In 1998, The Summer Palace was listed on the World Heritage List.

The Summer Palace, formerly known as the Garden of Clear Ripples, was built in 1750 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. It mainly includes Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill. There are more than 100 buildings of interest, over 20 courtyards of various sizes, about 3,000 ancient buildings covering an area of over 70,000 square meters, together with more than 1,600 ancient trees. Among them, the Tower of Buddhist Incense, the Long Corridor, the Marble Boat, the Suzhou Street, the 17-Arch Bridge, the Garden of Harmonious Pleasures and the Great Opera Hall are all well-known representative buildings.

The artificial landscape in the garden harmoniously blends with the natural hills and the lake, which is of great aesthetic value and a masterpiece in Chinese garden design.

Every year in mid-March, peach blossoms bloom on the west embankment of the Summer Palace, with slender branches spreading out towards the water. When the peach trees blossom, the view from across the Kunming Lake is breathtakingly beautiful. Next month, let's meet in spring at the West Embankment of Summer Palace where peach blossoms are in full bloom.