Recommended itinerary for a six-day self-guided tour of Beijing: Day 1: Go to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City in the morning, have lunch at a restaurant near the Forbidden City Military Headquarters, go to Beihai, Shichahai, Drum Tower, and Bell Tower in the afternoon, and eat in the barbecue season at the old Chinese restaurant in the evening

dinner.

Strategy: (1) The restaurants near the Forbidden City Military Headquarters are very clean.

Each set meal is 25 yuan, which is not cheap but tastes good.

(2) From the Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City, you can take a bus to the South Gate of Beihai.

There are many buses from Shenwumen to Beihai South Gate, which is very convenient.

(3) When visiting the North Sea, it is recommended to take a boat from Qionghua Island to the other shore (the cost is very cheap), which can save your energy for the tour.

When you get to the other side, don’t forget to go to the Nine Dragon Wall.

(4) The Drum Tower and Bell Tower can be climbed up or down.

If you're not interested, just wander around the square.

The Drum Tower and Bell Tower are near Shichahai.

(5) The BBQ Season restaurant near Shichahai is a time-honored Chinese restaurant.

It is recommended to have a meal on the second floor.

The environment and sightlines are very good, and the roast lamb is delicious.

If you are interested, you can search online for an introduction to the barbecue season.

The next day: Watch the flag-raising in Tiananmen Square in the morning, go to the Badaling Great Wall in the morning, have lunch at Goubuli Restaurant in Changping District, and go to the Ming Tombs, Changling and Dingling Tombs in the afternoon.

Strategy: (1) Because we have to go to the Great Wall early, we have to arrange the flag raising in this morning, which saves another morning.

(2) You can take the subway to Exit A of Jishuitan Station, then walk about 500 meters east to Deshengmen (just below the gate), and take bus No. 919 to the Badaling Great Wall.

Those without a bus card will pay a fare of 12 yuan, while those with a bus card will receive a 40% discount of 4.8 yuan.

(3) From Badaling Great Wall to Changping Xiguan, you can take bus No. 919.

However, this train will have relatively hard seats, and there are usually no empty seats on slow trains.

(4) Get off at Changping Xiguan and transfer to bus No. 314. You need to cross an overpass.

It is difficult to walk across the overpass on a hot day.

(5) After crossing the overpass, you can see Goubuli Restaurant in Changping District.

The restaurant is relatively hygienic and the food is not expensive.

The No. 314 bus stop is right in front of the restaurant, which is very convenient.

(6) It is enough to have visited Changling and Dingling among the Thirteen Tombs.

These two mausoleums are somewhat representative: one is the earliest and largest mausoleum among the Ming Tombs, and the other is the only excavated mausoleum among the Ming Tombs.

(7) When returning to the city, it is recommended to take the Changping bus No. 23 from Zhaoling to Tiantongyuan North Station (Dongsanqi) of the subway.

From Changling and Dingling, you can go directly to Tiantongyuan North Station of Beijing Subway Line 5, which is convenient for subway transfer.

The fare is 2 yuan per person, and the bus is quite empty (no netizen has recommended this kind of bus before, but this time it is recommended by a new discovery).

On the third day, you can go to the Summer Palace in the morning, have dinner at the Huangguan Pavilion of the Summer Palace at noon, and go to Peking University, Old Summer Palace, and Tsinghua University in the afternoon.

Strategy: (1) To visit the Summer Palace, you can take bus No. 808 from the Qianmen (the subway is not yet open). It goes directly from the west of the Qianmen to the North Palace Gate of the Summer Palace (***25 stops), which is very convenient.

(2) If you take your children to the Summer Palace, it is recommended to buy an adult package for your children.

I have calculated that if children have to go to the charging point of each kindergarten, it is more cost-effective to buy an adult package.

(3) The recommended tour route of the Summer Palace is: Beigongmen-Suzhou Street-Foxiang Pavilion-Paiyun Hall-Promenade-Shifang-Take a boat to Nanhu Island-Seventeen Arch Bridge-Tongniu-Kunming Lake East Embankment-Wenchang Garden

- Yulan Hall - Dehe Garden - Renshou Hall - East Palace Gate.

(4) The dining environment of the Ting Squid Restaurant in the Summer Palace is very good, and the dishes are quite distinctive, with typical palace flavor and good color, flavor and appearance.

We chose the set meal for three people, plus a bottle of drink, which cost 332 yuan per ticket, which felt pretty good.

(5) Unfortunately, Peking University and Tsinghua University have suspended classes this summer due to the Olympic Games.

The three of us entered the "Olympic Table Tennis Tickets" from the east gate of Peking University and took a quick stroll around Weiming Lake.

(6) Strategies for tourists: (1) The Temple of Heaven is very large, so tourists should be mentally prepared for a long walk.

What interests them most about the Temple of Heaven is the Beijingers entertaining themselves on the promenade, which is simply a display of Beijing's folk culture.

(2) Go to Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant on Qianmen Street for dinner.

It's best to arrive before 11 noon, otherwise there will be a long queue (it takes more than an hour).

If you want to eat roast duck, this restaurant is relatively famous, with a nice environment and good taste.

(3) Dashilar is worth a visit.

Every old store in Dashilar has a long history, and every store can produce wonderful long-form TV series.

(4) It’s a long way to go from Dashilan to Liulichang, but you can really appreciate the scenery of Beijing and the ancient alleys.

Day 5: Go to Yonghe Temple, Confucius Temple, and Imperial College in the morning, go to Xuxiangzhai opposite Confucius Temple for vegetarian food at noon, and go to the Bird's Nest and Water Cube in the afternoon.

Strategy: (1) Yonghe Temple is only separated from Confucius Temple and Imperial College by a small street. Confucius Temple and Imperial College are connected, and it can be completed in half a day.

(2) Suxiang Zhaisu can order a set meal or a la carte.

The dish is very unique. It looks like a lot of meat but is actually vegetarian.

Go to Yonghe Temple and Confucius Temple to worship.

A vegetarian lunch is just right.