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Dali is a city that makes people yearn for it. It has magnificent natural scenery and unique Bai culture. As a photography enthusiast, I am deeply attracted by the beauty of Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake. **The water quality of Erhai Lake is crystal clear.**  It is the most pleasant enjoyment to take a boat tour and enjoy the lake and mountains. The ancient city of Dali is well preserved, and the Bai dwellings, the reflections of the three towers, the wind, flowers, snow and moon and other attractions have their own characteristics. **The three towers of Chongsheng Temple are the landmark buildings of Dali. The thousand-year-old towers have witnessed the historical changes of Dali**. The Bai architecture and tie-dyeing craftsmanship of Xizhou Ancient Town show the unique charm of Bai culture. **Dali's food is also not to be missed. Rushan, Baba fish, bait blocks, etc. are all authentic Bai delicacies. Dali, a city that makes people linger.**
✅Route arrangement Enter from Beiruyi Gate → Binfeng Bridge (West Bank) → Tour in the Painting → Buddhist Incense Pavilion → Zhichun Pavilion → Seventeen-Arch Bridge → Nanhu Island Hanxu Hall → Exit from Xinjian Palace Gate ⏰ Recommended tour duration: 3-5 hours Student ticket: 💰20 You need to buy a separate ticket for Buddhist Incense Pavilion💰10  ✅Detailed route planning 📍Enter the park from Beiruyi Gate: Get off at Beigongmen Station on Metro Line 4, walk about 1.2 kilometers or take a taxi (no direct bus). ‼ ️Note: There is no storage point at Beiruyi Gate, it is recommended to travel light  ⬇️Walk for 10 minutes 📍2. Binfeng Bridge: It is one of the six bridges on West Bank. Its name is taken from the agricultural poem in the Book of Songs. The bridge is simple and quaint. You can enjoy peach blossoms in spring and withered lotus in autumn. It is a beautiful sight in all seasons. Walking south along the West Embankment, you can overlook Kunming Lake and Yuquan Mountain, and feel the essence of the art of "borrowing scenery" gardening. ⬇️Walk for 18 minutes (circle back to the North Ruyi Gate) 📍Tour in the painting: The building complex is built on the mountain, with octagonal pavilions and corridors scattered around. After climbing to the top, you can overlook the panoramic view of Kunming Lake. It is one of the best photo spots in the Summer Palace. Legend has it that this place was inspired by the Jiangnan landscape in Qianlong's dream, and it is suitable for wearing Hanfu to shoot ancient style blockbusters.  ⬇️Walk for 5 minutes 📍 Buddha Incense Pavilion: The iconic eight-sided three-story pavilion, 41 meters high, enshrines the gilded statue of Thousand-armed Guanyin, and you can see the lake and mountain scenery of the whole park when you climb to the top. ‼ ️Note: You need to buy a separate ticket for the Buddhist Incense Pavilion (10 yuan). It is recommended to buy a combined ticket (including Suzhou Street, Dehe Garden, etc.) for a better deal.  ⬇️Walk for 18 minutes 📍 Zhichun Pavilion: The name of the pavilion is taken from "The duck knows first when the spring river is warm", which is a good place to watch the reflection of Wanshou Mountain and the scenery of lakes and mountains. The view here is wide, suitable for taking classic pictures of the Buddhist Incense Pavilion and Kunming Lake in the same frame  ⬇️Walk for 15 minutes 📍 6 Seventeen-hole Bridge and Nanhu Island: The total length is 150 meters. The 17 holes on the bridge body symbolize the changes in the moon. The 544 stone lions at the bridge head have different postures. In the evening, the setting sun passes through the bridge hole to form the wonder of "golden light through the hole".  ⬇️1min walk 📍Hanxu Hall: the main building of Nanhu Island, once the place where Empress Dowager Cixi reviewed the navy, now a viewing platform, overlooking the West Embankment and Yuquan Mountain ⬇️5min walk 📍Newly built palace gate: close to Xiyuan subway station, bus 74/374/43 directly, convenient for return or to the surrounding attractions such as Yuanmingyuan, Tsinghua University and Peking University.
It turns out that the North Ruyi Gate has the least people, the most flat roads, and is closest to the painting. Most importantly, the number of steps after walking this route is only about 11,000, and it takes more than 3 hours. If you don't want to climb the slope or squeeze in the crowd, Beiruyi Gate is undoubtedly the best choice as the entrance👍  Route: Beiruyi Gate👉 Banbi Bridge👉 Suyunyan City Gate👉 Painting Tour👉 Mountain and Lake Light on the Same Floor👉 Paiyun Gate/Yunhui Yuyu Archway👉 Yaoyue Gate👉 Leshou Hall👉 Dehe Hall (passing by)👉 Xiqu Garden👉 Ziqi Donglai City Gate👉 Renshou Hall👉 Zhichun Pavilion👉 Wenchang Pavilion👉 Seventeen-Arch Bridge/Nanhu Island👉 New Palace Gate  Tips: 1. The opening hours of the Summer Palace are 6:30-18:00 in the off-season, but it should be noted that the Painting Tour and other fee-charging courtyards are closed at 17:00.  Peak season (April 1st - October 31st): 6:00 am - 7:00 pm, the painting tour and fee-paying courtyards are open from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. 2. The entrance ticket is 20 yuan per person, and the combined ticket is 50 yuan per person. The Summer Palace is very large and you can't visit it all in one day. It is recommended to buy only the entrance ticket. Other fee-paying courtyards can be entered on site. (Note: The entrance ticket is 30 yuan per person in the peak season, and the combined ticket is 60 yuan per person) 3. There are 6 gates in the Summer Palace. As mentioned earlier, entering from the North Ruyi Gate is the best choice. Let's talk about the entrances and exits of other gates:  3a. Beigong Gate is closest to Exit C of the subway station, but there are more people queuing here during peak season and weekends, and if you go the wrong way from this gate, you have to climb up and down all kinds of hills and ridges. If you have difficulty walking, choose carefully... (The advantage is that this gate is closest to Suzhou Street and the Four Continents)  3b. Donggong Gate is closest to Xiyuan Station and is the entrance that many tour groups like. Xinjian Palace Gate has fewer people, but the disadvantage is that it is a bit far from the subway station, and you need to take a taxi or bus directly to get there. Ximen and Nanruyi Gate are far from the main attractions. If you are not staying in Beijing for a long time, it is not recommended to enter from these two gates.  4. If you want to take pictures of "golden light through the hole", 4-5 o'clock is the best time to shoot ~ but it is best to go to Nanhu Island before 4 o'clock to get a good seat.