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Woke up in Beijing's Summer Palace built in 1750 as a birthday gift

27 November, 2025 · 608,948 views on 𝕏 · 853 likes · 30 retweets

🇨🇳 Woke up in Beijing's Summer Palace today

Built in 1750 by a Chinese emperor as a birthday gift to his mother

It's a giant park with a lake but you can also sleep in it as we did

And it's very tranquil and silent

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