乐寿堂的西跨院叫扬仁风，庭院内的建筑极具江南园林特色。在园内北面的正中山坡上，有扇面形状的“扇面殿”，殿前地面使用汉白玉砌成的扇骨、山轴，整座殿堂好像一把打开的折扇。
从这里出来，我们就走上了连接万寿山与昆明湖的长廊。它东起邀月门，西止石丈亭，全长728米，共273间。由于长廊的地基是随着万寿山地势高低而起伏的，所以廊身的走向是以昆明湖北岸的弯曲而变化的，在地势高低和变向的连接点上，还建有四个亭子代表春夏秋冬，分别是留佳寄澜秋水和清遥，设计十分的巧妙。长廊是我国园林中最长的游廊，也有画廊之称。这是因为在廊中共有苏式彩绘1.4万多幅，而且很少重复。其中有关于西湖风光的546幅，是乾隆十五年建造长廊时，命人到杭州临摹回来画上的。人物画多采用了我国古典文学名著，比如《西游记》、《三国演义》、《红楼梦》等等，所设计的内容时间跨度非常大，从三皇五帝到清朝，上下五千年，可以说的上是我国文化史的一个缩影，在1900年的时候，这里被《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》评为全球画廊之冠。
走出了长廊，我们就来到了以排云点为中心的祝寿庆典区，这里是万寿山前山最宏伟的一组建筑，构成了万寿山的中轴线。这条中轴线从临湖码头到山顶的智慧海，分布有排云门、排云殿、佛香阁、众香界、智慧海等主要建筑。
排云殿建在乾隆年间大报恩延寿寺中大雄宝殿的遗址上，是慈禧太后过生日时接受百官朝贺的地方。排云出自晋代诗人郭璞“神仙排云出，但见金银台”的诗句。
在殿内，除了宝座，屏风等常规陈设以外，还有一些渲染气氛的特殊陈设，比如用台湾乌木雕刻的屏风，沉香木雕刻的寿字，圆镜插屏，金漆梅花树船和桦木根雕群仙祝寿。在祝寿的时候，二品以上的官员跪拜在排云门内，而三品以下者则在门外，光绪皇帝在二宫门正中跪拜，慈禧则坐在正殿内的九龙宝座上接受拜贺，可见慈禧太后当时地位之高。
(“蕃厘经纬”的匾额意思是幸福无边)
佛香阁、众香界和智慧海是乾隆年间大报恩延寿寺的一部分
佛香阁建于乾隆二十三年，也就是1758年，在光绪十七年的时候重建，耗费了银两78万多两，是颐和园当中花费最多的工程。它是全园建筑的中心，以8根铁梨木为支柱，支撑着41米高的三层，八面，四重檐的阁楼，艺术水准非常高，原来在这里供奉有5米多高的金身佛香。
智慧海在外寿山的最高处，建于乾隆年间，名称来自《无量寿经》中“如来智慧海，身府无崖底。”意思是如来佛智慧如海，佛法无边。这里是一座用琉璃砖瓦和石料建成的两层无梁殿，原来供奉有无量寿佛，外壁上还嵌着1008尊小佛，虽然在1860年英法联军入侵的时候殿堂没有被烧毁，但是这些佛像却遭到了破坏。
北京颐和园英文导游词
The tour will take 4-6 hours. The route is as follows:
Out side the East Gate-side the East Gate –in front of the Hall of benevolence and Longevity- in front of Garden of Virtuous Harmony-in front of the Grand Theater Building- a lakeside walk from the Garden of Virtuous Harmony to the Hall o Jade Ripples- in front of the o Jade Ripples- in front of the Yiyunguan (Chamber of Mortal Being)-Hall of happiness and longevity- in front of the Yaoyue (Chamber of Mortal Beings)-Hall of Happiness and Longevity-in front of the Yaoyue(Inviting the Moon ) Gate of the Long Corridor- strolling along the Long Corridor- visiting an exhibition of cultural relics- in front of the Hall of Dispelling Clouds- inside the Hall of Dispelling Clouds- atop the Tower of Buddhist Incense- on a hilltop leading from the back door of the Tower of Buddhist Incense- on a hilltop leading from the back door of the Tower of Buddhist Incense- inside the Garden of Harmonious Interest –outside the south gate to Suzhou Shopping Street- atop the stone bridge inside the Suzhou shopping street –on the road from the south gate of suzhou shopping street- on the road form the south gate of suzhou shopping street to the marble boat- in front of the ruins of the Garden of complete spring –along the lakeside by the marble boat-boating on the Kunming Lake-leaving out through the East Gate.
(Out side the east gate)
Ladies and Gentlemen: Welcome to the Summer Palace. (After the self-introduction of the guide -interpreter) I hope this will be an interesting and enjoyable day for you .
During our tour, you will be introduced to time honored historical and cultural traditions, as well as picturesque views and landscapes.
The construction of the Summer Palace first started in 1750. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was in its heyday and China was a powerful Asian country with vast territories. The monarch in power then was Emperor Qianlong. With supreme power and large sums of money, he summoned skillful and ingenious artisans from all over the country to carry out this construction work in honor of his mother `s birthday. After 15 years and one seventh of the nation` s annual revenue spent, the Garden of Clear Ripples was completed and served as a testimony to China` s scientific and technological achievements. In 1860, this vast royal garden was burnt down along with the Yuanming Yuan (Garden of Perfection and Brightness) by Angol-French allied forces. In 1888, Empress Dowager Cixi reconstructed the garden on the same site and renamed it the Garden of Nurtured Harmony (Summer Palace). Characterized by its vast scope and rich cultural embodiments, the Summer Palace has become one of the most famous tourist sites in the world.
This is the main entrance to the Summer Palace-the East Gate On top of the eaves of the door there is a plaque bearing a Chinese inscription which means “Garden of Nurtured Harmony” , whose calligrapher was Emperor Guangxu. The gate that you are now entering was used exclusively by the emperor, the empress and the queer mother. All others used the side doors.
(Inside the East Gate)
the Summer Palace can be divided into two parts: Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake .The whole garden covers an area of 290 hectares, of whih three- fourths consists of a lake and rivers .This imperial garden features 3,000 room-units and covers an expanse of 70,000 square meters with more than 100 picturesque spots of interest. The layout of the Summer Palace includes three groups of architectures: palaces where the emperor attended to state affairs, resting palaces of the emperor and empress, and sightseeing areas. Entering the East Gate we will come the the office quarters. Entering the East gate we will come to the office quarters. The annex halls on both sides were used for officials on duty.
This is the Gate of Benevolence and Longevity. Above the door there is a plaque bearing the same name in both Chinese and Manchurian characters. The gigantic rock in the foreground is known as Taihu rock, or eroded limestone, quarried in Jiangsu Province and placed here to decorated the garden.(1)