The International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 (Beijing Expo 2019) will take place in the Yanqing District of Beijing from April 29 to Oct 7. To make the most of the expo, Beijing Expo 2019 has released three attractive tourist routes for visitors. The three tourist itineraries combine natural landscapes, gardens and culture and are ideal choices for people to seek leisure and recreation, enjoy family activities, maintain health, and purify mind.
The tourist route of “Roaming in Leisure” enables tourists to experience the profound horticulture of various parts of the world, visit the ancient Great Wall and experience spa therapies in hot springs, and enjoy idyllic landscapes and natural oxygen bars in Expo Park.
Day 1: Badaling Ancient Great Wall - Beijing Expo 2019 - Jinyu Badaling Hot Spring Resort
Badaling Ancient Great Wall
Far away from the bustle and hustle of the urban area, Badaling Great Wall is where you can take your mind off trouble and anxiety to find inner peace. Walking up the Great Wall is a quite relaxing experience. The Ancient Great Wall, formerly known as “Dilapidated Great Wall”, is situated at the southwest expanded section of Badaling Great Wall and hailed as a national AAA-rated area. It is a good place to savor the historical vicissitude and solemnity of the great wall.
As the saying goes, “One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero”, why not go and appreciate the charm of time-honored historical site in such refreshing season? Although there are no babbling brook and towering trees in the valley, luxuriant arbors and shrubs broaden your vision to better appreciate magnificent landscape.
Never miss the calling card -- rustic banquet cooked on stone. All ingredients of the delicacy come from locally grown vegetables, cereals and livestock.
Beijing Expo 2019
The Beijing Expo 2019 will kick off on April 29 and run through October 7. Themed "Live Green, Live Better," the Beijing Expo 2019 aims to integrate horticulture in daily life and connect one's soul with nature. It will present large-scale flower landscape layout, technological achievements of horticulture, and life gardening (fruits and vegetables, flowers, tea and traditional Chinese medicines). International horticulture competitions will also be held during the exhibition session.
The very best of past International horticultural exhibitions and the finest horticultural works worldwide will be displayed.
Jinyu Badaling Hot Spring Resort
Covering 42 acres of vast expanse with beautiful mountains and tranquil lakes, Jinyu Badaling Hot Spring Resort, as a three-star resort hotel boasts hot spring, conference, business entertainment and tourism leisure. The hot spring here from 2,000 meters deep underground at 54 degrees Celsius with high water quality, many minerals and trace elements is good for health and skin. The newly expanded SPA Park stretching for 6,000 m2 includes 32 indoor and outdoor pools, boasting 18 bathing modes, which is a real paradise for you to relax while getting refreshed.
Address: No. 1, North Guishui Street, Yanqing District, Beijing 北京市延庆区妫水北街1号
Day 2: Guyaju Caves - Yudu Mountain
Guyaju Caves Scenic Area
Situated in the west of Yanqing District, the Guyaju Caves cover an area of 100,000 square meters. They served as residences. More than 100 stone rooms can be seen. Traces of human occupation are found at Guyaju, such as windows, stone beds, closets, lamp stands, and horse mangers.
Ticket: 55 yuan per adult
Address: To the north of Dongmenying Village, Zhangshanying Town, Yanqing District, Beijing 北京市延庆区张山营镇东门营村北
Bus Routes: Take bus No. 919 at Deshengmen Station and get off at Dongguan Station, after a 500-meter walk, arrive at Baijia Station, take bus No. 920 and get off at Dongmenying Station.
Self-guided Routes: Drive along Beijing-Tibet Expressway, take Kangzhuang expressway exit, and drive along Kangzhang Road follow the signposts.
Parking: Parking lot is available
Opening Hours: 8:00-16:00
Contact Number: 010-69110333
Yudu Mountain
Yudu Mountain is a little-known virgin land and a green memory preserved the most primitively by nature in Beijing. The mountains, rocks, forests, springs, waterfalls, flowers, and grass are all available in the scenic, while the beautiful scenery is clear, secluded, quiet and wild. When you walk along the trail, you feel like you are in a dreamily beautiful picture.
You can have a close contact with the pure and translucent Wangyou (lotus) Lake, the beautiful alpine meadow, and the original and mysterious forest. Everything wonderful you can think of can be found here.
Ticket: 60 yuan/person
Address: Eastern Yuhuangmiao Village, Zhangshanying Town, Yanqing District, Beijing
Tofu Feast
Located in the Jingzhuang Town in Yanqing District, the Liugou Village is famed for tofu feast, also called hot pot tofu feast, which serves up three kinds of tofu in different colors with different effects. Mung bean tofu can help people reduce internal heat; black bean tofu is benefit kidney; the white tofu is made from soybean. Three-color tofu hotpot is the main course of tofu feast, with Chinese cabbage at the bottom and streaky pork at the top. The soup of the hotpot is simmered with various ingredients. And then you can start to feed yourself with delicacies.
