A former imperial garden first built in the 12th century around a lake, with the white Tibetan stupa on Jade Islet and the remains of Kublai Khan's palace. It has been public since 1925, and Lonely Planet calls the lakes here the place where Beijingers come to connect with nature.
- Address
- 1 Wenjin Street (south gate), Xicheng District
- Hours
- Apr 1-Oct 31 Mon-Sun 06:00-21:00 (last entry 20:30); Nov 1-Mar 31 Mon-Sun 06:30-20:00 (last entry 19:30); inner gardens 08:00-18:00 / 08:30-17:00 (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 2.5 h
- Price
- Entry CNY 10 Apr-Oct, CNY 5 Nov-Mar; combined ticket CNY 20 / CNY 15 (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The Round City (Tuancheng) by the south gate has its own CNY 1 ticket, and visitbeijing showed it as 'Closed Now' when checked (Oct 2026).
- Jingxin Zhai on the north shore is the most refined garden-within-a-garden in the park (visitbeijing.com.cn).
- Lonely Planet points to the Qingfeng steamed-bun shop on the south side of Jade Islet for a quick lunch.