After two days visiting some of the iconic sights of Beijing, including the Forbidden City and Great Wall, our Imperial Tours fam trip spent a final half day visiting the famous Summer Palace in the ...

Northeast of Beijing’s resplendent Summer Palace lie the ruins of another stately structure, burned to the ground by European forces during the Second Opium War. Once an elaborate network of pavilions ...

Glide over the magnificent Summer Palace in Beijing with stunning drone footage showcasing its sprawling gardens, serene Kunming Lake, and the iconic Longevity Hill. Experience the timeless beauty of ...

During the 45-minute drive from Beijing’s airport to the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Aman at Summer Palace, you’ll be transported from new Beijing with all its modern architecture and cacophony of ...

The "Twelve Beauties" stroll through flowers at the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, in Beijing on Sept. 29, 2025. The original image of "Twelve Beauties" was a painting displayed at the Old Summer ...

China’s largest Royal Park, the Summer Palace, sprawls over 700 acres and is steeped in history. So to get some perspective on what to see and how to see it, we chatted with a few local scholars who ...

c) Lack of management mechanism (no legislation for protective buffer zone). On 30 January 2006, the World Heritage Centre received a comprehensive Report on the Conservation Status of the World ...

A staff member at the Summer Palace tests the AI-supported handheld translator. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] At the Summer Palace, a renowned historical tourism spot in Beijing, a staff ...

The urban transformation that Beijing is undergoing to meet the requirements for hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, and its impact on the cultural heritage in Beijing, including World Heritage properties ...