Crowded, but beautiful

• 5 out of 5 stars by sc426 from Manhattan County, New York
• November 27, 2011

Quote: The theme of traveling in Beijing seems to be crowded and loud. But, the views are still beautiful. It would be nice to see more restorations.

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Seven Reasons To Visit The Summer Palace In Beijing

• 5 out of 5 stars by happysh2009 from Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom
• May 5, 2011

Quote: The Summer Palace is located in the northwest suburb of Beijing. It was built in 1750 by an Emperor Qianlong to celebrate his mother’s birthday. It was originally named Garden of Clear Ripples. Historically it was burned down twice by foreign... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal 2011 Journal 2

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Long Corridor and Great Memories

• 5 out of 5 stars by TianjinPaul from Rotherham, United Kingdom
• March 9, 2010

Quote: I must admit, of all Beijing's ancient treasures, the Summer Palace is by far my favourite. There is no single clear tangible reason for this. Instead, it is for a whole host of small reasons that I love it more than the Forbidden City, the Temple... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal The Historic Parts of Beijing

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Summer Palace: Most Preserved Imperial Garden

• 0 out of 5 stars by happysh2009 from Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom
• October 16, 2009

Quote: Brief introduction The Summer Palace is located in the northwest suburb of Beijing. It was built in 1750 by an Emperor Qianlong to celebrate his mother's birthday. It was originally named Garden of Clear Ripples. Historically it was burned down... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal Some memory about China

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A Wonderful Peaceful Man Made Place

• 5 out of 5 stars by garymarsh6 from Gravesend, United Kingdom
• October 13, 2009

Quote: The summer palace is perhaps one of my favourite places we visited in Beijing. It is approximately ten miles from the centre of Beijing.You can get there by bus or taxi the fares are very cheap. A lot of taxi drivers can not speak English so when... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal Highlights of China

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Summer Palace

• 5 out of 5 stars by Paul Bacon from Rotherham, United Kingdom
• March 9, 2006

Quote: When you consider that the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square are adjacent to each other, and that the Temple of Heaven is only a 30 minute walk from the two, it easy to see why the Summer Palace could be forgotten amongst the excitement. The... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal Living life to Mao

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The Summer Palace

• 5 out of 5 stars by MichaelJM from Nottingham, England
• May 11, 2005

Quote: The Summer Palace is a good taxi drive (around 60 RMB on the meter) from the centre of Beijing, but better than attempting the journey by public transport. We spent the whole day at The Summer Palace, and every turn or climb into the hills... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal Visiting Outer Beijing

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Summer Palace

• 3 out of 5 stars by gpsmith from swindon, United Kingdom
• February 17, 2005

Quote: This is a large park with numerous buildings used to relax in the summer (no surprises from the name then). In the middle is a huge lake, which freezes in the winter. I went in early February and was very cold--the cold air coming in off the frozen... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal Site Seeing While on Business

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Summer Palace

• 5 out of 5 stars by kwasiak from Tucson, Arizona
• January 14, 2005

Quote: The Summer Palace began as the Gold Mountain Traveling Palace in the 12th century. At that time, water was diverted from the Jade Spring to form the Gold Sea, which was the beginning of the lake that is now called Kunming Lake. When the lake was... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal Beijing Bowling Classic

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Summer Palace

• 5 out of 5 stars by nmagann from Ventura, California
• July 28, 2004

Quote: The Summer Palace built in 1750 was originally a royal garden. It was destroyed during the 1860 Opium War and rebuilt in 1888 by the Empress who used money intended for the Chinese Navy. Her extravagance included the reconstruction of a marble... Read the full Summer Palace review

From journal Beijing Now! Before The Olympics

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