Category: Beijing Attractions

When you are to take a trip to the Great Wall, it will be better to choose the best time such as the earlier Autumn if your time is flexible, as when you visit there on October, you will feel it very cold.

Most of the visitors chose to climb the North Great Wall. The lady on the bus will tell you that the North Eighth Building is the highest Building of the Badaling Great. If you take pulley, it will drive you to the Fourth Building of the North, but if you take the cable car, you can go to the Seventh Building of the North. The prices are not cheap, and it is only One way.

In fact, the road to the Great Wall is very easy to go. Many slopes are not steep and have anti-slip designs. You will sigh the wisdom of the people of Greater China. The sky is pure blue, so the view is very good. You can see that the Great Wall has been connected all the time without end. In October, maybe because the temperature is too low, many red leaves are already falling, but it still feels very good.

When you arrive at the Eighth Building of the North Great Wall, you will find that there are really many visitors. The North Eighth Building is the end point for most people to climb the Great Wall. It is also a higher one, and you will feel other mountains around it are very small. Going north to ninth building, and if you still have enough energy, keep going all the way to North Tenth Building, North Eleventh Building, it is simply perfect for your Badaling Great Wall tour. In fact, the scenery in the eleventh building of the North Great Wall is more beautiful and better, and it is not crowed, but the road is not as good as before, the stairs in many places are vertical, so keep in mind to be careful when climbing the 9^th to 11^th buildings.

Located in the western suburbs of Beijing, the Summer Palace ranks the top 1 among the Chinese classical gardens. It was listed on the World Heritage List on December 2, 1998.

It is composed of Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake. The whole park is surrounded by the peaks of Xishan Mountain. The buildings are integrated with the mountains and lakes, and the scenery is endlessly fluctuating. The whole park is divided into three areas: the political activity area centered on Renshou Temple; the empress living area with Hall of Jade Ripples and Hall of Happiness and Longevity as the main body; and the scenic tourist area composed of Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake.

Official telephone number of The Summer Palace: 010-62881144.

Reference for time needed: more than 3 hours.

How to go to The Summer Palace:

Arrived at the west palace gate: Take No. 469 and No.539, get off at The Summer Palace West Station.

Arrived at the north palace gate: Take the subway No. 4 line, get off at D exit of north palace gate, or take 303, 330, 331, 346, 375, 384, 563, 601, 608, 683, 696, 697, 718, special No.5, special No.10 bus and get off at the North Palace Gate Station of the Summer Palace.

Arrive at east palace gate: Take the subway Line 4 and get off at C2 of Xiyuan Station Exit, or take the 209, 330, 331, 332, 346, 394, 601, 608, 626, 683, 690, 696, 718 bus to the Summer Palace Station.

Arrive at the new palace Gate: take the 74, 374, 437, 952 bus and get off at the new palace gate Station of the Summer Palace.

Tickets:

Tickets from April 1st to October 31st during Monday to Sunday: 30 RMB for normal ticket, 60 RMB for garden and garden within garden;

Tickets from November 1st to October 31st during Monday to Sunday: 20 RMB for normal ticket, 50 RMB for garden and garden within garden;

Opening hours:

From April 1st to October 31st during Monday to Sunday: 06:30 a.m.-18:00 p.m.

From November 1st to October 31st during Monday to Sunday: 07:00 a.m.-17:00 p.m.

Tips:

You need to buy tickets for garden with garden: 5 RMB/person for Garden of Harmonious Virtue, 10 RMB/person for Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha, 20 RMB/person for Wenchang center.

Being the capital of China, Bejing features so many attractions that are worthy a visit, and among which, The Palace Museum is an amazing place for you if you are interested in Chinese history and would like to explore the charm of the ancient architecture. So many people all over the world visit The Palace Museum every day, and they have different reviews and experience on it. Before visiting the famous Forbidden City, just have some reviews from other visitors to have some understanding on it in advance.

I was very excited before I went there. The Forbidden City really attracts so many people. Going to the Forbidden City also passes through Tiananmen Square, and it is also necessary to pass the security check. Tickets for the Forbidden City need to be bought online. There are no paper tickets now. We also bought tickets for the Treasure Hall and the Watch Museum. You can go into there with your ID card.

Tickets for the Forbidden City are 60 Yuan/person, the Watch Museum is 10 Yuan/person, and the Treasure Hall is 10 Yuan/person. It is a short walk from the hotel to Tiananmen Square and then passing through the Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden City. When we finally see the Forbidden City. It is really big, and the palace also is very big. I couldn’t finish visiting it within 1 day. The red wall is also very tall, and it seems that we are very small when under it. The people who lived in the ancient times can only look up at the sky and don’t know what the world is like. The Imperial Garden is smaller than that of we imaged before.

The Forbidden City closed at 17:00 p.m. o’clock on time, and the shop selling the cultural products of the Forbidden City are ready to close before 17:00 p.m. o’clock, and you are not allowed to buy if it is later than 17:00 p.m. o’clock. Fortunately, we bought it at the last minute, and there are many cute and creative souvenirs that worth buying as some products of the Forbidden City with special style cannot be found online. Do remember to buy it in advance if you want to buy souvenirs in the Forbidden City shops.