Lantern Festival Missed the Lantern Displays? Yanqi Lake Lantern Festival Garden Party Continues Through This Weekend!
This weekend, gather your loved ones and head to Huairou! At Yanqi Hu, enjoy lakeside lantern displays as spring arrives with warmth and blossoms. Visit Hongluo Temple to encounter vibrant spring scenery, or head to Beijing Huaibei International Ski Resort for skiing and free ice lantern viewing!
Attractions
Yanqi Hu
The Yanqi Hu Lantern Festival Garden Party is being held at Yanqi Hu from February 12 to 16. During the event, the park's operating hours are adjusted to 3:00 PM–9:00 PM, with free admission.
The festival market features Huairou's intangible cultural heritage, local delicacies, and handicrafts. At night, over 100 dazzling lantern installations illuminate the lakeside, including themes like "Mushroom Forest" and "Enchanted Realm of Elks," accompanied by laser shows and themed light displays.
Hongluo Temple
Thousands of bougainvilleas in vibrant red, pink, yellow, and white bloom in the flower greenhouse at the temple's entrance, creating a colorful floral tapestry. Step inside to embrace the warmth of spring and romantic charm. Meanwhile, the plum blossom exhibition in the temple's northeastern flower room showcases branches laden with red, pink, and white blossoms, their golden stamens exuding delicate beauty.
Beijing Huaibei International Ski Resort
Surrounded by the Great Wall on three sides, this resort offers a high-speed 8-seater gondola lift that reaches the summit in just 3 minutes. With 3 beginner slopes and 8 intermediate/advanced slopes, it caters to skiers of all levels. Facilities include a ski gear hall, restaurants, a mountaintop café, and cozy log cabins.
Skiers with a valid same-day pass enjoy free entry to the Huaibei Ice Lantern Gallery (open until 8:30 PM, February 16, 2025). The 2,700-square-meter gallery features stunning ice sculptures and a snow tubing zone for endless winter fun. Don't miss the chance to see penguins!
Dining
Cloud Free Restaurant
A photogenic hotspot with both style and substance. Must-try dishes include fragrant country-style stir-fried tofu and tender charcoal-grilled rainbow trout with fruitwood.
Address: No.14 Huantuozi, Changyuan Village, Yanqi, Huairou
Rural Cuisine
A retro car at the entrance steals the show. Standout dishes: braised pork with chestnuts (sweet, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth) and crispy fried river shrimp (plump and flavorful).
Address: 100 meters west of Changyuan Bridge, Fanqi Lu(Rd), Huairou
Sanqian Garden Coffee
The rich European charm exudes a uniquely romantic atmosphere. The drinks serve as soul-soothing remedies. The Iced Americano boasts a rich aroma with a subtle bitterness and a hint of acidity, while the Lychee Iced Coconut Jasmine and Passion Fruit Sparkling Water have also garnered widespread acclaim! Whether you're a coffee enthusiast or not, everyone can savor a wonderful weekend here!
Address: No. 239 Changyuan Village, Yanqi, Huairou, Beijing
Accommodation
Yanqi Hotel
Located on Yanqi Island, Yanqi Hotel, managed by Kempinski has 110 guest rooms, 12 independent Yanqi lake boutique villas and independent docks. Yanqi hotel and 12 boutique villas are managed by kempinski hotel group.
Address: No.2 Yanqihu Nanlu(Rd), Huairou
The Sunrise Kempinski Hotel Beijing
Located within the picturesque Yanqi Hu area with magnificent views of the Yan Mountains, and the Mutianyu Great Wall, the hotel is shaped like the rising sun and symbolises harmony, unity and infinity. From a side angle view, the hotel building is shaped like a scallop which represents "Fortune" in the Chinese culture. The front view is that of the "Rising Sun" (round shape) – Symbolic of the "Fast- developing Economy of China". The main entrance of the hotel is shaped like the mouth of a fish, symbolic of "Prosperity".
The hotel is surrounded by many places of interest, such as the Huanghuashui Great Wall, Hongluo Temple, Qinglong Gorge, Beijing Huaibei International Ski Resort, Baiquan Mountain and Yanqi Lake Park, among others, with distances ranging from 6 to 15 km. While staying at the hotel, guests can go sightseeing, enjoy outdoor activities and feel refreshed by the beauty of nature.
Address: No.11 Yanqihu Nanlu(Rd), Huairou
