Location: Fengtai District-Haidian District-Dongcheng District 

Recommended Route: Moon over the Lugou Bridge at Dawn- Night Moon in Yuquan Mountain-One Night in Xiangshan

Best Time to Visit：All Year

Duration：1 day

Suitable for lovers for cultural tour，poet-like young people

Brief Introduction：The most beautiful moon in Beijing. Visitors can imagine moons in historical stories and view moonlight described by writers.

Tourist Activities：Admire moon on the mountain，watch classic performances

Reasons for Recommendation：Moon is same whether in Beijing or hometown. Appreciating moon over different landscape has long been a dream for Chinese. Visitors can seek the most beautiful moon in Beijing on journey，and end their trip with the Chinese play One Night in Xiangshan.

01 Moon over the Lugou Bridge at Dawn

Moon over the Lugou Bridge at Dawn is one of the eight well-famous sights of Yanjing. Two commemorative tablets are built on the west and east of Lugou Bridge. The eastern one was inscribed by Emperor Qianlong, while the western one was set up to commemorate the rebuilding of Lugou Bridge under the command of Emperor Kangxi. In those days, strollers can view that a light wind sends silvery ripples running across the water, making the pale reflection of the moon on its surface quiver. Nowadays, such a scene of truly poetic beauty can still be admired by visitors.

02 Night Moon in Yuquan Mountain 

Yuquan Mountain is situated in the Xi Mountain and the west side of the Summer Palace in Haidian District. The Mountain was named after its clean and blue water like jade. With its extremely beautiful scenes, it has been a royal summer resort since Liao Dynasty. Yu Dafu have also written about night moon in Yuquan Mountain in his novel Autumn in Peking. In the article, he mentioned he thought of reed flowers in Joyous Pavilion, willow shadows in Diaoyutai Park, insect sing in Xishan National Forest Park, night moon in Yuquan Mountain and bell ring in Tanzhe Temple in every autumn. Visitors can admire the night moon while feel the nostalgia of Yu Dafu.

03 One Night in Xiangshan

One Night in Xiangshan is a Chinese play in Capital Theater, adapted by the Liberation of Nanking on Apr 23, 1949. The play, telling the history of New Democratic Revolution and the development of the CPC, has revealed a profound theme that the Communist Party of China has liberated China and been seeking happiness for its people.