Summer Palace in the summer

One of the things that a LOT of people who have previously visited Beijing mentioned that I had to see was the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace was built in 1750 for the Qianlong Emperor to have as a summer home. In 1888 it served as a summer home for Empress Dowager Cixi, who put a lot of money that was supposed to go to the Chinese navy into rebuilding the palace.

Now it's not only a pretty big tourist attraction but serves as a recreational park as well.

Here is the Summer Palace:



six days!!