The Summer Palace

 

 

The Summer Palace, also called "Yi He Yuan" literally meaning "the Garden ofRestful Peace" in Chinese, located in the northwestern outskirts of Beijing, isthe largest and most famous imperial garden in China. The garden came intoexistence early in the 1750s and had once been a summer resort for theemperors. It has an area of 290 hectares (717 acres), three quarters of whichis water. This is acclaimed as a museum of gardens in China, for a visit to thisgarden bestow on sightseers a glimpse of representative scenes all overChina. Usually, the visiting of the Summer Palace should plan between twohours to half a day as the site is really huge. There are many things to see inthe palace that you will feel time spending quickly. Involving plenty of walking,the Summer Palace is the place where experiencing different activities on topof little promenades