Summer Palace is the most beautiful royal garden in China which is consist of three parts: political centre, living quarter and garden, same design as the Forbidden City. But the garden takes up 3 quarters of the whole palace, huge artificial lake, longest wooden corridor painted with 14,000 paintings.
Option 1: Summer Palace Walking Tour
Your guide will meet you in the McDonald of the meeting point. If you choose the option includes the hotel pick up service, then your guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby.
Your guide will show you the Hall of benevolence and longevity. Share interesting stories of Dragon lady Cixi and the design of this layout under Chinese Feng-shui.
Your guide will show you the Hall of happiness and longevity which is the living quarter for dragon lady Cixi. Share her life stories with you, you will know why she was capable to be real ruler, even emperor was under her control. How luxurious her life was.
Your guide will show you the beautiful garden with huge artificial lake, artificial hill and longest wooden corridor in the world.
Walk beside the lake to the living quarters for emperor Guang Xu and his empress. Why an ambitious young emperor became a prisoner, why his favourite concubine was killed by dragon lady Cixi, and what is the true cause of emperor’s death.
You will end the tour at the meeting point. Your guide will assist you to find the subway station or get you a taxi. If you choose the option includes the hotel pick up service, your guide will escort you back to your hotel but the transport cost will be on your own.
Option 2: Summer Palace+Panda House+Outside View of the Olympic Stadiums
On top of the option 1, your guide will guide you the Panda House to enjoy the cute pandas and Olympic Stadiums (National Stadium~Bird’s Nest & National Aquatic Centre~Water Cube)
After the tour, your guide will escort you back to your hotel but the transport cost will be on your own.
