I have heard the name of Gubei Water Town for a long time and finally met this summer vacation. There is a travel gamer around me. She has been to Gubei Water Town six times in the past few years. She said that every time she comes back, there are new discoveries and surprises, and Gubei Water Town will also launch new activities in different seasons.

I drove two hours from Beijing to Gubeikou Town, Miyun with my children and my mother-in-law with friends. I spent three days and two nights driving. When I first arrived in Gubeishui Town, my deepest understanding was that I liked the tonality here and was everywhere. Invisible details or surprised or moved.

In Gubei Water Town, we understood the charm of the Simatai Great Wall in a novel and unique way, experienced the brilliance of traditional Chinese handicrafts and performing arts, ate delicious meals, encountered soul-filled teahouses, and stayed in boutique hotels. Gubei Water Town is not only suitable for Beijing citizens to travel to the suburbs of Beijing, but also suitable for friends from other places and foreign friends.

The wonderful Gubei Water Town is too rich in content. Where should we start? Let's start with the clothes of the three of us...

The clothes the three of us wore were bought at the shop in front of Yongshun Dyeing Factory in Gubei Water Town. They were all dyed with plants. Almond and I wore cloth, and my mother-in-law wore linen. The fabric is comfortable, the style is generous, the quality is very good, and the price is moderate. It is different from the homogenization of goods from other scenic spots. The common problem of high prices or poor quality. I like the commercial tone of the entire Gubei Water Town very much. The things sold in every store do not duplicate, the quality is very good, and I will never do a one-time sale. No wonder my friends come and come again. This time, our family really bought a lot of things, haha ~

Let me tell you about the shops we have visited, and there are still many that we haven't had time to shop for next time.

Yongshun Ranfang

Yongshun Dyeing Factory was founded in 1900. The founder was Zhang Jukui, a native of Gubeikou. When he was young, he learned the unique skills of a first-hand dye. He used local plants in Gubeikou to make his own plant dyes, and the cloth dyed was uniform and gorgeous and lasting. The "Yongshun Dye" brand became famous in the ancient north and the capital.

The first thing you see when you enter the door is the cloth drying yard of Yongshun Dyeing Factory. This is the place where printed and dyed fabrics are dried and is also the last process of the dyeing workshop.

Yongshun Dyeing Factory has specially produced films. Anyone who comes has to walk to the middle of the high-hanging cloth and take a few photos. The children played hide-and-seek in the colorful cloth sea, and happy laughter rippled in the small courtyard.

In Inner Room, you can learn about the basic knowledge and processes of China's printing and dyeing industry, and you can also experience the cloth dyeing process with your own hands.

Many workshops in Gubei Water Town can be experienced interactively.

Kite Cultural Center

The painted kites on the walls, the Beijing Shayan kites in the tent, the semi-finished kites handmade by the master, and the kite objects with a long history displayed in the Kite Museum allow us to experience the history and culture of kites from different genres and regions. You can also make your own unique kite with the help of a kite master.

Shadow puppet theater

Children are here to experience the unique charm of China's intangible cultural heritage. Character images, animal totems, and a curtain, shine brightly under the reflection of the lights and the manipulation of the lifting pole, becoming a living life, performing a legendary story that amazes you.

If you have the time and interest, you can also experience the production process of shadow puppets by selecting pictures, cutting, portraying, coloring, and drying.

Paper-cutting shop

You can choose from magnetic paper-cutting and DIY paper-cutting with various patterns, or you can participate in the production yourself.

New Year Painting Workshop

Sales experience The production of various traditional hand-printed New Year paintings brings a strong festive atmosphere to Shuizhen.

Yuci Shufang

In addition to various combs, there are also exquisite headdresses and handmade soaps on sale

Baoxinglong Shoes

Hand-embroidered shoes, hand-held thousand-layered cloth shoes, cloth tigers, and pendants with hundreds of names, every stitch and line of handmade embroidery is an art; you can also hand-hand graffiti on the shoes and draw a pair of unique shoes.

Jiankun Hall Lantern Shop

All kinds of lanterns are sold. The master displays and makes lanterns by hand on site, and you can also experience it yourself.

Chengpu

The various types of scales sold, such as mahogany pole scales, dragon and phoenix pole scales, gold wire, silver wire and other scales, are eye-opening.

Simaoxiaowang

Sima Xiaoshao belongs to one of the treasures of roasted meat, liquor, and sesame cakes in Miyun's Three Treasures. It has the reputation of Beijing Laobaigan and can be compared to Erguotou.

The main raw materials of Sima Xiaoshao are red sorghum and other grains. It is brewed using traditional techniques. It is dry enough, thick and fragrant, sweet and refreshing. In the winery, you can learn about the wine-making process and buy soju. The two brothers Chenxi bought a bottle for their grandfather. The younger brothers are very filial.

Baqi Guild Hall

As one of the eight scenic spots in Gubei Water Town, the Eight Banner Guild Hall is undoubtedly a special existence. As the throat fortress of the capital, Xiongguan in Gubei was the garrison of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Qing Dynasty hundreds of years ago. In the clubhouse, feel the majestic heroic posture of the soldiers stationed at the border and experience the customs and customs of the horse-back people.

Are you tired from shopping? Come and take off your shoes and soak in foot soup at the entrance of Zhenyuan Escort Agency ~

[Play the Great Wall in another way]

He is not a hero who has not reached the Great Wall! The Great Wall is a tourist attraction for every friend who is first to Beijing. The famous Badaling Great Wall is crowded with people all year round. It is better to come to Gubei Water Town and experience the charm of the Great Wall in different ways.

Gubei Water Town is located at the foot of the famous Simatai Great Wall. The Simatai Great Wall is praised as "the most beautiful Great Wall in China" by Luo Zhewen, an expert on the protection of the Great Wall of China, and ranked first among the "25 Scenes Not to Be Missed in the World" by the British Times. It is a world heritage-level scenery.

You can see the Simatai Great Wall from many angles in Gubei Water Town

Night view of the Great Wall

booked "Great Wall Yoga", I have experienced the feeling of doing a Japanese salutation in the morning light. Occasionally, I would see naughty ants on the yoga mat and keep chirping cicadas in my ears. The breeze and sunshine make people full of energy and feel strongly: I am part of nature.

Riding the Great Wall, I really couldn't sit still. My children and mother-in-law took a nap, and I rode the Yuanyang Lake section myself. You must think I'm crazy. In this hot day, it's actually quite cool by the water and under the shade. The scenery you see while riding on the road is also different.

The Simatai Great Wall is the only section of the ancient Great Wall that retains the original appearance of the Ming Great Wall. It is also the only Great Wall in China currently open for night tours. Take a cable car ride, children carrying lanternsNight tour of the Great Wall, look up at the starry sky in midsummer, and look down to see the romantic night view of Gubei Water Town.

Oh, I suddenly realized that the almond children are also heroes who have been to the Great Wall.

See interesting things on the Great WallDrone Kongming Lantern Show。

Under the starry night sky, backed by the handsome Simatai Great Wall, a water dance feast is staged every night on Wangjing Street in the town, and feel the collision of music and lights, and the blending of water and fire.

[Parent-child fun]

I spent three days playing with the children in Gubei Water Town. The amusement activities here are very rich. They are really energetic. If it weren't for the recent strength training and the improvement of physical fitness, I might not have been able to keep up.

Riyue Island Squaresummer of bubbles, so hi ~

I especially recommend the children's playhouse in Gubei Water Town. It's really good! It has a large area, many games, new facilities, and few people. During the summer vacation, in addition to taking a nap in the hotel, you can also play here for two or three hours at the hottest noon. If it weren't for the distance, I would have gotten him a New Year card, haha.

There is also a big plane in the children's playground. Brother Chenxi is the pilot and almond 'er is the flight attendant. They said they would take me to Chicago.

After dinner, we will come to the Hilltop Church and hold singing activities every evening until September 15. Listening to the "Hymn" is full of gratitude.

There is a cafe on the top of the mountain, and the terrace is an excellent location for panoramic views of Gubei Water Town.

I took the only photo of me and July here, but I couldn't care about it with my baby all the time.

The children listened carefully to the starry sky lecture hall on the top of the mountain, and the child's mother had free time to pose in a concave manner.

After going down the mountain, we arrived at Riyue Island Square. It was so lively here. There were people who liked making foreign slices, dough makers, and sugar makers. I felt like visiting the night market when I was a child. The big stage takes turns performing Peking Opera and cross talk every day.

Flavor Restaurant

The flavor restaurant of Wangjinglou Boutique Hotel is our favorite restaurant in the past three days. It can be seen that the chef has great efforts, whether it is the collocation of ingredients, plate setting, heat and taste. If I were in the city, I would take my family to eat once a week. If you come to Gubei Water Town, you must try this one.

The restaurant specializes in Shandong cuisine and ordered the signature nine-turn large intestine, which is sweet, salty, soft and glutinous without losing its chewiness. The abalone braised pork is also delicious. The eye-catching thing is the tofu tendons inside. It is very delicious after absorbing the soup. The farmhouse pancakes are rolled with shredded potatoes and sprouts, and the outer skin is crispy. The favorite cold dishes are soybeans mixed with seaweed. The combination of balsamic vinegar and fresh pepper oil is the soul of this dish. The fish head of the reservoir is cooked at home. The fish head is very fresh and does not have any earthy smell. Mullet egg soup is a famous Shandong dish. The egg color is milky white, as thin as a piece of paper, smooth and delicious. The transparent crystal powder in the prawn roasted cabbage adds a lot of points to this dish. Our last staple food, in addition to steamed noodles, also has a steamed bun with milk yellow stuffing.

A super happy and satisfying meal, this restaurant is really delicious! Wangjing Tower also has a Western restaurant and guest rooms. You can consider staying here next time. It is convenient for eating. I heard that Jiang Wen likes to stay in Wangjinglou Boutique Hotel very much. Many scenes in his director's "Evil Does Not Overpower the Good" were taken in Gubei Water Town.

Jingyaofu Chinese Restaurant

Jingkey Mansion Chinese Restaurant is located in the William Edgar Hotel in Water Town. This is a boutique hotel named after William Edgar Gale, the first international friend who walked the Great Wall of China. The hotel has a total of 50 rooms, equipped with a German-style restaurant and a Chinese restaurant. There is also a large open-air swimming pool in the hotel.

The Chinese restaurant specializes in Cantonese cuisine, which is light in taste and rich in styles. Steamed fish and roast beef are recommended. I ate two large pieces of this big piece of beef. If I hadn't stopped me, I would have eaten another piece.

Jingyue Tea House

This restaurant is located opposite the Blue Bridge Qingye Inn. Obviously, the dishes in this restaurant are Cantonese style, with crispy baby pigeons, roasted meat, various snacks and soups. This meal had the rhythm of a Cantonese breakfast.

Qianshan Tea House

Qianshan Teahouse was a surprise that I met in Gubei Water Town. This surprise felt more and more hot when I met. I was reluctant to say goodbye when I left. Just like this pot of green tea, there was a slight bitterness at the entrance, and then I felt the strong, mellow and sweet taste.

The whole teahouse is a warehouse for collecting beautiful old things from the past. Facing them, I feel relaxed. Sitting by the window, watching the rowing boat pass by, tasting tea, chewing a handful of melon seeds, eating a piece of fresh pea yellow, and talking to friends I can talk to, I am content.

There are two snacks at the entrance of Qianshan Teahouse that you can't miss:Gubei Roasted Pear

Hot spring boiled egg

Xingkong Beer Night Market

Riyue Island Square opens a beer night market in summer, with flower hair and cumin leg of lamb being the most popular.

There are 10 boutique hotels, 4 themed hotels, and 27 B & Bs in Gubei Water Town. There are more than 40 hotels to choose from. They are frugal and have different styles.

Mucheng Boutique Hotel

This time, I came to Gubei Water Town to take my children to stay at the just-opened "Mucheng" boutique hotel. The hotel is located in the Orchid Valley of Gubei Water Town Scenic Area, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is quiet and natural. This hotel is well distributed and consists of two districts, the south and north, with a total of 50 rooms.

The overall hotel is designed with a "blank space" geometry. It is modern and simple, with spacious and transparent rooms facing the comfortable queen bed with floor-to-ceiling glass. My mother-in-law and my son sleep in the big bed, and I sleep in the single bed by the window.

The hotel delivers fruits and refreshments every day. Breakfast is a Korean set menu with a lot of fruits and vegetables. The natural environment of the valley, intimate and comfortable rooms, and considerate and meticulous service made our stay very comfortable.

The disposable slippers the hotel gave to children were very ethnic and interesting. After wearing it for two nights, he couldn't bear to lose it, so he had to take it home. The toiletries provided by the hotel are also of high quality.

There are two basins in the bathroom that do not interfere with each other when washing in the morning. The bathtub is oval in shape, which matches the overall style of the hotel, and the details are in place.

Huotang Boutique Hotel

Huotang Hotel is very special and beautiful! The inspiration comes from the combination of "Hakka Tulou" and "Great Wall". The external structure is concise, and the building that seems to be built with adobe bricks as walls is actually meticulous everywhere. It has 18 beautifully designed rooms, an indoor heated swimming pool and bar. Under the reflection of the Simatai Great Wall not far away, it is hidden in the city.

The "spiritual core" of Huotang Hotel is the open-air Huotang. Above the Huotang is a tulou style building, leaving a huge circular patio.

Every corner and decoration of Huotang Hotel has its expression. In addition to its outstanding style, this hotel is also very private. I personally think it is suitable for couples or solitude. Maybe one day, I will come here alone and live quietly for a few days.

Great Wall Star Tent Camp

5-10 Ten tent camps will be built in the valley during the month. Each tent can accommodate two people. Pantry, toilet and shower rooms are shared. When you wake up in the morning, you will put a breakfast basket outside the tent.

The tent camp sells for 399 yuan on weekends and 299 yuan on weekdays. This is a unique summer activity launched by Gubei Water Town, and it is also a different choice and experience.

Seriously, I haven't spent the night in a tent yet.

In autumn, I plan to bring my parents to Gubei Water Town to find a hot spring hotel and stay in it for two days.

At that time, the leaves on the mountain were red, yellow and green and colorful, which was a beautiful moment.

Traffic Information of Gubei Water Town

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

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

Bus route from Beijing: Take No. 980 from Dongzhimen, get off at Miyun West Bridge Station, change to No. 51 bus, get off at Simatai Village Station, and walk to Gubeishui Town.