If you're planning a trip to Beijing, Yiheyuan Summer Palace (颐和园) is one of the places worth adding to your itinerary. Compared with the dense streets, palaces and historical buildings around central Beijing, the Summer Palace feels completely different. Here, you get huge gardens, traditional Chinese architecture, Kunming Lake, bridges, temples and views from Longevity Hill — all within one enormous imperial garden. What Is Yiheyuan Summer Palace? The Summer Palace, known a