Ice Waterfall Ancient Trail, Ancient Charm Welcomes the New Year
Location: Ximagezhuang Cun, Mentougou
Duration: Two days and one night
Attractions: Shenquan Canyon Scenic Area, Jingxi Ancient Road Scenic Area, Ma Zhiyuan's Former Residence
Mode of Travel: Self-driving
Route Features
This New Year's route combines natural wonders with cultural heritage, linking the magnificent ice waterfalls of Shenquan Canyon, the historic footprints of the Jingxi Ancient Road Scenic Area, and the elegant charm of Ma Zhiyuan's former residence, creating a winter journey through time for visitors. In winter, Shenquan Canyon transforms into an icy wonderland, with kilometers of layered ice waterfalls, crystal-clear icicles, and hanging ice formations that sparkle brilliantly under the sunlight, harmonizing with the distant snow-capped mountains to form a magnificent northern traditional Chinese painting. The Jingxi Ancient Road Scenic Area showcases a profound history, with well-preserved stone paths still bearing traces of ancient merchants and travelers; hiking here in winter adds a deeper sense of nostalgia. Ma Zhiyuan's former residence integrates the cultural lineage of Yuan drama into the mountain village scenery, where small bridges and flowing water reveal classical poetic charm. This route balances natural sightseeing with cultural experience, allowing visitors to appreciate the grandeur of winter landscapes and feel the profound echoes of history. It is especially suitable for travelers seeking cultural depth and natural beauty during the New Year season.
Recommended Accommodation
Dongma Mountain Residence ・ Mulanshu Homestay (Beijing Mentougou Branch)
Yishan Xiaolu Xishan Courtyard Villa (Dongjiu Road No. 3 Branch)
Recommended Dining
Ancient Trail Slow Roast House
Dongma Mountain Residence Restaurant
Tranquil Mountains and Forests, Renewing the New Year
Location: Huangshandian Cun, Fangshan
Duration: Two days and one night
Attractions: Lailishui Natural Scenic Area, Huangshandian Cun, Zhoukou Youlanshan Scenic Area, Youlanshan Go-Kart Club
Mode of Travel: Self-driving
Route Highlights: Unlock a winter journey blending “nature + ancient village + dynamic” in Fangshan, Beijing suburbs: On the first day, step into Lailishui Natural Scenic Area, where the winter valley is wrapped in a thin layer of snow, mountain trails winding deep into the forest, cliff ice formations and snow-covered dead branches creating picturesque scenes. Climbing high to look afar offers a panoramic view of the silver-white layered mountains, making it an excellent place to immerse yourself in the tranquil wilderness. Then stroll through Huangshandian Cun, where ancient gray-tiled roofs are covered with snow and quiet alleys exude a peaceful atmosphere. Scattered farmhouse courtyards hide the warmth of winter life, and if you happen to catch the warm afternoon sun, wandering the village alleys while basking in the sunlight adds to the leisurely vibe. On the next day, head first to Youlanshan Go-Kart Club, where the professional track is dusted with residual snow. With safety gear on, the roar of engines during parent-child cooperation or friendly competition lets winter vitality fully release in the rush of speed. Finally, check in at Zhoukou Youlanshan Scenic Area, where the winter mountains shed their lush greenery, exposing rugged rock and residual snow that outline a strong texture. Walking through the mountains allows you to feel the vast natural essence, bringing this winter trip to a close with a perfect blend of “wild charm + dynamic energy.”
Recommended Accommodation
Grandma’s Home
VIAYA Shanxingji Guesthouse
Recommended Food
The Radiance of Wheat
Fly into the Sky COFFEE (Hulupeng Branch)
Ice and Snow Canal, Joyful New Year Gathering
Location: Tangdazhuang Cun, Tongzhou
Duration: Two days and one night
Attractions: Central Green Forest Park, Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Scenic Area, Universal Beijing Resort
Mode of Travel: Self-driving
Route Features
This New Year's Day route cleverly combines ice and snow entertainment, canal culture, and theme parks, creating a rich and layered holiday experience for visitors. The Central Green Forest Park Ice and Snow Carnival welcomes the New Year with a 60,000-square-meter ice and snow venue. Carefully designed snow activities and festive decorations bring a unique winter joy atmosphere for visitors of all ages. The Beijing Grand Canal Cultural Scenic Area showcases a distinctive water charm during the New Year period. Exquisite festive landscapes are arranged along both sides of the canal, and the Garden Party blends traditional folk customs with modern experiences. Boat activities allow visitors to feel the cultural heritage of the canal amid gentle water waves. The scenic area’s rich cultural activities and nighttime lighting further add a strong cultural atmosphere to the New Year. Universal Beijing Resort offers international and diverse holiday entertainment options. The seven themed parks integrate festive elements with classic IP experiences, from thrilling rides to themed performances, from specialty dining to shopping experiences, creating an immersive joyful space for visitors. From the ice and snow vitality of Central Green Forest Park, to the cultural elegance of the Grand Canal, and then to the themed entertainment of Universal Beijing Resort, the experience progresses layer by layer, providing a perfect holiday experience that combines activity and relaxation, and blends ancient and modern for the New Year holiday.
Recommended Accommodation
Coffel Holiday Homestay (Universal Beijing Resort Store)
Beijing Universal Studios Hotel・Nuantanghuanxi (Universal Beijing Resort Store)
Recommended Dining
Magic Base
Quanjude (Universal City Avenue Store)
Childlike Fun and Family Reunion
Location: Liuzhuanghu Cun, Shunyi
Itinerary InformationDuration: Two days and one night
Attractions: Memorial Hall of Jiaozhuanghu Tunnel Warfare Site, Hebei Cun Folk Custom Park (Intangible Cultural Heritage Activities), Liuzhuanghu Cun, Shunyi Binhe Forest Park
Mode of Travel: Self-driving
Route HighlightsOn New Year's Day, head to Liuzhuanghu Cun in Shunyi to unlock a family reunion trip combining "Red Education + Homestay Experience + Countryside Leisure." On the first day, visit the Memorial Hall of Jiaozhuanghu Tunnel Warfare Site, where you can touch the red memories through the tunnel relics and historical exhibits, receive patriotic education, and let children understand the glorious years through walking. Then proceed to Hebei Cun Folk Custom Park, where intangible cultural heritage crafts such as dough modeling, Mao monkeys, and old Beijing pinwheels are full of fun. The New Year's exclusive folk light show creates a festive atmosphere. Parents and children experience traditional skills hand in hand, feeling the strong New Year’s vibe amid laughter. Stroll around the surrounding countryside; Liuzhuanghu Cun’s pastoral scenery is fresh and elegant, with scattered farmhouse courtyards. The "Winter Little Farmer" farming experience allows children to get close to the land, enjoy the fun of labor, and immerse themselves in family reunion time. On the next day, visit Shunyi Binhe Forest Park and take a leisurely walk along the winding Chaobai River. The winter riverbank is quiet and serene, with vast waters and sparse woods complementing each other, making it an excellent place to relax and feel the breath of nature, putting a pleasant end to this educational and leisure trip.
Recommended Accommodation
Xiangzhu・Banshan Yaji Homestay
Recommended Food
Sharing Harvest Baking Studio
Muzi Pavilion Restaurant
Snow Trail Annual Art, Warm Winter New Journey
Location: Xinzhuang Cun, Changping
Duration: Two days and one night
Attractions: Taoyukou Valley Hiking Park, Xinzhuang Art Village, The Hu Resort
Mode of Travel: Self-driving
Route Features
During the New Year's Day period, the snow trails at Taoyukou Valley Hiking Park are wrapped in the crisp chill of the new year. The prayer plaques along the path carry New Year wishes. Walking on the snow, the forest valley breeze carries the gentle warmth of early spring. Strolling here, one can feel the harmony between footsteps and falling snow, touching the sense of New Year ritual in the quiet. Entering Xinzhuang Art Village, the intangible cultural heritage workshops have red-patterned fabrics waiting to be dyed, pine and sandalwood incense plaques on the desks, and freshly inked Spring Festival couplets at the courtyard gates, all brimming with the festive atmosphere of welcoming the New Year. In the winter streets and alleys, market paper-cut window decorations reflect the snowlight, and art galleries hold the rural charm. You can select "New Year's Day limited" intangible cultural heritage handmade crafts, making art and the flavor of the New Year perfect gifts. You can also head to The Hu Resort, set up a warm stove to brew wine in front of the ice waterfall, letting the sparkling ice formations and warm sweet aroma wrap around smiles; the whole family can sit around the hot spring pool, relaxing body and mind in the steaming atmosphere, welcoming the new year in warmth and ease, leaving traces of New Year's Day in fireworks and poetry.
Recommended Accommodation
The Hu Resort Hotel
Enxi Courtyard Homestay (Xinzhuang Cun Branch)
Recommended Food
Xiao'wo Kitchen
CHAI PIZZA
A New Year of Health and Wellness
Location: Lihua Cun, Daxing
Duration: Two days and one night
Attractions: China Watermelon Museum, Lihua Cun, Longxi Hot Springs Water World, Beijing Aerospace Science Popularization and Expansion Education Base
Mode of travel: Self-driving
Route Highlights
Unlock a diverse winter journey in Daxing featuring "Agricultural Science Fun + Warm Springs Relaxation + Aerospace Experience": On the first day, visit the China Watermelon Museum, the only science popularization venue in the country themed around watermelons. The museum includes historical materials on watermelon cultivation, modern breeding techniques, and unusual varieties such as "miniature watermelons" and "square watermelons." You can learn agricultural science knowledge in the warm indoor environment, making it an excellent starting point for family science education. Then take a stroll through Lihua Cun, where the century-old pear trees in the winter pear orchard have strong branches that create picturesque scenes alongside the rustic farmhouses. Visiting the farmhouse courtyards offers a glimpse of the peaceful winter countryside on the outskirts of Beijing. On the second day, head to Longxi Hot Springs Water World to enjoy warm spring activities such as parent-child water play and health-preserving soaking pools, dispelling the winter chill and relaxing the body and mind. Finally, check in at the Beijing Aerospace Science Popularization and Expansion Education Base, where you can unlock aerospace knowledge through interactive activities like touching aerospace models and experiencing simulated launch procedures, injecting technological fun and vitality into the trip.
Recommended Accommodation
Beijing Chaxiang Lishe Qingyouge Homestay
Lizhi Apartment
Recommended Dining
Mu's Courtyard Private Kitchen
Gou's Courtyard
Enjoy Karst Caves and Winter Lakes
Location: Huangsongyu Cun, Pinggu
Trip Information
Duration: Two days and one night
Attractions: Jingdong Big Karst Cave Scenic Area, Huangsongyu Reservoir, Pinggu Peach Blossom Sea’s Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns
Mode of Travel: Self-driving
Route Features
Visiting Jingdong Big Karst Cave Scenic Area before New Year's Day, you can admire the stalactite clusters standing quietly in warm light. Stalagmites and stone curtains carry the geological textures of hundreds of millions of years. Walking through the caves, you can feel the echoes of time’s sedimentation. The wind stirs gentle ripples, fully displaying the quiet and expansive mountain wilderness; finally, heading to Pinggu Peach Blossom Sea’s Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns, the winter mountain path is covered with snow on the remaining branches. The view gradually broadens between the bends, overlooking the forest valley veins, letting the undulating mountains become the base tone of the journey. This trip, intertwined with the karst cave wonders and the lake and mountain bends, fully reveals the natural charm and relaxing healing.
Recommended Accommodation
Liangxi Courtyard
Xiang Bo Bo Culture & Tourism ・ Tangxin Courtyard
Recommended Dining
Wansheng Valley Art Restaurant
Huayu CAFE
Winter Charm of the Great Wall
Location: Zhuanghu Cun, Huairou
Itinerary: Two days and one night
Attractions: Xiangshuihu Great Wall Scenic Area, Characteristic homestay, Mutianyu Great Wall
Mode of travel: Self-driving
Route Highlights
The Xiangshuihu Great Wall Scenic Area showcases a unique winter charm. It combines the Great Wall, ancient caves, mountains, springs, and waterfalls into a natural painting where ice and snow blend with history. Strolling along the lakeshore at dawn, visitors can enjoy the golden light reflected on the ice surface at sunrise, feeling the warmth and hope brought by the first ray of sunlight in the new year. The Mutianyu Great Wall has a special allure during the New Year period. After snowfall, the Great Wall winds through the mountains, its silver-white covering enhancing its majestic grandeur. As a prime section of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, climbing the wall offers panoramic views of snow-capped peaks, embodying the magnificent scenery of "The Great Wall stretches thousands of miles, Mutianyu stands out uniquely." Climbing high on New Year's Day symbolizes bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, while also allowing visitors to feel the weight of time and heritage in this historic site. The surrounding guesthouses add a strong festive atmosphere and rich activity experiences. For example, at the "Jinglin Lilin Garden" guesthouse, visitors can participate in making handicrafts or gather indoors in warmth to chat and listen to winter stories about the Great Wall. Guests can also enjoy activities such as interacting with small animals, baking, and traditional tie-dyeing, experiencing the unique joys of northern rural winter life and adding a special warmth to the New Year holiday.
Recommended Accommodation
Jinglin Lilin Garden Guesthouse
Beijing Zhao’s Mountain Residence Guesthouse
Recommended Dining
Jinglin Lilin Restaurant
Beijing Tongshun Rainbow Trout Breeding Center
Admire Lake View with Family
Location: Jianyan Cun, Miyun
Itinerary: Two days and one night
Attractions: Nanshan Ski Resort, Shengshuitou Cun, Miyun Shuiku (Reservoir), Characteristic homestays
Mode of Travel: Self-driving
Route Highlights
In winter, head to Jianyan Cun in Miyun for a warm winter trip blending snow fun, ancient village charm, and lake views: starting from Nanshan Ski Resort, the slopes cover beginner and intermediate levels; in the children’s exclusive area, snow tubes race and snow tanks roar, with laughter from family play wrapped in snow foam; a ten-minute drive brings you to Shengshuitou Cun, where winding stone slab roads from the Ming and Qing dynasties, old courtyards, and century-old ancient locust trees stand quietly under the warm winter sun, strolling feels like stepping into a countryside painting steeped in time; stay at Impression Yunxi Homestay, where the private warm soaking pool in Courtyard No. 13 can warm body and soul, and intangible cultural heritage experiences like rice noodle making and tin foil painting offer family collaboration fun that makes the New Year atmosphere more vivid; the next day, ascend the Miyun Shuiku (Reservoir) viewing platform, where the snow-covered lake surface and forest are dressed in silver, and group photos in the expansive view capture the quiet warmth of a winter day in the Beijing suburbs.
Recommended Accommodation
Impression Yunxi Homestay (Courtyard No. 13)
Impression Yunxi Homestay (Courtyard No. 12)
Recommended Food
He · Cun'erka
Jinding Yuxiang Ecological Fishing Village
Guard the Border and Welcome the New Year
Location: Shixia Cun, Yanqing
Duration: Two days and one night
Attractions: Shixia Pass Trail, surrounding villages, Badaling Ski Resort
Mode of travel: Self-driving
Route Highlights
Start your New Year's self-driving trip with a two-day, one-night journey to Shixia Pass and Badaling, blending the sense of New Year rituals with time and fireworks: In the early morning, trek through the snow to Shixia Pass, where the Great Wall, wrapped in silver snow, winds along the mountain ridge. The beacon towers, covered in snow, shimmer with golden light in the morning sun. Footprints on the fresh snow-covered stone steps mark new traces of the New Year alongside history. Touching the cold ancient bricks with your fingertips, the accumulation of time and hopes for the new year merge in the mountain breeze. Descend into the village, where red couplets reflect lantern light and cooking smoke carries the aroma of New Year dishes, wrapping you in warmth. The next day, head to Badaling Ski Resort, where curves on the slopes chase laughter, and the cold wind is filled with lively warmth. As the sun sets, village lights at the foot of the mountain gradually come on, making this New Year’s beginning—“touching history, embracing fireworks, enjoying happiness”—even warmer.
Recommended Accommodation
Stone Light the Great Wall Boutique Homestay
Beijing Xishe (Badaling Town Yanqing Resort Area Branch)
Recommended Dining
Guishui Renjia (Stone Light the Great Wall)
