This summer, my father suggested driving to his old land: Shijiazhuang. 32 years ago, our family drove the dual-purpose van at the time to pull goods from Shanghai through Shandong, Hebei and Shijiazhuang. After the handover in Shijiazhuang, I took the train to Beijing and Chengde. Then go back to Shijiazhuang and drive back to Shanghai. There was no highway at that time, and my father drove alone for two and a half days. This time, I plan to go along the old road and visit my old friends in Shijiazhuang. They are both in their 70s and 80s. I haven't seen you for more than 30 years. Arrange the route: Jinan-Shijiazhuang-Beijing-Chengde-Mulan Weichang. Follow the navigation all the way north.

July 19th. We set off at 5 a.m. and headed straight to Jinan along the Shenyang-Haiyang Expressway. I arranged to stay at Shandong International Hotel in Jinan today. In order to not be too tired on the road, we basically drove for less than 2 hours and repaired in the rest area. Get off the highway at about 4 p.m. and block it all the way along Jinan Jingshi Road. There were basically no external cards on the road. We once suspected that Jinan was also limited to numbers. He carefully stayed all the way to the hotel. Dinner is served downstairs in the hotel, which is considered authentic Shandong cuisine.

Our car accompanies us all the way across mountains and mountains

Spring City in the morning

After breakfast, check out and go straight to Daming Lake. I plan to visit Daming Lake and drive directly to Shijiazhuang.

The lotus leaves are endless green

The lotus flowers reflecting the sun are very red

After coming out of Daming Lake, you will directly take the highway and head to Shijiazhuang. There are more than 300 kilometers from Jinan to Shijiazhuang, and check-in arrangements have been made at around 3 p.m.. Shijiazhuang mainly arranges for old friends to meet, but no attractions are arranged. Just got together at night. Asked about our subsequent arrangements during the meal, we suggested that we go from Beijing to Zhangjiakou and follow the Prairie Sky Road and go straight to Chengde. It is more convenient than the trip from Chengde to Mulan paddock as we originally arranged. After the banquet, they rest separately.

Early the next day (July 21), old friends came to see them off as usual. After bidding farewell, they set off all the way to Beijing. The more than 200-kilometer road from Shijiazhuang to Beijing left Hebei Province to Beijing at noon. After all, it was the capital that left Hebei Province that required security check. I asked where to apply for a Beijing Pass and said the next security checkpoint. I didn't know where the Doudian mentioned online was. After entering the Beijing Security Station, go to apply for a Beijing Pass. Fortunately, it's not too much trouble. Just a driving license, driver's license, and ID card will do it. It doesn't take more than 10 minutes to complete it. It can now be handled on the online "Beijing Traffic Police APP". You don't have to print it out. I just think it's too troublesome to use the APP and ask you to set the direction from which to go to Beijing. How could I know that the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway came from the direction of Fangshan? I wanted to go back and check, but the information in front of it was all in vain and start over again. Later, he simply stopped doing it. It is quite convenient to apply for certificates on site.

Xingli Checkpoint, where you can apply for Beijing permits for crossing the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway. Behind this house on the right hand side, there are about a dozen windows.

Because my mother had relatives working in Beijing, I heard that we were coming to get together, so we arranged for a budget hotel near Fengtai, not far from the Fengtai East Street subway, so it was relatively convenient to get in and out. Check-in and put away your luggage. There is a restaurant with Northwest cuisine opposite the street and I felt good after lunch, so I arranged the party here in the evening.

The next day (July 22), I had old Beijing snacks for breakfast. Fengchunlou Restaurant, steamed buns and sugar cakes.

Since the two elders are old, arrangements will be made for the Summer Palace today, and follow-up activities will be arranged based on the weather and physical conditions. Five people arrived at the subway station. Each person applied for a transportation card and charged a deposit of 20 yuan with another 20 yuan. The staff said that 20 yuan was enough for two days, and the deposit was refunded at Qilizhuang on Yizhan Road. It was true that we used up the 20 yuan in two days, and later we refunded the deposit.

Get off at Beigongmen and you will be diagonally opposite the Summer Palace. All tickets are for two people. The two elders over 70 years old are free, and the daughter is half. It is really true that tickets in Beijing rarely cost more than 100. Basically, they are all 60, 40, and 20. Compared to the ticket price of 1,200, it's really conscience.

Suzhou Street

Shiqikong Bridge

It is cloudy today in Beijing. There is no sun but it is very stuffy. Sweat kept flowing. Seeing that the two elders still had some physical strength, they suggested going to Beihai for a tour. There is a bus going out of the house. Along Haidian and Zhongguancun, there are Peking University, National People's Congress, National University for Nationalities, and Agricultural University. Sometimes you can see more scenery by taking the bus than by subway. There were never more than 10 people on the Julong bus until we got off the bus. There were too few people in the car and I caught a cold. When I went near Beihai, I first settled my meal. I saw a soup dumplings on the first floor. I went in to deal with two people, one drawer of meat and one drawer of vegetarian. Order two more dishes. The taste is just like this. To be honest, the taste of northern food is too monotonous. I don't know if the diversity of tastes here in Shanghai has enriched our taste buds. I always feel that the taste of the dishes in the past few days is average and there is no special dish.

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nine Dragon wall

Beihai White Pagoda

Overlooking the North Sea

After Bai Ta came down, he looked at the two elders and estimated that their physical strength was exhausted. He took the bus back to the hotel at around 3 p.m.

The next day (July 23), the breakfast was pancakes from the market next door. There were crispy pancakes that were different from those in Shanghai, and cabbage that was also released. I felt that this pancake was much larger than that in Shanghai, and I was full. One pair is 7 yuan, which is one yuan more expensive than Shanghai, but it is large. Shanghai makes a set of pancakes and fruits in 1 minute at most, and the dough is thin. Make a set here every 3 minutes. After spreading the flour, it will have to wait a while, otherwise it will not be cooked. Next time I go to Tianjin to eat authentic food.

The Forbidden City is closed on Monday. When we were in Shanghai, my daughter had booked tickets for the Forbidden City on Tuesday. The two parents were afraid that they could not afford it, so they didn't book them. They also insisted on visiting Tiananmen Square. After getting off the subway, you go through security and enter Tiananmen Square.

I love Beijing Tiananmen

Taihe Palace

There is nothing to see in the Forbidden City nowadays. When I came to the Forbidden City more than 30 years ago, you could enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony, touch the dragon chair, and the entrance ticket was still 50 cents. Look now:

You can still see it here. The warm pavilions behind the Qianqing Gate are all glass windows, and they all need to be seen against the windows. The glass is full of greasy stains. I couldn't see anything clearly. At least, the few rooms that were opened were all sculpture exhibitions, jade exhibitions and so on. Only the ceiling of the original room interiors were left, and everything else was blocked out.

In the Qianqing Palace, is there any imperial edict behind the upright and bright plaque?

sundial

The palace walls are deep

Check in to Yanxi Palace

To be honest, if Yanxi Palace can be built as planned, it will definitely be the most popular building in the Forbidden City. The surroundings are full of fish, and you can see the fish swimming through the glass. It is an absolute underwater world. It just wasn't built.

Follow the central axis and exit Shenwu Gate and you are done shopping. I always feel that the Forbidden City is much smaller now than what I saw more than 30 years ago. It only takes 3 hours to visit the entire palace. If I walk along the central axis, I estimate that it will only take 40 minutes to walk from Wumen Gate to Shenwu Gate. I wonder if 30 years have passed and my horizons have changed, and the Forbidden City in the image is no longer so sacred.

Our daughter and wife had booked a cross talk in Sanqingyuan in the evening. We drove to the front door and had lunch with them before returning to the hotel.

Lunch is at the time-honored brand: Zhajang Noodles at Xincheng Slicing Noodle Restaurant. The taste is not so amazing, but the price is quite amazing. The serving is 29 yuan, but there are some diced meat in a small plate of sauce. I found 3 small pieces.

The pedestrian street is full of time-honored brands

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, there are already scalpers wandering at the door, so I won't join in the fun. I took the subway back to Qianmen Station to rest. I can't stand the sun today. Beijing's subway and stations are all volunteers with Beijing's aunties. The people who are always full of energy under the sun are worthy of being called "Chaoyang Aunt".

Starting in the morning (July 24), today, according to the suggestion of an old friend in Shijiazhuang, we left Beijing and headed straight to Zhangjiakou Zhangbei Grassland from Grassland Tianlu to Chengde. We set up the navigation-"Yehu Ridge" to depart. We left at 6:00 before the morning rush hour in Beijing, along the West Fourth Ring Road and the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Expressway. Arrive at Yehuling at 10 o'clock. Today is not the weekend, but there are still many cars on the grassland road.

The majestic grassland on the Bashang: The dam overlooks the dam. The small mound outside the barbed wire fence is the ancient Great Wall. A ban is hung on the barbed wire fence,"No Crossing"

Bashang scenery

How can there be a "Saihan Dam" here?

The rolling sky road

More than 100 kilometers along Tianlu, we finally got on the expressway from the "Huapi Ridge". At about 2 p.m., we repaired in the Lianhuatan resting area of the Zhangcheng Expressway. This resting area has just opened, and there is no restaurant, only instant noodles, so take a few bites.

Blue sky and white clouds, good environment, poor facilities

After finishing the repair, we continue to move forward. There are fewer vehicles on the highway, but the speed limit is 100. There is basically no need to step on the brakes when setting the cruise speed. When a large truck in front takes advantage of overtaking, the speed is manually reduced to 80 or 90. After overtaking, it is set to 100. The whole process is very easy. It's just that it has to be lowered to 80 after passing through the tunnel. But there are still surprises as we walk. The roadside shows that the section from Fengshan to Longhua is about to get off the highway for road construction. Sure enough, after arriving at Fengshan, the cart was already blocked for 2 or 3 kilometers away. Fortunately, the cart stays on the right, and the cart passes quickly. After leaving the highway, you can only take the provincial road. There is a part of the mountain road from Fengshan to Longhua, and I haven't driven the mountain road for a long time. I feel a little cautious. Fortunately, there were not many pedestrians in the wilderness. Coupled with the good controllability of the car, the speed would increase in a while. About 7 or 8 cars coming off the highway lined up and roared through village markets. After arriving in the urban area of Longhua, we will separate roads. We will continue to follow the provincial road straight to Longhua. There is not much road to go from the provincial road. The name of the small county town of Longhua is still known from the movie "Dong Cunrui". The one who bombed the bunker was "Longhua Middle School". The image is deeper. The city is clean and the roads are wide. The provincial highway passes through the city and then enters the vast mountains. Fortunately, it is still dark and we can maintain a fast speed. It didn't take long for me to enter the boundary of Chengde, and I could see the "Banzhui Mountain" and the Waiba Temple. A reservation has been made in the car for the "Shanzhuang Hotel". We lived here 32 years ago. At that time, it was a reception room in Hebei Province. It was quite large and had a deep impression. It was a guest house at that time, and a group of 5 of us lived in a large room with 6 beds. Entering the compound of Shanzhuang Hotel, the signboard outside is still the same as that of the past. In the image, it seems to be inscribed by "Pu Jie". Entering the lobby, it is now a 4-star hotel. It is different, with 389 rooms per room. Back then, we didn't spend any money to stay from Shanghai to Chengde with a "letter of introduction".

The door face is much more elegant than it was back then. No wonder it can be rated 4 stars.

The triple room feels like being on a kang. But it's still quite big and I sleep comfortably.

But this time we stayed in the guest building and there was no elevator on the 4th floor. Fortunately, our luggage was not too heavy.

Get up early (July 25), leisurely pack up my luggage, load it into the car, check out, and call the front desk to keep the car parked. Check out the room first. I was afraid that the summer resort would be late and the check-out would be overtime. The front desk agreed that it would be okay to drive the car before 2:00 p.m. It's all packed. Crossing the road is Lizheng Gate. 130 all tickets, as usual, 2 all tickets, 1 half ticket, and 2 free tickets. I have forgotten the tickets 30 years ago, but I vaguely remember that the second day I participated in the group tour of Waiba Temple was 8 yuan a day, including lunch, fare, and all tickets. Forget it, let's not talk about the past. In an era when the Forbidden City was still 50 cents for admission, it was too sad to raise money.

In front of the still crowded "Lizheng Gate".

As usual, you cannot enter the Jingcheng Hall in Danpo. Fortunately, I have also entered it before. Now it doesn't matter if I take a look outside.

Smoke waves make me feel refreshed. This hall can only be photographed through glass

Ruyi Island. It's time to compare with the past again. Thirty years ago, there were not many people in the villa. I even encountered a film crew filming a TV series. The fog was steaming on the lake. For the first time, I felt that the name "Smoky Waves" was too appropriate. Now, the artistic conception has disappeared.

Langyuan is deep

Qinglian Island is also a check-in point for Internet celebrities. Huanzhu was taken here.

Isn't it a little familiar,"Little Swallow's Shufang Zhai"

Looking out at the pole

When the villa came out to look back, it was full of traffic, and the quiet town of those days was gone.

To be honest, the summer resort now is not interesting, but it is still famous. When there are more people, it loses its artistic conception. Many of the feelings from that time have disappeared. My wife and daughter have never been here. Of course, they have no preconceived images, so I feel so ordinary. My parents and I both lamented that we can't find the feeling at that time. After three hours of shopping, that's all. I took the car and left. I'm rushing to Shanghai. Today, I plan to spend the night in Tianjin. Set up the navigation and head all the way to Tianjin.

In the afternoon, we entered Tianjin at around 5 o'clock. Unexpectedly, Tianjin would also have a limited number. Our license plate is "3", which is exactly tomorrow. The same ranking as in Beijing, Fridays are "3" and "8". Why not find a hotel that is not too close to the city center, leave early tomorrow morning, and get out of the city before the rush hour. It is located near the south road of the hotel, making it convenient to leave the city and south. After settling down, my wife found a small restaurant nearby and had a good reputation. The group of people swayed past. Tianjin's facade is very interesting. There is a facade on the window sill on the first floor. To enter the store, you have to enter from the community behind. It is probably the same as Shanghai, where the door has been sealed off due to demolition and illegal buildings. Not all the restaurants have Tianjin-style dishes, and there are many take-out dishes. We are the only ones who sit down to eat from the beginning to the end. More than 160 yuan settled the dinner. Tianjin has no time to play, so we can only stroll around the nearby roads.

Jinmen at sunrise, empty streets

On July 26, I got up at around 5 o'clock to pack my luggage, left at 6 o'clock after checking out, and headed straight to the highway. I planned to stop in Qufu today. I was going to Mount Tai, but I wasn't interested in seeing the climbing weather. Let's go to Qufu to experience the Confucian atmosphere. Because I have been to Qufu, I am not optimistic about what Qufu will become now after seeing the scene in Chengde. The car drove out of Tianjin for more than an hour and arrived at the resting area of Qing County, Cangzhou. We had breakfast here. My wife and I ordered donkey meat to burn, and my daughter ordered roujiamo. My mother ordered pancake fruits, but she didn't eat Tianjin's pancake fruits, so she came to Qing County to eat them. Fortunately, the taste was good and better than Beijing's fried grain pancakes. It's both 10 yuan, which is expensive in the rest area.

Tai 'an resting area. The mountains in the distance are Mount Tai. The air quality in Shandong is not very good and it is foggy. It's okay to take a look if you don't climb Mount Tai.

After opening the Qufu exit for 7 hours, we went straight to the Confucian Mansion. Two adults and one half ticket were 150. I didn't buy a set ticket. I really didn't have the energy to visit Sankong on a hot day, just what the Confucian Mansion meant.

It feels that after all these years, the Confucian Mansion has been a bit dilapidated and has not been as popular as before, with the sparse number of tourists.

After walking around, go out and find a place to stay. Dinner will be settled nearby and we will be back to Shanghai more than 700 kilometers tomorrow.

The entire hotel is full of Confucian cultural characteristics and the price is not expensive, more than 100 yuan.

July 27, today is more than 700 kilometers, so there should be no rush. Breakfast at 7 o'clock, and then leave after eating. I woke up after 5 o'clock. Take advantage of the few people in the morning to take a stroll on the street.

The archway at the entrance of Confucius Lin is a quiet small city, without the noise of people coming and going.

The entire three holes are named after Holy, Holy,

Qufu City Tower

After breakfast, I set off on my way home and returned to Shanghai around 7 p.m.