At this time of the year, Beijing becomes freezing cold and brisk walking is good way to dispel the cold. These places recommended are the best destinations to start your walking.

Olympic Forest Park

Olympic Forest Park is billed as the “paradise for jogging”, and the largest urban park under planning and construction in Beijing at this point. Once dubbed as the “backyard garden” for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Olympic Forest Park now serves as a natural landscape tourist area and a great jogging place for Beijing residents. The well-equipped park has two jogging tracks, one 10 km, the other 5 km. Many runners across the country have come here to experience the wonder jogging paradise.

Chaoyang Park

At the East 4th Ring of Beijing, Chaoyang Park is blessed with a greening rate of 87%. Chaoyang Park has contributed greatly to the ecological environment of eastern Beijing and a colorful culture life of residents there. Walkers can come to Chaoyang Park any time in a day and feel the cultural and entertainment life there.

Beihai Park

In the center area of Beijing, Beihai Park represents the most well-preserved imperial park with the longest history in China. The park features expansive lake, White Pagoda in the lake, lush pine trees and cypresses, flowers and trees, pavilions, terraces and towers, rockeries and grottos. All these make the park an amazing and wonderful place to view and feel. Walking enthusiasts can come here in the morning, where you can enjoy the weeping willows along the waterfront, clean air, and the lake reflecting the pagoda.

Banks of Houhai Lake, and Old Hutongs

As a part of Shichahai Lake, Houhai Lake is a place where runners can feel fresh breeze and old Beijing flavor while walking along the banks and in the nearby hutong. The leisurely parrots and vendor's hawking in the hutong offer you special feeling and pleasure.