Spring has indeed arrived, and more and more people are picking up their cameras to capture the incredibly vibrant colors of the season. The charming scenery of the Summer Palace has caught the eye of photography enthusiasts...
Currently, several winter jasmine and wintersweet plants in the Lengongxuan area of the Summer Palace are in early bloom, attracting a large number of visitors and photography enthusiasts for viewing and photography.
Built against the backdrop of Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, and modeled after the scenic beauty of West Lake in Hangzhou while incorporating certain design techniques and aesthetics from gardens in the Jiangnan region, it is a large natural landscape garden and also the most completely preserved imperial garden and palace complex, hailed as a museum of imperial gardens.
Travel Tips
Admission:
1. Regular ticket: 30 RMB (peak season: Nov 1 – Mar 31), 20 RMB (off-peak season: Apr 1 – Oct 31)
2. Half-price ticket: 15 RMB (peak season student ticket), 10 RMB (off-peak season student ticket)
3. Combined ticket: 60 RMB (peak season), 50 RMB (off-peak season)
4. Garden-within-a-garden tickets (valid year-round, no need to purchase again if you have the combined ticket): Tower of Buddhist Incense 10 RMB; Suzhou Street 10 RMB; Wenchang Gallery 20 RMB; Dehe Garden 5 RMB.
Public Transport:Take bus lines 330, 331, 332, 346, 394, 718, 690, 696, 683, 801, 808, Special Line 10, or 826 and get off at the Summer Palace stop.