The Hall of Prayer for Good Years is the landmark building of the Temple of Heaven and the earliest building in the Temple of Heaven. Successive emperors held sacrificial ceremonies here every year to pray for good weather and good grain harvests. The Hall of Prayer for Good Years is a round hall with triple eaves pavilions and a roof covered with blue glazed tiles. The hall was built on a three-story white marble stone platform, which feels like heaven and earth are integrated. The high-erected gilded treasure roof at the top seems to tell people that this is the place closest to the sky. If Tiananmen Square has become a symbol of China, The Hall of Praying for New Year is an ancient landmark in the immortal city of Beijing. The Echoing Wall is the outer wall of the Imperial Firmament where the Emperor's sacrificial tablets are stored in the Temple of Heaven. The wall is covered with blue glazed tiles. The arc of the wall is very regular, and the wall is extremely smooth and tidy. If two people stand behind the east and west halls respectively and stand close to the wall, and one person leans against the wall and talks north, the sound waves will be continuously refracted along the wall and transmitted to the other end. No matter how small the voice is, the other party can hear it clearly. Moreover, the voice is long, which is a strange and interesting thing.

October 13

It is another sunny autumn day. Many years later, I am once again standing in Tiananmen Square, the heart of the motherland. Today's Tiananmen Square is no longer as you can enter and exit at will as many years ago. You need to go through strict security checks in specified areas. Only then can you enter, and the Jinshui Bridge passes in one direction. Once you cross it, you cannot return directly to the square. It is still full of flowers, it is still solemn, it is still a holy place that attracts the attention of the people of the country, a place that can instantly ignite the patriotic enthusiasm of every Chinese. It gathers the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the Great Hall of the People, the Heroes Monument, the National Museum, and the National Grand Theater, Tiananmen Square and other majestic buildings. For the first time, they officially entered the memorial hall from the north gate to pay homage to Chairman Mao's remains. The atmosphere at the scene is awe-inspiring.

The south gate comes out of the Zhengyang Gate. It has a history of more than 600 years. It is the main south gate of the inner city of Beijing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located on the central axis of Beijing. It is the tallest gate among the nine gates of the inner city of old Beijing. It is regarded as a symbol of old Beijing. It is also inlaid here with a bronze alloy disc marking the zero-kilometer point of China's highways. It is solemn and elegant. There are four bronze characters in east, west, north, south and south. On the inside of the bronze characters are the four ancient Chinese beasts of Vermilion Bird, Green Dragon, White Tiger, and Xuanwu. Wheels with radiating banners outward represent China's highway network extending in all directions with the capital as the center.

October 14

Speaking of Beidaihe, it has been a tourist and summer resort since ancient times. Leaders of many countries have come here for recuperation. Western countries have built 719 villas here, and more than 130 of them are still well preserved. These villas have "red roofs, plain walls, high platforms, and clear corridors", with unique shape and unique style, concentrating the architectural styles of countries around the world, and is known as the World Architecture Expo Park.

Autumn in Beidaihe is filled with a bleak atmosphere. There are almost no pedestrians on the seaside avenue. Most B & Bs, hotels and nursing homes have closed doors. Even all kinds of hotels have stopped. Beidaihe is no longer crowded with people, no steaming heat, only tranquility and leisure.

Geziwo Park is not large in area and is famous for its Eagle Horn Rock. Eagle Horn Rock is a giant stone reef that stands upright against the cliff near the sea. It is more than 2.5 billion years old. It has a blue yellow color, strange rocks and sharp cliffs. It looks like an eagle Standing on the sea. Due to the years, there are many weathered stone cracks, and pigeons often gather on the stone cracks. At night, they are also called Dove Nest. Back then, Chairman Mao once wrote an immortal chapter here full of passion-"Langtaosha Beidaihe":"The bleak autumn wind is here again today, changing the world." Nowadays, only the pigeons in the square are still cute and like to be close to people. As for the Qin Imperial Palace, it is an antique building complex that is plain and ordinary. However, the seafood coffee at noon is amazing and very spectacular when served in one pot. The variety is particularly rich, but it is not easy to cook.

Compared with Beidaihe parks, I prefer to stroll in the nursing home. The Lumuzhai Villa in the courtyard is simple, elegant and mysterious. Each old villa is like a three-dimensional painting, a wordless poem, and a solidified movement. The angels bathed in the sun seem to be telling us the history of the place, and the green ancient trees surrounding it also seem to show off the glory of the place... Welcome pine opens its hands to welcome visitors from all over the world. The eight-pillar domed painted pavilion built more than a hundred years ago is still well preserved and has a gorgeous shape. There are also unique double pavilions and the golden ginkgo trees silently guarding next to you. I like to sit around the villa's corridor in the warm autumn sun. On the rocking chair, taste a pot of good tea, talk about our past, present and future, smell the rosin, look for squirrels, and of course, praise the cuisine of the nursing home. Every dish is outstanding. The meal is all seafood and delicious, and it is worthy of a master.

October 15-October 16

Today we begin to enter the second half of our journey. Our main event has just begun. We will control the rest of the journey, and we can do whatever we want and be at ease. Two Didi cars carrying five beautiful women headed straight for an independent coastal community in the south of Beidaihe. It has a very poetic name-Anaya, which comes from the Sanskrit word aranya, meaning "a secluded place, a quiet place away from the hustle and bustle of the dust." After getting on the bus, you need to call the hotel first to inform you of the train number. When you enter the community gate, you will automatically lift the pole to let go. After entering the community, it is like traveling through time and space, with an unreal sense of dream. This is an extremely successful man-made "Utopia". It is far away from the noise, congestion and pollution, and it is so beautiful that it makes people intoxicated.

Anlan Hotel is located in the core of the community. Each room has a large terrace. Many snacks and drinks will be given away when we check in. When we checked in, we were just in time for the national premiere of the movie "Dune" in Anaya. The cultural circle came. Many people, after checking in, can collect free electronic tickets for the auditorium and library on the Anaya App based on their check-in information. The hotel has shuttle buses to all corners of Anaya. You can call for a bus or stop it at will. It is a very considerate and free service. I like the owner canteen of Anaya very much. It has 6 canteens since its development. Except for the second canteen, which is not open to tourists during the peak season, the other canteens are fully open. The dishes in each canteen have many similarities, but they also have their own characteristics. Choose more cost-effective and frugal. The third canteen is next door to the hotel, where almost every meal we eat in Anaya is served.

Some people think that Anaya can be regarded as China's Seto Inland Sea, and others think that Anaya is to Beijing what Moganshan is to Shanghai. It is the resort coast closest to the Imperial Capital and the most humanistic seaside community in the legends of Beijing. It has the loneliest seaside library in the world, the most beautiful white auditorium, the UCCA Dune Art Museum, which looks like a mysterious cave. It has lively large dining halls, exquisite cafes, and fashionable grocery stores. Xiaozi's seafood supermarkets, modern cinemas and theaters, green spaces and children's play areas everywhere, some walk, some walk dogs, some drink, some read books, some are in a daze by the seaside... Literature and art are everywhere here, tranquility, loneliness, poetry and The core of the distance poke into everyone's heart, feeling that people here are enjoying life without having to think about life. Everything has the ideal beauty of "facing the sea".

Anaya Auditorium, with white walls, backed by the blue sea, pointed architecture, and the roof integrated with the whole body. It carries all romance and longing. It is full of ritual. It is like a pure white piano standing by the sea. It is also like a unique music box. The bells jingle in the wind on the roof and play an ensemble with the rolling waves from time to time. You can enter the auditorium by appointment in advance. The front is a terrace frame with large glass and plain water concrete. It is very suitable for watching the tide rise and fall, close your eyes to empty yourself, and listen to the deepest voice of your heart (taking photos is prohibited in the auditorium, pictures are borrowed from the Internet).

Whether it is the spectacular sunrise or the tranquility under the stars, different times and different angles can discover the different beauty of the auditorium. I like it in the early morning. There are no people on the quiet beach. The auditorium is bright with orange. The warm light gives people a kind of cold and profound beauty in the blue time before sunrise. I really want to stop and stare for a long time, wait for the sunrise, and talk to the sea, but the seaside in late autumn and early winter is still a little freezing.

On the same coastline as the auditorium is also the Lonely Library, standing alone on the empty beach, as if it were at the end of the world. From a distance, it seems to be a huge rock forgotten by people, baptized by the sea breeze and waves. Lonely and silent, even if the sun shines, there is only a shadow to accompany it. There are no lanes or shortcuts here. You can reach it step by step in the sand and walk hundreds of meters. The shape is not gorgeous, but is square, and even retains the true nature of cement. The minimalist style is unobstructed. Unfortunately, the library is not open to the public because of the exhibition, and its interior space is not large. The bright floor-to-ceiling windows can clearly see the layout inside through the glass. If it is open, people can choose what they like. Sit next to the window, quietly read towards the sea, and enjoy this rare time (photos of the library interior are borrowed from the Internet).

UCCA Dune Art Museum, once rated by Lonely Planet as the most anticipated art museum in 2019, is like a mysterious cave hidden in a whirlpool sand dune. Although it is being dismantled, I still want to walk in and have a look. Walking into the cave is like being in a white dream. Each exhibition hall faces different directions and has different windows in different sizes. The carefully designed skylight ensures that the exhibition hall can feel the light at different times of the day. At the entrance of the sea, floor-to-ceiling glass is used to create a curved frame view. It's like placing an art museum between the sea and the sky, you can quietly feel the transformation of light and shadow and the flow of wind and sand. There is a beauty of blending art and nature, which is similar to the Naoshima Geo-Nakaka Art Museum at the Seto Inland Sea Art Festival in Japan.(The museum drone pictures and exhibition pictures are borrowed from the Internet).

Opposite the Dune Art Museum is the Bacchus Theater, a beige semicircular ancient Greek-style theater with an open-air stage and a semi-enclosed auditorium, giving the entire theater an open attitude. Compared with the size of the Ancient Roman Colosseum, it can only be regarded as a MINI pocket version at most, but the shooting is still super impressive.

Although I didn't go to the Anaya Art Center this time due to time constraints, its architectural style is still desirable. The dark building facade and concrete wall bricks with different textures are like a tough rock, but they embody the two wonders of nature,"blue and tranquility in summer, freezing ice on the surface in winter", which are included in the building. Light shines through the patio and standing under the giant wind chimes, you can clearly hear the sound of the wind. Soft words can also resonate strongly here (Photo of the Art Center is borrowed from the Internet).

Pushing open the door of the old warehouse, the impressive sentence reads,"You go to your future, I go back to my past." It is healing and cordial. This is a grocery store selling retro small things and a museum that has traveled through the old times.; The seaside market is a petty bourgeois seafood supermarket. After self-service seafood weighing, you can eat fresh seafood dishes for a processing fee of 10 yuan per table, feel the fireworks of the seaside town, and enjoy the happiness brought by rich taste buds; 1402 Internet celebrity coffee shop, with brown concrete boxes extending from the street facade of the red brick building, arousing our curiosity to explore... Anaya, each building complex with exquisite design and artistic flavor, will be held every year. Many dramas, exhibitions, salons, forums and other activities are held here, creating many giant bubbles of the illusion of a beautiful life for tired urbanites, knowing that all these things are fake. But every second you spend inside will still make you feel comfortable and happy. No wonder now that you can have a suite in Anaya Community has almost become a symbol of the middle class in Beijing.

We reluctantly left Anaya, and we took the train back to Beijing, rented a car and drove at Beijing Station, and headed straight to Gubeishui Town in the night. The night in Gubeishui Town was particularly cold. We followed the Beijing-Chengde Expressway to the Simatai Great Wall Exit. It took two minutes to reach the Gubeishui Town parking lot. Self-driving car can only park here. Immediately, we contacted the B & B and sent a car to pick us up in the parking lot and drove directly to the apartment hotel outside the scenic area. It was only a five-minute walk from here to the entrance of the scenic area. Unfortunately, several stores near the entrance of the scenic area all seem to be illegal shops, whether it is northwest noodles and roujiamo at the Xiaoxii Northwest Snack Collection Museum, pancakes and fruits with soy milk at the Korean fried chicken restaurant, or even the Duomiduo convenience store. Mineral water and instant noodles are ridiculously expensive and unpalatable. The shop assistants are arrogant. There are also many black car drivers gathered at the entrance of the B & B with the intention of forcibly soliciting customers, which gives tourists a very bad feeling. I hope the relevant regulatory authorities will pay attention to it. Don't let this small black sheep tarnish the image of Gubei Water Town.

October 17

The Gubeikou area is known as the key to the capital. Gubei Water Town is backed by the most beautiful and dangerous Simatai Great Wall in China, and sits on the gentle and tranquil Yuanyang Lake Reservoir. It is the first project developed by Wuzhen Tourism Industry in other places and is known as the most beautiful red leaf holy land in the suburbs of Beijing. It is an online celebrity landmark in autumn. It is different from the red leaves all over the mountains and fields in scenic spots such as Xiangshan, Hongluo Temple, and Pofengling. The red leaves of Gubei Water Town have a unique combination of plants and architecture, scenery and humanities. The unique aesthetic feeling of the town's various folk houses. The winding water system, as well as the Simatai Great Wall in the distance, the progressive changes in close-up, mid-range, and long-term views echo and integrate into one, and have also attracted many teams to organize treasure hunting in ancient towns and live costumes. Activities, in recent years, a grand red leaf festival will be held every autumn.

As the autumn wind passes, the red leaves of Gubei Water Town gradually climb all over the streets and alleys, and the walls are covered with what we commonly call the "creeper"(scientific name "Dijin"). After a long summer sun polishing, the green creeper is brewing an autumn bloom. It shows its autumn appearance earlier than maple leaves and ginkgo trees. It grows all over the walls of the ancient town with blue bricks and gray tiles. It bends its head and raises its eyes with red leaves, showing a dazzling red color. Stretching and swaying almost ostentatiously. Let the gray and white buildings in Shuizhen become lively and gorgeous, with a certain autumn Zen feeling. The most beautiful scenery is hidden in the alley. The red leaves stretch leisurely along the path. Walking between them is like walking in a painting. There is a flash between the red and green. Gold, the two walls hold the rich autumn feeling, waiting for people to arrive, especially when the sun fills the entire path, when the light passes through the entire street, the light and shadow are intertwined, and the sky between the branches and leaves is unique to the north. Clear blue, which makes people feel relaxed and refreshed in an instant. Stroll through the town, stay in it, walk into the long deep alleys, brush over the mottled stone walls, explore the courtyard covered with red leaves, watch the red leaves spread across the roof line and stretch into the distance, and finally feel what it means to go. A real date with red leaves.

If a place is infiltrated by water, it will have aura. The same is true for Gubei Water Town. The water in the town starts from Yuanyang Lake at the foot of the Great Wall. The water color presents a charming emerald green. The waterway meanders deep into the town. Through stone bridges, green trees and red leaves on both sides line. Under the illumination of the autumn sun, the green and deep red colors set off, making people ripple from the bottom of their hearts. You can also capture all kinds of childlike decorations at any time in the town, including exquisite kites, funny giraffes, cute goldfish, various squirrel-themed cartoon wall paintings, and cats climbing high and low...

Climbing more than 200 steps from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the church stands still on the top of the mountain, waiting for the noble purity. This is the best place to overlook the entire water town. The entire church is wrapped in red leaves, revealing solemnity. A little mystery, looking at the autumn scenery of the city from a high place, letting the rustling autumn wind blow your clothes, the blue sky, distant mountains and clear water, and the soul is instantly washed and purified by the beautiful scenery in front of you.

The Simatai Great Wall is a branch of Yanshan Mountain. It has steep mountains and countless ravines. It is said that this is the only Great Wall in China that retains the original appearance of the Ming Dynasty. The city wall is built according to the steep mountains and is famous for its strangeness, uniqueness and danger. It is known as the best of the Great Wall of China. It is the essence of the Great Wall. In 2012, the British "Times" rated the Simatai Great Wall as "the first of the 25 scenic spots not to be missed in the world" and was identified by UNESCO as a "world-class treasure". A special cultural heritage of mankind. This place is absolutely authentic, with almost no trace of repair. It is completely broken walls and ruins. Climbing is very difficult and steep. Many places require both hands and feet. It is best to go back and forth by the cable car. The cable car cannot reach the top of the mountain. It takes about 20 minutes to walk from the cable car station to the beacon tower on the east 8th floor. The larger the beacon tower number, the higher the location. The highest it can only reach the east 10th floor. Climbing high with three or two friends to enjoy the autumn, the majestic Simatai Great Wall is a unique and beautiful scenery. The ancient city wall has witnessed the changes of long history. It leans against the blue sky, spans east and west, and has long wild clouds. Every grass, tree, brick and stone here are deeply emotional by people. This is still the only Great Wall that is open for night tours in my country. Imagine holding your lover's hand, holding a green lantern, and walking on the top of the mountains and valleys, helping each other walk on the ancient stone steps. Embrace the sunset and starry sky together and overlook the lights of thousands of homes in the town.

When you are tired from walking, try the roasted pears in Gubei Water Town. In the hot enamel cup, there is a large pear that has been roasted to a dark brown. Gently poke it with a spoon, and the thick pear soup will flow out. The skin is thin and sweet, and the flesh is tender. After a long time of baking, it is even more soft and delicious. After eating the roasted pears, you can also take the enamel cup back as a souvenir. Lunch at the Neighbor Inn Linhe Restaurant, and dinner at the Yongshun Inn Linhe Restaurant. The restaurants in the two towns are very satisfying. Both the environment and the dishes are very good, and the price is not particularly expensive because of being in the scenic spot. It is still worth recommending.

As night fell, we asked for the performance time and rushed to the heavy-duty drone Kongming Lantern Show and Wangjing Tower Water Dance Light Show. The drone show on Riyue Island Square (starting at 19:30) is created with high-tech means such as sound, light, electricity, shadow, and sound. It is cool and changes patterns in the night sky. The 3D three-dimensional effect lasts for the rest of its life. It is like a dream. It blooms in the night sky. Nearly a hundred drone formations carry the Kongming Lantern, carrying people's pious and beautiful wishes, and little sparks slowly rise into the sky, like thousands of bright stars blooming, echoing from afar with the bright lights of Simatai Great Wall, as if a golden dragon awakened by lights.

Water dance light show at Wangjing Tower (19:20-19:40, 20:00-20:20, 20:40-21:00), using the newly developed "virtual reality" water dance control system to completely match the water dance movements with the music rhythm. This is an interaction between sound and light, which makes Wangjing Tower full of magic, sometimes changing various colors, sometimes changing various shapes, and suddenly appearing. One moment a phoenix fluttering its wings and flying high, and another moment a lion jumping up and down. After a while, an ancient general appeared on the roof. The realistic 3D effect was like a magic show, which opened everyone's eyes. The music fountain did not want to be outdone. The water column kept swinging with the music lights, spewing out dazzling fire from time to time. The perfect integration of music and light, the passionate collision of water and fire, and bursts of exclamations came from the crowd from time to time. Everyone used their mobile phones to record this wonderful moment. It was really a wonderful visual feast.

After enjoying the two shocking performances, I went to the church alone again and looked down at the night of the town. The warm yellow light was reflected in the crisscrossing river. The light and shadow rippled slightly, and the town's lanterns flashed with brilliance. Looking up, the moonlight was bright. The dragon that has experienced 500 years of wind and rain lies quietly on the mountain opposite. The whole water town is quiet and gentle, standing on the top of the mountain, as if far away from the fireworks of the world. The illusion of a flashy dream is confusing.

The cold autumn wind blew by, and I tightened my sleeves and walked along the streets and alleys towards the exit. The crowd had long since dispersed. The ancient town at night was quiet and comfortable. It had long since lost the hustle and bustle of the day and returned to its original appearance.