Mentougou releases three high-quality autumn tour routes

September 14, 2024

2024 Beijing Xishan Yongding River Cultural Festival and The 3rd Xishan Water Carnival in Beijing

Opens with great fanfare

In Cuan Di Xia Village, Zaitang Town, Mentougou District

Opening ceremony of the 2024 Beijing Xishan Yongding River Cultural Festival and the 3rd Xishan Water Carnival

This event, themed "Enjoying the Mountains and Waters, Free in Western Beijing - Human Fireworks at the Foot of the Great Wall," focuses on "cultural empowerment, rural embellishment, and breaking the boundaries of cultural tourism." During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, a variety of cultural and tourism experience activities will be used to inject fresh modern art elements and vitality into Cuan Di Xia Village, a famous Chinese historical and cultural village. Traditional Chinese opera, music and dance, poetry, and other cultural activities will be combined with new scenes and formats such as creative markets, Chinese-style travel photography, and street dance rap, integrating the unique "Ten Traditional Cultures" into the landscape to create a new cultural tourism consumption scene of "mountains and waters as the world, mountains and waters as the stage." This comprehensive cultural tourism feast will provide citizens with a cultural interpretation, tourism consumption, scene upgrade, check-in experience, and trendy food experience during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, allowing the ancient village to regain its new charm and promote the development of Mentougou District's cultural tourism industry towards "new" development.

Ma Qiang, member of the Mentougou District People's Government Party Group and Deputy District Mayor, delivered a speech.

This event is guided by the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and hosted by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Mentougou District Committee, and Mentougou District People's Government. The Mentougou District Committee Propaganda Department, Mentougou District Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and Zaitang Town People's Government jointly undertake the event. The event will last until September 17.

Drumming performance of "Chinese Dragon"

Cultural and tourism promotional film "Encounter Mentougou · Four Seasons Symphony"

Chinese classical dance "Beauty in the Mountains and Waters"

Integration of culture and tourism

Telling the story of Yongding River

Mentougou District aims to build a high-level capital western gateway, closely follows the main line of green, high-quality transformation and development work, implements the development strategy of "ecological district, cultural district, and strong technology district," and relies on the unique advantages of "ecology + culture + location" in the mountainous area. It adheres to the integrated development of culture, tourism, agriculture, forestry, and commerce, and carries out in-depth construction of "poetic and picturesque countryside." It has become a national cultural industry empowering rural revitalization pilot and a national comprehensive tourism demonstration zone, continuously stimulating the development vitality of the mountainous area.

Baihua Mountain

Yongding River

Mentougou boutique homestay courtyard

Full Moon over Western Beijing

The harmony of landscape, humanity and culture

Huang Jing, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Mentougou District Tourism Bureau, released the autumn boutique route

The first route is the "Majestic Great Wall in Autumn, Brilliant Civilization for Thousands of Years" cultural theme route, allowing citizens to personally experience the human fireworks at the foot of the Great Wall and feel the millennium story conveyed by the ancient city wall ruins.

The second route is the "Outdoor Hiking to Find Secluded Paths, Moonlight Sprinkled over Golden Autumn" adventure theme route, enjoying the gorgeous autumn leaves and the picturesque mountains and forests.

The third route is the "Leisurely Enjoying the Wild, Praying for Blessings and Embracing Slow Time" blessing theme route, allowing people to indulge in a paradise away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

Cuanbai Scenic Area's new gameplay strategy

Best spots for moon viewing

At the carnival launch ceremony, new gameplay for experiencing the new scene of "Cuan Village Underneath" was recommended, as well as the best spots for moon viewing in Mentougou District and the AI cartoon image of the Mentougou tourism spokesperson.

AI cartoon image of the Mentougou tourism spokesperson

Among them, at the best spot for moon viewing at the highest point of Cuan Village, you can enjoy a full moon and feel the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion and good wishes of "May we all be blessed with longevity and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart."

Foreign friends and children participated in the launch ceremony and the Great Wall Youth Exploration Camp activities, spending the Mid-Autumn Festival together, promoting excellent Chinese traditional culture, and promoting the construction of an international exchange center city.

The launch of this event also marks the official opening of the Mentougou District's Mid-Autumn Festival tourism series activities.

Nanshiyang Grand Canyon Scenic Area Canyon Life Festival.

Nanshiyang Grand Canyon Scenic Area will launch the Canyon Mid-Autumn Festival with activities such as staring contests, adventure squares, and rock climbing, which will kick off the festive mode.

Tanguyue Full Moon Mountain View Outdoor Festival

Tanguyue will hold the Full Moon Mountain View Outdoor Festival, with many merchants providing high-quality Mid-Autumn family banquets. More than 80 top outdoor brands will form a trendy market, launching outdoor cycling and music performances, allowing urban players to enjoy the holiday fun.

Tanzi Temple has launched new experiences such as Tanzi Meditation, Singing Bowl Healing, and Mindfulness Meditation Healing, creating a utopia for spiritual exploration. Baihuashan Community will hold an African drum-inspired Mid-Autumn Evening Party, geological science popularization, star and bird watching, and natural photography series activities, allowing citizens to experience the growth and happiness brought by study tours. Dongxinfang Street will hold the "Passionate Mid-Autumn Festival, Full Moon Community" theme park activity, enriching residents' cultural life...Human Fireworks

Slow Life at the Foot of the Great Wall

The launching ceremony released the "Mentougou District Poetry and Painting Countryside Artist Residency Initiative," creating an artistic world with the landscape of poetry and painting as the protagonist.

The Mentougou District Cultural and Tourism Industry Association released the "Civilized Tourism Initiative," reminding tourists to protect the environment, not to leave garbage, and jointly protect the green mountains and rivers.

The Mentougou District Homestay Association released the "Initiative to Improve Homestay Quality" and promotion measures to promote the healthy and sustainable development of the cultural and tourism industry.

Homestay Coupons

At the same time, more than a thousand homestay coupons were issued to tourists. From September 12th to October 31st, guests who stay and consume in the designated 79 Mentougou courtyards with coupons can enjoy a 20% discount. Paper coupons can be obtained at the Mentougou Exhibition Area of the China International Fair for Trade in Services, Mentougou Shuangyu Roundabout Tourist Information Center, and Cuan Dixo Village Cuan Lai Cuan Wang Creative Store.

Old Village, New Look

Cuan Yun is more Chinese Style

This carnival has set up 12 immersive traditional and modern fusion spots in Cuan Dixo Village, bringing a new upgraded experience for citizens and tourists.

Kite Museum

Meeting Wukong in Yixiantian

Yixiantian Canyon Book Cafe

Shangfang Jiewa Large Set

Lantern Workshop

Roof Sun-drying Grain Field

A series of check-in points such as Yixiantian Canyon Book Cafe, Shangfang Jiewa Large Set, Lantern Workshop, and Roof Sun-drying Grain Field tell the historical traditions of Cuandixia Village.

The melodious sound of the ancient stage's qin and the Chinese-style performances in the courtyard collide with the ancient and new under the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures.

Chang'e Flying to the Moon

Peddler

The fantastic performance of Chang'e Flying to the Moon and the peddlers walking along the street are a beautiful reproduction of traditional culture.

The deep-rooted Cuandixia Banquet brings a dual feast of taste buds and Cuandixia culture.

At the bonfire music party at the foot of the Great Wall, the bonfire and the intangible cultural heritage fire pot presented tourists with a unique picture of splendid collision of intangible cultural heritage.

Adding Firewood for Blessings

The warmth of the adding firewood ceremony, the fashion of Chinese-style performances, the richness of the creative market, the tranquility of the Yixiantian Canyon Book Cafe, and the enthusiasm of the bonfire party. The convergence of various forms of rural tourism here constitutes the colorful chapter of this carnival.