I don’t remember how many times I have been to Beijing since I was a child, but I have never celebrated the New Year there. Before this festival, I suddenly wanted to take my family to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. I felt that the younger generation had to come to celebrate the New Year at home. Every year The New Year's greeting ceremony is indeed a bit boring, just a few days off is all taken up; secondly, the grandchildren should also go out and have a look, so that they can learn a lot. So, I just wanted to have a creative Spring Festival. No, we drove off after the new year, and we had to visit the museums before they closed. The journey was smooth. When we arrived in Beijing, we had to apply for a pass. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait in line. . This is the first time I went to Beijing by car. I don’t have a deep memory of going to Beijing in the early 1960s. I followed my father back to my hometown and stayed at my aunt’s house in Beijing for a while. I only remember that my aunt’s house lived in Liupu Kang, a courtyard house. I don't remember what the train was like. Later, in the 1970s and 1980s, I often went to Beijing. They were all green leather trains. What impressed me the most was that every time the train was approaching Beijing, the radio would play "We sing for you in the great Beijing, you are everyone. The hearts of the people of the ethnic group...", I am always moved when I hear it. Every time the train arrives at Fengtai Station, it has to wait for a long time to enter Beijing Station, so Fengtai also left a deep impression on me. This time I went to Beijing, I booked a famous hotel near Fengtai Subway Station, 102 square meters, two bedrooms , The living room is very big, the children have fun in it, cook and eat by themselves every morning and evening, just like at home. The No. 10 subway station is nearby, so it is very convenient to go out.
This trip to Beijing was mainly for children, and I visited the zoo. To be honest, the current Beijing Zoo is incomparable with 20 years ago. There are not many animals. It is said that they are all transferred to the Wildlife Park.
On the first day in Beijing, I visited the National Museum, where the 40th anniversary exhibition of reform and opening up was being held. The security check was so strict that water could not be brought in, so I had to pour out the hot water in the vacuum flask, saying that there was hot water in it. , but there are many people, the water is not hot. From the first floor above, the museum is full of achievement exhibitions, and the lower floor is full of ancient cultural relics.

When they arrive in Beijing, another place the children want to see is the Science and Technology Museum. The Beijing Science and Technology Museum located in the north of the Olympic Park comes out of Fengtai. It is from the South Third Ring Road through Beijing City to the North Fourth Ring Road. It takes more than an hour to take the subway. When I got there, I still had to buy a ticket, 30 yuan. I thought, isn’t this a popular science education for children? Why still charge? There is also a children's science and technology park inside, which has to be charged separately. I bought a ticket and took the children in to have a look. I came out within five minutes. It is completely a children's playground. It is estimated that kindergarten children can stay in it for a while. Our family's Primary school students don't even want to play in it. China Science and Technology Museum, very high-end, haha, let the children play, they will like it.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, visit the Forbidden City
This trip to Beijing focuses on the Forbidden City, and I want to go there when there are few people a few days before the Chinese New Year. The Forbidden City launched the "Forbidden City Invites You to Celebrate Chinese New Year" event this year. I wanted to go on the first day of the new year. I was worried that there would be too many people. I chose to go on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. The crowds are indeed more crowded than other time periods. Much less, come back to watch the sea of ​​people in the Forbidden City in the first day of junior high school on TV, I am really proud of our wise decision-making.

At least the Treasure Hall can still be entered, and the Nine Dragons Wall can also be seen (the yard of the Nine Dragons Wall used to be open, but now it is enclosed in the Treasures Hall, so if you don’t buy a ticket for the Treasures Hall, you can’t see it).

The picture below is the treasure of the town hall in the Treasure Hall - Dayu Water Control. The jade weighing more than 5,300 kilograms was carved after four years. Many people only pay attention to the jewels inside and will miss this.

The picture below is another treasure—Dantai Chunxiao, also known as Shoushan Mountain, which also weighs about 3,000 kilograms.

The picture below is the Longevity Lantern that disappeared for 179 years standing in front of the Qianqing Palace. It was finally restored successfully and made its debut this year.

Because there are relatively few people, some indoor attractions can also be seen

Digital Experience Zone in the Forbidden City

Here are some random photos

After visiting the Forbidden City, compared with 20 years ago, there are many more people, and the number of indoor attractions is also less open. The rooms are basically impossible to enter, and only the exterior of the building can be seen, but there is one thing that stands out. After the rest, the Forbidden City is much more beautiful than before, even more beautiful.

The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month: visit the Summer Palace
Anyone who travels to Beijing, it is estimated that this scenic spot is also a must-see. The Summer Palace a few years ago was also very quiet, and the scenery in winter has a special charm. This time we took the No. 10 subway line to Bagou, and transferred to the newly opened Xijiao Line train to enter from the West Gate of the Summer Palace. Basically, we circled around Kunming Lake and finally exited through the Beigong Gate. This is the first time that I have basically finished the Summer Palace. In the past, I used to enter through the North Palace Gate to see the key points and then finish.

Go in from the west gate to see Kunming Lake, 17-hole bridge

We walked along the right bank of the lake and came to the Xiuyi Bridge in the southeast. This is the outlet of Kunming Lake and the starting point of the long river.

Citizens flying kites on the 17-hole bridge


Come to the Wenchang Pavilion and visit the Wenchang courtyard. There are basically no people inside, and there are quite a lot of treasures.




Coming out of the Wenchang courtyard, you will arrive at the promenade. There are few people, and you can slowly appreciate the longest gallery in the world. The exquisite carvings on the corridor make people linger and forget to return.


After passing the promenade, continue to go forward and come to Shifang



Finally, after passing through Suzhou Street, this scenic spot needs to buy an extra ticket to go down under the bridge. I didn’t want to understand what’s inside. Anyway, there will be nothing. Just stand on the bridge and have a look.

From the North Palace Gate, the tour of the Summer Palace ends here. This royal garden is still very worth visiting. It has scenery all year round. The ice project of Kunming Lake in winter attracts many tourists.


This is the end of the one-day tour of the Summer Palace. The beautiful and majestic royal garden has scenery all year round. In winter, Kunming Lake freezes and becomes an ice playground. The children have a great time playing on the ice. It was getting dark before leaving reluctantly.

On New Year's Eve, I went to visit the Old Summer Palace
The Old Summer Palace is really not worth seeing during this time period, because apart from the ruined walls, it is a big park, and it is relatively desolate in winter. I remember going there one autumn. The scenery inside the park is very beautiful, and there is not much artificial interference. There are very few tourists even going inside. Occasionally, there are students from Peking University and Tsinghua University studying in the forest. It is a picturesque scene. There is a kind of natural beauty, it looks quiet and elegant, as if it is a paradise, I walked in it for 6 hours, but still haven't finished it all. This time, the main purpose is to take the children to see those ruins, so that the children can have an intuitive understanding of this period of history. Now the museum inside is much richer than before.

Yuanmingyuan, full of festive atmosphere


The following is a photo of the Western Building ruins taken by a German 13 years after the Yuanmingyuan was burned in the museum, from which it can be seen that the architectural outline of the Western Building was still intact at that time

Other exhibits in the museum

Yuanmingyuan, the eternal pain in the hearts of Chinese people!

New Year’s Day: When you go to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, you have to find a place full of New Year’s flavor. Fireworks and firecrackers are not allowed within the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing, so the streets are no different from usual. We decided to go to the Temple of Earth to visit the temple fair , this is the place that can best reflect the taste of the year, there are many people, lively, content, no content! But why is it so lively every year? The subway does not stop at Ditan Lama Temple Station, and there are too many people. I won’t introduce much, please see the photos.

After the first day of the new year, our trip to Beijing is over. This year is so meaningful, it is much better than eating, drinking and having fun at home. The key is to go to Beijing at this time, there are few people, and every place can have a lot of fun I have fun and the traffic is not too crowded. Sometimes the subway becomes a special train when I go back to my place of residence at night. In the future, I must go before the year when I travel. I do the opposite and don’t join in the fun with everyone.