Beijing Four Days Travel Guide

Preparations before departure

Before setting off, I asked myself a question, why go to Beijing? Didn't get a clear answer, maybe all answers shouldn't be clear. It may be the abnormal mood that everyone is in danger under the epidemic, it may be the longing for the imperial capital, it may be a vacation for myself, and so on. Anyway, Beijing, here I come.

I read a lot of guides on the Internet, and after a brief understanding of some important attractions, I started to make plans, check the weather, determine the attractions, alternative attractions, play time, accommodation arrangements, and itinerary arrangements. After confirming these, start to book tickets online and prepare travel materials.

The famous quotes summarized by the predecessors are still very instructive to life. Do not fight unprepared battles. What's especially important is that because of the introduction in the strategy I read before, there is also a Beijing Local Treasure in the WeChat official account, which contains a lot of life service information, which is much more convenient.

Beijing has canceled paper ticket purchases since last year. All scenic spots need to book tickets online 1-7 days in advance, and if the number of reservations for scenic spots exceeds the limit, you can only choose other dates. I originally planned to go to the Forbidden City on the 9th, because the number of people was full in those days, and I could only reserve tickets for the 12th at the earliest. To reach the scenic spot, you only need to swipe your ID card. During the epidemic period, you need to show your health treasure in Beijing to pass through the ticket gate.

After confirming the attractions, the time to play is from the 9th to the 12th, so I booked a round-trip ticket in advance, and it was much cheaper to book a ticket in advance. Afterwards, I used online software to inquire about the place to stay. Because it was said on the Internet that people entering Beijing were required to provide a nucleic acid test within 7 days, so I made a special phone call to inquire. That was the previous requirement, which has now been cancelled.

After all, Shenzhen is more than 2,000 kilometers away from Beijing. It is still necessary to check the weather conditions in advance and prepare the necessary clothes reasonably. The first day was cloudy with more than ten degrees, so I prepared an extra coat. The remaining days are sunny, but the temperature difference between day and night is about 15 degrees.

I thought about whether to prepare sunscreen before, but I have already been recruited when I went to Xichong, Shenzhen on May 1st. I didn’t think too much about it in order to reduce weight. Boys’ black spots are healthy. After doing all the preparations, we set off, one person, one bag, one mobile phone.

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It takes less than three hours to travel from Shenzhen Baoan to Beijing Daxing. If you leave the airport and transfer to the subway, it is an airport special line with only three stops. Daxing Airport, Daxing New City, Caoqiao. I thought that the ride code in WeChat can also be used to scan the Beijing subway, but it turned out that I just thought. After that, just download a "Yitongxing" APP (the bus is not available for general use at present, and you need to download the "Beijing Public Transport" APP).

On the first day, I slept late and didn't get up until 9 o'clock. After eating a cage of 10 steamed buns and a bowl of soy milk, we headed to Beihai Park, the first royal garden. Because it is relatively close, it takes more than ten minutes by bus nearby. Use the Beijing Public Transport APP to swipe the QR code. When you get off the bus, there is a machine at the door. You need to swipe the QR code again, because Beijing Public Transport charges by section, similar to the subway. But even if you forget, there is still a chance to manually make up the recording on the APP. There are no high-rise buildings in the first and second ring roads in Beijing, and the first ring roads are basically courtyard buildings. Cars are only allowed to pass through with Beijing license plates.

The so-called Beihai is a relatively large lake. Beijing does not rely on the sea. All seas refer to lakes, such as Houhai and Shichahai. Entering the park, you can see a striking Tibetan-style Lama White Pagoda with the naked eye. When you walk in and observe, you can clearly see the cracks caused by the earthquake. It is located in the middle of an island in the North Sea, and the island and the park are connected to the outside by two bridges. There are many ancient willow trees in the park, standing on the shore of Beihai Lake. The roads in the park are very wide, and the street trees on both sides are pagoda trees or poplars. There are free-range wild cats in the garden. I don’t know whether it is the staff or the people who visit the garden. When it is enjoying the food with relish, my approach seems to disturb it a bit. It takes about three hours to visit the scenic spots in the park and take pictures.

It is about two kilometers from Beihai Park to Nanluoguxiang. You can find shared bicycles when you leave the park, and you can enjoy the street view of downtown Beijing on the way. Although the road is very wide, the locust trees on both sides are big enough, and the effect of natural parasols is still good. Cycling is a good choice.

When I arrived at Nanluoguxiang, I still had to make an appointment, but for this on-site operation, it was ok after showing the health treasure. This alley mainly sells handicrafts and special snacks with Beijing characteristics. There are also some entrances in the middle of the alley to some residential alleys, which can be visited in the past, but now under the epidemic, only residents can enter and exit with their pass.


In the evening, I took the subway to the Olympic Deep Forest Park. As the name suggests, apart from the Olympic, it is a deep forest. Walking through the Torch Square is a large deep forest. In the square, there are many nearby residents walking and running here, and many children are taking roller skating lessons here. Unknowingly, a light blue veil was pulled over the sky, covering the sun and revealing a little bit of starlight.

The weather was fine the next day. Compared to wearing a coat yesterday, today a short-sleeve is obviously enough. We arrived near the Temple of Heaven Park by car. If there are not many cars on the roads in Beijing, the bus speed is very fast. Most of the small intersections have flyovers, and motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles go their separate ways. The Temple of Heaven has a large area, and there are deep forests separated by roads, including pine trees, locust trees, and poplar trees. Under some trees there are surrounded green grasses, which have been trimmed neatly. I was lucky enough to see a little squirrel jumping on it. When a crowd approached, it disappeared into the depths of the woods. The Temple of Heaven was originally a place where ancient emperors offered sacrifices, and the echoing wall in school textbooks is here. In order to prevent tourists from continuing to paint on the stone wall, iron railings have been fenced along the stone wall. It took about 4 hours to visit the Temple of Heaven, mainly because it is really big, and because I didn’t take a good photo, I would repeat it several times.

After that, I went to the Summer Palace, walked in from the ticket gate, passed an arch bridge, with miniature versions of ancient Suzhou Street on both sides, and shops on both sides of the river, but they were not open. Walking in is the Wanshou Mountain Scenic Area, which is still being repaired and the opening time is to be determined, so the main attraction is the lake tour. The lake here is a miniature version of West Lake, but it is also big enough to take 3 hours to walk around. On the way, I also met Zhang Zijian, the lead singer of the hedgehog band, carrying a guitar, and went to the south gate with another person of the same shape. It was very windy that day, and the wind blowing on the lake in the evening would bring a little bit of coolness, but this did not stop some people from rowing and swimming in the lake.

Because Tsinghua University is nearby, I wanted to take a stroll to see it. Although it is forbidden to visit now, I went to the door and took a photo. The sky at night is still very blue

The third day is the Great Wall Station, you need to go to Deshengmen West Departure Station to take the bus to Badaling Great Wall. There is a train every half an hour, and there will be no after 12:00. The journey takes about 1 hour, because the Great Wall stops selling tickets after 13:00. There are conductors here who accept cash for ticket sales, but you can use the APP to swipe the code to get half price. There is a commentator on the car, who mainly introduces the precautions and important scenic spots when visiting the Great Wall. After arriving at the foot of the Great Wall Mountain, it takes about ten minutes to walk to Dengchengkou. The two sides of Dengchengkou are the South Great Wall and the North Great Wall. Since the physical strength is still good, both sides climbed to the highest point and then turned back. The trail at the foot of the Great Wall is much faster to go down the mountain. The kitten in the photo was also met on the trail, and it seems to be much kinder than the previous one. On the way, I met a big brother from Northeast China who was also visiting Beijing these days. I planned to go to the Ming Tombs more than 20 kilometers away together, but found that there was not enough time, so I took the car of Dongbei Big Brother and went back to the city together. I have learned a Northeast dialect, and it means that time is too late to catch up.

After returning to the city, I went to Wangfujing from the subway station. Like other urban pedestrian streets, there are shops and shopping malls on both sides, and the pedestrian passage of Nuoda in the middle, which spans several streets (I didn’t count them seriously). Affected by the epidemic, the flow of people here is still relatively small, and some shops are still closed. I learned from chatting with the merchants that most of the shops have only been open for more than ten days. After walking along the street for a few minutes, suddenly there was a strong wind, which seemed to be accompanied by raindrops, but there were indeed sand and gravel. I meditated in my heart that it was not a sandstorm, and my guess was confirmed the next day. At that time, I quickly hid in a nearby shopping mall and wandered around for a while. It was much better when I came out again, but there was still a lot of dust. It is estimated that it is due to years of afforestation to protect the environment, and there is no horror described in previous TV or articles. At that time, I saw a noodle restaurant nearby, so I went in and ordered a bowl of Old Beijing Braised Noodles and Sauce Beef. On the way back, I found that the middle of one end of the road was sealed off. When I walked in, I found that the subway was under construction inside. In this way, the dust will never pollute the environment.

Tomorrow is the last stop at the Forbidden City on the 12th, and I will go to see the national flag raising in the morning. Check online to raise the national flag at 5 o'clock. Decisively set the alarm clock at 4 o'clock.

On the last day, I got up on time, washed up and set off on a shared bicycle. It was about four kilometers away and I was in place around 4:40.

Unsurprisingly, there were not many people, and there were less than two circles of people outside the cordon. It is estimated that there were more than one hundred flag bearers. They walked out from Tiananmen Square in unison, changed their kicks when they reached Chang'an Avenue, and returned to walk in unison when they approached the flag-raising platform. Very handsome. The children all sang the national anthem together.

After watching the national flag raising, I went back to enjoy a feeling of returning to the cage to store energy for the next trip.

When you arrive at the Forbidden City, you enter the Meridian Gate from the side of the Donghua Gate to check the ticket. After passing the security check, there is a rented audio guide for attractions. Personal positioning is not very accurate, and there are text descriptions next to many attractions. There is a free storage place on the left side of the Meridian Gate, and it will be delivered directly to the exit of Shenwumen for you to collect. But no valuables. On the whole, the Forbidden City is still very grand, solemn and luxurious. Yellow tiles, red walls, and white marble. More than 500 years of historical precipitation, it is worth a visit.

Walk through the Shenwu Gate, and across the street is Jingshan Park. When you climb to the top of the mountain, you can overlook the entire Beijing city. When climbing up the stairs and looking into the distance, it is so foggy that you can't see clearly.

Then go back to Tiananmen Square, go to Qianmen Street, you can see the Monument to the People's Heroes in turn, behind it is the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, and then down is Zhengyangmen. Arriving at Qianmen Street, I found that there is a historical commercial street, Dashilan, which is still sleeping.

At this point, the trip to Beijing is over, catch the last subway and go back to Daxing Airport to wait for the flight back to Shenzhen.

To travel is to live in a foreign country and travel to the heart.