Summer Palace Walking Tour - Beijing

The tour guide led the tourists to the Suzhou Street in the Summer Palace. This is a commercial street modeled after the water town SuZhou City. It used to be a place for the imperial family to amuse themselves. Now, even just strolling along the street, tourists can still experience a unique sense of ancient charm.

A group of temples in Tibetan style will make the tourists feel that they are in Tibet and walking through this group of temples will make them feel the solemn atmosphere and see the beauty of the Chinese ancient buildings.

It's a group of buildings that located on the Longevity Hill,which is the best view point to enjoy the whole view of the Kunming Lake and part of the city.

When stolling along the Long Corridor,we will be so close to the lakeside.You will see even the fish and the Manderin Ducks.

As the longest corridor(painted walk way)in the whole world, according to the Guinness Book of records,more than 14 thousands of paintings are on top of the ceilings and beams,all of which are all different from each other.

Standing on the very top of the Longevity Hill,it's one of the very few old buildings from the original time,which is the 1750s.(Most of the other buildings were destroyed by the British and French during the Opium War.

As part of the living quarters of the Summer Palace,this area was exclusive for the mothers of the emperors.It's the most spacious courtyard of the three courtyards.

As the main building in the political section,the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity is the second larges building of its type all over China after the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden city.It witnessed so many important historical affairs before the last dynasty came to an end...