We had commandeered Benny for the full day, so after the wall, we had him take us over to the Summer Palace, one of Beijing's other popular attractions. It used to be an inner-city getaway for emperors and empresses, but had a long history of plundering and fires, until eventually it became a must-see attraction for commoners. (How's that for condensing hundreds of years of history...)
It was peaceful, and like most things here, enormous. The grounds go on forever it seems and you can hop into different temples and dwellings or just stroll around the various lakes and canals. We had our wall feet under us, so we just strolled and explored the grounds a bunch. It was really nice there, and with a few more hours to spend, there would have been a great deal more to see.
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