Beijing Old Summer Palace Yuan Ming Yuan Park Ticket

Overview

24 hours

Mobile ticket

Explore the ruins of the Old Summer Palace, once a grand imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty. Wander through peaceful lakes, traditional pavilions, and scenic stone bridges that tell stories of its rich history and tragic past. Discover the European-style stone remnants of the Western Mansions and enjoy tranquil walks amid lush greenery. Ideal for history lovers, photographers, and families, the site offers a reflective journey into China's cultural heritage without extra fees.

Please note that tickets for the Old Summer Palace are time-slotted for either the morning or afternoon—make sure to select the correct entry time when booking.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please note that tickets for the Old Summer Palace are time-slotted for either the morning or afternoon—make sure to select the correct entry time when booking.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

1.3 Ticket for the sand table panorama model exhibition

2.3 Ticket for the sand table panorama model exhibition

Option 1: Adult Ticket Morning Session 【8:00-12:00】

2.2 Ticket for the Xiyanglou Relics Area,

1.2 Ticket for the Xiyanglou Relics Area,

1.1 One Old Summer Palace pass

2.1 One Old Summer Palace pass

Option 2: Adult Ticket Afternoon Session 【12:00-16:30】

Other personal expenses

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

Old Summer Palace (yuan Ming Yuan)

No. 28, Tsinghua West Road, Haidian District Beijing China

End points

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Old Summer Palace (yuan Ming Yuan)

The Old Summer Palace, a royal garden that harmoniously blended Chinese and European landscape arts, now stands as a poignant narrator of history through its crumbling walls and shattered pillars. Wander the Grand Waterfall ruins, tracing time’s imprint on weathered carved balustrades and jade-inlaid steps, where fractured Baroque columns and white marble bases bear scars of cultural collision. Willows along the West Dyke caress the remnants of Western-style buildings, as the crimson sunset illuminates the void left by the missing zodiac statues in the Hall of Calm Seas—every inch of earth interrogates the duality of imperial glory and catastrophic decline. Here, amid ruins, we rediscover civilization’s fragility, and in desolate beauty, glimpse eternity’s persistence.

Admission Included