# Summer Palace (颐和园)

Beijing, Beijing Municipality · North China, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/summer-palace
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** Standard ticket price (free for children under 6 / under 1.2 meters; free for ages 60 and over; half price for students, etc.; reservation required)
- **Opening hours:** 06:30-19:00 (winter 11.1-3.31 of the following year); 06:00-20:00 (summer 4.1-10.31)
- **Time needed:** 4-6 hours
- **Address:** 19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing
- **Getting there:** Metro Line 4: exit at Beigongmen Station or Xiyuan Station and walk there; buses No. 303, 331, 332 and others to Summer Palace stop
- **Good for:** History & Culture, Architecture, Hiking & Outdoors, Photography, Nature

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1626. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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