I have heard about Gubei Water Town for several years. This summer, I finally had the opportunity to visit this beautiful border town. If you think it’s just a tourist town in the suburbs of Beijing with historical folk culture characteristics, it’s too simple. Cycling the Great Wall, starry sky tents, summer colorful pool parties... This summer, let’s unlock the latest features of Gubei Water Town. How to play, give another possibility to vacation!


Cruise breakfast, wake up a beautiful day with a sense of ritual

On vacation days, apart from the alarm clock, the only thing that can make me wake up early is the call of food.

In the morning light, boating on the Yuanyang Lake, the boatman shakes the ripples, and sits with family and friends to taste the morning tea on the Great Wall of Water.

The breakfast on board is also extremely rich, including Chinese-style duck soup dumplings in sauce and Western-style bread and milk. This is the second time I have breakfast on a cruise ship. It can be said that the taste and delicacy are by no means inferior to Yechun Tea House in Yangzhou.

The breeze is blowing, the waves are shining, and the sky and water are the same color as far as the eye can see. The full sense of ritual awakened me, who was sleepy, at this moment. There are almost no people on the shore, but occasionally tourists who enjoy breakfast like us in the small courtyard of the hotel. Enjoy the beauty of the moment quietly, and endless happiness rushes to your face.

After breakfast on the cruise, take a stroll in Gubei Water Town before a large number of tourists arrive. Walking on the quiet stone road, just as I expected, the cultures of the north and the south blend here. Gubei Water Town was established on the basis of a small village at the foot of the Simatai Great Wall. It not only has the quaint atmosphere of a small northern town, but also the gentleness and affection of a southern water town.

On Qingshiban Street, the alleys are long, and the rivers in the water town are densely covered. The houses are built along the water, and you can see the scenery when you turn around and look back. The creeping tiger grows densely and recklessly. My friend said that Gubei Water Town will be more charming in autumn because the leaves are all red.

Walking into Yongshun Dyeing Workshop, you can see the cloth drying yard, in which there are colorful floral cloths, scattered light and shadow, floating in the breeze, forming a graceful picture scroll.

The traditional Chinese hand-printing and dyeing process is inherited here, which seems simple but reveals the beauty of art.

In the House of Wind, in addition to kites of different shapes and sizes in the Kite Museum, you can also DIY and draw a unique shape.

Sima Xiao Shaojiu is also unique. This is a famous distillery in the town. There is a wine cellar in the distillery, as well as all the traditional equipment and tools used in ancient wine making.


If you don't go to the Great Wall, you are not a hero. How can you not go to Simatai Great Wall when you come to Gubei Water Town?

When you come to Gubei Water Town, you must climb the Simatai Great Wall. This is the only section of the ancient Great Wall in Beijing that retains the original appearance of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the only Great Wall in China that is currently open for night tours. It happened that Simatai Great Wall had a theme activity of "Summer Starry Sky". Unfortunately, the morning Great Wall yoga teacher was not there, so we chose a more mysterious night tour.

From Gubei Water Town, you can take the cableway directly to the foot of the Simatai Great Wall, and you can easily walk for more than ten minutes. There are far more tourists on the Great Wall in the evening than imagined. The city is brightly lit in summer, just like daytime. Without the participation of stars, it seems a bit boring. Modern urbanites who are used to being busy are more willing to find a slow pace of life!

The sky is gradually darkening, a crescent moon, the sky is full of stars, birds are singing and cicadas are singing, and there are mountains and lakes. Strolling along the Great Wall with a small lamp, sitting on the ruined wall when tired, breathing the pure air, snuggling up beside my husband, looking up at the starry sky, and feeling the vastness of the universe.

Every night at 8:20, the Riyue Island Square in Gubei Water Town will hold a drone Kongming Lantern Show, and Simatai Great Wall is one of the best viewing spots. Hundreds of drones flew into the sky one after another, creating a poetic dream, just like a little fairy in Disney holding a fairy wand, directing and changing countless shapes in the air.

At your feet is the grandeur and magnificence of the Simatai Great Wall, and in the distance is the tranquility and beauty of Gubei Water Town. On the Great Wall of Simatai overlooking the illuminated houses in the town, the bright yellow lights against the bricks of the ancient city, like a golden dragon.


The characteristics of living to live are:

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.

From the hotel lobby to the decoration of the room, it is full of rich Mongolian style. 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. .

The bronze washbasin and the large copper bathtub look stylish in addition to being simple and heavy.

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.

The Mucheng Hotel not far away has 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.

A large area of ​​Gesang flowers surrounds the Hangu Villa, and the new Starry Sky Tent launched this summer has a wild taste.

The area in the tent is not small, with mattresses, quilts, electric fans, mosquito repellent and other supplies. Imagine a quiet night, in the quiet and long Orchid Valley, outside the curtain is nature, look up at the starry sky It is also a luxury to fall asleep with the gurgling water, the fish and the chirping of insects and birds!


Eat what you want to eat with taste:

Gubei Water Town brings together the flavors of hometown 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, Gubei Roast Duck King... Strolling through the food street, you can enjoy the world of delicacies.

The William Edgar Boutique Hotel, you can tell that it is a foreigner just by its name. This is to commemorate the protection and contribution of the American geographer William Edgar Gale to the Great Wall.

Not only is the western food excellent here, but the dishes in the Chinese restaurant are also very authentic.

I tasted mainly Shandong cuisine at Wangjinglou Flavor. Although there are some improvements, it is really much more refined than our local Shandong cuisine.

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.

Holding a cup of coffee in hand, listening to the beautiful voice of the choir in the church on the top of the mountain, under the silent starry sky, on the majestic mountain peak, such a night is also a beautiful night that people yearn for.


transportation:

Self-driving route from Beijing: Gubei Water Town is about an hour’s drive from downtown Beijing, which is very suitable for self-driving tours. After getting off at Simatai Exit No. 24 of Jingcheng Expressway, drive to the left on the ramp on the right for about 2 minutes.

1. Take the railway from Beijing: Get off at Huoying Station on Metro Line 13, walk about 323 meters to Huangtu Station on the "Huaimi Line" and take the train on the "Huaimi Line" (to Huairou North) to Gubeikou Station Get off the bus and take the Gubei Water Town Line from Gubeikou Station to Gubei Water Town.

2. Through train from Beijing: Take Metro Line 2 to Dongzhimen, and transfer to the Beijing-Gubei Water Town special line at the bus station outside Dongzhimen (the junction of Dongzhimen Waixie Street and Xiangheyuan South Street, 942 and 855 buses) The direct bus to Gubei Water Station is expected to take 120 minutes. Ticket price: 48/person/one way, get on the bus and buy tickets (buy tickets half an hour in advance until the seats are full)

3. Bus line from Beijing: Take No. 980 from Dongzhimen, get off at Miyun West Bridge Station, transfer to No. 51 bus, get off at Simatai Village Station, and walk to Gubei Water Town.

4. If you arrive from the Capital Airport, it is recommended to take a Dida ride, the price is about 100 yuan and the time is more than 1 hour.