Old Summer Palace(YuanMingYuan)

Written by china guide June 7th, 2010 No Comments Category: China Destinations

Introduction to YuanMingYuan

YuanMingYuan (Chinese: 圆明园), also known as the 'Old Summer Palace' and originally called the Imperial Gardens, was an extremely large complex of palaces and gardens 8 km (5 miles) northwest of the old city wall of Beijing (that is, about 8km from XiZhiMen subway station). YuanMingYuan is very close to the Summer Palace; in fact, slightly nearer to central Beijing. There will shortly be a subway station there.

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