Living in Beijing, do you want to go to Gubei Water Town, Shidu, the Great Wall and other scenic spots near Beijing?

I have checked in the city’s attractions countless times, but where should I go on the weekend?

Thanks to China's developed high-speed rail, provinces and cities near Beijing can be reached within a few hours. Go eat and drink in unfamiliar cities, give yourself a short vacation, visit historical sites, and wash away the fatigue of the week!

It’s a 3-hour drive from Beijing to Kaifeng, but we can’t get there until about 1 p.m.

You can consider getting up early and taking a bus to Zhengzhou, and then transfer to Kaifeng, which can save 2 hours.

Kaifeng enjoys the reputation of being a city of seven dynasties, a famous cultural city, the former capital of the Song Dynasty, and a chrysanthemum city. Its long history and profound cultural accumulation make Kaifeng city and county full of places of interest.

It doesn’t take long to visit all the small attractions in Kaifeng, including the museum, and you can complete it in one afternoon.

The next day I went to see the Riverside Garden during the Qingming Festival, and took the 4 o'clock high-speed train back to Beijing in the afternoon.

Popular attractions: Qingming Shanghe Garden, Kaifeng Mansion, Song Dynasty Martial Arts City, Daxiangguo Temple, etc. Must-eat delicacies: soup dumplings, almond tea, fried jelly, conical chicken, steamed buns, etc. Luoyang gives people the deepest feeling of ecology and life.

, there are nearly a hundred parks in Luoyang, large and small, with an endless stream of people playing chess, singing, and dancing every day. There are more than 30 museums. Not to mention Lijingmen in the old city, Lema Tingfeng Street and Luoba Office, the new district

If you don’t want to see the musical fountain, go to the Balitang Music Festival. It’s classical or literary, humanistic or natural, and it’s full of style.

Popular attractions: Luoyang Old Street, Longmen Grottoes, White Horse Temple, Sui and Tang Dynasties Luoyang City National Heritage Park Must-eat food: Luoyang Water Feast, Silly Noodles, Mutton Soup, Hu Spicy Soup As a famous historical and cultural city, Datong has the reputation of "the capital of three generations and the important town of two dynasties"

"Characteristics, especially the Northern Wei culture represented by the Yungang Grottoes and the Northern Wei Xuankong Temple; the Liao and Jin culture represented by the Huayan Temple, Shanhua Temple, Guanyin Hall, Jueshan Temple Pagoda, and Yuanjue Temple Pagoda; and the Great Wall of the Frontier

The Ming and Qing culture represented by , Bingbao, Longbi and Datong Fucheng in the Ming Dynasty.

From Beijing, you can sleep in a sleeper overnight or fly back and forth, which costs about 700 yuan.

Popular attractions: Hanging Temple, Huayan Temple, Yungang Grottoes, Datong Ancient City Wall, Hengshan Must-eat delicacies: yellow cake, Hunyuan jelly, Guangling dried tofu, Datong hotpot mutton. Take train k609 on Friday night, get on the train and sleep, approx.

Arrive at around 9 o'clock on Saturday morning.

Buy a pass and have two days of fun. On the first day, you can walk around the ancient city and watch a show in the evening. On the second day, get up early and go to Wang Family Courtyard/Qiao Family Courtyard, and then check out the ancient city attractions.

Take K610 back to Beijing on Sunday night.

If you don’t want to sleep on the train, you can choose the high-speed rail. If you are dissatisfied with the lack of trains on the Pingyao-Beijing high-speed rail, you can choose Pingyao-Taiyuan-Beijing.

Popular attractions: Pingyao Ancient City, Qiao Family Courtyard, Shuanglin Temple, China Escort Museum. Must-eat foods: Sea Buckthorn Juice, Pingyao Beef, Oatmeal Noodles, Pingyao Bowl, Dandong is relatively further away, but I’m tired of going to Tianjin.

You must not miss this small town in Liaodong. Eating seafood, drinking beer, soaking in hot springs and big and sweet milk strawberries will make your short vacation private and comfortable. If you have time, you can also cross the Yalu River to visit North Korea.

Sleeping overnight trains to Dandong are also a good choice.