The Summer Palace was basically the Summer residence of the Dynasties. During the summer months when the centre of Beijing and the stone Forbidden City became to hot to endure, the emperors would move out to the Summer Palace. The Palace is home to a large lake, is surrounded by hills, and it would be considerably cooler here than in the Forbidden City. In fact, even when we were there it was freezing compared with the city centre. We took a guided tour by a sweet girl. Her English was better than the other guides we had taken, but we still had to concentrate very hard and use our powers of deduction to work out what she was trying to say.
The lake and scenery around the palace are beautiful, and it is a very peaceful place to wander around. In these majestic and serene surroundings, we felt the need to be a little stupid, see the photos below.
Christian and Fiona
Location:Beijing, China
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