Located on the banks of manmade Kunming Lake, this hilly 670-acre UNESCO World Heritage Site is China’s last imperial garden. The Summer Palace is a vast area filled with lakes, gardens, and palaces. Originally constructed as a royal summer home, it is visited now for its classical Chinese gardens and elaborate covered ½-mile Long Corridor. After walking beside and through the hallway, view the marble boat at the end and then take a refreshing boat ride back to the entrance.
The
Aman at Summer Palace hotel is set within the palace grounds.
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view of palaces in Summer Palace
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artist vendor at Summer Palace
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Long Corridor at Summer Palace
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Long Corridor at Summer Palace
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Long Corridor at Summer Palace
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marble boat at Summer Palace
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boat ride at Summer Palace
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| dragon at helm of boat ride at Summer Palace |
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images ©2015 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
A magical place, and a culture so different. I so want to get back to China one of these days too and you have reminded me of our visit to the summer palace way back in 1996. Gosh I'm getting old :(
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