Introduction of tourist attractions in Beijing

Overview

Beijing, the ancient capital of China during the Six Dynasties, has a long history and preserves a relatively complete pattern of ancient architecture. Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China, referred to as Beijing, is the center of China's political, cultural and international exchanges, from which Beijing has a rich and colorful ancient and modern humanistic landscapes, and has a broad and profound cultural heritage.

Beijing covers an area of 16,807.8 square kilometers, with Jundu Mountain in the north, Xishan Mountain in the west, and Dongling Mountain, which borders Hebei, at an elevation of 2,303 meters is the highest peak in Beijing. There are Miyun Reservoir, Huairou Reservoir and Thirteen Ling Reservoir in the territory; the other five major rivers are Chaobai River, North Canal, Yongding River, Xuma River and Tang River.

Beijing's climate belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate, with distinct seasons: spring is slightly windy and sandy, with low temperatures. Summer is hot with showers. Autumn is sunny and mild, with high skies, making it a prime season for tourism; however, late fall is cooler in the morning and evening, and hotter at noon. Winter is dry and cold with less snow.

When you come to Beijing for sightseeing, you can't miss the flavorful snacks and famous food with a long history. Some of the famous dishes are Peking Duck, Shabu Shabu, and Palace Cuisine.

Beijing's specialties include: Wang Ma Zi Knife and Scissors, Angong Niuhuang Pills, Autumn Pear Cream, Preserved Fruits and Candied Fruits, Poria Sandwich Cake, and Lubiju Pickles. Native products include: Jingbai Pear, Covered Persimmon, Liangxiang Chestnut, Hawthorn, Walnut, Miyun Jujube and Apricot.

Introduction of Tourist Attractions in Central Beijing

Taking Tiananmen Square as the main line, visit Tiananmen Square City Tower, the Monument to the People's Heroes, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, the Great Hall of the People, the History Museum, the Forbidden City, Zhongshan Park, Jingshan Park, Beihai Park.

Tian'anmen Square: the largest city square in the world, with an area of 440,000 square meters, 880 meters long from north to south and 500 meters wide from east to west.

Tian'anmen Gate: Tian'anmen Gate is the main gate of the Imperial City, originally named Chengtianmen Gate, built in the 15th year of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1417 A.D.) and rebuilt in the 8th year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1651 A.D.), renamed Tian'anmen Gate, where the emperor issued his edicts.

Zhongshan Park: also known as the Temple of the Gods of Jigji, located on the west side of Tiananmen Square, it was the place where the Ming and Qing emperors worshipped the gods of the land and the grains. Zhongshan Park is the remaining complete building of the Ming Dynasty.

The Forbidden City: Formerly known as the Forbidden City, the Forbidden City was the imperial palace of 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the largest and most completely preserved group of imperial palaces in China, the largest museum in the country, and the largest and most complete group of ancient buildings in China that remain.

Introduction of Tourist Attractions in the West District of the City

From Jingshan Park, you will enter the West District of the City to the west, where there are attractions such as Beihai Park, Tuancheng, Baiyunguan, Daganyuan Garden, and Wuta Temple.

Beihai Park: Beihai Park is a royal palace with a history of more than 800 years, and many historical relics can still be seen because it has not been damaged by war. Read the ancient building preserved Sanxi Tang posted, Hao Pu Jian is the place where Cixi listen to commentaries.

Tuan Cheng: a small garden located outside the North Hainan Gate, the city has Chengguang Hall, for the Jade Buddha tribute from Tibet during the Jiaqing period.

Baiyunguan: Known as the "First Jungle of Quanzhen", Baiyunguan is a holy place of Taoism, enshrining the Jade Emperor, the seven disciples of the ancestor of Quanzhen Taoism, Wang Chongyang, and the Changchun real person Qiu Shiqi, making it a good place to learn about Chinese Taoism.

Da Guanyuan: Originally a royal tea garden in the Qing Dynasty, it was later built in the mid- to late-1980s based on the description of the Da Guanyuan Garden in Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber.

Introduction of Tourist Attractions in Chengdong District

This district boasts attractions such as the Yonghe Palace, Confucius Temple, the Imperial College and the Temple of Heaven.

Yonghe Palace: originally the residence of Emperor Yongzheng, it is the largest and best-preserved Lama Temple in Beijing. The temple has a unified Chinese and Tibetan architecture, and is rich in culture and art.

Confucius Temple: It is the place where the emperors of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped Confucius, and the names, ranks and places of origin of the 50,000 scholars of these three generations are engraved on the monuments of scholars' nominations on both sides of the Dacheng Gate.

Titan of Heaven Park: the general name of Huanqiu and Prayer Mound, the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties offered sacrifices to Heaven and prayed for the Valley, is the largest remaining ancient sacrificial complex in China and the world; there are the Three Tones Stone and the Echo Wall, as well as the 800- or 900-year-old Nine Dragons Cypress.

Introduction of tourist attractions in the western suburbs

Coming to Beijing can't be without going to the Summer Palace, which is neighboring Xiangshan Park, the Yuanmingyuan Ruins, and even more so if you have time, you can go to the Wolverine Temple, Badaqi Park, as well as Peking and Tsinghua Universities to take a look.

Summer Palace: Originally known as the Garden of Clear Ripples, the Summer Palace was built by Emperor Qianlong as a royal garden, burned by the British and French forces in 1860, and then Cixi diverted huge military funds to rebuild it over a period of 10 years, renaming it the Summer Palace, which occupies an area of 290.8 hectares with more than 3,000 halls, pavilions and water parlors, making it the first of the country's gardens.

Xiangshan Park: To the west of the Summer Palace is Xiangshan Park, which was a royal hunting park during the Jin Dynasty and then expanded during the Qianlong period and renamed Jingyi Park.

Wolver's Temple: Inside the temple, there are five heavy halls and the Xishan courtyard. The Reclining Buddha Hall enshrines the 5.3-meter-long, 54-ton bronze statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, which was cast in the first year of the Yuan Dynasty.

Ruins of Yuanmingyuan: Originally the royal garden of the Qing Dynasty, after 150 years of construction, the essence of the garden architecture in China, the "Garden of Gardens" reputation, and then the British and French armies looted and burned, now leaving only the broken eaves and walls.

Tourist Attractions in the Far Southwest

Lugou Bridge: The oldest surviving stone arch bridge in Beijing, it was built in the 29th year of the Jin Dynasty (1189 A.D.). The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Memorial Hall is located here.

Tanzhe Temple: the earliest Buddhist temple in Beijing. There is a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree behind the Daxiongbao Hall, which was once honored by Qianlong as the "Emperor's Tree". Guanyin Hall is the Yuan Shizu Kublai's daughter, Princess Miaoyan monk in the hall there is a "Princess worship brick".

The Temple of the Ring: famous for the Ring and the pine, is the largest of China's existing Ring, is a relic of the Ming Dynasty, and Hangzhou's Zhaocheng Temple, Quanzhou's Kaiyuan Temple and known as China's three major Ring. There are five strange pines in the temple: the Pagoda Pine, the Nine Dragons Pine, the Crouching Dragon Pine, the Pine of Freedom and the Active Pine.

Zhoukoudian Ape Ruins: the birthplace of human civilization.

Introduction of Tourist Attractions in Far Northwest District

The Thirteen Tombs: they are the tombs of 13 emperors from Chengzu to Sizong of the Ming Dynasty, and the attractions that are currently open are the Divine Path, Changling Mausoleum, Dingling Mausoleum and Zhaoling Mausoleum. In front of the mausoleum area there is built in 1540 China's largest surviving Chinese alabaster stone pagoda.

Badaling Great Wall: is China's earliest open, the best-restored Great Wall, the city is 7.8 meters high, the upper width of 5.8 meters. In 1987, it was awarded "World Cultural Heritage" by the United Nations.

Introduction of tourist attractions in the far northeast

Mutianyu Great Wall: unique construction, especially the main pass platform, three enemy towers side by side, and different structures.

Simatai Great Wall: known for its "thrilling, dangerous, and strange", it combines all the characteristics of the Great Wall

*Miyun Heilongtan, the first waterfall in Kyoto

Miyun's flower season in the mountains will be a little later, but the peach blossoms in Heilongtan and the first waterfall in Kyoto have already turned red, but the best time for enjoying the blossoms is also in the beginning of May, which is the best time for enjoying the blossoms. To go to the black dragon pool road is also very simple, first take the Beijing Mi Road to Miyun, in the "water Mi" statue of the intersection (next to the Beijing Mi Diversion Canal), turn left, see the intersection and then turn left, along the western line of the reservoir to go more than ten kilometers.

Visiting these two scenic spots, wonderful in the view of the water. Black Dragon Lake is located in a 4-kilometer-long canyon with a water level difference of more than 220 meters. This canyon is commonly known as the Wheel Gorge, long, winding gorge, the canyon walls are steep and strange, three pools and eighteen waterfalls through it. The first waterfall in Kyoto is located 4 kilometers upstream of the Black Dragon Pool, by the Yunmeng Mountain springs gathered into the 62.5-meter drop, the slope of 85 degrees, into the canyon, before you see the waterfall but first heard the sound. Water along the cliffs and walls straight down, cloudy and foggy.

Miyun Red Wine Manor Forest Bathing

★The perfect fusion of Chinese and Western architecture!

★A variety of characteristic room types for your choice!

★Centrally located with easy access to various scenic spots!

Beside the Beijing-Chengdu National Highway 101, along the mountain road, you can see a barrel-shaped gate, which is the entrance to the Red Wine Manor. The barrels are made of 30 cubic meters of oak, which signifies that the guests come from afar, and will be treated with the best red wines here.

When you are in the Wine Estate, a breath of fresh air from Australia welcomes you. Elegant sculptures, gorgeous fountains, lush plants and staff dressed in distinctive costumes, every novelty will make you stop, and every splash of color will not escape your eyes. It seems that only the four words "East meets West" can describe the uniqueness of the manor, in another piece of purely Chinese architecture "Kangqian Post", winding corridors, bridges and rivers can be found everywhere, strolling through them, you may suddenly realize that there is a pool of spring water on top of the hill, twisting and turning back and forth. A pool of spring water, between the winding corridors seems to be someone whispering and singing "sunny day".

Early in the morning with the bright sunshine, all the way to the beautiful scenery of Miyun, first to the reservoir side of the water, taste the unique reservoir live fish, or to go to the Taoyuan Valley to enjoy the flowers and hiking, with a body of tiredness to the Wine Manor just to relax yourself completely rest. The most characteristic leisure is the forest bath here, unlimited time to enjoy the jade bath, agate bath, completely relaxing barrel bath, are the most pleasant choice.

**Shuanglong Mountain, Usuyu, Changping

The Changping scenic spots recommended here are not very famous, and although they were developed not long ago, they are considered original. From the Badaling Expressway 13C (Changping Xiguan) exit, north to Changling, then turn left to the northwest, past a petroleum sanatorium, and then walk about 5 kilometers to the Usuyu, which is not signposted all the way, you can find locals to ask for directions.

The Usuyu Valley has a constant flow of water all year round, so it calls itself the "Little Three Gorges" of northern Beijing. At present, only a few wild peach blossoms and apricot blossoms are blooming here, and soon the mountain red and magnolia flowers will open one after another. The mountains in the scenic area are pure granite, the geomorphology is unique, forming a "qinqu welcoming guests", "high gorges and flat streams", "golden gorges to see the victory", "dragon pool valley" and other marvelous landscapes, a line through the more than 50 attractions, the road to enjoy the flowers will not be lonely.

From the gate of Usuyu not far from an intersection to the left on the double dragon mountain, is an important picking base in Changping, can enjoy peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, spring flowers, etc., and soon apples, hawthorns, magnolias, etc., will also be open. There is a "Shuanglong Mountain Resort" in the mountain, which is very unique in terms of farm food and wild food.

Rural romance

Miyun Reservoir is Beijing's famous fishing town, to the reservoir area must try the reservoir water stewed with delicious "foreign accent stewed fish", and paste the cake and other farm dishes, gourd strips of stewed meat, tofu vermicelli stewed with dried cabbage, fried brine tofu and so on, a distinctive flavor. Black Dragon Lake near a number of resorts and farm inns, available for meals and lodging.

The people who want to eat in the suburbs are not delusional nowadays. The Hua Xi Xiao Zhai, with its sunny side porch, open-air barbecue and exquisite farmhouse cuisine, offers both romance and rustic beauty. The rainbow trout sashimi is special because of the vinegar added to the dipping sauce, which makes it sour and spicy, with a stronger flavor; grilled fish is also a reserved dish in Miyun, but Xiaozhai uses local carp, which makes the meat more tender and does not have the earthy smell of freshwater fish; and fish head in miso soup is also an improved dish, with chub stewed in miso broth in a copper pot, which makes the meat tender and fragrant in the miso sauce. Of course, you must try the mountain wild food: wild vegetable rolls with mountain ferns wrapped in oil-fried pastry, mountain fungus and woodchuck stewed with fatty mushrooms and lean woodchuck, as well as deep-fried river prawns, woodchuck eggs, and peppercorn sprouts.

In addition to Pestle Valley and Shuanglong Mountain, Gouya Scenic Spot is also nearby. Enjoying farmhouse meals can land you around Gouya, with dining accommodations such as Deshengkou Folk Village. Route is along the mountain road in the direction of the Dingling across the Deshengkou Bridge, in the "Dingling" under the big road sign, turn right that is to see a large peach orchard, across the street there is a "farmhouse meal" restaurant; if you cross the bridge and turn left not far from the front of the "Cuihuyuquan Mountain Village Rustic Farm", is an area of the yard, can be accommodated to rest their feet, the farmhouse meal specialties, the season has a river vegetable, willow buds, bitter thorns, such as cold or deep-fried fresh wild vegetables, wood-fired chicken and stewed mushrooms and staple foods such as homemade cakes, zucchini cakes, wild vegetable dumplings and porridge. You are also reminded to remember to instruct your waiter to use less salt when eating at a farmhouse.

***PINGGU BAODING--Traveling the Peach Blossom Sea

When it comes to enjoying the peach blossom, there is no place in the suburbs of Beijing that can be compared with Pinggu, where there is the world's largest peach orchard that set a Guinness World Record, with 170,000 acres of orchards throughout the region.

This is known as the "Pinggu Peach Blossom Sea" of the peach is located in the town of Dahuashan Xiaoyuzi village, driving to is also very convenient, take the Beijing Shun Road to the Kuliuliushu traffic circle eastbound Shunping Road, not far from the town of Yang has a railway bridge, just a few tens of meters east of the bridge, there is an intersection to the north of a few kilometers on the good. In addition, the Jinhai Lake is also a great place to enjoy the peach blossom, along the Shunping Road through the Pinggu all the way straight to.

This year's Peach Blossom Festival in Pinggu will be even more lively, with Jiang Dawei, who is famous for his "Where the Peach Blossoms Blossom," as the spokesman. In addition to enjoying the flowers, visitors can also pick fresh peaches, plums and strawberries at Pinggu's greenhouse bases, visit Jinhai Lake, Feilong Valley and Yachun Mountain, or go to a folk village to stay in a farmhouse and have a farm-to-table meal, as well as take part in the Peach Blossom Sea field camping.

If you're looking for something fresh, the Peach Blossom Festival in Shunping County, Baoding is also a good choice. Take the Jingshi Expressway out of Baoding, take the outer ring road to the eastern part of Shunping and turn right, and you'll be there in 30 kilometers or so. There are 100,000 acres of peach blossoms in Shunping, and the Peach Blossom Festival is held for 16 days from April 3 to 18***, with plenty of activities.

**** Donghu Harbor, Fangshan Shangfang Mountain - Exploring Caves, Playing with Monkeys, and Playing with Water

The road to Shangfang Mountain is a bit far, but it is not difficult to take the Beijing-Shijiang Expressway to exit from Yancun, and then go in the direction of Zhoukoudian, or to exit from Liulihe, and then go in the direction of Hanchunhe, and it's good to recognize the signposts on the road.

Shangfangshan National Forest Park covers an area of more than 5,300 acres, known as the "mountain wonder, temple ancient, dense forests, holes," where spring, spring, peaches, apricots, cherries, lilacs, and other wildflowers compete for splendor, and even more famous pine tree king, cypress king, ginkgo king, linden and other ancient trees. 1996 successful release of rhesus macaque monkeys from time to time in people's line of sight, and carefully looking for, the mountain there are also Foxes, roe deer and wild rabbits live in hiding. The mountain has developed karst landforms, including not only Yunshui Cave, but also the only sinkhole in northern China, which was once called "Dry Dragon Pool". In order to facilitate the enjoyment of flowers and green tourists, above the mountain this spring also specially designed a peak landscape, forest bathing, scientific research, monuments and caves investigation, plant specimens and other five eco-tourism line.

If you want to go farther, just keep going west from Yunju Temple, and keep going in the beautiful scenery of Shidu with its green hills and 100-mile gallery all the way to the banks of the Rejecting Horse River, where there is a new attraction, Donghu Harbor, which was opened only last year.

***** Haidian Xishan - the path through the village

We all know to go to the Dajue Temple to drink tea and eat Shaoxing cuisine, a stone's throw away from the Dajue Temple of the Wonderful Spirit Villa of the wonderful, but few people know it.

To go to the village to take the first Beiqing Road, if you live in the east, from the Badaling Expressway, Bei'anhe exit and turn left; if you live in the west, from Wanquanhe Road has been to the north, over the Agricultural University to see the Dingzhi intersection (it should be an intersection, but to the north of the road, "May 1," can only be opened) left, along the Baimangshan Road has been to the north, to see the Beiqing Road and then turn left, to the end of the road and then turn left. People who have been to the Dajue Temple know that further south is not far from there, don't worry, from the west exit of the Beiqing Road to the south, but 200 meters, there is a signboard of the Myoling Villa, and then you will enter the village, don't be afraid to go through the village along the road all the way, after the curve is the villa.

The villa is not big, only 70 acres, but the layout is exquisite. The peach blossom forest of more than ten acres has reached the blooming season, full of pink and delightful. The main reason for recommending this place is that the food, accommodation and entertainment here are all very attractive. If you choose to live in the main building, you can easily find a variety of entertainment in the corridor, swimming, bowling, billiards, games, archery, theater, needless to say, but also in the sunshine hall to sip tea, or let the professional practitioner to give you an authentic massage. If you choose to stay in a villa, the famous Washu Feng is right behind you, so you can gather friends and play cards in an absolutely private environment. The cuisine is not rustic, but rather a mix of different styles, fruits, vegetables, fish and prawns, all of which can be refreshingly different.

Watch the lake smoke and rain baked fish incense

In Pinggu many places can eat wild vegetables feast, can pull a long list: joyful farmhouse folk village, carving nest folk village, Hai Zi folk village, the Beijing East Grand Canyon folk village, hanging Jiyu folk village, Huangcaowu folk village, Laoquankou folk village.

To find a place where you can eat very authentic and full of eyes to enjoy the lake view, the reporter recommended to you a restaurant called "Wanghu Grilled Fish", which is on the west bank of the Jinhai Lake Lake Road, sitting in the daytime pergola dining, the foot is the beauty of the Jinhai Lake, if caught in the rainy days, the smoky scenery simply can not believe that the people in the capital. If you are lucky enough to dine at night, you can also see the fireworks across the Jinhai villa. Rainbow trout grilled very flavorful, dry fried small lake shrimp is also very fresh, and a variety of simple practice of mountain wild vegetables and with wild vegetables?