PalaisFermé Some inner sites close on Monday (except public holidays); the park stays open

Summer Palace

#7sur 10 lieux à visiter à BeijingBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Aussi appelé Yiheyuan · 颐和园 · Garden of Nurtured Harmony

L'essentiel

Horaires d'ouverture : 06:00–19:00 and 06:30–18:00 and 08:00–17:30 and 08:30–16:30. Entrée : CN¥30. Comptez 3.5 hrs. Meilleure période : Opening time to 10:00.

Mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026 · Rédigé par Traveliac, avec assistance IA · 4 min de lecture

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Horaires d'ouverture: 06:00–16:30; Gates 06:00-19:00 from April to October and 06:30-18:00 from November to March (sources differ by an hour); inner sites 08:00-17:30 from April to October and 08:30-16:30 from November to March.
Prix d'entrée: CN¥30; Billet à partir de
Durée nécessaire: 3.5 hrs
Meilleur moment de la journée: Opening time to 10:00
Meilleurs mois: Apr – May, Sep – Oct
Adresse: 19 Xinjiangongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100091, China

À propos de Summer Palace

Summer Palace charges CNY 30 for park entry from 1 April to 31 October and CNY 20 from 1 November to 31 March, as of 2026, with a through ticket at CNY 60 or CNY 50 covering the main paid sites. The palace covers about 3 square kilometres, three quarters of it water, and its centrepiece is Kunming Lake, dug in the 1750s and overlooked by Longevity Hill, crowned by the Tower of Buddhist Incense on a stone terrace. The Long Corridor, a painted timber walkway of 728 metres, runs along the lake's northern shore under thousands of painted scenes, and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge links the shore to South Lake Island. Summer Palace was modelled in part on the lakes and causeways of Hangzhou's West Lake, and its lakeside marble, cypress and pavilions make it the coolest large imperial site in Beijing during July heat.

Meilleur moment de la journée : Opening time to 10:00. When the Long Corridor and the hill are quiet and the lake mirrors the pagodas in soft light.

Horaires de Summer Palace

Horaires d'ouverture: 06:00–16:30; Mon–Sun 06:00–19:00 and 06:30–18:00 and 08:00–17:30 and 08:30–16:30; Gates 06:00-19:00 from April to October and 06:30-18:00 from November to March (sources differ by an hour); inner sites 08:00-17:30 from April to October and 08:30-16:30 from November to March.
Fermé le: Some inner sites close on Monday (except public holidays); the park stays open

Mon–Sun	06:00–19:00 and 06:30–18:00 and 08:00–17:30 and 08:30–16:30

Bon à savoir : Boat rides on Kunming Lake stop selling tickets around 16:30 and are suspended when the lake freezes or in bad weather.

Horaires d'ouverture établis à partir de english.beijing.gov.cn et de sources publiques, mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026. Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides

Prix d'entrée de Summer Palace

Entry fees for Summer Palace
Billet	Prix
Billet standard	CN¥30
Tarif réduit (étudiant / senior)	CN¥15
Enfants	CN¥15

Park entry is CNY 30 from 1 April to 31 October and CNY 20 from 1 November to 31 March, as of 2026. The through ticket, which adds the Tower of Buddhist Incense, the Garden of Virtue and Harmony, Suzhou Street and the Wenchang Gallery, is CNY 60 in the high season and CNY 50 in the low season. Individual sites can also be bought separately for CNY 5-20. Half-price concessions apply to children, students and over-60s in most sources; verify with a passport at the gate. Sources describe real-name, passport-based booking released seven days ahead.

Tarifs établis à partir de english.beijing.gov.cn et de sources publiques, mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026. Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides

Meilleure période pour visiter Summer Palace

Quiet
Moderate
Busy
Very busy

06:30 - 09:30
Early quietBest time to go
Locals walk and exercise along the lake while the Long Corridor and Longevity Hill are nearly empty.
Quiet
09:30 - 12:30
Tour group wave
Coach parties enter through the East Gate; the Long Corridor and the Marble Boat crowd quickly.
Busy
12:30 - 15:30
Midday and afternoon peak
Weekend and holiday crowds are at their heaviest, with queues at the tower and boat piers.
Very busy
15:30 - 18:00
Late afternoon
Groups leave for dinner and the lake catches warmer light, though inner sites close by 17:30.
Moderate

Histoire de Summer Palace

Summer Palace grew from 12th-century Jin dynasty lake works, but its present form dates from 1750, when the Qianlong Emperor built the Garden of Clear Ripples to mark his mother's 60th birthday, enlarging the lake and adding the Longevity Hill temples. Anglo-French forces burned the gardens in 1860 during the Second Opium War, leaving much of Longevity Hill in ruins.

The Empress Dowager Cixi ordered a rebuild from about 1886 and renamed the site Yiheyuan in 1888. The popular claim that she diverted naval funds to pay for it is widely repeated, but historians disagree about how much money was actually moved, so treat the figure as disputed. Foreign troops looted the palace again in 1900, and Cixi restored it a second time. It became a public park in 1924, and UNESCO inscribed it as a World Heritage Site in 1998. The Marble Boat, a stone-hulled pavilion at the lake's edge, dates from the Qianlong period, with a paddle-wheel superstructure added under Cixi.

Règles et étiquette à Summer Palace

Summer Palace uses real-name tickets that require a passport, and the through ticket is worth buying only if you plan to climb to the Tower of Buddhist Incense and walk Suzhou Street. Bags are X-rayed at each gate, and the palace has four main gates (East, North, New Palace, and South), so pick the one nearest your route to avoid backtracking across 3 square kilometres.

Summer Palace prohibits drones, and tripods on the Long Corridor block a walkway that turns crowded in the afternoon. Dress modestly for the Buddhist halls, and do not lean on the marble railings of the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, whose hundreds of lion carvings are fragile. Boat operators on the lake charge fixed fares at the pier; anyone offering private rides on the shore at a lower price is unlicensed, and lakeside food stalls charge steep tourist prices.

Conseils pour visiter Summer Palace

1
Summer Palace works best entered through the East Palace Gate at Xiyuan station, walking west along the Long Corridor, then climbing Longevity Hill and exiting by the north gate at Beigongmen; this route keeps the steepest climb early. The steps up to the Tower of Buddhist Incense are steep and reward with a view over the lake and, on clear days, the Western Hills.
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Summer Palace has very little shade on the causeways in July and August, so bring water and sun protection, and check the Beijing air quality index before going in winter, when haze mutes the view. Allow at least three hours, since the grounds are large and the lakeside loop is long.

Comment se rendre à Summer Palace

L'étoile rouge indique Summer Palace ; les repères numérotés sont les 5 lieux les plus proches de nos guides, chacun avec son classement dans sa ville. Touchez un repère pour plus de détails.

19 Xinjiangongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100091, ChinaItinéraire sur Google Maps

Depuis Beijing Capital Airport (PEK)
40 km · 70-90 min
CNY 25 Airport Express plus CNY 5-6 subway
Depuis Tiananmen West
18 km · 45 min
CNY 4-5
Depuis Zhongguancun
6 km · 12-15 min
CNY 3

Aéroport le plus proche

Depuis Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), about 40 km; Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), about 60 km.

Gare la plus proche

Depuis Beigongmen (Line 4, Exit D) for the North Palace Gate; Xiyuan (Line 4) for the East Palace Gate area.

FAQ — Summer Palace

How much does Summer Palace cost in 2026?

CNY 30 for park entry from 1 April to 31 October and CNY 20 from 1 November to 31 March, as of 2026, with a through ticket at CNY 60 or CNY 50 for the extra sites.

Is a through ticket worth buying at the Summer Palace?

Yes, if you plan to climb the Tower of Buddhist Incense and visit Suzhou Street; the through ticket covers those sites for CNY 60 in the high season and CNY 50 in the low season, which is cheaper than paying individually.

How long does the Summer Palace take?

Allow three to four hours. The grounds are large, and walking from the East Gate along the Long Corridor and over Longevity Hill fills most of a morning.

Which Summer Palace entrance should visitors use?

Use the East Gate at Xiyuan station for the shortest walk to the Long Corridor, or the North Gate at Beigongmen station if you want to start by climbing Longevity Hill.

Rédigé avec l'assistance de l'IA à partir de sources officielles et de registres publics, et publié seulement après les vérifications décrites dans Comment nous rédigeons ces guides. Personne chez Traveliac ne s'est rendu sur place. Mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026. Comment nous classons et vérifions les lieux