Routes China BeijingHaidian District
Summer Palace

Haidian District, Beijing, China

Summer Palace

Length5.4 mi
Elev. Gain160.7 ft
Est. Steps12000
Created by 蛤蜊皮
Introduction
Summer Palace is a 5.4 mile (12,000-step) route located near Haidian District, Beijing, China. This route has an elevation gain of about 160.7 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Summer Palace

Place
The Summer Palace (simplified Chinese: 颐和园; traditional Chinese: 頤和園; pinyin: Yíhéyuán), is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. It was an imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (万寿山; 萬壽山; Wànshòu Shān) and Kunming Lake, it covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi), three-quarters of which is water.

Ministry of State Security (China)

Place
The Ministry of State Security (MSS) is the intelligence, security and secret police agency of the People's Republic of China (non-military area of interests), responsible for counter-intelligence, foreign intelligence and political security. It is headquartered in Beijing.Article 4 of the Criminal Procedure Law gives the MSS the same authority to arrest or detain people as regular police for crimes involving state security with identical supervision by the procuratorates and the courts.

Marble Boat

Place
The Marble Boat (Chinese: 石舫; pinyin: Shí Fǎng), also known as the Boat of Purity and Ease, is a lakeside pavilion on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. It was first erected in 1755 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. The original pavilion was made from a base of large stone blocks which supported a wooden superstructure done in a traditional Chinese design.

Kunming Lake

Place
Kunming Lake (Chinese: 昆明湖, p Kūnmíng Hú) is the central lake on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. Together with the Longevity Hill, Kunming Lake forms the key landscape features of the Summer Palace gardens.With an area of 2.2 square kilometres (0.8 sq mi), Kunming Lake covers approximately three quarters of the Summer Palace grounds.

Long Corridor

Place
The Long Corridor (simplified Chinese: 长廊; traditional Chinese: 長廊; pinyin: Cháng Láng) is a covered walkway in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. First erected in the middle of the 18th century, it is famous for its length (728 m) in conjunction with its rich painted decoration (more than 14,000 paintings).

Jade Belt Bridge

Place
The Jade Belt Bridge (simplified Chinese: 玉带桥; traditional Chinese: 玉帶橋; pinyin: Yù Dài Qiáo), also known as the Camel's Back Bridge, is an 18th-century pedestrian moon bridge located on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. It is famous for its distinctive tall thin single arch. The Jade Belt Bridge is the most well-known of the six bridges on the western shore of Kunming Lake.

West Gate of Summer Palace station

Place
West Gate of Summer Palace station (simplified Chinese: 颐和园西门站; traditional Chinese: 頤和園西門站; pinyin: Yíhéyuán Xīmén Zhàn) is a station on Xijiao line (light rail) of the Beijing Subway, it opened to public on 30 December 2017.

Willow Bridge

Tourist Attraction

Blue Iris Stone

Historical

Bronze Ox

Tourist Attraction
Route Details

Length

5.4 mi

Elev. Gain

160.7 ft

Est. Steps

12000
Created by
蛤蜊皮
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