The Wild Duck Lake National Wetland Park is located in Beijing’s Yanqing District, with a total area of 6,873 hectares including 3,939 hectares of wetland. It’s the only wetland bird nature reserve in Beijing.

Hailed as the “oxygen bar” of Beijing suburb, the Wild Duck Lake National Wetland Park sits on an open land and is covered by a large span of reeds. Reeds in late autumn have a unique beauty. They ripple in the autumn breeze and shake like feathers. It’s almost like a scene out of a poem or a painting.

Address: Kangye Road, Kangzhuang Town, Yanqing District, Beijing

Ticket: 50 yuan (museum ticket included), free for children and 50% off for students and seniors

By Bus: Take bus No. 919 at Deshengmen (德胜门), get off at the Yanqingnancaiyuan (延庆南菜园) Station, and then transfer to bus No. 921 to Wild Duck Lake (野鸭湖).

Drive: Drive off the Beijing-Tibet Expressway (G6) (京藏高速) from the Kangzhuang Exit (康庄出口), drive along the Kangzhang Road (康张路), turn left to the Kangxi Road (康西路) and drive along the road for about 10 minutes.