▶ Wild Duck Lake National Wetland Park

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 北京市延庆区康庄镇康野路

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

By Bus: Take bus No. 919 at Deshengmen, get off at the Yanqingnancaiyuan Station, and then transfer to bus No. 921 to Wild Duck Lake.

Drive: Drive off the Beijing-Tibet Expressway (G6) from the Kangzhuang Exit, drive along the Kangzhang Road, turn left to the Kangxi Road and drive along the road for about 10 minutes.

▶ Jinhaihu Lake

The Jinhaihu Lake is the only place in Beijing where you can have the wonderful experience of enjoying the beauty of red leaves on water. You can also drive along the road surrounding the lake or the Pinggu Beishan road. You can see mountains covered by red leaves along the way.

The combination of water and mountains is one of the best gifts nature has bestowed. Seeing how the beautiful tree reflections paint the tranquil lake with wonderful colors, you’ll find that nature is actually rather generous in autumn.

Ticket: 30 yuan (reference price)

Address: South Shangzhai Village, Jinhaihu Town, Pinggu District, Beijing 北京市平谷区金海湖镇上宅村南

Traffic Guide: Take bus No. 852 at Dongzhimen to Pinggu Bus Station, transferto Pinggu No. 50 and get off at the Jinhaihu Station.