Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Exiting the Main Palace brings you to the gardens and forested hunting
grounds, with landscapes borrowed from famous southern scenic areas in
Hangzhou, Suzhou and Jiaxing, as well as the Mongolian grasslands.
Padlocks left by worshippers in Puning Temple (
Click here
)
KRZYSZTOF DYDYNSKI/GETTY IMAGES ©
The double-storey
Misty Rain Tower
( Yanyu Lou), on the northwest side of
the main lake, served as an imperial study. In the east, elegant
Yongyousi Pa-
goda
( Yongyousi Ta) soars above fragments of its vanished temple.
Just beyond the Main Palace are electric carts that whiz around the grounds
(¥50); further on is a
boat-rental area
( Chuzu Xiaochuan; per hr ¥30-40, de-
posit ¥300)
.
