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The imperial summer playground, the Summer Palace is a beguiling, superbly landscaped
collection of temples, pavilions, gardens, lakes, bridges and corridors. Less formal than the
Forbidden City, there is still more than enough elegance and beauty in its many structures
to take your breath away. Clamber up Longevity Hill, pausing for breath at the various
temples that dot it, for splendid views across Běijīng, or promenade around Kūnmíng Lake
and imagine what it must have been like to have had this place all to yourself.
The Summer Palace & Hǎidiàn
