What should you not miss when taking your children to the Old Summer Palace?

You are the right person to ask this question. I happened to take my children to this large imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty of China - the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". I have done detailed tours strategy. Personally, I think the most treasured attractions not to be missed when visiting the Old Summer Palace are Qichun Garden, Old Summer Palace, and Changchun Garden. Let me introduce these attractions in detail below, hoping to help you.

1. Qichun Garden, a not-to-be-missed attraction

Qichun Garden, also known as "Wanchun Garden", consists of Zhuyuan, Hanhui Garden, Xishuang Village, and Chunhe Garden. Composed of the northern half, it was once one of the main places where Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty lived in the garden for many years. After Daoguang, it was mainly used as the garden residence of the queen mother and concubines. There are many small attractions throughout the park, which is a large collection of small waterscape gardens.

Now it is the main venue for the annual Lotus Festival in the Old Summer Palace. There are large areas of lotus planted on the water surface in the garden. In midsummer, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, making the entire Qichun Garden ablaze with purple and red. Paddling a boat and walking through the lotus leaves is also a good experience. Old Summer Palace

The garden landscaping of the Old Summer Palace mostly takes water as the theme, and is distinguished by its waterscapes. There are both broad and calm lakes and narrow and rapid streams. The Old Summer Palace is mainly composed of two major areas: Fuhai Scenic Area and Houhu Scenic Area.

Fuhai is the largest water surface in the garden, which means "blessed as the East Sea". It was the water amusement center of the royal garden at that time. In the center of the sea there are three square islands of different sizes connected by bridges. Along the Fuhai Sea, there are many small water bodies surrounding it, together with piles of rocks and hills, forming nearly a hundred natural spaces with overlapping mountains and rivers, as if they were created in nature.

Houhu Scenic Area is located in the west of Fuhai. There are nine small islands surrounding Houhu, which is a symbol of the "Jiuzhou" in the country. The landscaping of each island has its own characteristics, and they also borrow from each other to form their own scenery. Changchun Garden

The Changchun Garden is dominated by a large waterscape. The Han Sutra Hall complex, the core building at that time, was large in scale, and its layout was based on the Ningshou Palace in the Forbidden City. It was the permanent residence of Emperor Qianlong after his abdication. There is a lion forest in the northeast corner of the park, which is modeled after the Suzhou Lion Forest. A series of European-style garden buildings, commonly known as "Western-style buildings", were built in the northwest of the park. The well-known "Dashui Fa" is located here. In addition, there are more than ten buildings and gardens such as Xianfaqiao, Xianfaqiao, Haiyantang, Yuanyingguan, Guanshuifa, Xianfashan and Xianfawall. However, now there is only a ruined wall, which can only be found in ruins. Zhongyao thinks about the grand occasion of those years.

2. Recommended tour routes

(1) South Gate - Jianbi Pavilion - Hanqiu Pavilion - Immortal Bearing Dew - Sankong Bridge - Ginkgo Avenue - West entrance of the ruins - Xiyanglou ruins - East entrance of the ruins - Panoramic sand table - Lion Grove - Exit from the east gate

(2) Zhengjue Temple - Junction of Chunzezhai Sanyuan - Ginkgo Avenue ——West entrance of the site—Western Tower site—East entrance of the site—Panorama sand table—Lion Grove—Exit from the east gate

(3) Second Palace Gate—Dan Huai Hall—Han Jing Hall ——Panorama sand table--East entrance of the site--Western Tower site--West entrance of the site--Ginkgo Avenue--Junction of the three gardens--Three-hole Bridge--The Immortal Bearing the Dew--Hanqiu Pavilion--Jianbi Pavilion--South Gate

(4) East Gate - ruins of Western-style Building - Changchun Garden - Western-style Building Scenic Area - Dashuifa - Yellow Flower Array - Harmonious Interests - Square Appearance - Yuanyingguan ——Walking around the Old Summer Palace--Qichun Garden--South Gate--Zhengjue Temple

3. Old Summer Palace stamp collecting activity

An activity especially suitable for parent-child play

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Tips

① There are restaurants in the scenic area and commercial streets nearby, but the visit time is not long, so it is recommended to bring water and food.

②The scenic spot provides rental of wheelchairs and love umbrellas.

③You need to buy tickets separately for Huanghua Array.