Dragon Boat Ride
Kunming Lake
Beijing China
2014

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunming_Lake

Kunming Lake is the central lake on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Haidian District, Beijing, China. Together with the Longevity Hill, Kunming Lake forms the key landscape features of the Summer Palace gardens. With an area of 2.2 km², Kunming Lake covers approximately three-quarters of the Summer Palace grounds.


In this private Beijing tour, you will visit three major must-sees in the city: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace. A dragon boat ride across the Kunming Lake inside Summer Palace is also included. Itinerary
Stop at: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Details: Meet your guide at 9:00am and start the tour from Tian’anmen Square which has witnessed some of the most dramatic chapters of China history.
Duration: 40 min(s)

Stop at: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
Details: From here, you enter the Forbidden City, commonly called Palace Museum or Gugong by the Chinese people. It was built from 1406 and served as the imperial residence for 24 emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties. China’s history unfolds as you explore the huge compound and the various rooms in the palace complex. Your tour also includes the very interesting treasures museums, as well as going up the newly opened wall of the Forbidden City.
Duration: 2 hour(s)
Admission Ticket Included

Stop at: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Details: Have your lunch in a nice restaurant recommended by the guide if you like (at your own cost), then take a Uber car to see the Summer Palace, the largest imperial garden and palace existing in China. You will see the main attractions like the working and living quarters of the emperor; the Long Corridor; Longevity Hill; Marble Boat(Qingyan Stone Boat), Seventeen Arch Bridge and so on. Then you will take a big dragon boat to enjoy the beauty of Kunming Lake and leave the Summer Palace.
Duration: 1 hour(s) 20 min(s)