Go to an autumn feast of red leaves

Autumn is here again, the most beautiful season in Beijing, and people are starting to move to enjoy the red leaves! From September 20 to November 25, Gubeishui Town, a red leaf town under the Great Wall, has a romantic start for the autumn red leaf season... Without saying much, drive there by car for 3 days and 2 nights to go to an autumn red leaf feast.

DAY 1: Driving to Gubei Water Town-Check-in (Thirteenth Sister Women's Theme Hot Spring Hotel)-Visiting several boutique hotels in Langu to enjoy the autumn colors-Dinner (Guguan Hot Pot Restaurant)-Yunduan Cafe, Hilltop Church Enjoy the night view-Sun and Moon go to the square to watch the performance-Wangjing Street becomes the Great Wall Music Water Dance Show-Rest

DAY 2: Breakfast (Simatai Great Wall Picnic)--Walking through the streets and alleys to admire autumn leaves--Lunch (William Chinese Restaurant)--Appreciating red leaves in the courtyard--Visiting Baoduanjia Hot Spring--Riding a bicycle to admire red leaves--Taking a boat to admire red leaves--Dinner (Roast Meat Restaurant)--Night tour of Simatai Great Wall-Rest

DAY 3: Breakfast (Chinese or Western order served at the Thirteenth Sister Women's Theme Hot Spring Hotel)-Return journey

Mr. Lao She once said: "You must live in the north in autumn. I don't know what heaven looks like, but judging from my life experience, autumn in the north is heaven." This time I went to Gubei Water Town, I used drone aerial photography, full-length cruise ship rides, going deep into alleys, riding bicycles and other ways to enjoy the autumn scenery. I hope this strategy will bring better help to everyone's travel.

Enjoy the autumn scenery along the way from Yuanyang Lake Pier to Yangui Pier

Gubei Water Town is beautiful in its "water". Take a wupeng boat to rafting the Tanghe River and admire the red leaves along the way. This is one of the ways to enjoy the autumn colors of Gubei Water Town. The scenery here makes people feel a peaceful beauty! A northern water town style with small bridges and flowing water and people.

The blue bricks and green tiles on the shore are dotted with red, green and yellow leaves, making them natural. Most of the houses are riverside inns. Open the windows every morning to welcome the first ray of warm sunshine.

Tips：

1. Cruise ticket offices: Yangui Wharf, Riyue Island Wharf, Yuanyang Lake Wharf

2. Each ship is limited to 6 people

3. Operating hours: 8:00-22:00 (non-weekends)/8:00-22:30 (weekends and holidays)

4. Ticket price: Full journey (Yuanyang Lake Wharf-Yangui Wharf), 120 yuan/person/one-way boat combination, 600 yuan/piece/one-way boat charter; half journey (Yuanyang Lake Wharf-Riyue Island Wharf, Yangui Wharf-Riyue Island Wharf), 80 yuan/person/one-way boat combination, 400 yuan/piece/one-way boat charter

The red leaf town under the Great Wall, with courtyards and alleys, enjoy a journey between the "Red Leaf Scenery"

"The wine aroma is not afraid of the deep alleys." Looking at the beautiful autumn colors in front of you, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, it presents a peaceful and leisurely area... The alleys of the wine shops,

The alleys of Dyefang, Dabao Bar, Yinghua Academy, Yang Wudi Temple alleys, the alleys around the Escort Bureau, the outer walls of the Eight Banner Guild Hall, and the outer walls of Wuzhen Hui are all good places to play and take pictures.

Red leaves grow on the wall. Under the illumination of the sun, the light and shadow are clearly layered, quietly telling the deep beauty of Chinese aesthetics! The alleys covered with moss and red leaves present a unique autumn Zen atmosphere. In addition to feeling the changes of vegetation throughout the year, there is also a Chinese aesthetic interest that makes people addicted to it.

By riding, you can concentrate on enjoying the scenery along the way with your eyes. In the autumn of life, the most beautiful color is freedom. Put down your camera, mobile phone and heavy backpack for a while... just feel it!

Tips：

1. Autumn event time is September 20-November 25 (9:00 and 14:00 every day)

2. Price: Cycling Station-Simatai Great Wall, 100 yuan/person; Cycling Station-Yuanyang Lake, 40 yuan/person

3. The cycling station has storage cabinets, professional cycling equipment, and instructors

An unforgettable special air flight with a panoramic view of the charming autumn colors

Looking down from the sky, I could see the autumn scene of "the sun and the moon shining together". I suddenly understood why it was called Riyue Island Square. The alleys in the square were lined with rows of rows! Red leaves are stacked on top of each other... The red leaves are the most lush on both sides of the winding Tanghe River Road. It is recommended to focus on visiting.

Mountains, flowing water, and small towns are so harmonious that I am afraid only in the north can have it. I prefer Gubei Water Town in the dusk. The sunset shines on the houses, and everything turns golden, as if entering a more charming world.

Tips: It is strictly forbidden to carry aerial cameras in Gubei Water Town. They will be stored on their behalf during security inspection. Unless there is cooperation from the scenic area media, an aerial photography agreement is also needed to be signed before aerial photography can be brought into the scenic area for use, and it must be labeled with a green label. Remember!

Gubei Water Town has "six districts and three valleys", which are Laoying District, Republic of China District, Shuijie Style District, Wolongbao Folk Culture District, Tanghe Guzhai District, B & B and Dining Area, Houchuan Zen Valley, Yidian Valley, Yunfeng Cuigu, It takes at least two or three days to stroll around.

Yongshun Dyeing Factory, founded in 1900, is a small museum with color and taste

Such colorful cloth drying pictures can only be seen in the south. The exhibition hall displays the ancient Chinese cloth dyeing technology, machinery and equipment, and dyes used in cloth dyeing. It can serve as a good education base and traditional craft experience base, allowing the world to understand the exquisite cloth dyeing technology of ancient China.

Yongshun Dyeing Factory was established in the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu (1900). The founder was Zhang Jukui, a native of Gubeikou. He used local plants such as madder, safflower, sophora, gallnut, walnut shells and other plants in Gubeikou to study other color systems. Plant dyes and master their extraction techniques can dye many bright colors. Because of its uniform dyeing and beautiful and long-lasting color, it is famous in Gubei for its "Yongshun Dyeing Plant and Wood Color" dyeing workshop.

Tips：

1. Visit is free, opening hours: 9:00-21:00

2. Color printing experience on the second floor, 70 yuan per time.

Yinghua Academy has a strong fragrance

The high walls and deep courtyards are the Royal Academy of Sciences. It is recommended that you set aside more time to visit. There are lecture halls, corridors, pools, book lending areas, etc. Yinghua Academy was built in the eighth year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1375). It was a very impressive "Royal Academy". It was specially established by the imperial court for the children of military and political officials here to learn the Four Books and Five Classics and gain fame.

Tips：

1. Free visit, opening hours: 8:00-18:00

2. Recommended tour length: more than 40 minutes

There are many activities in Riyue Island Square

In the spacious public area, there is a Miyun Theater, a scenic spot performing arts program list on the "Play Guide", and there are regular folk acrobatic vaudeville performances, opera parades, cross talk/allegro, Cuban interactive dance/band performances, etc. in the square. Sometimes there will be spontaneous activities by the masses, such as multiple people jumping on a large rope, and everyone can participate.

There are several restaurants and snacks around the square that are all good, including Jianlou Steakhouse, Qijia Beef Offal Shop, Tanghe Muslim Restaurant, Jiangjun Yang Noodle Restaurant, etc. The constant fragrance of roasted sweet potatoes and grilled squid around the square attracts many people to queue up to buy, as well as cold drinks from mobile vending trucks, which seem to have become online celebrity check-in shops.

Experience the Eight Banners Culture in the Eight Banners Guild Hall

Xiongguan in Gubei, as the throat fortress of the capital, was the garrison of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Qing Dynasty hundreds of years ago. You can visit and learn about Manchu folk customs, military garrison, major battles and daily life, etc., and experience traditional games such as archery and pot throwing.

Tips：

1. The visit is free, there is a Baqi clothing rental at the door, and you can take photos of ancient costumes

2. The red leaves on the outer wall of the clubhouse are very beautiful, and there is an alley on the east side that is very beautiful, especially suitable for portrait photography.

Duan Family Courtyard, soak in hot springs to view the Simatai Great Wall, and look up at the starry sky

As the saying goes, soaking in hot springs in autumn will cause the lungs to crawl. In this dry autumn, while taking a soak in the hot spring to wash away the dust and dust all the way, you will also appreciate that the pores of your body slowly relax under the warmth of the spring water, which will eliminate fatigue and moisturize dry skin.

It is divided into indoor hot spring and outdoor hot spring areas. Personally, I prefer the space with outdoor hot springs to avoid suffocation. Lying in the pool and looking up, you can see the Simatai Great Wall and the red leaves of the mountains. At night, you can see the starry sky.

Tips：

1. Guests staying at the hotel have unlimited experience throughout the day. The single hot spring soak is 298 yuan/person

2. It is recommended to soak in the hot spring at night for a more beautiful scenery

Hilltop Church/Cloud Cafe

The Hilltop Church is built on a mountain in the center of Water Town. It is a Roman-style Catholic Church. It can be visited for free and can accommodate about 100 people. The square is the best place to enjoy the panoramic view of Gubei Water Town!

Yunduan Cafe has a small indoor area and is full of the aroma of coffee after entering. The hand-brewed coffee here is very good, so I recommend you try it. The outdoor platform is a good place to take a panoramic view of the water town. It is cooler in autumn, so it is recommended to add a coat to watch the night scene.

Night tour of Simatai Great Wall

Climbing the Simatai Great Wall at night is a completely different feeling from during the day. Take the cableway and cable car up the mountain and walk for more than 10 minutes to reach the Great Wall. There are many lights on the Great Wall, and you can see the night view of Gubei Water Town. If you raise your hand, you can touch the stars and the moon. The autumn wind is blowing slowly and it is very cool.

Tips：

1. Simatai Great Wall Tickets: 40 yuan/person

2. Simatai Great Wall ticket + cableway one-way: 110 yuan/person; Simatai Great Wall ticket + cableway round-trip: 180 yuan/person

drone formation performance

As night falls, watching the cool Kongming Lantern drone formation performance on Riyue Island Square is the most exciting thing to look forward to! In different seasons and different activities, various dynamic 3D drone formation performances will be performed, which is very cool!

Combining drones with traditional culture and perfectly combining cultural creativity with technological innovation is an innovation! It better promotes traditional culture and adds the style and warmth of the Gubei Water Town Scenic Area.

The Water Shadow Show is the highlight of Gubei Water Town and cannot be missed

In front of Wangjing Tower on Wangjing Street, there are several water shadow show performances every day. You can ask the staff for the specific performance time that day. The performance uses the newly developed "virtual reality" water dance control system to completely match the water dance movements with the music rhythm control. Under the starry night sky, melodious music is played and backed by the majestic and beautiful Great Wall, people can feel the beauty of the water with their whole hearts and minds, just like a magic show.

This is an interaction between sound and light. The most advanced projection technology is used to make this Wangjing Tower full of magic. It sometimes changes various colors, sometimes changes various shapes, and sometimes disappears! People's praises also came one after another, and they used their mobile phones to record this wonderful moment.

Night view of Gubei Water Town, from an aerial view

Gubei Water Town is surrounded by mountains on all sides. The sunset will be early, and the lights at night will be bright earlier. It is recommended to go to a higher place earlier and wait for the dusk light and the bright night view of the town. From this aerial view, it is rare to see the night view, and I am fortunate to have the opportunity to take it and share it with everyone.

In addition to the hilltop church, the best place to overlook the beautiful scenery of Gubei Water Town also has a Yuantong Tower. Yuantong Tower Temple is located on the mountainside on the west side of Gubei Water Town. It is very eye-catching and has become one of the landmark buildings in Gubei Water Town, making it even more spectacular at night.

Thirteenth Sister Women's Theme Hot Spring Hotel

The elegant environment and private space are very suitable for couples or girlfriends to live in. There are maple trees planted next to the outdoor pool. It turns slightly red when living in it. Imagine how beautiful it will be when it turns red! Soak in the hot springs at night, drink red wine, look up and count stars... so romantic!

Tips：

1. The room price is around 1,500 - 3,000 yuan, and fluctuates slightly during holidays

2. For such a great outdoor hot spring pool, you can also bring your own favorite essential oils.

Huotang Hotel

Located in the deep and peaceful Lan Valley, backed by the Simatai Great Wall, facing the Yanshan branch, and enjoying extremely beautiful mountain scenery, Huotang Boutique Hotel, which combines Tibetan style with modernity, is like a walking cultural museum.

The room style, the combination of multiple fashion elements, and the details are a kind of quality beauty! In the transparent and spacious room, the large copper bathtub set next to the window is very eye-catching. The soft warm yellow light and soft skin-friendly bedding ensure that you wake up naturally. On the small outdoor balcony, you can make a cup of tea and spend a day in a daze and feel the charm of nature.

There is a huge patio made of earthen buildings in the middle of the fire pond, creating a spatial conception of "top light". There are 4 floors, walking on the circular corridor, you can hear the sound of footsteps at your feet. Circular seats are designed on the first floor, and a bonfire in the middle is lit every night. The hotel guests sit together and feel warm like relatives and enjoy the purity and tranquility of that moment.

Above the head is a huge circular ridge line, and on the fourth floor you can see the eastern section of the Simatai Great Wall.

Entering the hotel, you can see traditional Tibetan patterns dotted with the door, corridors and some public spaces have "convex" hollow designs, stone-made fireplaces reflect orange fire, and the decorations on the walls echo Silk Road culture. Old furniture and precious collections with strong Tibetan culture can be said to be the finishing touches in the space. If you have been to Xizang, some hotels and even Tibetan homes are very beautifully decorated.

Tips: The room price is around 2000 yuan.

Huotang Tengying

Huotang Hotel is even more surprising outdoors. There is a terrace area made into a tent camp. The price is cheap, the bathroom is shared, the tent is only used as a bedroom, and the configuration is a standard room.

Nowadays, wishing tents seems to have become a particularly childlike thing. Compared with the hotels and inns you often stay in, you prefer to choose tents. On the mountain, you can drill into this small enclosed space and integrate with the natural environment. It is another romantic life experience.

Tips: The room price is around 500 yuan.

Niancheng Hotel

First of all, with a room of more than 90 square meters, are you ready to play it? Yes, this is the size of the room here. After seeing Huotang's traditional style, the main white color here highlights a modern feeling. At first sight, I was moved by her "white"!

The north and south regions face each other across a stream, forming a unified existence between the valleys, while maintaining people's traditional expectations for space: calm, restrained, and comfortable proportions. Overall, under its plain white appearance, the shape of the "blank space" geometric design is like a double bass, echoing in the deep valley. While pursuing beauty, it also creates more possibilities for travel, just waiting for you to feel with your heart.

The color tone in the room is still mainly white, with some bright colors embellishments. The lines are very strong and harmonious! White is the color of the north. The earth wrapped in ice and snow, the lives of the residents are gradually awakening and nurturing, giving people a beautiful omen of the birth of life.

Tips: The room price is around 1,700 - 2,000 yuan.

Breakfast at Shisanmei Hotel

Maybe because I have been to Japan a lot, I have always been very satisfied with the ordering arrangements. A tasteful hotel chef will also take care of the taste of every guest, and the nutritional mix is balanced. Sister Thirteen's breakfast is divided into Chinese and Western. There are two types of breakfast food types for each type of breakfast!

Tips: Single order breakfast is 168 yuan/person, hotel accommodation includes breakfast.

Simatai Great Wall Picnic

Sitting in the red leaf town at the foot of the Great Wall, there is also an event that can only be encountered and sought in autumn, which is the Great Wall Picnic. I believe this will be the most unforgettable experience in your entire life eating delicious food.

The location is located in the western section of the Simatai Great Wall. Advance reservation is required! The hotel provides full picnic equipment and delicious meals. When the sightseeing bus drives to the foot of the Great Wall, you need to carry baskets full of food and tableware bags onto the Great Wall. It only takes 10 minutes to climb a suitable place for picnics on the Great Wall, and you won't feel very tired.

Tips：

1. Event time: September 20-October 31 (9:00-9:30;15:30-16:00)

2. Charges: 280 yuan/set (double)

Guguan Hotpot

After the cold dew, the autumn color is soaked. In addition to adding clothes when going out, hot pot at night is also indispensable. When you come to Gubei Water Town to find autumn, you should go to Guguan Hot Pot Restaurant to have a beautiful meal and warm up. You can climb the Great Wall on the night you plan to. You won't feel cold.

The reason why this hot pot restaurant is so famous is also because of its quality. It has many repeat customers. The restaurant environment has farm-style characteristics. There are private rooms upstairs. Every plate of dishes can be seen with the chef's care. The plates are so clean that there is no oil stains. The shape of the plates is also very particular. The taste of beef and mutton is very fragrant.

Tips:

1. Address: Next to Gubei Zhiguang Wharf

2. Per capita consumption: about 100 yuan

William Edgar Boutique Hotel Chinese Restaurant

This is originally a boutique hotel. The Chinese and Western restaurants here are open to the public. The Chinese restaurant mainly serves Huaiyang cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and local cuisine. Gubei Grilled Fish Head is a classic dish, and the fish is from Miyun Reservoir. The meat is fat and delicious.

Taste it in person and find that the taste of these dishes is very good: Yaozhu Kung Fu Soup (bit), fresh mushroom beef minced, crispy and non-greasy crispy roast, Gongpao shrimp balls, dried bamboo shoots and pork ribs, emerald super roasted eel, etc.

Tips:

1. Address: William Edgar Boutique Hotel

2. Per capita consumption: about 130 yuan

roast meat restaurant

Miyun roast pork is an online dish. Everyone knows that Miyun has three treasures: sesame cakes, roasted meat, and soju. This is roast meat. The large piece of pork belly is soft, crispy and fragrant, fat but not greasy. The fluffy sesame seed cake smells very fragrant. Dip the meat in the special sauce, vegetables, etc. and put it into the sesame seed cake, bite it down, and you will have endless aftertaste!

Tips:

1. Address: Tanghe Guzhai District, Yanmen Inn is 20 meters south

2. Per capita consumption: about 68 yuan

Self-driving route from Beijing

After getting off at Simatai Exit No. 24 of Beijing-Chengde Expressway, turn left on the right ramp for about 2 minutes.

Railway routes from Beijing

Take Metro Line 13 to Huoying Station, walk about 323 meters to Huangtudian Station of "Huaimi Line", then take the "Huaimi Line" train (heading for Huairou North), get off at Gubeikou Station, and from Gubeikou Station Take the Gubeishui Town special line to Gubeishui Town.

Direct train route from Beijing

Take Metro Line 2 to Dongzhimen, and change to the Beijing-Gubei Water Town special line direct train at Dongzhimen Outer Bus Station (at the junction of Dongzhimen Outer Xie Street and Xiangheyuan South Street, 942 and 855 buses). Gubei Water Town is expected to reach Gubei Water Town in 120 minutes.

Bus routes from Beijing

Take No. 980 from Dongzhimen, get off at Miyun West Bridge Station, transfer to No. 51 bus, get off at Simatai Village Station, and walk to Gubeishui Town.