The Summer Palace is one of the most beautiful garden architecture in China. Summer Palace has a long history of about 800 years. The Summer Palace was largely built during Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was in its heyday and China was a powerful country among Asian countries with vast territories. With a supreme power and large sums of money, Emperor Qianlong ordered skilled craftsmen from all over the country to carry out the construction work in honor of the anniversary of his mother.

After 15 years and seventh in the annual turnover of the nation past the Garden of Clear Ripples was completed and served as a testament to scientific and technological achievements of China. In 1860, this vast royal garden was burnt with the Yuanming Yuan (Garden of Perfection and Brightness) by Anglo-French allied forces. In 1888, Empress Dowager Cixi reconstructed the garden on the same site and renamed it the Garden of Nurtured Harmony (Summer Palace). In 1924, when the last emperor Puyi was expelled from the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace became a public park.

Summer Palace of today is more or less the same as the palace rebuilt in 1903. This former imperial garden is an ideal place for Beijing residents and tourists during their leisure time.

• Half Day Private Tour: Summer Palace from U.S. $ 32/pax
• 1 Day: Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace Tour U.S. $ 44/pax
• 1 Day: the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven Summer Palace, from U.S. $ 52/pax
• 1 Day Tour: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace from U.S. $ 54/pax

Summer Palace, located in Haidian Distict of Beijing, is the best preserved imperial garden in China. Covering an area of ​​290 hectares, the Summer Palace contains Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill above which constitute the basic framework of the imperial garden. It is said that the Summer Palace is four times larger than the Forbidden City. Built in 1750, the Summer Palace from the name of Four Chinese Gardens Resort with famous Emperor Kangxi was at Chengde mountain, Suzhou Humble Administrator’s Garden and Suzhou garden. Summer Palace brings together traditional achievements in landscape architecture takes great art and the environment. It contains not only the momentum magnificent imperial garden, but also full of natural attractions, including the natural and human origin. There are more than 20 meters large and small, over a hundred of architectures and more than 3,000 ancient coins, more than 1,600 ancient and famous trees standing in the garden which was the center of political importance at the end of the dynasty Qing. Now, it has become the highest place of taking exercise for local people. Allow plenty of time to enjoy this context, with lots of walking and sightseeing, even in the cold of November. But the Summer Palace is the most beautiful in the summer with a variety of lotus flowers blooming in the Kunming Lake.