(1) About 2.5 hours: Newly-built Palace Gate (新建宫门, the gate was built decades of years after other gates, hence the name) – east dyke of Kunming Lake (昆明湖东堤) – Wenchang Courtyard (文昌院) – Hall of Benevolence and Longevity (仁寿殿) – Garden of Harmonious Delights (德和园) – Jade Ripples Hall (玉澜堂), Yiyun Hall (宜芸馆) – Hall of Joyful Longevity (乐寿堂) – the Long Corridor (长廊) – Hall of Dispelling Clouds (排云殿) – Tower of Buddhist Incense (佛香阁) – Suzhou Street (苏州街) – North Palace Gate (北宫门)

(2) About 4 hours: Newly-built Palace Gate (新建宫门) – South Lake Island (南湖岛) – Seventeen-Arch Bridge (十七孔桥) – Statue of Bronze Ox (铜牛) – cruise to the Marble Boat (石舫) – Scenic Spot of Farming and Weaving (耕织图景区) – Suzhou Street (苏州街) – Tower of Buddhist Incense (佛香阁) – Hall of Dispelling Clouds (排云殿) – the Long Corridor (长廊) – Hall of Joyful Longevity (乐寿堂) – Garden of Harmonious Delights (德和园) – Jade Ripples Hall (玉澜堂), Yiyun Hall (宜芸馆) – Wenchang Courtyard (文昌院) – Hall of Benevolence and Longevity (仁寿殿) – East Palace Gate (东宫门)