No ancient capital is as rough and tender as Beijing. The broken walls and ruins of the old city contain Lin Haiyin's past in the south of the city, and are also full of the human touch in Lao She's writings. People who love Beijing have never loved its "high quality". Even if the weather, transportation, and housing prices are unsatisfactory, the active literary and artistic belts that grow next to the historic sites are the charming things that keep the city alive.

Beijing started to get hot in June, and I was very lucky. Except for the first day when Beijing welcomed me with 36 degrees of enthusiasm, the following week was still cool and good weather. Without experiencing the smog in Beijing, experiencing major bus jams, and not having iconic attractions crowded with each other, this trip to Beijing was nearly perfect.

Flag raising in Tiananmen Square

Bird's Nest at Night ~

itinerary

Day 1: Beijing South Railway Station-

Day 2: Flag raising-Tiananmen Square-Chairman Mao Memorial Hall-Forbidden City-Shichahai-Temple of Heaven

Day 3: Badaling Great Wall-Bird's Nest, Water Cube

Day 4: Ancient Culture Street--Summer Palace-Yuanmingyuan--Peking University, Tsinghua University--Qianmen Street

The wind blowing through Beijing is all culture, and the places you step on are history. If you don't travel to Beijing, you will have lifelong regrets. This is why many grandparents can be seen in Beijing with the help of grandchildren, sons and daughter-in-law. Playing around the Forbidden City and climbing the Great Wall. It can be said that every elderly person has a Beijing dream. Beijing is the pride of the motherland, Beijing is the symbol of the motherland, and Beijing is also the hope of the motherland. There are also countless children who not only know their hometown, but subconsciously welcome you to Beijing.

about gourmet

The must-try delicacies mentioned here in Beijing must be Old Beijing Shabu, Xiyuanju Old Beijing Shabu (former store) and Quanjude Roast Duck Qiandian

In old Beijing, hotpot is called "hotpot" in Beijing. The reputation of "hotpot" is also on par with Beijing roast duck and barbecue. It is a famous flavor dish in Beijing. The most authentic hot-boiled mutton is still the traditional copper pot hot-boiled mutton. The charcoal pot, clear soup, and sesame sauce are cooked one by one. So the best way to visit Beijing is to visit hutongs, garden gardens, and eat hotpot! It's so great.

quanjude roast duck

Quanjude Roast Duck has a history of over a century. In fact, Beijing Roast Duck has always been divided into two types. Although there is no difference on the outside, there are big differences in the production methods. For example, Quanjude belongs to the hanging stove roast duck. The hanging stove roasting method used by Quanjude uses fruit wood as fuel and does not have an oven door. After the ducks are put into the stove, they will also pick up the rods and change the positions of the ducks regularly. This method makes the duck skin very crispy.

the first day

The first day we arrived in Beijing was already mid-afternoon. We put down our luggage and moved freely.

When you arrive in Beijing, how can you not taste Beijing snacks? Boil, fire, fried liver, fried tripe, bean sauce...

The red ingot crab looks appetizing

Spiced rolls, the delicacy of my hometown. Five-spice rolls are an authentic traditional southern Fujian snack. They are filled with pork belly and onions, water chestnuts, and tofu. They are wrapped in oil bean skins. They are fried in an oil pan until golden brown. They are charred and crispy, and the aroma of meat is fragrant!

Scorpion, silkworm chrysalis, cicada... Insect Feast

Marinated intestines, you can smell the fragrance from afar

the next day

Came to Tiananmen Square early in the morning to watch the flag-raising ceremony

After 5 minutes of security check along Chang 'an Street, you will arrive at Tiananmen Gate. At 7:20 in the morning, it is clear and clear. The Forbidden City was not open yet, so we went through the underground passage and went to the other side to see the National Museum of China, the Great Hall of the People, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and the Monument to the People's Heroes.

My Forbidden City tour route is: Meridian Gate-Jinshui Bridge-Xihe Gate-Broken Hongqiao-Shiba Huaihe Gate-Taihe Hall-Zhonghe Hall-Baohe Hall-Arrow Pavilion-Yanxi Palace-Chengqian Palace-Yonghe Palace-Tongshunzhai-Imperial Garden-Wanchun Pavilion-Yuanchun Pavilion-Duixiushan-Chuxiu Palace-Tihe Hall-Yikun Palace-Taiji Hall-Cining Palace-Shoukang Palace-Cining Garden-Linxi Pavilion-Military Aircraft Office-Yongshou Palace-Qianqing Gate-Large Stone Carving-Qianqing Palace-Qianqing Palace-Jiaotai Palace-Imperial Garden-Tianyi Gate-Tianyi Gate-Qin 'an Hall-Jifu Gate-Shenwu Gate

The Forbidden City is the first of the five largest palaces in the world. Twenty-four emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties lived here. Unfortunately, the Forbidden City is currently only 76% open, and it is not enough.

From 8:30 to leaving at 15:30, except for some areas that were under renovation but not open, such as Yangxing Hall and Huangji Hall, I basically visited everything. It rained a little in the middle and rested in the shade for about an hour. The rest of the time, I walked non-stop to see exhibitions in various palaces. With the vermil-colored palace walls and bright yellow roofs, stepping into the Forbidden City, it seems to have returned to the era of kings and ministers.

front door

Qianmen Street is just south of Tiananmen Square. There is a Qianmen Street to the south of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. Qianmen Street is just south of Qianmen. Students who are not careful may miss this place. Qianmen Street was a commercial street in ancient times. The buildings here are all typical of Old Beijing style, with large archways, gray walls, colorful and brilliantly shaped roofs, and the traditional deep red color of Old Beijing. There are many time-honored brands in Beijing on Qianmen Street, such as Daoxiang Village, Quanjude, Ruizhixiang, etc., as well as many shops such as Samsung, Starbucks, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, and Jumei Youpin, which perfectly combine old Beijing architecture with modern elements.

For students who like ancient books, I strongly recommend a store. In the "Langfang Ertiao" on Qianmen Street, there is a "Zhengyang Bookstore". The store is very small and contains various ancient books, all of which are related to Beijing. Some are for reading only, and some can be sold.

In addition, when you come to Qianmen Street, you must taste the most authentic old Beijing hotpot. In fact, it was almost 11:30 noon when I came to Qianmen Street. The itinerary arranged at Qianmen at noon is mainly to try an old old Beijing Shabu Shabu shop here-Xiyuanju Old Beijing Shabu (Qiandian)

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Shabu (Qianmen Store)

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Shabu Pork is a famous historical store in Beijing cuisine. When people mention Shabu mutton, they always think of this sign. Xiyuanju is a halal shop. The mutton is processed very carefully, and the mutton is made from its own pasture. The eating method is also very popular. Therefore, it is unique in the capital, which is full of major cuisines, and has become a famous store in the city. Walking into Xiyuanju, under the characteristic large copper pot and strong charcoal fire, the freshly cut mutton is cooked by rolling a few times in the hot soup. Dip it in a special dipping sauce, and it is extremely tender and tender. For foodies, all four seasons are tonic seasons. Having a hot mutton meal is so comfortable.

Come in to choose a seat, a little couple are eating to their heart's content

The wolfberry, green onion, ginger, and mushrooms in the bottom of the pot... look very harmonious and healthy

Just choose one or two vegetables, and the protagonist must be mutton ~

Shabu mutton-sesame paste must not be ambiguous!

In Beijing, hot-boiled mutton is not just a delicacy, but also a culture ~

Pick up a piece of naughty mutton and put it in your mouth. It is tight and fragrant and smooth ~

What is boiled out in this copper pot is not only delicious fresh mutton, but also the strong old Beijing culture. The old Beijing copper pot pork shabu pays attention to the characteristics of not being dispersed in the pot, not being aged for a long time, and being clean and not foaming in the pot. Moreover, the mutton is carefully selected, the meat slices are thin and evenly, and there is no smell of mutton. It is placed in the clear soup of the copper hot pot and rinsed. Then dipped in sesame sauce, the taste is so delicious.

The naming of the private rooms in their compartment is also very interesting. Jingyang Palace, Jingren Palace, haha ~ The kitchen is called Imperial Dining Room, which feels like traveling through time

After eating the delicious food, I am full of energy and visit the Temple of Heaven in the afternoon ~

Temple of Heaven

Write down that we came to the Temple of Heaven, a place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for a bumper harvest of grain. The main buildings include: the Hall of Prayer for New Year, the Circular Mound Altar, and the Imperial Firmament.

The Hall of Prayer for New Year was built in the park in 1420. The Hall of Prayer for New Year is a circular building with a diameter of 32.72 meters. It has a gilded gold roof and blue tiles and three eaves and a spires. It is folded in layer upon layer, with a total height of 38 meters. There are 28 golden nanmu pillars in the Hall of Praying for New Year. The four pillars in the inner circle symbolize the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, the 12 pillars in the middle circle symbolize the twelve months, and the 12 pillars in the outermost circle symbolize the twelve hours and the stars of the sky.

Looking up close at the Hall of Prayer for New Year, the beautiful painting decoration, the clever tenon and mortise structure, the almost perfect circle, and the triple roof all make people sigh at the superb skills of their ancestors.

Huang Qiongyu! The span of the arch and caisson in the Huangqiongyu Hall is unique among ancient Chinese buildings and is larger than the Hall of Prayer for New Year. The circular wall around the Huangqiongyu Courtyard is about 3.72 meters high and 0.9 meters thick. The wall body is made of Shandong Linqing bricks and ground bricks and is roofed with blue glaze tubes. This is the famous "Echo Wall".

day 2

Badaling Great Wall

There are several Great Walls in Beijing, and the Badaling Great Wall is the most popular one. If I don't accompany the elderly, the Jiankou Great Wall is a place I like very much. Whether it is from a photography perspective or the steep terrain, I am very yearning for it. If you don't want to go to Badaling, I also recommend you to go to Mutianyu. There will be a little fewer people and the scenery will be very good.

The Badaling Great Wall is generally climbed by the Great Wall of the North. Whether they are following a group, walking freely, or taking a cable car to the fourth floor of the North and then climbing, most tourists will turn back the same way when they climb to the highest point of the Eighth Floor of the North. In fact, Badaling is a ring road and there is no need to return the same way. If you have the strength, it is recommended to climb to the north eighth floor and move forward all the way. The farthest you can climb to the north 12th floor and then return to the north 11th floor and exit through Bear Paradise.

There are not many people from Beiyi to Beiba, because it is not a weekend or holiday. The weather is very cool on this day, so it is easy to climb up. The ravines are crisscrossed, the beacon towers stand tall, and the eyes are full of green.

The scenery from the ninth floor of the North to the 11th floor is more beautiful than the crowded pictures in front of it, but there are also difficult areas close to 90 degrees straight up and down that need to be overcome.

Set off to the Bird's Nest immediately after going down the mountain ~

Beijing Olympic Park is divided into three parts: the Olympic Forest Park in the north, the central area in the center, and the Olympic Sports Center in the south.

The Olympic Sports Center includes 10 Olympic competition venues such as Bird's Nest, Water Cube, National Stadium, National Convention Center Fencing Hall, Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Yingdong Natatorium, Olympic Park Archery Range, Olympic Park Tennis Court, Olympic Park Hockey Arena, etc.

The sky is gray and there are not many people in the Bird's Nest at all. There are extremely many people in the tourist season.

The sky gradually darkened, and the bird's nest lit up. The five-color color was still quite beautiful.

The Night Water Cube changes color and is very beautiful

the fourth day

summer Palace

I love the Summer Palace and walk slowly for 6 hours. The vegetation is lush, and lotus leaves are dotted on the green lake. Things feel comfortable. The winding west embankment is beautiful, with every step, and willows hanging like curtains like fog. The peaks of the West Mountain, the shadow of the Yuquan Pagoda, the blue waves of Kunming, the seventeen Confucius Bridge, the art corridor..."Where is the Yanshan Mountain to relax the feelings, the unparalleled wind and moon belong to Kunming."

yuanmingyuan

Yuanmingyuan, built in 1709, is adjacent to the Summer Palace and consists of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden, so it is also called the Three Yuanmingyuan Gardens.

The garden covers an area of more than 340 hectares, a building area of 200,000 square meters, and has more than 150 views. It is known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". The Qing Emperor came here every summer to escape the heat, listen to politics, and handle military and political affairs, so it was also called the "Summer Palace". In 1860, the British and French allied forces burned down Yuanmingyuan. After looting, it was eventually turned into ruins.

In Yuanmingyuan, a flower exhibition!

Xiyanglou Ruins, the Xiyanglou Ruins are located in Yuanmingyuan in Beijing and are the symbol of Yuanmingyuan. Beijing's first public archaeological site was opened to the public in 2015. Because the buildings of the site group adopt European garden architectural style, it has become the "Xiyanglou Site."

The ruins of Xiyanglou, what they looked like after the plunder by the British and French coalition forces, imagine how magnificent it would have been if it had not been burned down.

Maze is a place where the emperor and his concubines play and play. It is said that the old emperor will play hide-and-seek with his beloved concubine here. Can the old emperor catch this winding thing? Cover your face!

Model sand table in the heyday of Yuanmingyuan. Today's Yuanmingyuan has been burned down. We can only use this sand table to open up our brains and imagine how magnificent the Garden of Thousands of Gardens was in its heyday!

Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University was born in 1911 and was established based on part of the "Boxer Indemnity" refunded by the United States. It was named after Tsinghua Garden in the northwest suburbs of Beijing. It was initially called "Tsinghua School". It was a preparatory school for studying in the United States established by the Qing government. It was renamed "Tsinghua School" the following year.

Tsinghua University is one of the most famous institutions of higher learning in China and even Asia. In its century-long history of running a school, 2 presidents of the Republic, 7 members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, 14 winners of two bombs and one satellite, and more than 600 academicians have come from here. Wang Guowei, Liang Qichao, Chen Yinke, Zhao Yuanren and a large number of academic giants have taught here. Just like the couplet in the I-shape of Tsinghua Garden-"The mountains outside the threshold are shining through the spring, summer, autumn and winter, and countless changes, all extraordinary; The clouds and shadows in the window, whether it is east, west, north, south, and south, go and come, and it is the immortal residence."

Walking around the university campus with a backpack on your back, I can't help but think of my youthful self ten years ago!

Time flies and years pass by, and I have unknowingly missed and forgotten a lot. Now that he has passed the thirty-year-old age, those who were once familiar with him seem to be getting farther and farther away with the years, leaving only some vague memories behind!

day 5

return

The hotel slept until past nine o'clock, and the bus driver took us to the train station and went home.

We are back at Beijing Station again, but I don't know why it's so hot outside, but the air conditioner is not turned on in the waiting room. What the hell is that?!

I am ready to go home. Playing in the Imperial Capital once again also allowed my brain to collect more knowledge and experience, but the smog and weather in Beijing are a bit too bad. I remember that the smog when I came to Beijing when I was a child was not so serious, but I think it would be very unworthy if economic development brought such a living environment. Although it has been reported in the news that it has improved a lot in recent years compared with the past, it is still quite bad now. Many foreign tourists wear masks with filtering function, which makes people feel uncomfortable to look at.

Overall, I had a good time and fulfilling time. See you next time in Beijing.

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