From which gate is the best way to visit the Summer Palace? Is it the East Gate or the North Palace Gate? Can tickets be checked in both places?

The gate of the Heyuan is very particular.<br/><br/>1. The East Palace Gate is the main gate. Close to Xiyuan. Entering the gate is the Hall of Renshou and the Garden of Virtuous Harmony. <br/>2. Beigong Gate: Opposite the Central Party School. After entering the gate, first visit Suzhou Street, then climb Longevity Hill, and then see Kunming Lake. <br/>3. Wenchang courtyard gate: also known as the east side gate. It is not far from the south side of Donggongmen (main gate). After entering the gate, there are Wenchang Courtyard, Wenchang Pavilion and Zhichun Pavilion. (Ask the staff on duty, this gate can only enter and exit.)<br/>4. Xinjian Palace Gate: Wenchang Courtyard Gate is further south, facing Xinjian Palace Gate Road. When you get started, you will see the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and the Tongniu. (There is a bus stop outside the gate named "Summer Palace South Gate", which is actually not accurate. South Ruyi Gate is further south than Xinxin Palace Gate.)<br/>5. South Ruyi Gate: In the southeast corner of the Summer Palace, after entering the gate is Xiuyi Bridge (Luoguo Bridge), near the West Causeway. <br/>6. West Gate: On the southwest side of the West Lake of the Summer Palace, near the Changguan Hall and the West Causeway. <br/>7. North Ruyi Gate: In the northwest corner of the Summer Palace, on the west side of the North Palace Gate, near Banbi Bridge. This gate is marked as "West Palace Gate" on many maps, which is easily confused with "Ximen Gate". The North Ruyi Gate is the Suiqiang Gate next to the West Palace Gate.

First of all, the Summer Palace has multiple palace gates, such as the East Palace Gate, the North Palace Gate, and the New Palace Gate. Tickets can be purchased, checked and entered for sightseeing at each gate. <br/>Secondly, from the perspective of convenient sightseeing, of course it is entered from the east gate. The East Gate is the main entrance of the Summer Palace. After entering, go to the Seventeen-Arch Bridge on the left side, and go to the promenade on the right side. Usually, everyone will walk along the corridor to the Paiyun Temple, then climb the Longevity Hill, Foxiang Pavilion, and look at the Seventeen-Arch Bridge from a distance. Or take a cruise ship to the Seventeen-Arch Bridge. Then return to Huafang by cruise ship. Visit Suzhou Street from the back mountain and exit the North Palace Gate. Return by subway. <br/>Before the Summer Palace opened to the subway, the North Palace Gate was basically untouched. Only the nearby residents go to the West Causeway for a walk, and then go through the North Palace Gate. <br/>Please click "Accept" the answer if it was helpful. <br/>