in 1888 by Empress Dowager Cixi. It served as a venue for managing government affairs, receiving greetings, and hosting foreign envoys.
- Kunming Lake - Occupying approximately 75% of the park, Kunming Lake was once a smaller water source near Beijing before being transformed into a man-made lake. The majority of its expansion occurred during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, who employed around 10,000 laborers for the project. The excavated earth was used to enhance the area surrounding Longevity Hill.
- Hall of Happiness and Longevity - This was the residence of Empress Dowager Cixi. The expansive complex is ideally situated, facing Kunming Lake and backed by Longevity Hill.
- Long Corridor at the Summer Palace - Stretching 728 meters, the Long Corridor features four octagonal gazebos symbolizing the four seasons. The beams and ceilings are richly adorned with over 14,000 paintings illustrating scenes from Chinese history, literature, and mythology, as well as numerous depictions of flowers and animals, including horses, birds, fish, and insects.

What's Included
- Entrance Ticket
- Private guide if booking is tour
- No guide or pickup if booking only ticket
- Entrance ticket only, not combo ticket
- Entrance Ticket
- Private guide if booking is tour
- No guide or pickup if booking only ticket
- Entrance ticket only, not combo ticket
What's Not Included
- Gratitude(for good service)
- If your booking is only ticket, it means no guide service
- Meals
- Transportation
- Gratitude(for good service)
- If your booking is only ticket, it means no guide service
- Meals
- Transportation
Additional Information
- We need all your participants’ full name, passport number and birth date for tickets booking.
- You had better send us all your scanned copy of passport front page for tickets booking
- Please note your language request on booking
- We need all your participants’ full name, passport number and birth date for tickets booking.
- You had better send us all your scanned copy of passport front page for tickets booking
- Please note your language request on booking
Location
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Inside Summer Palace, Haidian District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(7 Ratings)
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Tissotflorian
May 5, 2024
Summer palace angel - Very good tour with angel at summer palace
Explications and tips were good
Very kind guide and good english
We recommand her!
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Leslierg8430au
May 5, 2024
Nice Visit in Summer Palace - The tour guide Alex is really easygoing, and he can speak fluent English, he showed us around the Summer Place, and answered plenty of questions for Chinese histories and Chinese culture.
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I4985fjserenaf
Apr 22, 2024
Trip to the Summer Palace - Catherine Lu Tours is the perfect agency to organize an enchanting trip to the Summer Palace in Beijing. They take care of all the details (tickets, guide, driver, taking care of luggage) for you and allow you to have a very nice trip even for a short stop in Beijing and they have fair prices. I advise this agency to everyone. I will book again with them if I come back to Beijing.
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S
Apr 14, 2024
10/10 recommended - fantastic guide in Angel Lee - Angel Lee was an incredible guide throughout the trip and shared fantastic insights that truly make you appreciate the lore, architectural symbolism and natural beauty of the Summer Palace. She was patient, friendly and super helpful in navigating g the place during busy season. Highly recommended for any first time travellers trying to understand Beijings cultural monuments.
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Northstar607823
Nov 4, 2023
Summer Palace - Half day tour with Tour guide, Angel. She’s very friendly and detailed in her explanation. Highly recommend 👍🏼
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