Beijing travel strategy, four-day free travel, each scenic spot checks in carefully

important summary

1. The pure play time in Beijing is three and a half days, and the schedule is a bit rushed, but I can still complete it by myself;
2. The total cost should be less than 2,500 (around 1,300 for round-trip travel + around 550 for accommodation + around 400 for scenic spots + others);
3. The self-service machines at the subway station next to the railway station and the subway station next to the airport sell Beijing bus cards with a deposit of 20, and the bus cards are refundable on the return trip. Both Beijing buses and subways can scan codes with mobile phones, but you need to download the Beijing Bus APP. In addition, you need to swipe your card to get on and off the Beijing bus, and the money will be deducted when you get off and swipe the card;
4. Tickets to scenic spots in Beijing are really cheap, and tickets can basically be paid by mobile phone; in fact, these few days are not enough to play, I want to go to Xiangshan, Beijing Zoo, and the Ming Tombs, and there are Hutongs, Houhai, Olympic Village, I didn't go to places like the Bird's Nest, Water Cube, etc.

About accommodation:
Accommodation in Beijing is very expensive, and the express hotel in Tiananmen Square is about 400+ per night. I struggled for a long time between express hotels and youth hostels, and chose a courtyard hotel near Nanluo Ancient Lane, called Weiming Courtyard Hotel

If you make a reservation for breakfast, you will be notified by phone the next morning that the breakfast is ready, which is a considerate service. The courtyard room I booked is small, but there is a small private courtyard with a good mood. The location of the hotel is deep in the alley, you can walk in. The alley is very narrow, but you can also walk by car. All in all, it was a very special night.

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At the beginning, I didn’t really want to live in a youth hostel. One of the reasons was that it would be too noisy, which would make it difficult to fall asleep and be woken up. Second, most of the youth hostels in the Tiananmen area did not have safes, so it was difficult to store things. Of course, after I fell in love with the youth hostel, all my worries disappeared. The main reason was that I didn’t find someone I liked o(╥﹏╥)o. It’s okay, staying in a youth hostel is a bit troublesome Well

But after staying for a few days, the experience is still quite good. The room is quite big, and the mobile phone is always taken with me, and the tablet is still on the bed when taking a shower. The balcony next to it can dry clothes, but the place is a bit small, and all the residents' clothes are hung there, which is not easy to dry. There are four other girls living together, two by two, one group less every day. They chatted very little, and they went to bed very early without talking, and at 11 o'clock they were basically silent. In the morning, everyone got up quite late.

Those who always worry about this and that before going out, only know after the real experience is that they are thinking too much.

DAY1 Temple of Heaven Park

I set off from Shenzhen on October 8th this year. In order to save money, I bought a regular sleeper. Everyone knows that this year's 70th military parade, so the trains to Beijing in those one or two months were strictly inspected. October 8th happened to be the last day. Regardless of whether the train I took was going to Beijing or not, I had to go through two security checks after entering the station. Everyone had to unpack their bags for inspection. People like me who have never seen the world It's a big scene, hahahahaha

Arrive at Beijing West Railway Station at noon, the subway station is on the left after exiting the station, and there are several self-service machines, ticket sellers and card buyers. My classmates who were still studying in Beijing before I went told me that I needed to download the APP to scan the QR code to pay. I found it troublesome, so I made up my mind to buy a bus card. When I bought a card in front of the self-service machine, I found out that there is a type of deposit bus card, which is exactly what I want. The big brother in front of the machine next to me saw it and took the initiative to tell me that I should buy a deposit bus card, which can be refunded when it is used up. So I clicked open very simply and paid. After thanking my brother, I ran to the subway station, and after walking a few steps, I suddenly remembered, ah, I didn’t check carefully to see if there was any money in this card just now. - No doubt about it. But I didn't go back to check, usually there will be money. I found out later that I paid 50, of which 20 is the deposit and 30 is available in the card

After arriving at the Youth Hostel, I put down my luggage, packed up for a while and went out to Tiantan Park. I got off at Tiantan Dongmen Subway Station. It was about three o'clock, and I followed the crowd for a while before arriving at the entrance. Still, I only bought tickets to save money. I went in and walked to the Seventy-two Corridor. Many grandparents gathered there in small groups to play cards, chess, and chat. At that moment, I felt that I saw what was shown in the TV series. life in Beijing

Tiantan Park

Go straight up to the Hall of Prayer for Harvests, where you need to buy a joint ticket to enter. There is a ticket office at the entrance, and I bought the ticket in the past, reminding everyone again, you have to spend where you should spend money, don’t save it, even if you save it, you still have to spend it later

I'm happy after entering, yo, isn't this the place in the elementary school textbook? When I was a child, I didn't think the images on the books were anything, but now I really think it's quite spectacular. Take the lead in going to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests to have a look. There is a regular audio explanation at the entrance of the hall, and I just finished speaking when I arrive.

Tiantan Park

Then I went to look at several other halls. On the way, I was called to help two aunts take pictures. After that, I went out from the gate of Qinian, crossed the Danbi Bridge to the Echo Wall

Tiantan Park

After seeing the Whispering Wall, I went out to the Circular Mound. The place is very large. When I went up to the Circular Mound Altar, there was a step and the staff prevented me from going up. When I got to the Circular Mound Altar, I found that there was a TV station filming a promotional video. A lot of people were crowded inside and outside holding their mobile phones to take pictures. Two young ladies next to them took their mobile phones and Baidu said that there was a program on the Temple of Heaven recently, Feng Shaofeng and Miao Miao. I thought, met a star? Quickly stand on tiptoe and look inside, what, some don't know little brothers and sisters. The young lady in the middle yelled "I love the Temple of Heaven" and "I love Beijing", and the little brothers next to her all followed suit. Emmm, the little sister is not good at acting, and she can't let go at all. The staff kept blocking the crowd and shouted that they were not allowed to take pictures or speak loudly.

Tiantan Park

After going down, walk around the big circle, there are no people, and it happens to be about to set, which is a good time to take pictures

Tiantan Park

I made an appointment with my classmates to have dinner at Wudaokou at 6 o'clock. It was almost time to leave the Temple of Heaven when I left the Circular Mound, but I finally came here and didn't want to just leave. After thinking about it, I decided to go in the direction of the west gate. So I went out of the Circular Mound and walked into a place. At that time, I thought it was Baihua Garden, but now I know it is not after looking at the map. There are many trees and few people there, and crows often fly by in groups in the sky. After walking for a while, I passed the Zhai Palace and passed the Kagura Department (the gate was open, I wanted to go in and have a look, but there was a tripod at the gate to take pictures, and I saw that the interior was being renovated, so I didn’t go in)

This is the outer wall of the Zhai Palace ↓

Tiantan Park

Going to Ximen is a tree-lined road. When I passed there, I saw a squirrel on a tree trunk. Later, the squirrel crossed the road and climbed another tree. It was not afraid of life.

Tiantan Park

In the evening, I had dinner with my classmates in Wudaokou, and went back after visiting the nearby shopping malls. The first day is over.

DAY2 National Expo Tiananmen Monument Forbidden City Jingshan Wangfujing

As mentioned in the Hangzhou article, I often go to museums, so naturally I have to go to the National Museum to meet

A few days ago, I made an appointment for the National Museum. After the appointment, I received a text message to remind the tourists to enter through which door. It seems to be the North Gate. Take the subway from Beixinqiao Station to Tiananmen East Station, and you can see the National Museum when you get off the subway. The opposite is the Tiananmen Gate Tower, and you can enter the museum with your ID card. Non-reserved visitors have to enter through the entrance of Tiananmen Square

Arrived at the museum around ten o'clock. As soon as I entered, I felt that it was indeed a national museum, and it was different from the museums I had been to before. The nearest exhibition hall is the Road to Revival Exhibition, so I went directly to it. It is about what happened during the period from the Opium War to the founding of New China (if you remember wrongly, don’t shoot me)

National Museum of China

At first I read it quite seriously, but gradually I realized that after reading it for a long time, I only read the history of a short time span. It was Wednesday, and a primary school teacher led the students to visit, emmm, it was really noisy. Those children are holding a mobile phone or a tablet, taking photos incessantly, and leaving after taking pictures. I feel deeply that I can no longer keep up with the times, and I am really an old man.

There is a coffee shop from the exhibition hall of Fuxing Road, which sells small cakes. It is really a happy event for me who is hungry and hungry. Of course, the price is not very beautiful. But there is no way, I still bought a small cake

After that, I went to the central hall, which is a big place with many sculptures, and then I found the ancient China exhibition hall. This is the exhibition hall I want to go to the most.

Follow the signs, there is a place where you can buy food near the exhibition hall, I went to have a look, it seems that it is still a small cake. There are seats at the entrance of the exhibition hall where you can rest. There is a self-service machine directly opposite the place where I was sitting. It sells souvenirs. It is a classical lamp that needs to be assembled manually. Looking at the picture, I think it is super beautiful! ! But the price is a bit expensive, not suitable for me who travel on a budget

The ancient China exhibition hall is really big, very big, and it is a display of cultural relics of each dynasty. I have seen the Bronze Ware Exhibition, Ancient Books Exhibition, and Liu He Tomb Exhibition in Shenzhen, so I have seen some of the cultural relics exhibited in the National Museum. Besides, I don’t know much about the stories behind the cultural relics. Later, I felt that there was not enough time, so I could only walk through it in a hurry.

National Museum of China

It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when I left the ancient China exhibition hall. I was worried that I would not have enough time to visit the Forbidden City, so I decided to go out. And I saw the indicator board in the central hall, the basic exhibitions are just these two (don’t take pictures of me if I’m wrong), there are some other exhibitions but I’m not very interested, at this moment, I saw the exhibition of cultural relics of return, probably this is fate Bar

I went to the staff in the hall and asked him where the exhibition hall of the Returned Cultural Relics Exhibition was, and asked him: How long will it take to see it? The little brother replied: This exhibition is not big, and it takes about 20 minutes to finish watching it. ok, that's it to see

National Museum of China

At the entrance of the exhibition hall is the animal head of the Old Summer Palace, and there is a queue next to it. I asked the staff and said that they were queuing up to see the picture of five cows. I didn't go to see it to save time. I walked around the progress hall, and then went out from the exit of Tiananmen Square that the staff told me before.

National Museum of China

After leaving the National Museum, cross the road and arrive at Tiananmen Square. Although it is not the peak period, it is still called a sea of people. I ran to the central axis and took photos of the monument first.

Tiananmen Square - Monument to the People's Heroes

After the shooting, I had to go to Tiananmen Square. During the period, I helped a father and son take photos. It is rare for a young son to travel with his father. With an excited and happy mood, I walked quickly towards the direction of the Tiananmen Gate, and couldn't stop taking pictures. After walking for a while through the underground passage, you will arrive at the Tiananmen Gate Tower when you go up.

Tiananmen Square

It should be possible to go up the Tiananmen Gate. I saw some people, but I didn't go up, so I was not very interested. But after returning to Shenzhen, I feel a little regretful when I think about it. I should go up and feel the solemn atmosphere and aura. But it's okay, there's next time

After queuing under the Tiananmen Gate, you will enter the Forbidden City.

Forbidden City

The imperial palace in some TV dramas is quite like the Forbidden City. Before going to Beijing, I showed my itinerary to my classmates and little fairies. They said that I was exhausted. When I mentioned the Forbidden City, it would take a day to visit the Forbidden City. I have been walking up the central axis of the palace, looking at the map while walking, thinking: How can it take a day, and I can finish it very quickly at this speed. I felt something was wrong, and then I found that the left and right sides can also be seen-. -

Forbidden City

After walking through the central axis palace, I went west and started to shuttle around the west palace. During the period, the radio often shouted, XX from XX, your family/tour guide is waiting for you in XX, please go to XX to meet them immediately after hearing the broadcast. I also heard that a crooked nut from Italy got lost, and the tour guide was looking for him. Hhhh quite a lot of people scattered

Forbidden City

After calculating the route, I finally arrived at the Imperial Garden. It was about five o'clock at this time, and the broadcast began to broadcast and the park will be closed for half an hour. Please speed up the tour or something

Forbidden City

Originally, I thought about wandering around in the Imperial Garden and going out, but I hadn’t seen any of the east palaces, so I looked at the map and decided to visit the East Six Palaces. In fact, the palaces all look similar, just read the representatives hahahaha

Forbidden City

At about 5:20, I returned to the Imperial Garden, and then I went out directly from Shenwumen

Forbidden City

Go through the underground passage on the side of the road, and the opposite is Jingshan Park. The ticket is two yuan. After entering, go to the right, and you can see the stone steps up the mountain in about a few minutes. The stone steps are the place where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself.

Jingshan Park

Follow the stone steps up the mountain, you can reach the top of the mountain in about ten minutes, and then you can see a bunch of people crowded there to take pictures. It is the whole picture of the Forbidden City directly opposite

Jingshan Park

This is the street view of the central axis on the other side

Jingshan Park

After taking a few photos, I went down the mountain. I went out of Jingshan Park and passed the underground passage to the bus stop in front of Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City to take a bus to Wangfujing. Wangfujing Commercial Street has a lot of department stores. After walking for a while, I found a KFC for dinner. After eating, wandering on the street, I went to the milk tea shop according to the map and bought a cup of milk tea and sat on the side of the street. Although Jio hurts and I don’t want to leave, but it’s a bit cold, I’d better go back

The Forbidden City photographed while taking the bus

Forbidden City

Forbidden City DAY3 Summer Palace, Old Summer Palace, Nanluoguxiang

According to my itinerary this day, I should go to the Beijing Zoo early in the morning to see Panda Menglan, but I really don’t want to get up o(╥﹏╥)o Maybe I was too tired the day before, and I stayed up late the night before to watch anime It’s all because Miss Bao’er is too attractive o(╥﹏╥)o

It was already eleven o'clock when I took the subway to the Summer Palace, and as soon as I got out, it was the entrance of the Summer Palace. There are a lot of people at the manual window of the ticket office. I just saw the sign at the entrance saying that you can scan the QR code to buy tickets, so I quickly took out my mobile phone and scanned the QR code to buy the tickets.

As soon as you enter, it is Suzhou Street, you have to buy a joint ticket to enter, and you go up to the Cifu Memorial Archway, Longevity Hill

summer palace

I still remember the lake facing the Summer Palace I saw in the textbooks when I was in elementary school, and I couldn’t help asking, what about the lake? ? ? Go up the road to the back of the mountain, look down through the shaded trees, isn't that the lake! legendary kunming lake

summer palace

Having no resistance to the lake, I walked down the mountain quickly, and soon reached the promenade by the lake. Sitting on the promenade while watching the scenery while eating lunch apples

summer palace

Then I found out that I can take a boat to the center of the lake, and the ticket office is next to it. The boat ticket is about 35 yuan, and you can board the boat after buying the ticket. I have no resistance to the boat, so of course I got on the boat

The Buddhist Incense Pavilion on the boat, Longevity Hill ↓

summer palace

The boat turns around near the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, and you can get off the boat there, but I want to go from the promenade along the lake to the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, so I don’t get off the boat

And at that time, I discovered that the Summer Palace was actually built in imitation of the West Lake.

Go back to the promenade and start walking along the lake. You need to buy a joint ticket to enter the Foxiang Pavilion. I thought it would be very fast to walk along the lake, but I didn't expect there to be a palace inside. - What big theater building, Renshou Hall. That area was crowded with tourist groups, wandering through the cracks, and finally came to the lake again

summer palace

After that, we passed Zhichun Pavilion, Wenchang Pavilion, and finally arrived at the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and Nanhu Island.

summer palace

Taken on Nanhu Island ↓

summer palace

The bridge in the photo is the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, next to Nanhu Island ↓

summer palace

After taking photos, continue to walk forward, and reach the Xiuyi Bridge. This bridge is really steep.

Taken on the Xiuyi Bridge ↓

summer palace

Nearby is the South Ruyi Exit. When my classmate Zeng knew that I was going to the Old Summer Palace, he said that it was close to his school and he could go with me. It was a bit late at that time. After checking the map, I knew that I could take a bus directly to the Old Summer Palace from Nanruyi Gate. I planned to go from here. door out. I don’t really want to go for the remaining half of the journey, but I still want to go one more way.

I walked through a forest to the West Causeway. During the period, I was too anxious to distinguish the direction and went the other way. o(╥﹏╥)o West Causeway is Kunming West Lake, full of lotus leaves

summer palace

After reading it, go back and exit from the gate of Nanruyi, which is about three o'clock in the afternoon. Take the bus at the nearby bus station and get off near the West Garden of Yuanmingyuan, but my classmate Zeng told me that he got off at the south gate, so I changed another subway stop to the south gate of Yuanmingyuan

After waiting at the door for a while, we finally met up with Zeng and his roommates. Several staff members were shouting that they could scan the QR code to buy tickets to enter the park. We bought a joint ticket.

For me, the Old Summer Palace is just a check-in place. We walked all the way up according to the map. After the first exhibition of the twelve beasts, Zeng told me that the ones in it were fake. I know, I know, after all, I saw the real one in the National Museum yesterday. Hahahahaha

After opening Haiyue’s lapel and continuing to go up, you will arrive at the Xiyanglou Ruins where you need to buy a joint ticket to enter.

There is a maze inside. This is the first time for me to walk through the maze. A few people walked very casually, and they quickly got us to the center, and then came out the same way. During the period, I saw a few people climbing out of the wall directly.

After that, there are several ruins of Western-style buildings, and I saw the one in the textbook

Old Summer Palace

The Old Summer Palace is divided into three areas. At that time, we only had not been to the Old Summer Palace, so we walked to the right, went to the Fanghu scenic spot, and saw my beloved lake again (*^▽^*)

Old Summer Palace

After resting on the bench by the lake for a while, it was dark, and I couldn't continue shopping, so I had to go back. Looking at the map, there is a place called Fuhai. There should be a lake there, and it is still a big lake, but I can only give up.

Old Summer Palace

Classmate Zeng was going back to school to study, so we broke up at the gate, and then took the subway to Nanluoguxiang. Nanluoguxiang is a pedestrian street for snacks. I wanted to have a big meal, but I couldn't keep up with my strength. After eating two things, I couldn't eat anymore. As soon as I entered a store in Nanluoguxiang, someone next to it said that this store was an online celebrity store, and many people bought it. Well, I believe you, after eating... emmm, Jieshuangpi Nai is broken, it's very ordinary. I was going to find a trash can and throw the box away, but when I looked back, yo, I had to sort it, I was so scared that I quickly put the box in my arms and threw it in the trash can at the place I entered later

Looking at the map, Nanluoguxiang is very close to the youth hostel where I live. It takes about 20 minutes to walk. If I am happy, I will walk back. On the way, I will see if there is any shop where I can buy snacks to take to the Great Wall the next day.

DAY4 Mutianyu Great Wall

Mutianyu Great Wall

Before going up, classmate Peng said that she was afraid of heights and didn't dare to take the ropeway. Classmate Zhu and I said very calmly, don't be afraid, don't be cowardly. But the actual situation on the cableway is that Peng took out his mobile phone to take a selfie very excitedly, and turned around to take a selfie for Zhu who was behind him, but Zhu and I didn't dare to move =. =After going up, my classmate Zhu and I agreed that we were not afraid of heights, but worried that we would fall down, and we didn’t know what we both were worrying about

Once we went up to the Great Wall, there was an area where we could rest. We found a place to sit down and started to deal with food. I really brought a lot of food, and I ate for about an hour, and I successfully lost weight. It's a little bit after eating

Mutianyu Great Wall

I found a direction to climb, and the total climbing time was about three hours, but I spent most of the time taking pictures hahahaha. There are indeed very few people, and you will not only see people when you take a photo. From the cableway to the cable car, there are a total of eight beacon towers, and then return the same way. In fact, I still have more ideas, but the time is approaching

Mutianyu Great Wall

Going down is the slide, and at the beginning we all thought the slide was a bit scary, but the two of them said we should try it, well, listen to you. On the Great Wall, I kept saying that when you get on the slide, you must control the distance between cars, and you must not rear-end. Classmate Peng said, then you can sit in the middle, and Classmate Zhu and I are in front of each other. When I got there, the operation method was posted on the wall. After reading it, I said: It’s quite simple. The staff explained the operation to us, and then asked you who will come first? Just me, it's that simple

After the experience, it proved that it is really simple and fun hahahahaha. All three of us said that this is much more interesting than the cableway

It was about five o'clock when I went down the mountain, and then I returned as I came. There was a bit of a traffic jam in the urban area of Beijing, and it took about half an hour longer than when I went there. When going down the mountain, Peng and Zhu shouted that their legs hurt and their feet hurt, but me? ? ? Does it hurt? I don't feel it at all. When they arrived in the urban area, they still complained that their feet hurt, and I still said: I don’t feel any pain at all? I took out my phone and checked, and I only walked seven kilometers today, but in the first two days, I walked 20 kilometers a day. travel improves my feet

It was originally planned to come back from the Great Wall to eat Beijing Roast Duck, but it was too late, and Zhu had to rush back to Tianjin. We ate some casually nearby, and Zhu student withdrew first, and me and Peng classmate, chatted all the time, and then we separated after chatting for two hours in the subway station

I haven’t seen them for several years. Before I chose Beijing, I was hesitant. Then I thought, don’t think so much. It’s a worthwhile trip to Beijing to meet them. I just don’t know. Goodbye what year and month will it be

DAY5

In order to save money, I bought a ticket to fly to Shenzhen at 9:00 in the morning, first took the subway to Dongzhimen Station, and then transferred to the Airport Express. There is a service window at the entrance where you get off the bus and go to the airport, you can refund the bus card

According to my experience of flying several times before, I think I went early. But in fact, I couldn't find the window for boarding pass, so I asked the staff, they pointed, I looked, emergency window? ? ? After checking the ticket before going through the security check, the young lady told me that you are about to board the plane. I? ? ? Isn't there another hour?

So I quickly walked to the security check area, took out my things quickly, and took off my coat, but I was stopped because I brought a bottle of Shuangfeiren-. - A young lady came over and picked up my ticket and said, pack up and follow me. Me: emmm, it will take some time, maybe I won’t be able to catch the plane. The young lady took me to an information desk and left. The young lady at the information desk told me very gently, this double-flying man, the alcohol concentration is too high, he is not allowed to take it on the plane now, let us put it here first, you Next time or find someone to take it away. Although the young lady is gentle, but I think, I don't want to take it, because of this thing so much trouble

I ran all the way to the boarding gate, so I had to get on the airport shuttle bus -. - When the lady at the security check took me there, she suddenly told me that the day was gloomy, and it might rain later. I thought, oh, chat with me? So I said, it looks good. The young lady said again that it is estimated that it will rain heavily. Me: emmm, it's a bit awkward. When I got on the shuttle bus, I felt the gloomy sky and the evil wind. After a while, I looked down at my short sleeves and the coat I was holding, and suddenly realized

Finally, pay homage to the Shuangfei who followed me to the north and south