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Winter Stroll in the Summer Palace|A Fairyland by the Frozen Kunming Lake

The Summer Palace is less noisy and more serene and elegant✨ in winter. In the past, visits to the Summer Palace were always rushed🏃‍♀️, but on a warm sunny afternoon🌞 after this year's Spring Festival, strolling through the gardens with friends, we truly understood why it is called a "fairyland on earth"! 📍Address: No. 19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 🕒 Opening Hours: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM (November - March) We chose to enter through Xinjian Gongmen at 3 PM🚪, when there were few tourists. The sunlight shone on the frozen surface of Kunming Lake❄️, casting a golden glow✨, and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the distance looked like a scene from a painting. We strolled along the lakeside, capturing this beautiful afternoon with our cameras📸 🚶‍♀️Recommended Route: Xinjian Gongmen → Kunming Lake Shore → Renshou Hall → Yulan Hall → Leshou Hall → Summer Palace Museum → Long Corridor → Marble Boat This is truly a treasure-level Qing Dynasty architectural complex🏯! We first stopped by Renshou Hall, Yulan Hall, and Leshou Hall to catch some "wild guided tours"🎧 (highly recommend listening to the guide!), as these palaces hold many stories about Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu🔍 👉Must-See Recommendations: 1️⃣ Summer Palace Museum! The exhibits inside are truly precious🤩 2️⃣ The 298-meter Long Corridor! It used to be crowded, but this time we could quietly appreciate the 574 colorful paintings on the beams🎨 3️⃣ Take plenty of photos along the palace walls📸 with Longevity Hill and the Tower of Buddhist Incense as a stunning backdrop! The biggest surprise was seeing the Marble Boat for the first time~🚢 Just in time for sunset🌅, the scene before us was as beautiful as an ink painting! We took photos here to our heart’s content and reluctantly left only after watching the sunset~ Tips: ✅ Wear non-slip shoes in winter ✅ Fewer people and beautiful scenery after 3 PM ✅ You can rent an audio guide ✅ The wind after sunset is very chilly🌬️, so bring scarves and hats
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