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Beihai Park
Beihai Park is an extremely popular attraction among Beijingers and tourists. It is very large, about 68.2 hectares, and almost two-thirds of the park is a lake. The park sits in the Beijing’s center, used to be the royal garden of the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Emperors. It was completed in 1179, rife with greenery and assorted pavilions, corridors and gardens abound.
Besides the lake, the main things to see in Beihai are the Round City, which contains a jade vase from the time of Kublai Khan;the Temple of Eternal Peace, the Nine Dragon Screen, which is really a 5-meter-high, 27-meter-long wall covered with glazed tiles carved into nine intertwining dragons;and the White Pagoda on Gem Island in the center of the lake.
In summer, Beihai is an ideal place to go to escape from the blazing summer heat. You can paddle around in a bizarre assortment of boats. There are odd, duck-shaped paddle boats,and tow types of motor boats;three-seater reagular and one-person UFOs (you have to see it to understand). In the winter, the lake freezes over and Beihai turns into a huge skating rink.
Within Beihai is also the famous Fangshan Restaurant, the bestknown of the Imperial Court style restaurants where you can eat Qing Dynasty type food, for a pretty penny.
How to go there:
Address: No.13 Imperial College Stree, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Take subway or No.62, 13, 116 and special 2 bus and get off at Lama Temple
1 Wen Jin Street (northwest of the Forbidden City)
Open Time: 09:00-16:30
Travel Time: 2 hours
Ticket Fee: RMB 20
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