Skating at Summer Palace (Tips, Photos & Map)

Plan your Beijing winter tour? Skating is one of Beijing's traditional pastimes in winter. There are a few lake-turned skate rinks with a total skating area of 1000,000 square meters in Beijing.

The winter skating starts normally from early January and ends at early February, a month long skating period. The actual skating time largely depends on the temperature and the weather of that period.

Beijing Summer Palace Skate Rink

There are six entrances to the skate rink scattered in the four directions of Summer Palace - East, South, West and North, very easy for people to choose a convenient entrance point. 30 security guides patrol around the rink to maintain the safety of holiday-makers.

They also have emergency aid kits which include stop bleeding sticks,  medical bandages and other simple emergency drugs.

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Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours

If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Beijing guided tours:

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