The bronze-cast incense burner (with remote roots in ritual bronzes) being a common article found in temples.

In 1860, British and French forces burnt the Old Summer Palace during the Second Opium War, which caused extensive damage to the park.

When autumn arrives, the natural scenery in the park turns spectacular, with fiery red smoke tree leaves covering the mountain side.

Every year, thousands of tourists ride the cable cars through the park in order see the hills in autumn colors.

Bright Temple is a large Tibetan style lamasery complex built in 1780 as the residence for the sixth Panchen Lama during his visits to the Qianlong Emperor.

Another point of interest in the park is the Shuangqing Villa, once the residence of Mao Zedong and also an early site for the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.