Day 66-67 - Summer Palace & Great Wall
July 1st 2010 Day 66 - Summer Palace
Finally the weather was bright and sunny (but not clear by any means!) so we hit the Summer Palace. This is basically the former residence of the Emperors and is some Palace. Is it just outside Beijing (maybe 20kms) and one of the main sights that had been recommended to us, also nice to get out of Beijing for a bit.
The Palace itself covers an expanse of 2.9 square
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