Chaoyang District, which is located in the eastern and northeastern part of the downtown, boasts the largest population and area inBeijingwith prosperous economic, thriving culture and convenient traffic.Comprehensive Planning of Beijing City (2004-2020)positions Chaoyang District as “the important window of international communication, the vital joint of economic relationship between China and the world, a developed area of foreign-oriented service industry as well as the center of modern sports and culture and industrial base of high and new technology”. The events, such as the construction of CBD and the holding of Olympic Games, have dramatically promoted the process of rural urbanization, urban modernization and regional internationalization in Chaoyang District. The scenic spots, such as Beijing Olympic Park, Beijng 798 Art District,BeijingHappyValleyandGaobeidianClassicalFurnitureFolkCustomVillage, etc. have gradually become popular tourist places ofBeijingwhich enjoy good reputations at home and abroad.
Tourist guide
Hotline: 641-766-27Web site:www.bjtravel.gov.cn
Tips
When you are going traveling to Chaoyang District, it is better for you to consult the scenic spot for parking space in advance to avoid worries.Fine route recommended:
Green and eco-tour: 1 Bird’s Nest → 2 Water Cube → 3 Olympic Forest Park → 4 Beijng Chaoyang Park → 5Beijing Xiedao Green Eco-village
Cultural experiencing tour: 1 Tianya Antique City→2 Beijing Antique City → 3 Beijing Today Art Museum → 4 Beijing Fine Art Academy→5 Gaobeidian Classical Furniture Folk Custom Village
Humanity demonstration tour: 1 Cultural Center in Chaoyang District → 2 Beijing 798 Art District→3 Cui Gezhuang Art Park Field No.1→ 4 Guanfu Museum
Featured zone
Gaobeidian “International Water Inn”
Address: West Area of Gaobeidian, Chaoyang District
Tel: 857-584-00 857-555-57
Introduction: Ruins of Water Transport Terminal, Gaobeidian Cultural New Street,Classical Furniture Street,LizhitangImperial Examination Inscribed Board Museum,Huasheng Tianqiao Cultural ParkandHuangsheng Zaoban Cultural Park
Bus: take 728, 312, 397, 666, 506 bus or by Subway Batong Line until Gaobeidian Stop, and then toward south, you will get there.
Self-driving: drive along Jingtong Expressway till Gaobeidian Bridge, and then heading south until the south bank of Tonghui River, you will get there.
Gaobeidian “International Water Inn”, which is located at the extended line of East Chang’ an Street, is closely next to CBD with convenient traffic, beautiful environment, a long history of water transport, folk customs full of Beijing flavors and Ming and Qing Dynasty Classical Furniture Street which is the biggest one in China. All these things inject new vigor into Gaobeidian, a thousand years old village, who is radiating with new charm now. The west area, completed successively in New Rural Reformation, 2010, has seen the rising of Chinese-style three-storied house with sophisticated facilities, and is closely next to the beautifulTonghuiRiver. As an “International Station” in new state of industry ofBeijingtourism providing special food and accommodation, Gaobeidian is respectfully welcoming the guests from home and abroad.
Festival activitiesSweet-World Chocolate Wonder Land in Beijing
Date: January 29th, 2010- April 10th, 2010
Address: at the Center of Olympic Park (the square at the north side of the Bird’s Nest)
Tel: 594-556-06
Bus: you can get there by 82, 83, 740, 753, 944, 944 branch, 983 and 417 bus.
Self-driving: go straight toward north from the exit of Beichen Road at North 4thRing Road until you get to the 3rdcrossing of Beichen East Road, and then turn left, you will get there.
The World Chocolate Wonder Land is a large international chocolate theme park which combines culture, fashion, food and entertainment together. There are five large theme pavilions to show chocolate artworks as well as exquisite chocolates and candies from other parts of the world. In the meantime, there is a live performance of making chocolates and DIY chocolates by the tourists. Outdoor park area will performpuppet musical and dancing and interactive games on a regular basis, giving tourists an unprecedented visual and gustatory banquet. InBeijing, this a real good place to go in winter.
International Flavor Festival in Chaoyang District of Beijing
Address: Beijing Chaoyang Park in Chaoyang District
Tel: 659-534-90
Admission:RMB 10 Yuan
Bus: take 419, 731, 988, 753, etc. bus until Liulitun Stop or Chaoyang Park Stop, you will get there.
Self-driving: toward west from Chaoyang Park Bridge at the East 4thRing Road, it is just at the south side of Agricultural Exhibition Center and north side of the road.
The integration of the special international cultural demonstration and the domestic traditional folk customs gives the tourists a wonderful “Cultural Feast”. The festival in 2010 assumes rather novel activities: exotic singing and dancing with full passion, international popular food, special public benefit activities and fairs for distinctive gifts, so that the tourists can experience the exotic customs at home.
Beijing Dongyue Temple Spring Festival Cultural Fair
Date: January 1st- January 7th lunar calendar.
Address: No. 141,
Chaowai Street
, Chaoyang District.Tel: 655-101-51
Admission: RMB 10 Yuan; advance ticket: RMB 8 Yuan
Bus: take 101, 109, 110, 112, 202, 420, 75, 750, 846, 855 bus until Shenlu Street Stop, you will get there; or by subway No. 2 Line until Chaoyangmen Stop, and then head eastward about 500 meters, you can get there.
Self-driving: drive toward east from Chaoyangmen Bridge at the East 2ndRing Road until the north road of Outer Chaoyangmen Street, you will get there.
Dongyue Temple- Beijing Folk Custom Museum, an important heritage site under state protection, is famous for its “Three Manies” (i.e. many idols, many couplets and inscribed boards and many stone inscriptions). During Spring Festival, there will hold various park tour activities, such as praying for blessings, entertainments, exhibitions and lectures, etc..
TourismPromotion Conferencein Chaoyang District of Beijing
Time: Spring and Autumn
Address: Chaoyang District
Tel: 400-100-5650
Tourism Promotion Conference is composed of serials of activities “One, Two, Four, One” .
1. Press conference;
2. Livepromotion conference is usually held in the spring and autumn every year at the fixed time and place. Different tourist products will be promoted according to different seasons.
3. Preferential manual: totally 400000 volumes a year, being divided into four versions: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and giving out for free in the middle of March, June, September and December.
4. Official website:www.bjchytp.com.
Beijing International Beer Festival
Date: in the middle of July, 2010
Address: No.1 of Xiedao Road, Chaoyang District
Tel: 843-245-06400-698-8899 400-608-8899
Admission: RMB 20 Yuan
Bus: take 688, 418, 909 bus at Dongzhimen until Xiedao Stop, you will get there.
Self-driving: start out at the exit of Weigou, Dongwei Road at Airport Highway, keep right and follow the road sign, finally you will get th
ere.
Beijing International Beer Festival is an extensive large international leisure and cultural project by the exclusive cooperation between Beijing Xiedao Group and the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. It integrates some large activities, such as beer festival, large carnival amusements, the demonstration of Guinness records and park tour activities,etc..The huge beer canopy, which is nearly 100,000 square meters, can receive 150,000 persons everyday and will open in the middle of July, 2010. Then 1,800 tons of newly-brewed German beer, 4,000,000 pieces of authentic German food as well as 1,000 wine beauties will be prepared for the guests.
Scenic spot
China Zitangong Museum
Class: AAAAAddress: No. 23,
Jianguo Road
, Chaoyang DistrictTel: 857-528-18
Admission: RMB 50 Yuan
Bus: take Subway Batong Line until Gaobeidian Stop, and then go toward west about 300 meters; or by Subway No.1 Line until Sihui Eastern Stop, and then go toward east about 500 meters; or by No. 312, 728 bus until Gaobeidian Stop, you will get there.
Self-driving: drive toward north from the exit of Gaobeidian at Jingtong Expressway, and you will get there.
Time: 9:00- 17:00 (Being closed on every Monday)
China Zitan Museum, which is located at the river bank of Gaobeidian, Chaoyang District, is a private museum for special subjects which combines collection & research, exhibition of zitan art, appreciating Chinese traditional and classical furniture together. The area is 9,569 square meters, including 4 floors, totally 13 exhibition halls. There are nearly a thousand articles exhibiting in the hall, including many Ming and QingDynasties palace furniture, ornaments and Chinese traditional models made of precious timbers such as original rosewood, yellow pear wood,phoebe zhennan,etc..All these have demonstrated the furniture culture of Chinese traditional Ming and Qing Dynasties and the traditional rosewood craft.
Beijing Chaoyang Park
Class: AAAA
Address: No. 1,
Chaoyang Park South Road
, Chaoyang DistrictTel: 659-534-90 659-152-58
Admission: RMB 5 Yuan
Bus: take 31, 302, 731, 750, 852 bus until Liulitun Stop or Chaoyang Park Stop, you will get there.
Self-driving: drive toward west along Chaoyang Park South Road from the crossing of Chaoyang Park Bridge at the East 4thRing Road. It is just at the north side of the road.
Beijing Chaoyang Park is a large comprehensive and multifunctional park for culture, rest and entertainments mainly on a basis of landscaping. As the largest city park inside the 4thRing Road ofBeijing, the total area of the park is 288.7 hectares and the greenbelt occupation rate is 87%, including General Woods, Frontal Boat, Hidden Dragon in Cascading Water, Spring Flower Garden, Ecological Stream, Central Island Theatre, etc.. In 2008, the beach volleyball court of Olympic Games is located here. The construction ofChaoyangParkhas played an important role in improving the eco-environment of the east ofBeijingand richening the cultural life of citizens.
Beijing Chinese Ethnic Museum
Class：AAAA
Address: No.1,National Park Road, Chaoyang District
Tel: 620-636-46
Admission: RMB 90 Yuan (busy season); RMB 60 Yuan (off season)
Bus: take 839 bus untilNational Park Road; or by subway No.10 Line until North Tucheng Road, you will get there.
Self-driving: drive northward along Beichen Road from Anhua Bridge atNorth 3rdRing RoaduntilNational Park Road, and then turn left about 200 meters; or drive southward along Anding Road from Anhui Bridge at North 4thRing Road, throughOlympic Sports Centeruntil National Park Road;
Time: 8: 30- 17: 00
Scenic spots around: Beijing Olympic Park and Olympic Sports Center
Beijing Museum of the Chinese Nation (Chinese Garden) is a large anthropology museum which recovers, collects, displays and researches national culture, cultural relics and social life. With an area of 50 hectares, it is a scenic spot with the combination of park and museum. Inside, it has very beautiful natural environment and 56 national museums and scenic spots. Cultural activities integrate dynamic performance and static state display. Here, the tourists can make up the whole scenery of the landscape, and feel the authentic culture of the minorities.Yuan Dynasty City Wall Ruins Park
Class: AAAA
Address: No. 29, Anwai Xiaoguanjia, Chaoyang District
Tel: 846-482-52
Admission: Free
Bus: take 104 bus from west of Beijing Railway Station until Wuluju Stop, go to Anhua Bridge at the North 3rdRing Road, and then toward north along Beichen Road until North Tucheng Road.
Time: 6:00- 22:00
Scenic spots around: Beijing Olympic Park
Yuan Dynasty City Wall RuinsPark was built at Yuan Dynasty City Wall Ruins, commonly called Tucheng Park with a total length of 4.8 kilometers. The green coverage rate has reached 81% since the park was completed. There is aXiaoyueRiverrunning across the park and dividing the park into north parts and south parts.It was divided into ninescenic spots after the overall renovation in 2003. WithNew Look of the Yuan City Wall, Heyday of Dadu, Dragon Pondas the first class sight spots,Emperors Travel in Two Capitals, Guests from the World, Chinese Crabapple Blossoms, Light of Peace, Lights on Water Street and Turretsas the second class spots, Yuan Dynasty Dadu City Wall Relics Park becomes an modern urban relics park featured by humanity, landscape, waterscape, history, recreation and shelter.Beijing Happy Valley
Class: AAAA
