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Have A Splendid Beijing Tour Of Beihai Park

Plan your Beijing tour? Beihai Park is the oldest imperial garden in the world as well as one of the largest in China. This huge imperial garden has a history of over 1,000 years. originally built in 938 during Liao Dynasty(916 – 1125). There are several attractions that you can visit such as White Dagoba, Hao Pu Creek(Haopujian) Garden, Quiet Heart(Jingxin) Studio, Nine-Dragon, ScreenFive-Dragon Pavilions, Circular City.

The building of Beihai Park was the result of many emperors’dream of finding a secret potion that was the elixir of life by resembling the three magic mountains called Penglai, Yingzhou and Fangzhang on the sea where the gods who lived there were believed to have a secret potion for immortal life. So Beihai Park was laid out in the form of one pool and three “mountains”.

Beihai Park is well known for its beautiful gardens, the maze in the stone cave, temples and pavilions. Atop the Jade Island in Beihai Park, the White Dagoba becomes an important landmark of the city. Beihai Park is worth being listed on your first time trip to Beijing if time permits.


Transportation:

By Bus:

Take Bus 5, 101, 103, 109, 124 or 685 to get off at Beihai Station.

Take Bus 3, 13, 42, 107, 111, 118, 612 or 701 to Beihai Beimen Station.

By Subway:Take Subway Line 4 and get off at Ping'anli Station. Leave from Southeast Exit and walk along Dianmen Xi Dajie to the east for 20 minutes to the north gate.


Admission Fee:

Apr.1 to Oct.31: CNY 10  

Nov.1 to Mar.31: CNY 5


Opening Hours:

April to October: 06:30 to 21:00 (ticket office closed at 20:30)

November to next March: 06:30 to 20:00 (ticket office closed at 19:30)