The Old Summer Palace Ruins Park is well worth a visit as it helps you remember history.

The Old Summer Palace Ruins Park is a poem scroll of vicissitudes left over from history. Walking through it, the once magnificent palace is now reduced to only broken foundation stones, and the magnificent palace walls have now turned into barren mounds. By the shore of Fuhai, although the waves are still shining, it cannot hide the decline of its former prosperity. It is a deep scar in the hearts of the Chinese nation, but it is also a symbol of perseverance. On top of these ruins, there grows a reverence for history and expectations for the future. As time goes by, the unique beauty of imperfection in the Old Summer Palace makes every visitor realize that only by self-reliance can a country stand forever, and only by remembering can the torch of civilization be passed on from generation to generation. Day 1 to 7 (any time) Enter through South Gate - Exit through Second Palace Gate: South Gate → Jianbi Pavilion → Hanqiu Pavilion → Immortal Chenglu → Three-Arch Bridge → Junction of Three Gardens → Deep in the Cave → Diligent in Governance and Relative to the Wise → Above All Opportunities → Changchun Fairy Pavilion → High Mountains and Long Rivers → Hongci Yonghu → Zibi Mountain House → Huifang Academy → Duojia Ruyun → Wenyuan Pavilion → Savatthi → Sitting on the Stone by the Stream → Quyuan Fenghe → Junction of Three Gardens → Qian Garden → Second Palace Gate. - Enter from the East Gate and exit from the South Gate: East Gate→Lion Grove→Zelan Hall→Fahui Temple→Fanghu Shengjing→Fuhai Scenic Area→A Different World→The Junction of Three Gardens→Three-Arch Bridge→Xianren Chenglu→Hanqiu Pavilion→Jianbi Pavilion→South Gate. Tickets are also very affordable [Cute] - Pass: includes the main entrance ticket, the Western Building Ruins Scenic Area ticket and the Sand Table Panoramic Model Exhibition ticket. Adult pass is 25 yuan/person, and half-price pass is 10 yuan/person. In addition, the Old Summer Palace has some preferential policies, such as free entrance for children under 6 years old (including 6 years old) or 1.3 meters (including 1.3 meters); minors under 18 years old, full-time undergraduate students and below can buy half-price tickets; seniors aged 60 and above can get free tickets with valid ID, etc. I suggest you go there in spring and summer, as Beijing is quite cold in autumn and winter. [Sob]