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The ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties is Xi'an, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties is Luoyang, and the Ming and Qing dynasties are Beijing.
As the capital of the Ming and Qing dynasties, old Beijing left many interesting alleys and various architectural sites; as the capital of New China, Beijing is the most prosperous city in the world. Ancient and prosperous, alleys and high-rise buildings, alleys and streets, this is the visual enjoyment that Beijing gives tourists in various contrasts, and it is also the reason why I fell in love with this city when I first came to Beijing!
I have been to the capital three times before and after, but I didn’t share a good itinerary. This time, let us experience what we can do in Beijing for three days and two nights~
Let’s start with a group of videos to share the eating, drinking, fun and scenery of old Beijing.
Tips for Beijing
1. Beijing's travel routes are mainly within the Forbidden City and its surrounding areas. It is more convenient to book accommodation within the Second Ring Road. If you want to experience the taste of Beijing's old hutongs, you can choose to live in the North and South Luoguxiang area.
2. Both T3 and T2 of Beijing Capital Airport can take the airport line to [Dongzhimen] directly, but the airport line is more expensive and costs 25 yuan a trip. Another cheaper route is to take the shuttle bus Line 10 to [Guozhan] Transfer to the subway to enter the urban area, which is more than ten yuan cheaper but takes a little longer.
3. There are two airports in Beijing: Capital Airport and Nanyuan Airport. I have never been to Nanyuan Airport, so I don’t know the situation. I personally suggest that you be optimistic about the arrival point when booking air tickets. The traffic at Capital Airport is more convenient.
4. The temperature in Beijing in winter is very low, a few degrees below zero is normal. Personally, I suggest that you must bring enough thick clothes, scarves, and gloves, especially when you walk outside at night and take pictures with your mobile phone, your hands will hurt from the cold in a few minutes.
5. Shooting tools:
Camera: Canon 5D3 Nikon D750 Canon is the first choice for shooting girls. I still prefer Nikon’s tolerance for landscape photography, so as a post-95 old mage, I also chose dual cultivation.
Travel expenses:
big traffic
Xi'an - Beijing: 480 yuan X2
Beijing - Xi'an: 300 yuan X2
small traffic
Xi'an - Xianyang International Airport: 25 yuan X2X2
Capital International Airport - Beijing: 25 yuan X2X2
Urban taxi, subway, bus: about 100 yuan
Catering: 1600 yuan
Accommodation: 798 yuan X2
tickets
Forbidden City 50 yuan X2
Temple of Heaven 30 yuan X2
National Center for the Performing Arts performance 180 yuan X2
Purchasing souvenirs: 300 yuan
Total about: 6000 yuan
Day 1, Xi’an — 798 Art District — Guijie Street — Sanlitun Wangjing Homestay
The ancient capital, Beijing, is no less attractive to tourists than any other city; but the high travel cost of Beijing also discourages many people; what do you think is the most expensive thing to travel to Beijing?
In my opinion, the most expensive things in Beijing are not food and travel. Nowadays, major airlines are promoting promotions, and it only costs four to five hundred yuan to fly from Xi’an to Beijing; About 200 for dinner can also be solved.
Accommodation: Unnamed Hotel Jun He Hotel
Comments: This hotel is near the Bird's Nest. It is a boutique hotel with floor-to-ceiling windows and a big bed room. The bed is very comfortable to sleep on. The room is clean and hygienic without any peculiar smell. The hot water for bathing is very good, the room facilities are in good condition, and the front desk service is very good. There are snacks, independent online shopping, delivered to the room. Awesome!
798 Art District
Beijing is a bustling metropolis, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "an inch of land and an inch of gold". But Beijing is also a very suitable place for tourism. There are many cultural relics and cultural and creative parks under the high-rise buildings. boring.
The hotel I stayed in this time is only less than 2 kilometers away from the 798 Art Zone. This 798 Art Zone, known as "the most literary and artistic attraction in Beijing", is also a tourist attraction that is very suitable for taking pictures and punching cards, especially for those who like to post Moments and vibrate. For the sisters, this place is definitely not to be missed~
If you often travel, you will find that there are more or less one or two cultural and creative parks in big cities. The famous ones are old factories in Shanghai and the memory of the eastern suburbs of Chengdu, and the lesser ones are the old factories that have been transformed from unknown old factories in second- and third-tier cities. to the sights.
But to trace its origin, Beijing 798 Art District can be said to be the originator of cultural and creative districts all over the country. It is the first place to redevelop and utilize old factories. For example, this earthen wall regained its vitality in an instant after it was filled with graffiti. From no one cared about it, it became the darling of everyone scrambling to queue up to check in.
The 798 Art District covers a very large area, and with the newly developed 751D.PARK, it is difficult to walk all the way for more than three hours. Of course, it is a different matter to take a fancy tour, such as the kind of trip that is just for punching in a hurry group, faster
In the 798 Art District, many machines from the old factory period are preserved. There is no need to deliberately set the scene. These steel and iron frames are the best tools for taking pictures.
The 798 Art Zone is a very suitable place for taking literary and artistic photos. In addition to the many graffiti walls, small art shops, and old factory machinery that can be used as props for shooting, the biggest prop is the locomotive head located in the center of the park.
The only disadvantage is that the 798 Art District is too far away from the city center, and there is no direct access to the subway. After getting off the bus, you need to walk 1.8 kilometers to get there. This is also one of the factors restricting its development. I wonder if there will be a subway repaired into the park in the future?
Claypot
[Zai Huang Pot] is a very large chain fast food brand in Beijing. Basically, there are several branches in every district and shopping mall.
After coming out of the 798 Art District, I didn’t want to look for food everywhere, so I ate at the nearest New World Plaza; I think the price of his house is very good, a diced meat rice, a seaweed, a bowl of soup and a lotus root The dumplings add up to only 51 yuan, which is almost the same price in Xi'an
Although it is a fast food restaurant, I personally feel that the quality is not inferior to the stir-fried restaurants outside. The meat is delicious and the vegetables are crisp. On the contrary, the taste is not good, remind everyone not to order
local transportation
Beijing's travel mode is the subway turn and turn, turn from Line 1 to Line 10, and you can enjoy the city of Beijing smoothly. All Beijing subways can use QR codes to ride, but you need to download an [Yitongxing] app first, connect it to Alipay, open it, and click the boarding code in the middle to align it with the scanning port on the gate.
Beijing Subway Line 1 is the first subway opened in Asia. The stations along the way have experienced decades of carvings, and now they look a bit worn out, especially the square front. I think everyone has never seen it outside. , can also be regarded as a unique travel check-in
Avoid the rush hour of commuting, the traffic in Beijing is not so uncomfortable
However, outsiders of Beijing public transport cannot directly scan the QR code. This is a very depressing thing. It can only be used by downloading the one-card and recharging it. It is not as simple as scanning the bus QR code directly in Alipay in other cities to pay. If you need to take the bus, you have to prepare two yuan change in advance. After throwing it in here, you will not be allowed to accept the money from the next passenger.
Guijie snacks
Guijie Street is a homonym of "Ghost Street". The original Guijie Street was a place where merchants traded in the morning before dawn. The stall owners lit up kerosene lamps, and the lights looked flickering in the distance, hence the name "Ghost Market, Ghost Street". ".
This street located in Dongzhimen is only 1 km long, but there are more than 150 gourmet shops. Every step is really delicious, but the fly in the ointment is that there is too much traffic on the road in the middle of the street, which almost feels like a food street.
[Guijie] is the earliest food street in Beijing, and even surpassed the reputation of Nanluoguxiang, Houhai and other places in many cases. Now Guijie focuses on spicy crayfish, so it has gradually become a famous night market street. Come to Guijie Most of the diners here are also aiming at the reputation of spicy crayfish.
The most popular among them is [Hu Da Restaurant], which is also a well-known chain brand in Beijing. The first store originated on Guijie Street. This main store is very popular with diners from all over the world. It is said that dozens of celebrities have come to check in, which shows its high status in the Beijing food circle. Moreover, the transportation of Dianzi is very convenient. After getting out of Exit B of the subway [Beixinqiao] Station, you will find Guijie Street, and you can reach it by going straight for 300 meters.
December in Beijing is already below zero, and I was a little moved when I saw the text sign at the entrance of the hotel
Guijie Street is most famous for its [spicy crayfish], and Hu Da Restaurant is one of the representatives. It can be seen that the crayfish is delicious, but the price is really not cheap. If you come here, you will say that there are no small dishes of 8 yuan, 10 yuan, and 12 yuan. Lobster, I reluctantly ordered 15 yuan a Ma Xiao, and the female ticket ate twenty crayfish, half a dozen kebabs, two grilled oysters, and two bottles of Wanglaoji. Guess how much it is?
The 15 yuan each is small, but the size is still so big. The point is that the taste is really good. Compared with the spicy crayfish eaten in Chengdu and Chongqing, it is not bad. Friends who like spicy food should not miss it.
However, the mutton kebabs at Hu Da Restaurant were poorly grilled. The mutton is not fat enough, and the seasoning is not fragrant enough. It does not feel like mutton, and the meat is not fresh.
Two garlic-roasted oysters were beautifully presented and tasted very well, better than garlic scallops.
Sanlitun
Of course, shopping is indispensable when you come to the imperial capital. If you say where is the most suitable place for shopping in Beijing, the first recommendation must be [Sanlitun]
Sanlitun and Taikoo Li, located in Chaoyang District, are the most "busy" entertainment streets in Beijing's nightlife. They are also the places where celebrities and wealthy businessmen are most likely to meet. Every now and then, various luxury cars drive in, and the person sitting on them may be someone .
As a person who is not interested in bars, I am more inclined to go shopping and buy things in Taikoo Li next door.
In fact, I first knew Taikoo Li because of the various "stories" that were spread on the Internet. Later, I came to Taikoo Li because I was curious about the difference between this place and Chengdu Taikoo Li. After walking around, I prefer the feeling of Chengdu Taikoo Li. I don’t know what you think?
The Apple store in Taikoo Li is also the place with the largest number of people queuing up every time a new product is released.
It's good to come here at night for a stroll, buy something to take home
Day 2: Ancient and modern collide, history and trend merge in the Forbidden City
I visited the Forbidden City as early as 2016, but at that time the Forbidden City was not as popular as it is today. It can be said that 2018 is the year of rapid development of the Forbidden City, especially the launch of rare domestic museum documentaries such as "National Treasure" and "I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City", which made the Forbidden City, the last imperial city in China, a fire in the inner courtyard. The online documentaries and variety shows about the Forbidden City used the small video dissemination methods that young people like and invited celebrities to give lectures, attracting countless fans.
In addition, "Story of Yanxi Palace" and "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" were released one after another. Although they were not filmed in the Forbidden City, they also promoted a wave of beautiful scenery of the Forbidden City.
Although the Forbidden City opens 80,000 tickets every day, it is still hard to get a ticket on weekends and holidays. Fortunately, the Forbidden City keeps pace with the times and opened the WeChat [Forbidden City Ticket System]. We booked today’s tickets online yesterday. , After coming to the Forbidden City, you don't need to pick up the ticket, you can go in directly by swiping your ID card. Tickets for the Forbidden City can be pre-sold up to ten days in advance. The sooner you come to the holidays, the better.
Forbidden City tickets: April 1st to October 31st is the peak season, 60 yuan per ticket
Every year from November 1st to March 31st is the off-season, and each ticket is 40 yuan
Treasure Hall: 10 yuan per ticket
Clock Museum: 10 yuan per ticket
Folk rumors: There are 9999.5 rooms in the Forbidden City, why not build 10,000 rooms but leave half of them empty? It is because when Emperor Yongle was building the Forbidden City, he dreamed that the Jade Emperor in the sky blamed him and asked him why he built the palace on earth to the size of the heaven. Emperor Yongle felt deeply disturbed after waking up, so he ordered to stop the construction of the palace, leaving half of the unfinished houses in the end.
Hehe, in fact, all the rooms in the Forbidden City are 8704 rooms, but the folks say 9999.5 rooms in order to describe the number of houses in the Forbidden City. This kind of folk history can be laughed at, but it must not be taken seriously.
In the documentary "Forbidden City 100", the director arranged a lot of scenes for the Hall of Supreme Harmony. In fact, there are many halls in the Forbidden City, and there are also many halls named "Palace". Here I will give you an approximate data: The Forbidden City has a total of 18 halls. 1, 23 palaces, 4 gardens, and 12 gates. The "Story of Yanxi Palace", which became popular some time ago, was filmed in Yanxi Palace in Hengdian, and there is the original version of Yanxi Palace in the Forbidden City.
In addition, there are countless pavilions, halls, restaurants, buildings, pavilions, and pavilions. The size of the Forbidden City is beyond our imagination, and we can't finish a small part of it after two or three visits.
What's more, there are more than one million cultural relics and many peripheral products in the Forbidden City. If you look closely, you don't know when it will be possible to visit them all. As I mentioned to you just now, there are two exhibition halls in the Forbidden City that sell tickets separately: the Treasure Hall mainly collects many treasures at home and abroad, the most precious one is a [Hodo Pagoda], which is carved from a large 5,000-kilogram jade carving; The clock museum has a collection of many ancient clocks, among which the [humanoid clock] that can write is the most amazing.
Of course, each hall of the Forbidden City is also the essence, full of history and culture;
Look! This is the throne of the Qing emperor~
The area of the Forbidden City is too large, and it is not easy to really go through it, so we only visited a very small part, and selected a few beautiful photos to share with you, I hope you like it~
Looking forward to visiting the Forbidden City next time.
Forbidden City Corner Cafe
【Forbidden City Corner Coffee】From the first day of its opening, it has exploded in the tourism and food circles. Countless tourists have come here to check in to this unique cafe. Relying on the tens of thousands of tourists in the Forbidden City every day, he has been there for a long time. It is the front page of major traffic websites.
The Forbidden City, the six-hundred-year-old royal palace, before Puyi moved out of the Forbidden City, there was never a private shop that could open a branch in the Forbidden City, so Corner Coffee is well-deserved the first in six hundred years, let alone Beijing Who among the tourists does not come to the Forbidden City? And as long as you go to the Forbidden City, you can see this cafe. The unique conditions make it a recommended place for tourists to visit Beijing since it opened.
From its opening on December 1st to December 30th, it has been operating for a whole month. Let's explore the popularity of the Forbidden City Cafe as a tourist. Half a month ago, I was swiped by the small videos, photos, and Moments Weibo of Corner Coffee for several days. Now that the heat has finally passed, we also checked in while wandering in the Forbidden City.
Entering the store, the first thing you see is [A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains], which is also the element that first exploded on the Internet. In fact, I prefer to call him [Mountains and Rivers Thousand Miles]. It sounds more domineering, haha!
The gauze is full of mountains and rivers, stretching from the bar all the way to the back wall of the store. Although the photos can’t capture the panorama, you can feel this style~
The details in the store are actually well done. For example, ordinary coffee shops are separated by wooden boards or walls, while corner cafes are screened with gauze pictures, plus some special peripheral products in the store, such as Kangxi’s favorite chocolate and royal elements. , the style is still very good.
I really want to buy the peripherals of this "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", but the price is a little expensive, hey
A drink is 35-45 a cup, which is about the same price as Starbucks, so it is still very conscientious. What do you think?
Come out of the Corner Tower Cafe and walk around the corner to the famous photography spot - the Forbidden City Corner Tower!
There are many old masters from the capital gathering here every day. It is not easy to grab a camera to take a photo. Please like and applaud~
Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park is located directly opposite the Forbidden City, with only a moat in the middle. It is also a very good choice to come to Jingshan for a walk after drinking coffee;
The imperial capital, where every inch of land and every inch of gold, is expensive, isn't it?
This is true in some respects, but from the point of view of tickets, tickets for attractions in Beijing are really conscientious, especially represented by Jingshan Park, which is a national AAAA-level scenic spot and the only viewing point overlooking the Forbidden City. You can guess the tickets Guess how much?
At least thirty or fifty in other places, right? It turns out that the entrance fee for Jingshan Park is 2 yuan, and students can enter such a large scenic spot with only 1 yuan. Especially for tourists who come here for the first time, they feel incredible.
The old name of Jingshan Park is "Meishan Park", because the cinders of the imperial palace are piled here, and the higher the pile, the higher it becomes a coal mountain, so although Jingshan Park is very beautiful now, it is actually a pile of dirt. .
Jingshan Park is located on the central axis of the Forbidden City, just opposite to the Forbidden City, and borders Beihai Park on the west. Standing on Jingshan Mountain, you can directly see the White Tower of Beihai
Standing on the highest point of Jingshan Mountain, you can see the Prince's Mansion. The scale of the building is very majestic! I don’t know whose mansion it was in the Qing Dynasty, if anyone knows, please leave a message to answer, thank you
Jingshan is only 43 meters above sea level, but it is the highest commanding height around the Forbidden City, so many tourists come here to enjoy the panoramic view of the Forbidden City every day, but not everyone can see the most beautiful Forbidden City, there is a key point: time!
If you want to see the scenery of the Forbidden City in Jingshan Park, the best time is before twelve o'clock in the morning. The sun shines directly on the Forbidden City, and the red walls and yellow tiles are particularly beautiful under the sunlight. But after twelve o'clock, the sun shines directly on Jingshan. Standing on it and looking at the Forbidden City is a gray area, and looking at the many pavilions in Jingshan in the opposite direction is blue sky and white clouds, so you need to arrange your own play time. Personally, I suggest going up first. When Jingshan entered the Forbidden City again, our itinerary was actually reversed.
There are five pavilions in Jingshan Park, all of which were inscribed by Emperor Qianlong. I have to say that there is a certain reason for the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong. what
Beautiful Jingshan Loft
The place where Chongzhen hanged himself
There is an ordinary locust tree in Jingshan Park, but it was this tree that killed the last emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. Later Cixi personally sentenced the tree and asked Li Lianying to supervise it: "Shackle it for a lifetime until the tree is alive. until death".
"Historical stories and regional culture are also the essence of travel. As long as you experience it with your heart, you will find many interesting and lesser-known attractions."
After coming down from the five pavilions on the top of the mountain, you can see this locust tree when you walk to the exit.
In fact, the fame of the entire Jingshan Park is based on this tree. In 1644, when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, Chongzhen escaped from the Forbidden City in a panic. There was only an old eunuch to accompany him. After he left the palace and climbed Meishan, Emperor Chongzhen did not Willing to escape again, he committed suicide here with a three-foot white silk, leaving behind the will of "When I die, I will see my ancestors in the ground without a face, and I will remove the crown to cover my face. Let the thieves split my corpse, and don't hurt any of the people." This edict also moved Li Zicheng, making King Chuang order a generous burial of Emperor Chongzhen's body.
Three hundred years later, Empress Dowager Cixi, the actual controller of the Qing Dynasty, learned of the story of this tree, and believed that it was unknown that a mere locust tree could kill an emperor. So he ordered Li Lianying to chain the tree until it died. This tree has experienced the fate of being locked in iron chains for decades, and the stone tablet has written records~
Why can't I see where the iron chain is now? Because in a certain period of time after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Forbidden City and Jingshan Mountain were destroyed by a group of students. Because the iron chain on the tree was given by the Empress Dowager Cixi, it was considered a product of feudal society and was uprooted. Destiny, it seems that it was dragged to an open space and burned. So what we see now [the place where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself] is actually a new plant after the reform and opening up. After all, Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself more than 300 years ago. If it was an ancient tree, how could it be so small? Woolen cloth?
Three hundred years have passed in the world, and the only thing that remains the same may be this mountain~
Everyone thinks: If Chongzhen did not hang himself but moved south and continued to organize forces to resist, would he be able to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty with his talents and ambitions?
Komori
I have long heard that there is a Cantonese restaurant in Beijing that serves fish maw chicken soup very well, so I came here early today to check in. This [Xiangshou] restaurant is located on the second floor of the JW Marriott Hotel on Dawang Road. It is also one of the must-eat restaurants in Beijing in 2018, so I had great expectations for his restaurant before coming here.
Fish maw is a precious ingredient that is as famous as bird’s nest and shark’s fin. It needs to be stewed for about 2 hours before it can be eaten. The soup base is poured into a bowl and can be eaten directly without adding any seasoning. This is delicious.
After eating a bowl of fragrant flower maw chicken soup, come with a heavy flavor [Spicy wine flower snail] The spicy and delicious flower snail is served with a small fork, and the meat comes out with a light hook. It is very fragrant and chewy strength.
[Boutique Beef] Cantonese people are very strict about the quality of ingredients. This plate of beef can kill most of the beef hot pot in the country. It can be eaten with a light rinsing. The meat is delicious and not clogging the teeth. It is very particular
[Seafood Assortment] Cantonese cuisine is of course not without fresh seafood. The delicious abalone, clips and fresh flower maw chicken soup are simply delicious, but I still prefer the boiled abalone. The secret soup Drizzle it on and eat it, it's even more delicious
[Black tofu] Black tofu is more nutritious than ordinary white tofu, and it tastes better, but don't cook it for too long, it will fall apart easily.
Rinse your mouth with one last cocktail and end this sumptuous dinner; enjoy life and eat differently every day.
However, there is something about this store that makes me feel uncomfortable: the service attitude is very bad, and I hope to improve it next time I come here~
Nanluoguxiang
[Nanluoguxiang] is the most popular representative of the old Beijing Hutongs, and it is also the first choice for literary youths to understand the taste of old Beijing; walking in Nanluoguxiang, meeting Beijing's local veterans in the alleys, it is quite Yu listened to an episode of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The old Beijing hutongs are very interesting places, and the old people in the hutongs are even more interesting lecturers.
I don’t need to say too much, everyone knows that this place is a representative of Beijing, one of the top ten tourist streets in the country, and the most popular scenic spot in Beijing. Tourists come here at any time. It is really bustling with tourists. It is so prosperous scene.
Of course, there are all kinds of people, and there will always be some ghosts and ghosts in popular places like Nanluoguxiang. It is said that you can see this kind of singing and dancing brother Kuaishou and sister Douyin every day.
To be honest, Nanluoguxiang is suitable for people who come here for the first time or bring a girlfriend to see it like me. It is not suitable for travel lovers who want to check in Beijing's hutong culture deeply. The alleys and main streets here have been changed into The commercial district does not have the pure and quiet charm of old alleys
Perhaps what we like more is that there is no feasting, only an ordinary small yard, the old man sits outside the door to enjoy the shade, chatting about the interesting things about the capital, with a big yellow dog sleeping next to him, and a cat chasing fallen leaves on the wall~
Hutong is the place where old Beijingers live their daily lives, not a gathering place full of shouting and Yiwu small commodities. It's a pity that Nanluoguxiang has lost these flavors~
However, everything is good and bad. Although Nanluoguxiang is heavily commercialized, compared with Beiluoguxiang and other old alleys, it is extremely convenient to eat, drink and play here. There is a cheese shop on the street that smells delicious. You can smell it, and the tourists who look at the line outside the door know that its business is booming
This kind of snack is delicious, and the price is not expensive, you can buy a lot for 20 yuan
[Yu'er Hutong] It used to be the resident of the Manchu Qing Xianghuang Banner, and it was also the former residence of Qi Baishi, a master of the Republic of China. It is rare to preserve the original taste in such a lively place.
Therefore, there are actually quiet places in Nanluoguxiang, it depends on whether you are looking for them carefully.
National Theatre
The night in Beijing comes very early, and the day after coming out of Nanluoguxiang has turned black. I wanted to go back to the hotel directly, but after thinking about it, there is another place whose night view is worth a special trip. This is the [National Grand Theater], a sci-fi building like a spaceship.
Looking in another direction is another feeling. The house in the lower left corner is the legendary Great Hall of the People, which is also the venue for various major conferences in our country. In fact, it looks very beautiful at night.
The entrance of the National Center for the Performing Arts is directly connected to the subway station. Enter the Grand Theater directly from Exit C of the subway [Tiananmen West Station], and pass through a long art corridor in the middle. The name, ticket price and time of the latest performance are hung on the wall, which is convenient Tourists get first-hand information
The interior view of the National Center for the Performing Arts, the pillars are pasted with the same style as the Forbidden City [A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains]
Do you see these people standing in the lobby? There are also some sitting on the side steps. Most of them are ticket sellers, who will take the initiative to sell you tickets for performances. I personally suggest that you should not be greedy for cheap, and be careful of buying fake tickets, and this kind of behavior is not very good~
Bought two tickets to the opera. This is the road leading to the performance hall, very beautiful~
It was already very late after watching the show, and it was also a very good feeling to stand outside and enjoy the exterior of the entire Grand Theater.
There are a lot of special police on duty all night on the road next to it, bless everyone's safety, moved~
Schindler's Beer Restaurant
This must-eat restaurant is actually located in 751D.PARK in the 798 Art District. It is not far from the homestay where I stayed. This restaurant is a good choice.
The dishes in the store are mainly classic German dishes and German beer. As a person who rarely eats German food and does not drink alcohol, I really can’t tell too much about German food culture. If you ask me to talk about German cars, it’s okay. Let’s chat a few words, haha~
The environment in the store is good, and the staff also continue the rigor of the Germans. The details of the dishes and service environment are particularly good. The overall dining atmosphere is very enjoyable. I gave the restaurant five stars without hesitation.
Then let’s talk about the dishes, [Cheese Oysters] for 56 yuan, four big oysters with delicious cheese, the taste is unique and I strongly recommend it to everyone.
[Roasted Pork Knuckle with Rosemary] is actually a small part of the pig’s knuckle. The portion is not big but the price is very affordable at 58 yuan. It is a special dish that must be ordered on every table in the store. The pork skin is roasted crispy on the outside and waxy on the inside. The sense of happiness is overwhelming.
The 298 yuan [Tomahawk Steak] is about 500g, and the personal preference is 7 minutes. The whole steak is tender and juicy, and it is served with black pepper sauce and baked potatoes.
After bringing it up for you to take a look at, the waiter will take it away and cut it for you, which is really considerate service;
Large quantity, good price and good taste are our overall evaluation of this dish.
The price of beer in the store is 58 yuan for a glass of 0.5L, but the ordinary soft drink we ordered really does not taste like beer.
IHOME Homestay
It's a pity that this trip is in a hurry, otherwise I can stay for a few more nights. Next time I travel to Beijing, I will continue to choose a homestay to experience a different travel rhythm.
Day 3: How can you miss roast duck when you come to Beijing? Dashilan
Dashilan is a commercial pedestrian street facing the city tower outside the front gate of Beijing. Although it is very famous, it is the only scenic spot that I gave two stars on this trip. However, this time we tasted a bowl of [Old Beijing Mixed Sauce Noodles] here
It looks like a simple grid dish, but in fact there are six kinds of dishes including cucumber, Chinese toon, bean sprouts, vegetable leaves, soybeans, and minced celery, as well as diced meat, green onion, ginger, and sweet noodle sauce fried in oil.
Shredded lettuce is also one of the partners of the old Beijing miscellaneous sauce noodles. Order one to eat with the bean curd sauce below, and it has a little scent of clear oil in it.
After the old Beijing tofu is fried, add a few slices of chili peppers, and pour hot oil to taste. It can be mixed with noodles or directly mixed with shredded lettuce and green vegetables.
The key to Zha Jiang Noodles lies in the making of the noodles. Noodles in the north must be made by hand to be delicious. Hand-rolled noodles will have a unique strength and fragrance, which is also the soul of the old Beijing Zha Jiang Noodles.
Pour all kinds of sauces and side dishes into the bowl, and mix well with the noodles before eating. To tell you the truth, Old Beijing Mixed Sauce Noodles is a very controversial dish. Those who like it think it tastes delicious and the noodles are strong, while those who don’t like it think the sauce is disgusting and the noodles are tasteless. Which category are you?
I ate one-tenth of the girl's ticket, and I ate one-fifth. Fortunately, there was a plate of beef at the end, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to survive this morning. The beef is seasoned with garlic and vinegar, and it tastes pretty good. But the price of Dazhalan is really not cheap, so it is a little less than 100 yuan
China's first KFC
As mentioned earlier, I have no interest in Dashilan. The real purpose of coming to Qianmen is to punch in this [the first KFC restaurant in China]. As an ordinary poor student, I often choose fast food to make do with it in my daily life. One meal, and I also worked part-time at a KFC restaurant when I was a freshman, so I have a special affection for this "first restaurant". I made a special trip to check in as early as the first time I came to Beijing. up.
When the first KFC opened across the sea 32 years ago, the entire three-story building was a store with a business area of 1,200 square meters. The leaders of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee personally went to the site to cut the ribbon, and even arranged It can be described as grand
Now KFC has opened more than 3,000 stores across the country, but this first one has lost its former glory. The three-story house was divided into several parts, joined by several other brand stores. The business in the store was deserted, and there were no lively scenes. I have to sigh the changes of the years~
In fact, the decoration of this store is very beautiful, if you are interested, you can take pictures.
Laoshe Teahouse
Coincidentally, the first KFC in China is next to [Laoshe Teahouse]. I remember being curious about the people in the teahouse when I learned this lesson in the text.
Here you can enjoy pure Peking Opera performances, and you can also eat pastries secretly made by the palace. The point is that for those who like literature, this place will have unique emotions in it. So in just a short while, I also saw a few tourists who came here with cameras just to check in.
It's a pity that the performances of this day are all in the evening. I can't see the performances in the morning. The store is deserted and I don't want to sit for a while. The program schedule is sent to everyone. You can arrange your own time to come.
Tiananmen Square
"I love Beijing Tiananmen, the sun rises on Tiananmen; the great leader Chairman Mao guides us forward"
Those born in the 90s who grew up listening to this song should come to Tiananmen Square once to experience this ancient tower that witnessed the founding of New China.
In fact, Tiananmen Square is a necessary place to enter the Forbidden City, but yesterday I was in a hurry to enter the Forbidden City and did not stay here. Today I made a special trip to come here again but found that the weather was not good. It is really a pity. It may be Fate has not arrived, right?
Of course, traveling with the one you love is a unique beauty, even if it is a thunderstorm handover, let alone make up for it with mere rainy weather?
Between Tiananmen Square and the entrance of the Palace Museum, there is also a training camp for soldiers. They are all iron-blooded and real men, which attracted constant cheers from the onlookers.
temple of heaven
Before coming to the Temple of Heaven, I suggest that everyone must first understand the culture of the Temple of Heaven, otherwise it will be boring to simply walk in and walk around.
Tickets for the Temple of Heaven are divided into package tickets and individual tickets. Personally, I suggest that you must buy a package ticket if you want to come in. You can’t enter any scenic spot with a single big ticket. You can only walk on the avenue like visiting a park. It is completely meaningless. After entering, it is more expensive to buy tickets for the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests separately~
The main building in the park is the Temple of Heaven, which is used to worship heaven and earth. It is round in the north and square in the south, implying "the sky is round and the earth is round". The ancient people especially believed in this. This is the special altar for the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties to worship the sky, pray for rain and pray for a good harvest. Whenever there are sacrificial activities, it is particularly lively.
The Etiquette Hall of Worshiping Heaven in the West Side Hall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests introduces in detail the evolution of Chinese rituals for offering sacrifices to heaven, focusing on the etiquette of the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven in the Qing Dynasty, including various ritual utensils and procedures for offering sacrifices to heaven. If you can come here to visit, you can know it simply and clearly.
The Temple of Heaven Park covers a very large area. Central Avenue is one of my favorite shooting spots, but the Temple of Heaven in winter is indeed a bit bleak. There are no leaves on the trees, and they are all dead wood and dead branches.
There is a piece of evergreen trees behind the echo hall, among which the snake tree and basalt tree are the most peculiar. The snake tree is also called "dragon tree". The trunk is densely distributed with dragon-like shapes extending on the ground, which means that the dragon is soaring to the sky. And Xuanwu is a big tortoise growing on a tree. I heard that you can get lucky if you touch it. Let's try it too. Hope everything goes well in 2019
Siji Minfu
As a foodie who loves to travel, the pursuit of food even exceeds the scenery, so when you come to Beijing, you must have a meal [Beijing Roast Duck] to be perfect.
The once high-end gourmet food of the imperial capital has now entered the homes of ordinary people, and the price has been lowered again and again under the circumstance of competition from many brands. Among them, my favorite brand "Siji Minfu" now only costs 228 yuan for a whole duck, half a duck. A duck can also be eaten for only 128 yuan.
The sliced duck meat looks very appetizing. Put the sauce on the burrito and add various ingredients to make a delicious Peking Duck Roll! If you eat roast duck directly, it is too greasy, how do you feel?
The serving dish of Beijing roast duck costs 5 yuan a piece. The experience of many tastes is that one serving dish is only enough for half a roast duck, and at least two servings are enough for a whole roast duck.
Another charm of Peking duck is the slicing process. The chef sliced the whole roast duck into thin slices with a few strokes of a long knife. But I have always had a question: Why do you look at such a big duck? Just so much? Where did the rest go!
Aiwowo, one of the authentic old Beijing delicacies, even though it is small in size, it is not easy to get hungry after eating, because it is steamed from glutinous rice, eating one is equivalent to eating a rice ball. To be honest, the taste is a bit bland, I am not used to it
The end is this journey, but life will always have pursuit
In this world,
There are at least tens of thousands of cities you have never been to,
There are at least tens of thousands of landscapes that you have never seen before,
At least hundreds of millions of people are living in a completely different way from you,
If you travel once a month, you can see countless scenery in this life.
So, let us look forward to the next trip~
People who love to travel are very kind, because everyone is willing to discover the beauty of the world.
I am just a newcomer on the road of travel. I hope to exchange and learn with you, see more beautiful scenery, taste more food, and hear more stories~
