With the weather heating up in Beijing, people yearn for BBQ, beer, camping, night jogging, etc. everything to cool themselves. We have listed things you need to do in the summer of Beijing.
1. BBQ
As an old saying in Beijing, “There is nothing that can’t be solved with BBQ. If not, then BBQ again.” BBQ with beer, a perfect summer!
Recommendations:
Bingcheng BBQ: No. 24, Tuanjiehu Road
Muwu BBQ: No. 1, Dongli, Balizhuang, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Shenkao BBQ: No. 9, West Beijing Workers' Stadium Road
2. Eating crawfish
For Chinese people, a summer without crawfish is incomplete. Once started, you will immerse in this spicy delicacy.
Recommendations:
Huda Restaurant: No. 233, Dongzhimen Inner Street
Spice Spirit: Hunguangbaihuo, No. 176, North Street, Xidan
Hua’s Restaurant: No. 235, Dongzhimen Inner Street
3. Night jogging
Jogging in the Olympic Forest Park at night, take a deep breath of summer.
Address: Lincui Road, North 5th Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
South Gate: Take subway Line 8 and get off at the South Gate of the Olympic Forest Park
West Gate: Take bus No. 510 or 81 and get off at Aolin Chuntian Xiaoqu Station.
East Gate: Take express bus No. 3 and get off at South Yangshan Bridge Station.
(Reference: Top 5 Places to Run in Beijing)
4. Picking cherries
Pick cherries in the suburbs of Beijing, taste the freshness, enjoy the beautiful scenery!
(Reference: Cherry-picking Spots in Beijing)
5. Play in Happy Valley Beijing
The Happy Valley Beijing has opened a series of water projects to help you escape from the intense heat of summer.
If you go:
8:30-22:00.
North Xiaowuji Road, East 4th Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
010-6720-1818, 6738-3333
Admission Fee: 260 RMB/person
6. Boating in Beihai Park
Go boating in Beihai Park and enjoy the cool summer breeze!
Opening hours: 06:30-21:00
Admission fee:
10 RMB (April 1-October 31)
5 RMB (November1-March 31)
Bus routes:
Bus No. 5, 101, 103, 109, 124, 202, 211, 685, 814 or 846 to Beihai Station.
Bus No. 13, 24, 107, 111, 118, 204, 701, 810, 823 or 850 to Beihai Beimen Station.
7. Drinking in Houhai Bar Street
Take a walk in Houhai after dinner and drink wine at a bar in the Houhai Bar Street.
If you go:
Xicheng District, Beijing
Bus 13, 42, 107, 111, 118, 810, 823 or 850 to Beihai North Gate.
Nearby attraction: Shichihai Lake, Prince Gong’s Mansion
8. Reading at Liyuan bookstore
Reading books at the Liyuan bookstore, one of 18 most beautiful stores rated by Business Insider. Watch the dappled shade of the sunlight through the firewood sticks wall. Feel the tranquility and elegance book reading this season.
Address: the Wisdom Valley, Yanxi town, Huairou District
Opening Hours: 8:30 to 11:30, 13:30 to 16:30 (weekends)
9. Watching stars in the Beijing Planetarium
Find different constellations in the Beijing Planetarium. Watch the universe through the huge hemispherical screen.
If you go:
9:30-15:30 (Wednesday to Friday), 9:30-16:30 (Saturday and Sunday), Monday, Tuesday Closed
No. 138, Xizhimenwai Street, Beijing
010-68352453, 010-68312517
10. Camping in the wild
Take your tent and have a BBQ in Qinglong Lake Park or Xiangshui Lake.
(Reference: Most Romantic Campsites in Beijing)
