【Slow Tour Water Town】
The first time I met the water town was in the sunny autumn.
Walking into the town, the moment your eyes touch the gatehouse, the style of the water town has entered your mind and heart. Walking with the flow of people, there are scenery everywhere you stop, and love when you turn your eyes.
Shuizhen is like a girl with bright eyes and kind eyes. Its clean, refreshing, deep, exquisite and delicate appearance slips into my heart and lingers.
The gray creeper, with its large red and green leaves, glistens under the sunlight, covering the walls of the streets and alleys. Complements the clear wall sconces on the walls.
The town is built along the river, and a Tanghe River runs through the whole town from south to north. On the bank, you can see mountain courtyard buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China style everywhere. The white walls and gray tiles are quite emotional.
There are not only small bridges and flowing water houses here, but also tree-lined alleys. We accidentally found a green alley. Fried chicken is suitable for taking portraits!
Everything and every scene in the water town exudes a taste of old Beijing, and some shadows of Hutongs and courtyards can be seen in some corners.
Walking along the stone road along the river bank, you can see various houses, archways, ancient pagodas and small bridges along the way.
Tired of walking, you can also take a scull boat and go boating on the Tanghe River. During the day, you can feel the tranquility and simplicity of the town, and at night you can enjoy the dim lights of the town...
Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the air is fresh. The small bridge and flowing water, rippling blue waves, are hidden in a piece of green. In the boundary of Beijing, I feel a delicate and exquisite humanistic style that has never been seen before.
Looking at both sides of the river from the scull boat, there are clean and refreshing alleyways, antique huts living next to the water, and the whole street is narrow but beautiful and colorful, which is unforgettable.
【Meet the Great Wall】
Perhaps the best way to say hello to the water town is an early morning hike on the Great Wall. Walking on the Simatai Great Wall, breathing freely, overlooking the prospect, the Great Wall is continuous and winding, and the mountains and forests are all dyed. Reflecting the first ray of sunshine in the morning, feel the history and vicissitudes of the Great Wall.
Get up early the next day, go to Simatai Great Wall to experience the class from a professional Indian yoga teacher, feel the joy brought by yoga in one breath, and experience the nature and purity of the unity of man and nature.
The morning light shines on the body, and the Great Wall is particularly beautiful. This time is especially suitable for taking pictures. People can stand on slopes, and just take a casual shot is a blockbuster that will amaze your circle of friends.
The Simatai Great Wall is the most dangerous and most beautiful section of the Great Wall. Although the Great Wall is beautiful when taking pictures, pay attention to safety first when taking pictures!
To tell you the truth, Beijing Badaling Great Wall is a crowded scenic spot no matter it is on weekdays or on holidays. If you want to climb the Great Wall with few people, it is recommended to come to Simatai Great Wall!
In addition, we also experienced a sumptuous picnic on the Great Wall. After practicing yoga and taking photos, we started picnic time.
We laid out picnic cloths, set up plates, knives and forks, and served a hearty breakfast, which was really ceremonial. It is a good life experience to enjoy the Great Wall alone and have a picnic on the Great Wall.
The Simatai Great Wall is the only section of the ancient Great Wall that retains the original appearance of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the only Great Wall in China currently open to night tours. Take a cable car, take a night tour of the Great Wall with a lantern, look up at the twinkling stars in the midsummer night sky, and look down at the romantic night view of Gubei Water Town.
On the Great Wall, you can overlook the night view of Gubei Water Town. After the lights are turned on at night, the town is full of golden light, and there is water vapor at the foot of the mountain, making it foggy and dreamy.
[photographed by red leaves]
The water town is a gathering place for plants, vines climb the walls, and woody plants grow along the river. Soil embryos, mud tiles, rock slices, the houses are half hidden under the leaves, and clusters of fruits hang on the flower windows. From the high eaves, a string of red and green hangs down along Wuwa.
Different from the red leaves all over the mountains and plains in scenic spots such as Xiangshan and Pofengling, the red leaf season in Gubei Water Town has a unique beauty combining plants and architecture, scenery and humanities.
Every autumn, here is the favorite place for tourists, the red leaves are all over the wall, and the popularity is overwhelming.
Whenever the cinquefoil turns red, the warm yellow poplar leaves fall into the water with the wind, and the waves of Tanghe River float the warm colors of the mountain shadows. Looking from a distance, the red leaf town under the Great Wall seems to be floating in the clouds, staring at it, there will be contemplation.
Water towns are very suitable for travel photography, and this kind of experience is especially profound in autumn. Brush past the mottled stone wall and explore into the mountain courtyard covered with red leaves. Every ups and downs, every turn, is an unexpected joy.
The walls are full of what we commonly call "climbing tigers", which become the perfect backboard for taking pictures. Whether you are a "photographer" or a "face value spokesperson", Hongye Kingdom is an indispensable stop for your autumn travel!
Gubei Water Town recommends "red leaves" locations (estimated time from early October to mid-November): The alley from Sima Xiaoshaojiu to Yongshun Dyeing Workshop, the outer wall of Yongshun Dyeing Workshop, Workshop Street, Linggong Street area, Great Wall Books The exterior wall of She Hotel is decent, the entrance of Liyuan Inn, Xidong, West Street area, Eight Banners Inn, Yanmen Inn alleyway, Simatai Great Wall, and you can see the beauty of the "full forest" water town.
【Traditional Culture】
Each ancient town corresponds to a kind of traditional culture. Gubei Water Town has also done a very good job in inheriting and promoting traditional culture. Shochu, dyeing workshops, shadow puppets, etc. are all inherited here.
There are paper-cut shops, new year painting shops, cloth dyeing shops, burning hotels, weighing shops, umbrella houses, etc. Some shops also have special DIY experience, for example, you can learn how to make kites with master masters in the kite shop.
Sima Xiaoshao is one of the three treasures of Miyun, roasted meat, shochu, and sesame cakes. It has the reputation of Beijing Laobaigan and is comparable to Erguotou.
The main raw material of Sima Xiaoyao is red sorghum and other whole grains. It is brewed with traditional techniques. It is dry enough to wear thick and fragrant, sweet and refreshing. In the brewery, you can learn about the brewing process and buy shochu. There is also an exhibition hall with wine-making utensils and wine storage tanks.
There is also a dyeing workshop on Workshop Street where you can learn to dye cloth. The yard is full of various printed and dyed cloths. The colorful ones are quite beautiful. These small scenes can be used to take portraits.
I like this kind of place full of Chinese style, and I also like the images shot here.
There are also some interesting shops such as paper-cut shops, shadow puppet theaters, kite cultural centers, etc. Due to time constraints, we did not visit them one by one.
[Water Town Night View]
After a day of sightseeing, I saw the characteristic ancient buildings of Gubei Water Town, and felt the beauty of red leaves; at night, maybe you want to rest in the hotel, but what I want to tell you is that you must come out for a walk, and don’t ignore the water town The beauty of the night. Perhaps it is because the pace of life of the northerners is faster than that in the south, and the night in the water town is quiet with a little taste of the old city.
The cloud cafe in the church on the top of the mountain can be said to be the best photography spot in Gubei Water Town. You can see the night view of the entire water town here, but remember not to be too late when shooting the night view. It is especially good when it is just dark, so you can see the blue sky.
It is worth mentioning that the water show performance, beautiful and cheerful music, combined with dazzling lights, the interaction of sound and light, and advanced projection technology have turned Wangjing Tower into a "magic building". Changing various beautiful colors and even changing shapes, it seems that Wangjing Tower is alive, and the magical atmosphere opens the eyes of all viewers.
In addition to the unpredictable light show on the Wangjing Tower, the music fountain in front of the building is not to be outdone. The water column swings constantly with the music and lights, and dazzling fires emerge from time to time. The perfect fusion of music and lights, the passionate collision of water and fire , There were bursts of exclamations from the crowd from time to time, it was really a wonderful visual feast.
【Water Town Food】
Gubei Water Town gathers delicacies from all over the world. In the streets and alleys of the town, you can see all kinds of special delicacies everywhere: such as Guguan Hot Pot City, Tanghe Halal Restaurant, Roast Meat Restaurant... Strolling through the food street, you can enjoy the world of gourmet food.
The "Guguan Hot Pot Restaurant" in the town can also eat the northern-style big-bone mutton soup hot pot and small hot pot. This is the only hot pot restaurant in Gubei Water Town, and it is quite popular.
The roast meat restaurant at the foot of the Simatai Great Wall is also very popular.
Roasted meat and sesame cakes account for two of the three roasts in Gubei. The biscuits are leavened, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They are cut with a blade, which is very suitable for sandwiching meat.
Braised Miyun Reservoir wild fish, cucumber shrimp, celery beef, and stewed lamb chops are all the specialties here, and the taste is very good.
Wangjinglou Flavor Restaurant is located in the Wangjinglou Boutique Hotel, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is a good place to enjoy Shandong cuisine and fine Cantonese cuisine. Here you can taste the salty and fresh taste of Shandong cuisine and the oily but not greasy Cantonese cuisine. .
When night falls, you can enjoy the delicious food outside while seeing the illuminated Simatai Great Wall, which is a good place for viewing.
[exquisite accommodation]
It's the first time I come to Gubei Water Town, so I naturally have to choose a special hotel. The newly opened Huotang Hotel is located in the orchid valley of Gubei Water Town Scenic Area, surrounded by mountains and rivers, quiet and natural. The natural environment of the valley and the intimate and comfortable room facilities make people far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Huotang Hotel is inspired by the combination of "Hakka Tulou" and "Great Wall", paved with history and culture. The exterior structure is simple, and the building seems to be built with adobe bricks as walls, but it is actually fine everywhere.
From the hotel lobby to the decoration of the room, they are full of strong quaint ethnic customs. The top of the bed is surrounded by a round veil, creating a romantic and mysterious atmosphere. The thick greenery outside the large floor-to-ceiling windows spreads in front of you. , you can see the Simatai Great Wall when you look up.
The huge circular patio and circular corridor seem to make people travel to the scene in "Big Fish and Begonia", where the light and shadow of the civil structure are intertwined. In the evening, a bonfire will also be lit here for a unique indoor bonfire party.
The Niancheng Hotel not far away is another style. No matter from the appearance or the interior, it reveals that simplicity is not simple. The minimalist atmosphere with "blank" geometric design and off-white as the main color makes it hard for young people not to like it.
The starry sky tent newly launched by the town this summer has a more wild taste.
The area in the tent is not small, with mattresses, quilts, reclining chairs, hangers, mosquito repellent and other supplies. Imagine a quiet night, in the quiet and long Orchid Valley, outside the curtain is nature, look up Starry sky, this is also a luxury!
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