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The world's best-preserved imperial garden—a sprawling landscape of misty lakes, arched bridges, and ornate pavilions.
Designed as a royal escape from the heat of the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace is the pinnacle of Chinese landscape gardening. Centered around the shimmering Kunming Lake and the majestic Longevity Hill, it features the “Long Corridor”—the world’s longest painted gallery. Whether you are strolling across the Seventeen-Arch Bridge or taking a private dragon boat ride across the lotus-filled waters, the Summer Palace offers a poetic, tranquil immersion into the leisurely side of imperial life.
The world's best-preserved imperial garden—a sprawling landscape of misty lakes, arched bridges, and ornate pavilions.