Located at Xiyuan in Haidian District and 15 kilometres from Beijing. The Summer Palace is a classical Chinese garden, established in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) and covers 294 hectares most of which is water. The Summer Palace contains pavilions, towers, bridges, and divides into a court area, front hill area, lake area, rear hill and the back lake.
The front hill is where the Gate of Dispelling Clouds, Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Hall of Moral Glory and the Tower of Buddhist Incense are found. The Garden of Harmonious Interest is found in the rear hill area. Views of the lake can be seen from the front lake area where there is the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and on the west side is the Jade-Belt Bridge.
The main entry point is the Hall of Benevolent Longetivity. Close by is the Hall of Jade ripples and the Hall for Cultivating Happiness and Longetivity. Located at Haidian district (6288 1144).
