Old Summer Palace

Beijing · China

Old Summer Palace, China
Photo: 颐园新居, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Autumn
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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The evocative ruins of this former imperial garden palace lie in northwest Beijing after its destruction in the nineteenth century. Broken European-style marble fountains stand among lakes and overgrown grounds.

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