📌 Product Overview
• Visit the Old Summer Palace, also known as Yuanmingyuan, at your own pace.
• This is a self-guided ticket product, not a guided tour.
• The Old Summer Palace is a large historic garden and ruin site in northwest Beijing.
• It is suitable for travelers who enjoy imperial garden history, open-air ruins, lakes, walking routes, and quieter cultural sites.
• A pre-booked e-ticket is included.
• An English online audio guide link is included.
• An English PDF guidebook is included.
• Choose the Gate Ticket if you only need main park admission.
• Choose the Pass if you also want to visit the Western Mansions Ruins and Panorama Sand Table Exhibition.
• The Western Mansions Ruins are among the most recognizable ruin areas in the Old Summer Palace.
• The Panorama Sand Table Exhibition helps visitors understand the original scale and layout of the garden complex.
• Yuanmingyuan Museum entry is not included in any option.
• The GetYourGuide QR code is not the final entry ticket.
• Please use the separate e-ticket we send before travel.
• The audio guide is provided through an online web link, not by physical device.
• Please use your own phone, internet connection, and earphones.
• Hotel pickup, transportation, live guide, meals, and drinks are not included.
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✨ Highlights
• Visit the Old Summer Palace with a pre-booked e-ticket.
• Explore the historic garden ruins at your own pace with English audio and PDF guide.
• Choose the Gate Ticket for main park entry only.
• Choose the Pass for main park entry plus Western Mansions Ruins and Panorama Sand Table Exhibition.
• Avoid confusion at entry by using the separate e-ticket sent before travel.
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🎫 Ticket Options
• Old Summer Palace Gate Ticket with Audio & PDF Guide — suitable for travelers who want basic main park entry and a flexible self-guided walk. This option includes main park admission, English online audio guide, and English PDF guidebook. It does not include Western Mansions Ruins, Panorama Sand Table Exhibition, or Yuanmingyuan Museum.
• Old Summer Palace Pass with Audio & PDF Guide — suitable for travelers who want a more complete visit. This option includes main park admission, Western Mansions Ruins, Panorama Sand Table Exhibition, English online audio guide, and English PDF guidebook. Yuanmingyuan Museum is not included.
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🕒 Ticket Validity / Entry Time
• Tickets are valid only on the selected travel date.
• This is a one-time entry ticket.
• You can enter once within the valid entry window of your selected option.
• Valid entry window may vary by option and final ticket confirmation.
• Reference entry window may be 6:00 AM–4:00 PM or 6:00 AM–5:30 PM, depending on the selected ticket option and local operation.
• Visitors can usually stay in the park after entry until the park’s evening closing time.
• Final entry time, e-ticket, and QR code details will be confirmed before travel.
• Please check the e-ticket we send before visiting.
• The GetYourGuide QR code is not accepted for entry.
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🎧 Audio & PDF Guide
• English online audio guide link is included.
• English PDF guidebook is included.
• The audio guide is provided through a web link.
• The audio guide is not a physical audio device.
• The audio guide is not downloadable.
• Please use your own mobile phone and stable internet connection.
• Please bring your own earphones or headphones.
• The audio guide is valid only on the selected visit date until 23:59 local time.
• The PDF guidebook may be sent by email, WhatsApp, or platform message before use.
• No live guide is included.
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📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ Yuanmingyuan / Old Summer Palace e-ticket
✅ Main park admission
✅ Western Mansions Ruins entry, only if Pass option is selected
✅ Panorama Sand Table Exhibition entry, only if Pass option is selected
✅ English online audio guide link
✅ English PDF guidebook
✅ E-ticket sending support
❌ Yuanmingyuan Museum entry
❌ Western Mansions Ruins entry, unless Pass option is selected
❌ Panorama Sand Table Exhibition entry, unless Pass option is selected
❌ Hotel pickup and drop-off
❌ Transportation
❌ Live tour guide
❌ Audio device
❌ Earphones or headphones
❌ Meals and drinks
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Tips or gratuities
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
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⚠️ Know Before You Go
• This is a self-guided ticket product, not a guided tour.
• The GetYourGuide QR code is not the final entry ticket.
• Please do not try to enter the park directly with the GetYourGuide QR code.
• Please use the separate e-ticket and QR code sent before travel.
• The ticket is valid only on the selected travel date.
• You can enter once within the valid entry window of your selected option.
• The Gate Ticket includes main park admission only.
• The Pass includes main park admission, Western Mansions Ruins, and Panorama Sand Table Exhibition.
• Yuanmingyuan Museum entry is not included in any option.
• The audio guide is provided by online web link.
• Please use your own phone, internet connection, and earphones.
• Audio device and earphones are not provided.
• Hotel pickup, transportation, live guide, meals, and drinks are not included.
• Please bring the passport or ID used for booking.
• Passport or ID details may be required for ticket booking and entry verification.
• In peak season, tickets may be difficult to secure. Early booking is recommended.
• Park entry control, opening hours, exhibition access, and ticket rules may change due to local operation, weather, crowd control, or venue policy.
• This visit involves extended outdoor walking. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
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📍 Entry Information
• Attraction: Old Summer Palace.
• Chinese attraction name: 圆明园遗址公园。
• Address: No. 28 Qinghua West Road, Haidian District, Beijing.
• Chinese address: 北京市海淀区清华西路28号，圆明园遗址公园。
• Nearby subway: Yuanmingyuan Park Station, Beijing Subway Line 4.
• Recommended entrance: use the entrance shown on your final e-ticket.
• Please present the separate e-ticket we send before travel.
• Do not use the GetYourGuide QR code for entry.
• Final e-ticket, entry QR code, and entrance instructions will be sent before travel.
