With large areas of reeds, beautiful scenery and full of wild interests, Baiyangdian scenic spot is a good place to visit in Beijing-Tianjin region on weekends, . Due to the landscape renovation and upgrading project of Baiyangdian Wharf and surrounding roads, some scenic spots involved cannot be opened for now. According to the notice of the Cultural Tourism Bureau of Anxin County in Xiong'an New Area, the flood dike and tourist wharf around Baiyangdian Scenic Area are still under reconstruction. The reconstructed Baiyangdian scenic spot will be operated by "boat shift system" and "one ticket system". It is expected that the scenic spot will open to the public in June. Are you looking forward to the reconstructed Baiyangdian Lake?

Baiyangdian Lake is located in the middle of Hebei Province, and there are 143 lakes of differnent sizes, among which Baiyangdian Lake is the largest, so it is called Baiyangdian Lake in general. The story of Yanling Team, a water guerrilla in the China’s Resistance War against Japanese Agression, is very popular. In 1982, Baiyangdian Lake dried up, and in 1988, heavy rain restored Baiyangdian Lake area. In addition, as the representative work of Xu Guangyao, a famous contemporary writer, the novel Little Soldier Chang Ka-tse received great popularity throughout the country, making Baiyangdian a tourist attraction. On May 8, 2007, Anxin Baiyangdian Scenic Spot of Baoding city was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A-level tourist scenic spot. It is an ideal place for weekend short-distance travel in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

There are endless reeds and waterways running through it, with beautiful environment and pleasant scenery. Every July, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, and boating among them seems to be in the painting. There are several scenic spots in the area, including both natural scenery with lotus flowers in the lake, and humanistic buildings with anti-Japanese history as the background. There are many farmhouses, where visitors can enjoy lotus flowers, row boats by the lake, watch osprey fishing, pick up duck eggs by reeds, visit Yanling Museum, and experience the leisure life in the water town.

Baiyangdian scenic spot has a large area, with dozens of kilometers deep inside. There are some islets among the lake, and have been developed into several major scenic spots. There is no access between the islands and the land, so tourists can only take boat. At present, there are many scenic spots, such as Lotus Grand View Garden, Exotic Garden, Baiyangdian Culture Garden, Yuanfei Lotus Garden, Baiyangdian Treasure Island, Fisherman's Paradise, Leisure Island, and Yuanyang (Mandarin Duck) Island, etc. Some of these scenic spots may be alike, so you don't need to visit them all, choosing 2 or 3 based on your own interests.

In the Exotic Garden, there are wonderful singing and dancing performances provided by Thai artists (for a fee), Russian women's mud wrestling competition, exciting flying performance, and thrilling Thailand live crocodile training, giving visitors all-round exotic experience without going abroad Visitors can also watch the large-scale outdoor sitcom Impression: Gazi (for a fee). Although the repertoire is of the old theme, the new director uses modern stage plays and special effects to vividly explain the story, which makes people laugh and touches them deeply in the heart..

Gazi Village was built in the old revolutionary base area of Baiyangdian Cultural Garden that was at the center of Baiyangdian, with the statue of Zhang Ga, the little soldier, at the entrance of the village. This place is not the hometown of Zhang Ga as the original location was washed away by flood, and the present one is an isometric copy. The narrow streets in the village are connected with each other with twists and turns. There are farmhouses, stages, and squares for activities and performances. There is the statue of Gazi in the courtyard, as well as stone mills and stone mortars, weaving mats and weaving baskets, exuding the unchanging amorous feelings of this place.

Baiyangdian not only has beautiful natural landscape and rich property resources, but also has the heroic Baiyangdian people with glorious revolutionary tradition and national integrity without fear of sacrifice. They shed their blood in the struggle against imperialism and feudalism. After the Incident on July 7, 1937, the Japanese aggressors carried out the inhuman policy (kill all, loot all, burn all) in Baiyangdian area, creating many appalling tragedies. The Baiyangdian people, under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman Mao, fought bravely to kill the enemy and built the Great Wall of Anti-Japanese War with flesh and blood. Anti-Japanese armed forces, such as anti-traitor regiments, martial arts teams, county brigades, and district squads, were set up one after another, and the anti-Japanese fire was blazing.

The Yanling Team, which was praised by Chairman Mao Zedong as a magic soldier on the water and frightened the Japanese aggressors greatly, was a strong anti-Japanese armed force consisted of the public. The team fought actively on Baiyangdian. They took advantage of the favorable terrain with intersectant ports and spreading reeds which are easy for them to hide, took guard posts, killed Japanese invaders, eliminated traitors, cooperated with large forces to beat the Japanese aggressors, cut off the Japanese aggressors' water transportation line from Tianjin to Baoding, and made outstanding contributions to support the Taihang Mountain anti-Japanese base areas, the victory of the world anti-fascist war and the Chinese national liberation. It is understood that the Yanling Team Memorial Hall has been built for nearly 20 years, recording the glorious history of Yanling team members fighting against the Japanese aggressors in Baiyangdian. After the upgrading and transformation, there are 8 units for tourists to visit, including Red Fertile Soil, National Resistance, and the Establishment of Yanling Team.

Introduction to Baiyangdian Tour:

Baiyangdian tourism is in a form of self-guided tour, which means you can spend for what service you enjoy. The fee can be roughly divided into six parts.

1.Admission

Some people say that the admission is the ticket for scenic spots, but in fact, the entrance fee is a specialized tax for scenic spots, which can provide formal and reimbursable bills. Other people say that the water in Baiyangdian is bought, so it is necessary to pay the fee for lakes when visiting Baiyangdian, that is, to compensate the state tax. Baiyangdian Tourism Scenic Area Management Committee stipulates that the admission is one-day valid and 40 RMB/person.

2.Boat fare

Baiyangdian is full of water, and all the scenic spots are small islands surrounded by water. All tours need to be carried by boat, so the boat fare is necessary. Fares here are as follow: a wooden boat: 100 RMB/h (limited to 5 passengers); a speed boat: 180 RMB/h (limited to 11 passengers). Following the torist route by boat, there is no time and spots limit, but the boat can only be used as a transport tool. The cost of the boat varies with the location of entering the lake.

There are 4 wharves in Baiyangdian. Zaolinzhuang Wharf is the most expensive one: a 11-seat speed boat costs 360 RMB, and it is also the farthest from the scenic spot. Anxin Wharf is the largest with the second most expensive fare: the 11-seat speed boat is 310 RMB. Hot Spring City Wharf of Xiong County is the smallest and the price is medium: the 11-seat speed boat is 260 RMB. The nearest to the scenic spot is Guolikou Folk Village Wharf, and the fare is also the cheapest: the 11-seat speed boat is 180 RMB. It is only 2 miles away by water from Lotus Grand View Garden. Please pay attention that the boat here needs to be booked in advance.

3.Tickets for scenic spots

Baiyangdian is a 5A-level scenic area, with 9 main scenic spots, among which tickets for Lotus Grand View Garden and Baiyangdian Cultural Garden are 50 RMB/person, and children under 1.2m are free of charge. Fares of other places such as Exotic Garden, Impression: Gazi, Treasure Island Water Amusement Park, Yuanyang Island and Leisure Island are all 40 RMB/person. You can go to several scenic spots in a day by local speedboat, and without time limit.

4.Meal fees

Meal fees account for a large proportion in tourism expenses. Generally speaking, visitors can bring their own drinks and snacks to save money. Differnt accomodation has different meal fares. Cost-effective farmyard can serve everyone with good meals with around 30 RMB/person. Dinner at three-star water cabin is about 50 RMB/person. Please make your own choice based on your affordability.

5.Accommodation fees

There are mainly several kinds of tourist accommodation in Baiyangdian: waterfront double standard room 120 RMB/room, triple standard room 150 RMB/room, visitors can order food. Three-star water cabin is 200 RMB/room on weekends and 160 RMB/room on non-weekends. Three-star standard room in Folk Village is 360 RMB/room on weekends and 260 RMB/room on non-weekends.

6.Parking fees

The parking fees collected in Baiyangdian are: 10 RMB/day, 20 RMB/overnight. Large trucks will be charged according to their occupied area.