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The Summer Palace
Located in the city’s northwestern suburbs, the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Beijing
Beijing
China
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: ¥30, ¥20
Hours: (daily 7 am-5 pm
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Beijing
Beijing
China
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: ¥30, ¥20
Hours: (daily 7 am-5 pm
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Located in the city’s northwestern suburbs, the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) isn’t as grand or striking as the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven, but its lakeside setting offers a refreshing sense of tranquility and space, along with its historic buildings.
The lake upon which the palace rests dates from the 12th century, but the original versions of the buildings that surround it weren’t constructed until the Qing dynasty under Emperor Qianlong.
Since then the Summer Palace has been re-built twice, both times on the order of the Empress Dowager Cixi (see p. 17), who chose to rule from here yearround between 1903 and 1908.
The palace was first destroyed by Anglo- French forces during the Second OpiumWar (see p. 16), and 40 years later it was ransacked by the British in response to the Boxer Rebellion.
These days it is a popular retreat from Beijing’s baking summers but is equally, perhaps more, attractive during the icy winters. The whole complex has recently been spruced up in preparation for the Olympics.
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