A visit to Beijing should take you to a historical place, the Old Summer Palace, just a walk away from the Sariz Beijing International Hotel. The Old Summer Palace is one of the most visited destinations in Beijing. Once there, you will be astonished as how a grandeur fortress is now the remains of what used to be the magnificent royal garden.
From the Sariz Beijing International Hotel, you can walk a few steps to see the ruins of the royal garden. The Old Summer Palace was once a glorious garden, dubbed as the royal wonderland in the ancient capital of the Chinese Empire. This once garden of gardens, which surpassed all other royal gardens in the world, had fallen and was destroyed during the 18th century war against foreign expedition corps.
The Old Summer Palace is now a memorial park of famous gardens and structures which were intricately set-up and assembled by famous architects and skillful craftsmen during the Qing Dynasty. The famous replica of Anlan Garden, Tian Garden, Ru Garden, Shizilin Garden, pavilions, fountains and falls and the legendary Chinese Fairyland, are now laid waste on the ruins of the royal garden. As you walk through these rubbles, you will still see evidences of its glorious past, returning to the Sariz Beijing International Hotel, with tear-laden eyes.
