In early autumn, I traveled thousands of miles and came to the imperial capital of my Great Heaven Dynasty with passion to celebrate the birthday of my mother!-- Please applaud me, thank you!

Summarize this trip on the National Day in one sentence: "Walking makes me physically and mentally exhausted, and crowded with people makes me mentally and physically exhausted." If I say too much, I will only shed tears...

There are more words in the first half. Let's see a few town buildings first

Finally, let's have a portrait for the finale

cause and effect

Every journey is not always due to longing, and every journey is not always with joy.

This paragraph has been revised more than ten times, written and deleted, and deleted, just to read it lightly and pass it over. More importantly, to avoid repeating the mistakes of careless words...

Sometimes people are so strange. They must do things they know they shouldn't do, say things they know they shouldn't say, and bump into a wall even when they know there is a wall ahead.

One sentence is dedicated to all the children who have committed secondary school years and regarded themselves as the female lead in workplace dramas

--"We have all been vulnerable and we will eventually be invulnerable"

10 must-experience things to go to Beijing

1. Climb the Great Wall

2. Check-in for landmark buildings (Forbidden City, Gong Palace, Summer Palace Yuanmingyuan, Bird's Nest, Water Cube, etc.)

3. Go to art galleries, museums, etc. to cultivate your artistic sentiments. After all, the famous paintings and antiques here are unmatched by museums in other cities

4. Famous universities (Tsinghua University and Peking University, come and torture us to death)

5. Go to Beijing Film and China Theater to see the current handsome and beautiful men and future stars

6. Walk around Beijing Hutongs and experience the customs of old Beijing

7. You can't miss the autumn scenery of Beijing, including Ginkgo Avenue in Ditan Park, Ginkgo Forest in Zhanggezhuang, Ginkgo Forest in Xiaojing Village, and Ginkgo Avenue in Diaoyutai (why should we go all? Because there are many people! Only by casting a wide net can you find places with few people and shoot large portraits. If you can shoot one place, you don't have to go to other places... Didn't go to the last point)

8. Taste the most authentic old Beijing hot-boiled mutton~Xiyuanju old Beijing hot-boiled pork and visit Dazhalan. Experience the feeling of old Beijing.

9. Go to the Grand Theater to watch a play in the evening (Later, I looked at the performance schedule on the official website of the National Theater. It's National Day, and the theme must be highlighted, right? There were red dramas, so we unfortunately didn't check in. Alas, with my political consciousness, it would be weird if I didn't make mistakes)

10. Experience specialty stores: Beijing bars, literary and artistic cafes, literary and artistic bookstores (actually, they are all for taking photos, hehe, the last one didn't check in. I can only answer: It's probably because of the scenic spots and atmosphere that are rooted in the roots and seedlings. Dyed by the petty bourgeoisie atmosphere)

Climb the Mutianyu Great Wall beyond physical fitness

The Mutianyu Great Wall was chosen this time. Although the traffic to and from was a little troublesome, it was precisely because of this that there were few people! Badaling has convenient transportation and is also the most widely known Great Wall, but it is crowded with people. If you don't want to have twists and turns on the road, then Badaling; if you don't mind being crowded with people, then Badaling.

I think I am extremely lucky ~~~ I need to take a high speed train to go to Mutianyu. I chose Mutianyu purely because there were few people and the transportation was relatively convenient. I never thought about whether there would be traffic jams on the 11th Expressway. In fact, there was no traffic jam at all. I am also very happy. Therefore, sometimes thinking too much will restrict my hands and feet and miss out on many beautiful scenery. If I had thought that there might be traffic jams on the highway, I probably would not have chosen Mutianyu.

I went early and took all kinds of photos. After almost all the photos were taken, more people began to increase. Although it was cold and it was still raining, after all, on the National Day, on the Great Wall, some people were holding umbrellas, some were wearing raincoats, and some were directly wrapped in thick clothes. The flow of people was increasing, and at 9 o'clock, it was impossible to capture scenes without anyone.

After climbing the Great Wall in the morning, I will take a bus back to the city in the afternoon. If you live on the edge of the Great Wall, I suggest walking directly to the bus stop, about 20-30 minutes. Because it is a downhill road, I am not tired. Moreover, the asphalt road is in good condition, and there are almost no cars coming on it. The scenery along the way is really beautiful, you can stop and go and take pictures.

Riding a bicycle around the night view of Shichahai

It was already night at the hotel to rest and wash before having a meal. Saijuan had not come yet. Considering that she didn't have the energy to go out and wander around after arriving, and I was already bored, I packed up and rented a bicycle to go nearby feel the way and get familiar with the environment.

We turned to the Bell and Drum Tower and finally arrived at Shichahai. There were many people there. Look at the dense black people behind the white railings across the river.

Look at the people in the picture ~~~ I have no desire to enter at all.

Grit your teeth and climb Wanshou Pavilion to grab the seat

In order to take a panoramic view of the deserted Forbidden City, we went straight to Jingshan Park early in the morning and poured into Jingshan with a group of elderly Beijing men and women who were doing morning exercises. Taking a panoramic view of the Forbidden City, the Wanshou Pavilion in Jingshan Park is the best viewing angle. We were the first to climb the Wanshou Pavilion. About halfway through the climb, we were already out of breath. Taking a step forward was simply so difficult to overcome thousands of difficulties and dangers. The old man behind him was strong and vigorous, shouting Beijing opera all the way to catch up with us, and successfully promoted to the first place. If it weren't for the best flight, I would have climbed and rested like climbing the Great Wall. We gritted our teeth and climbed up, and finally finished fourth.

I took pictures of the sunrise in Beijing on Wanshou Pavilion. Due to the weather, the results were not good. I think it was due to the smog. Although I haven't seen a gray sky in Beijing these days, the sky in all the photos is not good. The photos in this travel note are all post-processed, so they are of course beautiful. I read a photographer's Weibo and had an idea for this photo. If I combined it with a portrait with multiple exposures, the effect should be good.

After taking the panoramic view of the Forbidden City, I have achieved great success. Personally, I don't think Jingshan Park is worth visiting. It's just an ordinary morning exercise park. On the way to climb the Wanshou Pavilion, you will encounter the place where Chongzhen hanged himself. It's just a pavilion that you can stop and have a look.

A crowd of people visit the scenic spots in the Second Ring Road

I went to Gong's Mansion first, but there were too many people, so I didn't take pictures, so I'll just make do with it. Gong's Mansion was once the residence of He Shen. It is worth mentioning that there is a rockery in the garden. I heard that He Shen stole a stele with the word "Fu" written by Kangxi and hid it in the rockery in the garden. We were going to go and see the original masterpiece. Maybe everyone thought what we thought. There were so many people! The small rockery was crowded with people on the three floors inside and outside, but it was finally impossible to see it.

Why do vegetables still grow in Gong's Mansion? Looking at the picture, cucumbers, peppers, and other vegetables are shown. I am even more envious when I am curious. If I can grow flowers and vegetables in the Feng Shui treasure land of Beijing, I can brag wherever I want to go!

I came out of Shichahai to stroll around the alleys. I thought that this kind of crisscrossing spider web-like wires could only be found in small places in third-and fourth-tier cities. After all, there had been no such pictures in my small town for a long time. I didn't expect that Xiaohutongli, the capital of the Great Tiantian Dynasty, was a very ordinary scenery.

What a leisurely picture. Pictures like this are very common when I was a child in my hometown. Nowadays, urban planning has been carried out everywhere, and commercial houses have been built up. The entire city has become a large construction site. Such small houses with single-door and single-courtyard houses are no longer visible anywhere except in rural areas. People always yearn for urbanization when they are backward, and when they are urbanized, they long to return to a simple environment to live. People are so contradictory and dissatisfied.

The sunshine is so good, I can't help but stop taking pictures!

When the Lama Temple came out to Beihai, I would like to complain. The crowds are as crowded as the Spring Festival travel season. I bought tickets and went in without the desire to stroll. I just rested near the door. Why is this picture taken like this? Because even the lake is full of people. It's a cruise ship ~~

Turn the central axis up

Wandering around Tiananmen Square on the central axis at night

Tiananmen Square-There are people under the Monument to the People's Heroes. Forgive me for taking such a beautiful painting style

Look at the standing posture of the PLA uncle and the standing posture of the masses. To be honest, you are so well-proportioned. Is it because the party forces you not to eat meat?

As the sky is getting late in Tiananmen Square, the sky photographed is blue. I forgot to mention that it was just in time for the flag-lowering ceremony. Unfortunately, the crowd was so crowded that the diameter widened outwards from the center of the flagpole, and I couldn't squeeze in at all.

Walking and walking, it will soon be dark

We were hungry, so we called to make an appointment for roast duck at the Four Seasons People's Festivals in Dazhalan nearby. We made the appointment too late and it took us 2 hours before our turn, so we were bored to visit Dazhalan.

I bought a candied gourd to relieve my hunger first, and also gave me a look

Should I go in and have a look? No going in! Because I have already seen Hong Kong

The making process of roast duck is completely transparent, and its kitchen is open, and you can see the whole production process from the large floor-to-ceiling glass wall. For the first time, I learned that Peking Duck is both extravagant and wasteful. A whole portion of the roast duck costs nearly 300 yuan, and half a portion costs more than 100 yuan. However, the chef only slices a small portion of the meat with the skin, and all the rest of the meat is thrown directly into the trash!!! I was stunned when I looked outside the wall, and my heart ached!!! It was not rare to eat roast duck. It is said that a company as large as Quanjude did not perform as much as one-third of Juewei Duck Neck. This brand is a waste. Let's go eat hot-boiled mutton ~

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Shabu (former store)~ Let's go for a big meal

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Shabu had arranged experience plans for various delicacies before coming to Beijing. I am particularly greedy for old Beijing hotpot. This place was recommended by the owner of the inn. It is said that it is a time-honored brand and its quality has not changed. It is often visited in old Beijing. I went there after shopping for a while in the evening.

In Beijing's traditional hot pot, the soup base is just boiling boiling water, and add some green onions, ginger slices and wolfberry seeds. Compared with the colorful soup bases we usually eat, it is really a clear stream. It seems that the soup base has no effect on the shabu, but it allows you to taste the most original taste of mutton.

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Shabu likes the sesame sauce in the store most. They say this is the taste of Beijing! Add fermented bean curd, leek flowers, shrimp oil, and coriander paste (you can choose whether to add it according to your personal preference). It is both fresh and salty, and the taste is thick and satisfying! Each table is also equipped with a free mobile phone charging cable, which is very convenient.

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Hot Pot

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Hot Pot

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Hot Pot

Xiyuanju Old Beijing Shabu's meat mainly focuses on mutton and beef. There is a ranch they cooperate with in the grassland of Sunite, Inner Mongolia. There are many kinds of mutton that are hand-cut fresh mutton. Each has a different taste and the meat contains a small amount of fat. The meat is delicate, with a little grease but not greasy. Our own Baitian sheep and mutton melon strips should be one of the specialties of the store. It is said that they are a must-order Beijing-style shabu. When rinsed into the clear soup pot, the taste is fragrant, tender and elastic. The gravy jumps out from the gaps in the fibers and becomes more fragrant. The taste sucks on your fingers and aftertaste.

Saijuan no longer had the energy to continue shopping when she came out of the restaurant, and I still had a few night spots to check in, so Saijuan and I split up. She took the box back to the hotel to rest, and I continued to check in with my camera on my back.

Sorry, my political awareness is low, and I have forgotten what these buildings are called...

Visiting the two parks in the scorching sun

Originally, the two gardens and Tsinghua University had arranged for two days, but because there were too many people in the two gardens, people had to be restricted wherever they went. When people inside went out, people outside could enter. Wave after wave, if they wanted to stop and watch for a while, they would be pushed forward by people behind them, like a product line produced by flowing water. After a quick tour of the two gardens, it was only half of the morning that passed, and there was still most of the day before they decided to visit Tsinghua University.

The Seventeen-Arch Bridge that tour groups must introduce was almost deserted when we arrived at the Summer Palace. When we came back from a circle, it was about 9:30 and it was already crowded. The picture below is a photo of us returning from our turn. The bridge is full of people.

The sunshine is good, the sunshine is good, let me take two pictures without further ado

If I came out to go to Yuanmingyuan, I would not have such good luck. It is crowded at this time, but fortunately, I have a eye on places that others ignore.

Come to the ruins, don't forget the heavy history and become self-reliant!

yuanmingyuan

After dinner in Yuanmingyuan, we rode bicycles straight to Tsinghua University. We were very lucky. We entered through a small door and the way was smooth. Later, we learned that there were too many people visiting the school because of National Day. Tourists had to queue up to check their ID cards, fill in forms and register, and they still had a limited time to enter. Later, when we went to Peking University, we were not so lucky. We walked around the wall and all the side doors refused to enter. We could only enter through the prescribed doors. We went to the only door open to tourists. The queue was lined up with the old leader, and there were still more than two hours before the opening hours, and no one could leave yet. We queued for half an hour, and then we picked up the old leader's team. The sun was so strong that after weighing it, we decided to come next time.

Let's just pass the dinner casually. After eating enough, we went to the Bird's Nest Water Cube to check in.

Because I wanted to take a panoramic view of the Bird's Nest and Water Cube on the Internet, Saijuan and I split up. She went to visit the Bird's Nest and Water Cube, while I rode my bicycle onto a high tower to find commanding heights with perfect view everywhere. The Internet said that the shooting effect was the best on the overpass next to the subway station. I sneaked up and found a row of tall trees blocking my view in the highway traffic, and the shooting effect was not good. So I entered the surrounding high-rise buildings, turned around and found that the commercial buildings could not reach the rooftop, and I could not enter the residential buildings at all. Finally I found out that the best commanding height was the nearby Olympic Tower. Looking at the ticket price, I finally chose to give up

I only took the bird's nest. The most widely circulated photo on the Internet was of the bird's nest together with the reflection in the lake. However, I walked around and didn't see a lake. At that time, I had already walked a lot and was tired. I didn't want to look for it anymore. I didn't even have the energy to take a picture of the Water Cube.

This picture was taken on the overpass next to the Bird's Nest Water Cube

Before going to bed last night, Saijuan said that she wanted to go to the Badaling Great Wall. I asked her why she wanted to go to the Great Wall again. Saijuan said that she was despised by Xiao Ke. If she didn't climb the Great Wall when she came to Beijing, it would mean that she didn't come to Beijing. Xiao Ke is also our college roommate, and Saijuan is streaming her progress live along the way. Okay, so I'll check in alone today.

I rushed to the Temple of Heaven early in the morning just to photograph the empty Temple of Heaven.

The main thing I want to shoot is the Hall of Prayer for Good Years. This is the road leading to the Hall of Prayer for Good Years. It is very long. The protruding spire behind the three doors in the picture below is the Hall of Prayer for Good Years, which can be seen from a long distance.

There is still an hour before the door opens. First, take pictures of the surrounding scenery. When you approach the wall, you can see a corner of the Huangqian Hall and the Hall of Prayer for New Year.

I still had to wait for a long time, so I started taking a selfie at the door. Um ~~~ It was a little ugly, so I wouldn't show it to scare people.

As soon as the door of the Hall of Prayer for Good Years opened, I was the first to rush in and take this picture, but found that the staff had long been wandering inside... Which door did they enter through?

Then I turned on the selfie mode again. I hid in the crowd and put down the tripod of my mobile phone. I walked over quietly, took a picture, and came back to retrieve the tripod. The whole process was smooth and smooth, as if it had never happened.

When I came to Huanqiu, I could only take this. There is a very famous echo wall here, which is a thick circular wall. I heard that two people are standing opposite the wall. One person is leaning against the wall and the other person can hear it clearly. I see many people experimenting, but I don't know if it's really possible. If you are curious, you can try it.

After walking around randomly, we reached Beiluo, which was across the street from Nanluo, but it was very quiet and there were basically not many people.

There are many cats in this restaurant and many people eat, but it tastes a little...

When the art museum came out and was waiting for a bus at the bus stop, I saw an uncle practicing calligraphy on the ground. He wrote so well. I didn't practice calligraphy well when I was a child, but now I write like a crab. Someone once commented that my calligraphy is just like a three-year-old child. So I especially admire people who write well. Buses leave one after another, but I don't want to leave.

Stroll leisurely around the Forbidden City

Today is the last day of the trip. The reason why I put the most important Forbidden City last was after careful consideration and weighing various advantages and disadvantages.

Walking through the Tiananmen Gate Tower and further inside, you will reach the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City. Visiting the Forbidden City is a one-way tour from south to north. The Meridian Gate enters the Shenwu Gate and exits. Of course, if you are physically strong, you can walk north and south several times in the Forbidden City. Across the street from Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City is Jingshan Park. Oh, right, there is also a moat away. When you look up, you can see long guns and short cannons shooting at this side from the Wanshou Pavilion opposite.

Because the most essential central axis of the Forbidden City cannot be photographed, then take a stroll around. We bought a joint ticket, including the Clock Museum and the Treasure Museum. The Clock Museum has a clock show, which takes place at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for 3 minutes. It is highly recommended to visit the Treasure Hall and the Clock Hall. It is definitely worth the ticket price.

Without saying much nonsense, go straight to the picture. I have already forgotten what temples these are. I am the legendary person with the right ear going in and out of the left ear. I will forget it after hearing it. It is shameful to have no culture. Don't learn from me.

Forbidden City

Forbidden City

Forbidden City

Forbidden City! I'm wearing a yellow dress again. The yellow dress suits the red walls of the Forbidden City best!

Forbidden City

I think this scene of the Forbidden City is very interesting. In a solemn place like the Forbidden City, when I see engineering scenes full of modern life, I feel quite opposed. I find it very interesting to use the joke of "I am cultivating cultural objects in the Forbidden City".

The long corridor of the Forbidden City shocked me. The high red walls on both sides vividly explained what it means to be "lonely and empty in the courtyard."

The following 2 puzzles were taken in the Watch Hall and the Treasure Hall. The photos cannot reflect one-thousandth of their essence. You must see it with your own eyes, you must see it with your own eyes, you must see it with your own eyes, and say the important three times!!!

This chair is not attractive, it is all made of antlers. I am stunned. Please imagine my expression when eating a whale

Ha, the Treasure Hall and the Clock Hall came out with two more concave shapes

Finally, take a three-shot photo with Saijuan

After a lapse of seven months, I finally completed the travel notes on my trip to Beijing. In fact, there are still many memories about the Imperial Capital. I'll share it with you next time