Old Summer Palace

I went there on 4.28. There were a lot of people on the east side, which was more concentrated. The west side was probably not well developed, with few people and was more deserted. The peonies were blooming and withering, but there were Mongolian songs and dances there, and many people watched, haha ​​😄 There's nothing else to say, make a plan before entering, it's too big, and you'll feel dizzy when turning around. Also, the things inside are very expensive, so prepare food and drinks in advance, there are definitely enough toilets, don't be afraid to drink water

Not far from the Summer Palace is the Old Summer Palace. The Old Summer Palace is very large and takes a long time to visit. It takes half a day to walk through it. There are maps of the scenic area distributed inside. It is recommended to take a copy, otherwise it is easy to get lost. The most worthwhile attractions are: the twelve zodiac animals, the big water method, and the yellow flower array. In summer, you can also enjoy the lotus. There is a lotus pond with large tracts of lotus.

The other places are mainly garden scenery. When you play in the Old Summer Palace, you will feel that there are scenery everywhere and lakes at every step, which is pleasing to the eyes.
At the Dashuifa, the tragic history of the past is remembered, and the ruins and broken stones show a sad atmosphere. Compared with the surrounding environment, it is even more sad. Let's work hard! !

The Old Summer Palace is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, adjacent to the Summer Palace. It consists of the Old Summer Palace, the Changchun Garden and the Wanchun Garden, also known as the Three Old Summer Palaces. The Old Summer Palace is one of the famous royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of ​​more than 5,200 acres and more than 150 scenic spots. The building area is 160,000 square meters, and it is known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". The Old Summer Palace was burned down by the British and French forces in 1860, and now the ruins of the Old Summer Palace remain.

The Old Summer Palace is divided into three parks, with the famous Twelve Animal Heads Exhibition Hall near the battery station as the center, the Qichun Garden in the south, the Old Summer Palace in the west, and the Changchun Garden in the east. The Qichun Garden is mainly a waterscape garden, consisting of multiple lakes and hills, with many small pavilions dotted among them, and the scenery is unique.
There are fewer tourists in the Old Summer Palace area, and the main features are hillside gardens and river views. The Fu Hai in the east is the largest lake in the Old Summer Palace, and the Fang Hu to the north of Fu Hai is the most spectacular building complex in the garden, with its yellow glazed tiles being particularly eye-catching.
The southern part of Changchun Garden is dominated by large waterscapes, with multiple lakes surrounding the central island, connected by paths along the shore. In summer, the lotus flowers in the lakes are in full bloom, and the scenery is the most beautiful. The famous Western Building Ruins are located in the northern part of Changchun Garden, especially the Great Waterworks Ruins, which is the most impressive scene when visiting the Old Summer Palace. The popular star Black Swan in recent years is also located in Changchun Garden.
Recommended routes
The recommended tour route is to enter the Qichun Garden, admire the Jianbi Pavilion by the lake, then walk north along the lake, pass the Hanqiu Pavilion, and arrive at the Twelve Zodiac Animal Head Station. After the visit, continue north to the Yuanguan Fuhai and the island in the sea, arrive at the Fanghu Shengjing, and visit the Western Building Waterworks to the east. Then arrive at Changchun Garden, admire the black swan, pass the Changchun Garden waterside path, visit the various lakes in Changchun Garden, and then exit the park from the east gate or return to the south gate via Qichun Garden.
The entire tour takes about 2 hours.

The Old Summer Palace is really big, and it deserves to be called the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens. The Old Summer Palace is composed of three gardens. I only walked halfway through the smallest garden, and I felt that my poor feet were wronged. The transportation is relatively developed. There is a subway station at the door, and it is only one stop away from Peking University. The student ticket is only 2 yuan, and the model of the Old Summer Palace and the ruins of Western buildings are only 5 yuan in total. The summer in Beijing is extremely hot. The temperature was 36℃ at noon on the day I went there. My dear friends, please pay attention to sun protection to reduce the damage of the sun to your skin. As a relic, the scenery of the Old Summer Palace is not outstanding, but there are still many tourists who come here to experience the style of the Old Summer Palace before. The Old Summer Palace is mainly planted with lotus, and there are many lotuses in the pond. The scenery is average, just as Du Mu said: Leave the withered lotus to listen to the sound of rain. The prices in the scenic area are a little expensive, and water is 5 yuan a bottle. You can also take other means of transportation in the Old Summer Palace, such as: ships, sightseeing cars, and the price is negotiable. The tour was in a hurry, and I didn’t visit the Old Summer Palace completely. Maybe you will have a different feeling after visiting all of it. In short: in the Old Summer Palace, the scenery is not important; what is important is the history, the present and the future.

Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens with Singing Birds and Fragrant Flowers

The Old Summer Palace is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing. It consists of the Old Summer Palace, the Changchun Garden and the Qichun Garden, also known as the Three Old Summer Palaces. The Old Summer Palace is one of the famous royal gardens in the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of ​​more than 5,200 mu and more than 150 scenes. The Old Summer Palace covers an area of ​​350 hectares, of which 140 hectares are water surface area. It is known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens".

The greening and ecological environment in the park provide a suitable environment for the habitat and reproduction of wild animals. Black swans are stationed in the park all year round, and mallards and mandarin ducks have relatively fixed habitats and breeding grounds. Red-billed blue magpies, hoopoes, longevity ornamentals, mountain ridge gills, etc., which are rare in urban areas, can also be seen.

Yuanmingyuan is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, adjacent to the Summer Palace. It consists of Yuanmingyuan, Changchunyuan and Wanchunyuan, also known as the Yuanming Three Gardens. Yuanmingyuan is one of the famous royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of ​​more than 5,200 mu and more than 150 scenic spots. The building area is 160,000 square meters, known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". The royal family of the Qing Dynasty would come here to govern in the midsummer, so Yuanmingyuan is also called the "Summer Palace".

The Old Summer Palace is very large, and it would take a whole day to visit the whole park. The Old Summer Palace we are talking about now is composed of three gardens. We drove to the east gate of the Old Summer Palace, where there is a parking lot. It seems to be 10 yuan or 12 yuan per hour. The reason why we stopped here is that the most famous Western Building Scenic Area is here. You need to buy a ticket to the Old Summer Palace, and you need to buy a ticket for the Western Building Scenic Area with the Great Fountain. If you want to see the Great Fountain, you can buy a combined ticket.

Follow the crowd after exiting the station and you will reach the main gate. Buy tickets to enter the park. Be sure to buy a combined ticket.
After entering the scenic area and following the crowd north, you will arrive at the ruins of the Western Building. After walking around it for a while, you can play in the maze. If you walk in the right way, you can reach the pavilion in the middle.
After playing for a while, I went out and headed east. I went to the ruins of the Great Fountain that I had mentioned in the textbooks. It used to be a fountain, and it was extremely luxurious! But now... it's a pity.

I felt even worse. After walking around most of the garden, I was frowning and looking heavy-hearted the whole time. Such a wonder of the world was ruined. I think Yinzhen would be so angry that he would vomit blood in his grave. This was the garden given to him by his father, the garden where he devoted all his efforts and finally died.
The national humiliation cannot be forgotten, the ignorance of the local people cannot be forgotten, the government's inaction cannot be forgotten, and history cannot be forgotten. I really think that every Chinese with a conscience should come to the Old Summer Palace to see it. Only when this cruel reality is fully displayed in front of you and you are in it, can you sigh like a child. It's a pity. But this is history. It's good to come to the Old Summer Palace to understand this. It doesn't mean that you should hate foreigners with hatred, but understand that China must be strong, we must reflect on ourselves, and love peace more deeply.
The Old Summer Palace is very large, but there are no buildings to see anymore. The only remains left are at the Western Building. You can go straight to the Western Building and just take a quick look at the rest.

I booked the ticket on China-TravelNote, including the electronic explanation 28
There is no need to pick up a ticket. After placing an order, you will receive a message with an electronic QR code. You can scan the QR code to enter the park.
If you want to keep the ticket stub as a souvenir, you can also buy tickets on site at the Old Summer Palace ticket office.
Because I wanted to visit the park before the crowds, I went there early. The opening hours of Yuanmingyuan are now 08:00 in the morning. Walk straight for more than 100 meters from subway exit B and it is on the left.
The Old Summer Palace is very large, and many people go directly to the ruined buildings in elementary school textbooks, namely the ruins of the Western Building. I wandered around casually and then went to that side.
A few surviving marble columns stood tall above, like wounded, sleeping beasts. The broken walls and ruins piled up as if they had not moved for thousands of years. I seemed to see the fire of 1860 through them.
I have recited “The British and French allied forces burned down the Old Summer Palace in 1860” thousands of times, but the moment I stood in front of it, I truly experienced what “shocking” and “heart-wrenching” meant.
When I gaze at history, history is also gazing at me.
I dared not make any loud noise for fear of disturbing its deep sleep.
There are really black swans in the park!! They are in the black swan viewing area on the map.
There are public toilets and trash cans in the park. Let's protect the environment and don't litter.

If you expect to see the beautiful scenery described in the book in the Old Summer Palace, you will be greatly disappointed. The Old Summer Palace today is not the Old Summer Palace of that time.
In the Old Summer Palace, most of the time you see signs like this, and behind the signs are large areas of desolation. Seeing such a scene, I feel complicated. How glorious the Old Summer Palace was in the past, how bleak it is now.
The garden is large and the weather is hot, so Lao Fang and I rented a car as a means of transportation. Later it turned out to be a very wise choice.
The Yuanmingyuan is desolate as far as the eye can see. Although it has been renovated, it is still covered with weeds and rocks. We can only imagine the garden treasure that shone brightly in history through the stone carvings standing next to the scenic spots and the construction drawings of the Yuanmingyuan.
The reason why the Old Summer Palace was destroyed so thoroughly was directly related to the building materials at that time. The wooden houses were all devoured by the fire and turned into a pile of yellow soil. However, some stone building materials purchased from foreign countries survived the fire. Therefore, the current Old Summer Palace is more about showing its exotic style.
The desolation of the Old Summer Palace at this moment still cannot conceal its former glory. Even though Lao Fang and I rode four-wheeled vehicles, we still wandered around this huge royal garden for several hours, so in the end we were both exhausted!

Beijing's winter is more beautiful than I imagined.
The Old Summer Palace in winter is reflected in the warm sun. Although the lake is frozen and the willow branches are bare, it still has a lot of charm.
We feel sad about the destroyed gardens and the stolen art, but we are also grateful that now we have peace and can visit the Old Summer Palace and look back on history.
The Da Fountain, Haiyan Hall and Zhengjue Temple, although bearing the pain of history, are still solemn and shocking.
Walking in the huge garden and bathing in the sunset, although there is a cold wind, my heart is pure and extremely shocked.

I thought it was just a simple check-in and a visit. From Zaoyuan to Fuhai to the Western Building Scenic Area to the Broken Bridge, I hurriedly visited. The foundations of some buildings can still be found, and there are still a few scattered stones. The charming scenery of mountains and rivers and misty water can still be reproduced. Thinking back to the heyday of the past, how brilliant, exquisite, and elegant it was, it is a pity! The main ticket is 10 yuan/person, and the Western Building Scenic Area ticket needs to be purchased separately.
The Old Summer Palace, built in the 46th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1707), consists of three gardens: Yuanming, Changchun and Qichun. It covers an area of ​​350 hectares and has a construction area of ​​nearly 160,000 square meters. It is a large royal palace created and managed by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty for more than 150 years. The Old Summer Palace was once famous for its grand regional scale, outstanding construction skills, exquisite architectural landscapes, rich cultural collections and profound national cultural connotations. It was praised as "a model of all garden art" and "the garden of all gardens."
It was the place where the five emperors of the Qing Dynasty lived, lived and handled state affairs for a long time, which was the so-called "constant administration" or "all official duties were the same as those in the inner court". It was a large palace garden for more than 130 years (1723 to 1860). That is to say, during the 268 years that the Qing Dynasty ruled China, the political power center of the country was actually composed of Yuanmingyuan and the Forbidden City. The difference between it and the Forbidden City is that it is a combination of palace and garden, with the garden as the main part. It is an ideal place for feudal emperors to "avoid noise and listen to government affairs" and "calm down and enjoy blessings". It also formed a unique system of emperors and empresses living in the garden, officials reporting affairs, forbidden garden management and guarding by the army. The Qing emperors lived in the garden for most of the year, held court meetings and handled state affairs here, and set up offices of the cabinet, six ministries, the military council and other central government departments and offices, becoming the center of feudal dynasty rule.
It was a place where the Qing Dynasty royal family enjoyed themselves. The royal family members could go boating on rivers and lakes, watch dragon boat races and river lanterns in Fuhai, and ride on ice beds; read in Wenyuan Pavilion and other library buildings, listen to operas in Tongleyuan and other theaters, and enjoy the Lantern Festival fire show in Shangaoshuichang; indulge in the simulated market style in the shopping street; enjoy the scenery of agriculture, countryside, and water towns in Beiyuanshancun and Duojiaruyun; appreciate various Western water arts in the Western Building; they could also burn incense and worship Buddha, climb high to see the beautiful scenery, and have banquets and poems in the park. The royal family and nobles lived a life of luxury in the beautiful environment of Yuanmingyuan.

Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park is located in the east of central Haidian District, Beijing, 20 li northwest of Xizhimen. Its southeast corner is the west gate of Tsinghua University. Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park is a famous patriotism education base. Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park was built in 1988. Only the mountain-shaped water system, garden pattern and building foundations remain. Rockery and sculpture remains can still be seen. A garden history exhibition hall was built on the site of the "Western Building" for people to pay tribute.

The Old Summer Palace is located in Haidian District in the western suburbs of Beijing. It was once a large imperial garden like the Summer Palace and Jingshan Park. In 1860, the British and French allied forces burned the main buildings to ashes, so what we see now are the ruins of the ancient and glorious empire, which is more similar to Angkor Wat in Cambodia that I have visited.

Going to the Old Summer Palace in late winter is a very appropriate choice. The grass and trees are withered and yellow in winter. Looking at the large number of destroyed buildings, historical sites, gardens and cultural relics, I suddenly felt a sense of sadness in my heart. No matter under what circumstances, it is an unchanging truth that those who lag behind will be beaten. Only when the country is strong can the people live and work in peace and contentment.

There is an interesting maze in the ruins of the Western Building. I guess the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were also quite interesting. Could it be that they were planning to play hide-and-seek with their concubines in the Old Summer Palace? !

It is recommended that you buy a package ticket for the Old Summer Palace, because the small attraction "Western Building Ruins" is a must-see, and it is also the most famous landmark in the Old Summer Palace. It is really cold to visit the Old Summer Palace in this season. I am fully armed with autumn clothes and autumn pants plus two down jackets and woolen hats, but they can't withstand the biting cold wind in the midwinter. I don't know if it is due to the geographical location, but the western suburbs of Beijing feel much colder than the city. The four of us stood in the biting cold wind and shivered. After seeing the most famous large fountain in the Western Building Ruins, we hurried back.

It is recommended that the elderly take the tour bus as it is really too big. It took us more than ten minutes to walk from the entrance to the tour bus boarding area, and it felt like it took about ten minutes for the tour bus to get to the Western-style Building at Dashuifa.

Against the backdrop of the wild grass and the setting sun, we can feel the former glory of the empire, and we can also see the humiliation of the motherland by the great powers. Never forget the national humiliation!!!

When I was buying the ticket, I met a middle-aged man from Beijing. He said he wanted to take a walk in the Old Summer Palace, but he forgot to bring cash, so he asked me to help buy the ticket. Well, it turns out that the Old Summer Palace is a park for Beijingers!
TIPS: The regular ticket office of Yuanmingyuan only accepts cash. (There is a ticket office set up by a certain company nearby, which only sells combined tickets).
Although the Ginkgo Avenue in the Old Summer Palace is not completely yellow, it is still very shocking!

Take the subway to Yuanmingyuan Station and walk straight ahead. There are introductions to Yuanmingyuan in the subway station.
As a southerner, I have seen green willow trees, but rarely seen yellow willow trees. They are really beautiful.
The Dashuifa is the place I always want to see. It is also the most well-preserved place.
The yellow flower array is really amazing. To get in, you have to go through a maze. But don't worry, there is a security guard there to show us the way. I have to say that this design is really amazing.
It is said that this is the place where the emperor and his entourage enjoy the lantern festival. Could it be that a group of palace maids are holding bright lanterns in their hands and slowly walking around in these maze roads?
The pavilion is also very beautiful, and the floor above is slippery~

The current Old Summer Palace has become a patriotism education base. The explanation here is taken over by the staff of the Old Summer Palace, and private groups are not allowed to give explanations. In the autumn of October, the ginkgo trees turn yellow, and it is beautiful to walk on the streets of the Old Summer Palace, but the smell is not good.
After about an hour of explanation, the tour guide took everyone to watch a short film about the Old Summer Palace, and encouraged everyone to buy the disc, emphasizing that they should never buy it! The content inside is all available online, and the uncles and aunts who were traveling with me bought it in droves. The salesmanship of the internal staff is also great!

Because I live in Suzhou and have been visiting Suzhou gardens, I subconsciously thought that the Old Summer Palace should be about the same size. As a result, the Old Summer Palace was so big that we got lost inside.
When I first entered the Old Summer Palace, I was strolling along the way and saw the chrysanthemum exhibition and the exhibition hall of the twelve zodiac signs. When I came out and walked along the road, I heard the sound of selling boat tickets. I asked and found out it was 15 yuan one-way, which I thought was not expensive. My friend and I looked at each other and thought it would be a unique experience to experience riding a boat in a royal garden, so we took the boat.
Sitting on the boat, the lotus leaves on both sides were withered and yellow, a unique autumn scene. We were also very lucky to encounter a section of wild black swans along the way.
Only after taking the boat did I feel the magnificence of the royal garden. Taking the boat is really a cheating mode. The boat connects the exhibition hall of the twelve zodiac animals and the panoramic sand table model hall of the Old Summer Palace.
The panoramic sand table told me why the Old Summer Palace became the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". It was really big, huge, with more than 5,000 acres of land, and it had all kinds of houses and facilities for various functions, even yurts.
There is an ancient monument covered with glass next to the Western Building. The glass is covered with dust, giving it a sense of vicissitudes. Only the small flowers growing firmly inside the glass have some vitality.
The original plan for the day was to visit Tsinghua University, Peking University and the Old Summer Palace, but I was really shocked by the size of the royal gardens. This size is beyond the reach of private gardens in Jiangnan.

The Old Summer Palace was destroyed by the Eight-Nation Alliance. It is a shame for China and the darkest period of humiliation in the history of the Chinese nation.
There is nothing left in the Old Summer Palace now, so you must rent an interpreter. It costs 25 yuan to book online and 40 yuan on site. It is recommended to book online. Of course, the Old Summer Palace is still very large and the park is very beautiful. It is full of spring and various flowers and grasses. It is also a good place for people to go outing in spring. We have nothing to do today, so we have been wandering around the Old Summer Palace. Of course, in addition to leaving footprints, beautiful memories, and consolidating history, we also left many beautiful photos.

The Old Summer Palace actually consists of two parts. One part now consists of the three Old Summer Palaces, namely the Old Summer Palace, the Changchun Garden and the Qichun Garden. There is also a small relic park, which is the remains of destroyed stone buildings near the Great Fountain.

The Old Summer Palace is not far from the Summer Palace, but compared with the Summer Palace, the ancient building remains in the scenic area are only a handful.
The scenic area consists of three parks: Changchun Garden, Qichun Garden and Yuanmingyuan. Qichun Garden is close to the exit of Yuanmingyuan subway station and is the first visiting spot chosen by most tourists.
The famous landmark, the Great Fountain, is located in the Western Building Scenic Area of ​​Changchun Garden on the northernmost side.
There are relatively fewer tourists at the Old Summer Palace on the west side, but the experience at Da Hu Fu Hai is better when there are fewer tourists.

You can hire a rickshaw in the Summer Palace, and it takes about 10 minutes to get to the Old Summer Palace. After visiting the top royal garden, the Old Summer Palace, I felt more and more that it was a pity to see the dilapidated Old Summer Palace. If it had not been burned down, it would be a larger garden than the Summer Palace, and a combination of Chinese and Western styles. Respect history and remember history.

Because it was too tiring to walk around the Summer Palace, I took a battery car to the Dashuifa for 10 yuan, and took a boat back for 25 yuan. There was a maze inside that was very fun, but it was too tiring to walk 😭

Yuanmingyuan is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, adjacent to the Summer Palace. It consists of Yuanmingyuan, Changchunyuan and Wanchunyuan, also known as the Three Yuanming Gardens. Yuanmingyuan is one of the famous royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of ​​more than 5,200 acres and more than 150 scenic spots. The building area is 160,000 square meters, known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". The royal family of the Qing Dynasty would come here to govern in midsummer, so Yuanmingyuan is also called the "Summer Palace". Yuanmingyuan was built in 1709 (the 48th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign) and was a garden given by Emperor Kangxi to Emperor Yongzheng before he ascended the throne. After Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne in 1722, he expanded the original garden. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Yuanmingyuan was partially expanded and rebuilt. Yuanmingyuan was burned down by the British and French coalition forces in 1860.

Yuanmingyuan was first built in the 46th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1707). It was originally the garden of Yinzhen and later served as the office of Emperor Yongzheng. It covers an area of ​​5,200 mu, which is much larger than the Summer Palace. It consists of three gardens: Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden. The most famous Western-style building is in the deepest part of the garden. So we decided to take a boat to go there... Behind the twelve zodiac signs, there is a Yuanmingyuan Ruins Museum that is worth a visit. It contains detailed information you want to know. After several lootings, it is now a wasteland, which is very sad...

You can visit the Old Summer Palace once, but you can only visit it once. The combined ticket is 25 yuan, which is not worth it, because there are not many attractions inside, just lotus ponds and green plants. The only thing of some historical value is the ruins of the Western Building, but it is only a small place. There is only a restored yellow flower formation, which children like more. It is not complicated, but you still need to use your brain if you really want to walk into the pavilion inside.

The Old Summer Palace is a garden with the characteristics of Jiangnan water town scenery, and some of its buildings are uniquely Western in style. It was burned down by the British and French coalition forces, leaving a deep scar on Chinese history. Now the Old Summer Palace has become a patriotism education base. Those ruins are witnesses to the evil deeds of Western robbers.

The Old Summer Palace, also known as the Three Old Summer Palaces, is a large royal garden from the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, adjacent to the Summer Palace. It consists of the Old Summer Palace, the Changchun Garden and the Qichun Garden, so it is also called the Three Old Summer Palaces.

If you go to Beijing, you must visit the historical sites
There is also a Ginkgo Avenue inside. It is very beautiful if you go there in early November.

One of the three major royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty and the pinnacle of world gardens, it was unfortunately destroyed by the British and French forces.

The Old Summer Palace is really big, the scenery is really beautiful, and it is also a base for patriotism education

After the visit, I felt a little depressed, feeling that only when the motherland is prosperous and strong can the people have a happy life.

It is a historical site that is worth a visit, and the bleakness of winter adds to the artistic conception.

The lotus flowers in summer are particularly beautiful, with lotus leaves one by one.

Hello everyone, I am a May Fourth Youth, named He He, and I have books to prove it.
I ran around the Old Summer Palace, hey hey hey.
Be a good girl with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, study hard for the rise of China, drink, drink, drink!

The Old Summer Palace is so beautiful. I go there many times every year. The important thing is that there are few people. In spring and autumn, it is simply a paradise on earth.

To be honest, the former Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens has now become a ruin. There are basically few buildings left in the garden, and the natural scenery is the main attraction. But I still recommend a visit, as I personally prefer to understand the history behind it.
1. You can participate in the paid explanation of the park at the entrance. The staff of the park will give paid explanations. Each time, 10-15 people/group, 20 yuan per person. If there are less than 10 people, 200 yuan will be shared. Because it is mainly a ruins now, the history behind it is much more important than the scenes you can see. We only know that the Old Summer Palace experienced the fire of the British and French coalition forces in 1860, but we don’t know that there are more disasters that led to today’s situation. Therefore, it is recommended to listen to it. The scenic area also has a voice guide, 40 yuan/person, 50 yuan for 2 people, and a deposit is required. I didn’t rent it. I personally prefer manual explanations, which can be interactive and not rigid.
2. I recommend you to visit the Old Summer Palace Exhibition Hall, which is located in the Western Building Ruins Area. Because it is now a ruin, it is hard to imagine how magnificent it was in the past. It happened that in 1870, a German missionary came to the Old Summer Palace and took pictures of the scene after it was destroyed by the British and French forces. Some of the splendor of the past can be vaguely seen, and it can also be seen that other disasters did occur later, leading to the current situation. There are also complete scenes depicted by the court painters of the time, which helps to imagine the splendor of the time.
3. If you follow the guide, you won't waste any time. At the ruins of the Western Building, you will be given a brief explanation of each scenic spot and then go forward. If you want to take a good look at each scenic spot, you may have to wait until all the explanations are over before going back. If you walk by yourself, you can also enter Qichun Garden from the South Gate, walk along the main road, and then reach Changchun Garden, visit the Western Building Ruins Area to the east, and turn right after leaving the Western Building Ruins Area to visit the Black Swan and Panorama Model (it is recommended to buy a pass directly, and the Western Building and Panorama Model are both inside), and then you can choose to go out from the South Gate or the East Gate. At that time, I felt that it was a long way to go back to the South Gate from the Panorama Model, so I went out from the East Gate, and it was also convenient to take the bus.

I have been to Beijing three times. The first time I went to the Old Summer Palace, a famous imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty, is known as "the model of all garden art" and is praised by French writer Victor Hugo as "the model of ideals and art". The ancient Chinese imperial gardens were once so magnificent, but later they were looted by the Eight-Nation Alliance. It is a pity, but it is still worth visiting.

Once a symbol of the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, today it is an indelible historical mark of the Chinese nation

The Old Summer Palace is very large and you can spend a lot of time wandering around. It is very shocking to see the ruins in person.

The Old Summer Palace is a famous imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty. It consists of three areas: Old Summer Palace, Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden. It was extremely magnificent and beautiful in history and was known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". In 1860, the British and French allied forces burned the main buildings to ashes. Today, tourists can only pay tribute to the wreckage and look for the glorious empire of the past.

The emperor's back garden is really big. You need to buy a ticket to enter the historical site in the textbook. If you don't hire a tour guide, you can just see the scenery. But you can listen to the tour guide's explanation on the roadside while walking.

The lessons of history are unforgettable. We must never forget the national humiliation.

The two people who burned down the Old Summer Palace were named France and England.

There are heritage sites inside, but they are also evidence of China's invasion.

In fact, it is a large park. You can take a boat tour in the summer, and the main attraction is the Great Waterworks.

There is nothing special about it. It is just a lesson in patriotism. Looking at the ruins of the Old Summer Palace, I feel very touched.

Although it is a ruins, the scenery is beautiful and it is worth a visit.

The explanation is 20 yuan per person, and it takes more than an hour. It's all broken walls and ruins! The lake is completely frozen, with a kind of desolate beauty.

The mottled walls, the traces of time, and the restored Buddha statues all show people the fact that the country was invaded in the past.
Standing on the highest bridge in the Old Summer Palace, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery. The royal style and the desolate reality remind us to always remember China's history.

The park is very large and each scene is different. There are many burned ruins. It is equipped with original pictures and texts. After looking at the ruins and the pictures, it is a pity that it was so magnificent and magnificent before, but now it has become a ruin. You can enjoy it all the way. There will be many people when you reach the north gate. It can be regarded as the main attraction. The Western Building, the Great Waterworks, etc. are all close to the north gate.

The Old Summer Palace is actually a very beautiful large park, and only some remaining rubble and regrets remain of the ruins.

It is a ruins park. I came here for the Great Fountain and it is the first stop when I came to Beijing.

At first glance, the scenery of the Old Summer Palace ruins is not as beautiful as that of the Summer Palace, but after all, it is the ruins of an invasion. If it were during the heyday, one can imagine that the scenery at that time must have been breathtakingly beautiful.

It has experienced countless destruction and looting in history, and finally became a ruin. In the baptism of blood and fire, it is like a modern history of China, with soul-stirring value. Seeing these scenes with my own eyes, I was really shocked from the bottom of my heart.

The Old Summer Palace is a famous imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty. It was extremely magnificent and beautiful in history and was known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". Unfortunately, it was destroyed forever.
As we all know, the first large-scale destruction of the Old Summer Palace was in 1860, when it was burned by the British and French allied forces. However, after the burning, many buildings were still intact. In 1870, a German took 12 photos of the Western Building Scenic Area, showing that "although it was badly destroyed, it was still charming." In 1895, when Kang Youwei visited the Old Summer Palace, he saw that "although it was covered with weeds and broken gravel, it was desolate, but there were still countless pavilions and halls in Fushan and Shouhai, which were guarded by white-haired officials. I could only visit one corner of it all day."
It should be remembered that there were many Chinese who participated in the robbery, and the person who led the British and French forces to rob the Old Summer Palace and instigated Elgin to burn the garden was Gong Zizhen's grandson Gong Xiaogong.
Later, the Old Summer Palace suffered from soil looting (small treasures scattered and buried in the soil), wood looting (pillars of buildings and wooden bridges, large and small trees), and stone looting (everything in the Old Summer Palace that could be used as building materials was completely looted. In 1929, when Zhang Xueliang built a mausoleum for his father, many of the stones used came from the Old Summer Palace).
In 1940, during the Japanese occupation, Beijing was short of food, so they encouraged land reclamation. Farmers entered the park one after another, leveled the mountains and filled the lakes, and planted rice, and the beauty of the lake and mountains in the Old Summer Palace disappeared.
It was not until 1976 that the Yuanmingyuan Administration Office was formally established. After that, there was significant progress in the protection of the site and the greening of the garden. The area around the Western Building was partially cleaned and tidied up. In 1983, it was clearly planned as a site park. In the same year, the Beijing Municipal Government allocated special funds for restoration. On June 29, 1988, it was officially opened to the public.

Compared with other places like the Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City, it is much inferior. It is probably because it was rebuilt into a public park after being destroyed, so it feels quite ordinary. The ginkgo trees on both sides of the road are quite beautiful.

The Summer Palace is a royal garden that you must visit when you come to Beijing.

The traces of history are composed of the three gardens of Yuanming, Changchun and Qichun

It's very big. I walked around it and felt deeply sad that the prosperity of the past is no longer there.

The Old Summer Palace is very large and desolate. The autumn scenery of the Old Summer Palace is so beautiful that it has endless appeal to me as a southerner.
Withered reeds, golden weeping willows, and sparkling lakes. Its beauty is still remembered today, and it deserves the reputation of being the Garden of Gardens at that time.

There is really only a pile of broken stones left, it all depends on your imagination

Here, you can appreciate the weight of history and understand the significance of a strong country.

The garden is very spacious. After entering the gate, I followed the road signs and walked all the way to the Western Building Scenic Area of ​​Changchun Garden. I didn't stop at any of the classics along the way until I saw the Western-style ruins. Then I slowed down. It is really necessary for all Chinese to visit the Old Summer Palace once.

The south gate of Yuanmingyuan is at the exit of Yuanmingyuan subway station. The west side is too big to appreciate. After entering the gate, follow the signs. There is a shuttle bus at the junction of the three gardens for 10 yuan one-way. After a circle, it will take you to the ruins. It is more interesting to listen to the tour guide's explanation of the ruins. You can't see anything by yourself, so you can listen to the tour group. After watching the Great Fountain, I wanted to find the model exhibition but couldn't find it, so I walked back to the south gate. The Internet recommends the Summer Palace. I personally prefer the Old Summer Palace. Those willow trees are very beautiful, but my mother likes the Summer Palace more. Different people have different preferences.

Because our plan was to visit Yuanmingyuan in the morning and the Summer Palace in the afternoon, we made a guide in advance. There are three gardens in Yuanmingyuan. The best route: take the subway to Yuanmingyuan Station, walk through Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden according to the instructions of the Yuanmingyuan curator. Finally, go back to the entrance of Qichun Garden, take the tram (10 yuan in cash) around Yuanmingyuan, and finally go through the South Gate, then take bus No. 331, 3 stops to the Summer Palace

It's a big park, and the layout is really impressive. It's a pity that you can't enter the Great Fountain after 5:30. I thought it closed at 7:30 like the park. It's a bit of a pity, but it's also a rare experience to walk around the park after dusk and nightfall.

If you want to educate people about patriotism, don't charge them. The ticket is 25 yuan, the electric car is 10 yuan, and you have to ride in the huge place. The documentary is 100 yuan. Haha, I don't want to be educated after listening to it. To put it bluntly, Qianlong is a sinner for all ages. He built so many magnificent things, but he also closed the country and built Western things for his own enjoyment. Haha.

The Old Summer Palace is both grand and elegant. Before it was burned down, it probably had more Chinese and Western buildings, but now it is more of a garden with fewer buildings. Touring and walking in the Old Summer Palace, the open landscape makes people feel relaxed.

清代的大型皇家園林，由圓明園及其附園長春園和綺春園（後改稱萬春園）組成，通稱為「圓明三園」，圓明三園內有跡可考的遺址大多分布在西洋樓一帶，九洲景區廢墟已於2009年清理完畢，開放參觀。

Looking at the dilapidated foundation and the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens mentioned in the introduction, the magnificent and gorgeous scenery is unimaginable. Such a beautiful thing was destroyed by people. There is nothing to say. Just work hard. Be happy and grateful. You are powerless to change what happened yesterday. You can only work hard to create a better tomorrow.

I have lived in this city for more than ten years. Although I cannot say that I belong to it 100%, I have left behind many footprints and photos. I post them one by one.