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Day Tour
Beijing
Summer Palace & Kunming Lake Cruise: History, Poetry & Gardens
颐和园与昆明湖游船：历史、诗词与园林美学
1 Day 2-10 people 4.3 (41)
About This Tour
Stroll China’s finest imperial garden while learning how Qing emperors fused Daoist philosophy, poetic allusion, and European engineering into landscape design. Cruise Kunming Lake aboard a hand-rowed dragon boat, pause at marble boats and painted corridors, and write your own classical quatrain with a literature scholar.
Practical Information
Meeting Point
Xiyuan Subway Station Exit A (10-min walk to East Gate)
Group Size
2-10 people
What's Included
- Skip-the-line entrance tickets
- English-speaking literature & garden historian guide
- 30-min dragon boat ride
- Handmade poetry scroll keepsake
- Bottled water & seasonal fruit
What's Not Included
Tour Themes
history
culture
nature
Tags
# Dragon boat cruise with traditional rowers
# Poetry-writing workshop at Longevity Hill
# Behind-the-scenes look at 19th-century restoration techniques
# Seasonal lotus or ginkgo viewing (summer/autumn)
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before