Kunming Lake — Attraction in Beijing

Kunming Lake is a Lake with its especial charm that captivates the heart of many tourists around the world. This lake is jeweled with many beautiful Chinese architectural Pavilions and Palaces , a Seventeen Arch Bridge that connect eastern shore to southern island, also the Humpback Bridge or Jade Bridge are some that added Lake attraction and this wonderful western style unnavigable Marble Boat that is exclusively decorated with colorful glasses and colored tiles is a magnet for the on-lookers. It is eternally docked at the foot of the Longevity Hill at the end of the long Corridor as a decoration and serves only as a place to take a seat, maybe drink a cup of tea while enjoying the sunset view. To complete your day with Dragon Boats you can be entertained by riding and cruising around thru this man-made...

This artificial lake covers the largest part of the Summer Palace, with 2.2 square kilometers it occupies about three-quarters of the grounds. The lake was excavated during the construction of the Summer Palace in 1750-1764 and is therefore only 1.5 meters deep on average. The lake has one island, the Nanhu Island, which is connected to the mainland by the Seventeen Arch Bridge. You can walk around the lake: the more than 6 kilometer walk then takes you over some beautiful bridges and you have a good view of Longevity Hill and many buildings of the...

Kunming Lake is a most attractive water feature a short distance from downtown Beijing, where it covers three quarters of the total area of the Summer Palace grounds. By virtue of Beijing’s topographical location, with a gradient sloping down from the northwest to the southeast, the lake is situated at the convergence of the hills and a plain. The ground water level gives rise to a number of natural springs that formed the embryo of what ultimately was to become this fine...