Time is running out and it's the middle of August. Why don't you get together with your friends and take a two-day micro-vacation to Yanqing? Not only can you enjoy the sea of lilies, but you can also enjoy the food of the ancient city.
Beijing Expo Park
Beijing Expo Park is located in the southwest of Yanqing District, about 74 kilometres from the city and covers an area of 503 hectares, with the Gui River running through it and the Haituo Mountain Range at its back, with its lakes and mountains in full view.
The main buildings of the Park include the China Pavilion, the International Pavilion, the Life Experience Pavilion, the Botanical Pavilion, the River Bend Theatre and the Yongning Pavilion. The China Pavilion, with its design of embroidered horticulture and Chinese dream, is dignified, inherits Chinese architectural wisdom and leads the way in green and innovative technology, fully demonstrating the inclusive and confident national temperament of China. The International Pavilion consists of 94 flower umbrellas, resembling flower petals and snowflakes, emitting a dazzling glow in the sunlight.
The Beijing Expo Park Lily Cultural Festival is underway, with 60 varieties, 204 acres and 4 million lilies blooming one after another, forming a wonderful landscape together with the ecological landscape, landscape exhibits and characteristic architecture of the park.
The festival will last until September 22. The park's lily planting area and the surrounding attractions create "Chivalry", "A Thousand Years of Love", "Sunset in the Garden", "Flowers under the Forest "The park's five landscapes, namely "Flowering Sea", provide visitors with a refreshing, cool and colourful micro-vacation experience.
Address: Building 1, Area 1, No.1 Bacang Road, Yanqing Town, Yanqing District, Beijing
Food
Flower feast: Based on the four hotels in the park, we offer delicacies made from lily flowers, such as lily lotus seed porridge to cool off the summer heat and fried lily with celery, all of which have the effect of "nourishing and moistening the lungs, clearing the mind and calming the soul".
Accommodation
The Pusen hotel is designed in the Huizhou style, where visitors can learn about the techniques of ancient Chinese architecture and culture.
The Pusen hotel offers 78 rooms, a full-service restaurant, a specialty restaurant, a lobby bar, a tea room, a multi-functional banquet hall, a Tai Chi room and gymnasium, a spa, and a swimming pool, all in a tranquil and elegant environment. The hotel is a perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and return to your roots.
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Yongning Ancient Town
Located 17 kilometres from the centre of Yanqing, Yongning Old Town is a quiet, beautiful and ancient place, simple and pure, peaceful and tranquil. There are sights such as the Jade Emperor Pavilion, ancient streets and temples to visit.
A must-try food here is Yongning tofu. It has been recorded since the Han Dynasty and became a tribute to the court during the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of being made by every family and has been handed down to this day for its unique production process and rich nutritional value. There are tofu sellers every three or five steps in the old town, and many tourists come here to take some back with them.
You can't miss Yongning's fire roast either! Baked in a natural fireplace, they have a fleshy, peppery aroma and are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and can be eaten with everything in between, satisfying your taste buds.
Go ahead, visit this "niche" ancient city, see the smoky atmosphere of the streets, the old people sitting around playing chess, touch the raised brick walls of the city, the word "leisure" comes from your heart.
Address: Sanlihe Road, Yanqing District, Beijing
"Warm Tips"
The Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau reminds citizens and visitors to keep an eye on the weather forecast before traveling and keep their trips to the mountains to a minimum in rainy weather, and not go camping in the mountains. Meanwhile, citizens and tourists should adhere to epidemic prevention and control when traveling, strictly comply with all epidemic prevention regulations, take nucleic acid tests as required, and cooperate with the full sweep of temperature and check negative nucleic acid certificates when entering public places such as parks, scenic spots, attractions, superstores, hotels and B&Bs. Do not gather or bunch up to minimize the risk of infection.
Translator: WU Jiayi
Reviewer: WANG Jiahui
