Beijing, China

Assalamualaikum

It used to be the place where the olden Chinese Qing dynasty emperor spends his summer time, but nowadays it has become a major tourist attraction in Beijing.

The entrance

The half frozen lake

 

Lots of people were seen there as I set foot there early in the morning. The cold weather makes the Kunming Lake half frozen. Due to that condition, all of the cycling boats which normally flocks the lake were left parking by the lakeside.

The main place building

Throughout the leafless tree walkway, a large number of Chinese old folks were seen there going for a morning walk and also there were a few tour groups wandering around with their tour guides. At one area there was also a group of people doing tai-chi, a type of Chinese internal martial arts which is normally practices for health benefits.

Group doing tai-chi

Inside the palace compound

One of the scenic view there

Man painting chinese writings to the walkway

some chinese food sold there

The entrance ticket to the palace was RMB20 (Which does not include admission to Tower of Buddist Incense, Garden of Virtue and Suzhou Street).  The all inclusive ticket is available for RMB50.