There's plenty of room in enormous Yuyuantan Park to fly kites and have picnics, and a big aquatic park features many slides and an area for younger children. Catch a boat to the Summer Palace near the park's south gate. RMB 2.
address:Xisanhuan Lu, across from CCTV Tower, Haidian District. East entrance on Sanlihe Lu (just south of Diaoyutai), south entrance (with parking lot) behind China Millenium Monument, Haidian District
海淀区西三环中央电视塔对面 (东门在三里河路, 南门在世纪坛后面)
010-8865 3804/6
Daily 6am-10.30pm (summer), daily 6.30am-8.30pm (winter)