There are quite a lot of activities in Gubei Water Town recently. You can play ice and snow during the day, watch flower parades, go to homestay and temple fairs, and you can also watch music and water dance shows at night, and visit the Great Wall at night; Here it is!
[3 days and 2 nights New Year’s Eve Raiders in Gubei Water Town] D1: Stay in Yushe Hot Spring Boutique Hotel - Watch the drone Kongming Lantern at night - Dinner at Guguan Hot Pot Restaurant - Great Wall Music Water Dance Show - Bar/Hot Spring D2: Breakfast - Flower Large-scale performance parade-temple fair-burning meat restaurant lunch-Tangshi Street-children's playground-Wenchang Pavilion dinner-night tour of the Great Wall D3: breakfast-ice and snow activities-Tanghe Halal Restaurant
2019 under the stars
D1: Yushe Hot Spring Boutique Hotel - Watching Drone Kongming Lantern at Night - Guguan Hot Pot Restaurant Dinner - Great Wall Music Water Dance Show - Bar/Hot Spring
Many people say that Gubei Water Town is more fun at night than during the day, but each has its own characteristics; during the day, there are parade flower fairs and temple fairs, but at night there are regular water dance shows and drone Kongming lanterns, which make the winter nights more splendid; when you arrive at Gubei Water Town On the first night, we felt the New Year's greetings.
Yushe Hot Spring Boutique Hotel
Arrive at Gubei Water Town in the afternoon and walk to the gate of the Tourist Service Center. There are already festive lanterns set up here, full of New Year atmosphere. After checking in at the hotel at the front desk, take the shuttle bus to the hotel.
In Gubei Water Town, there are 8 boutique hotels, 4 themed hotels, and 26 homestays; this time we stayed at the Yushe Boutique Hotel, which is a Japanese-style tatami-style hotel in Gubei Water Town. Design-oriented, full of Zen, simple yet warm.
There are 32 guest rooms in Yusha, including single-story and duplex rooms, with Japanese and Western styles. Each room has a private hot spring, which is private and suitable for families.
We stayed in the single-storey room of Yushe. Although it is a big bed room, it is 100 square meters in size. There are two living rooms and drop-off tables.
For parent-child families, tatami rooms are most suitable for children to stay in. The bedrooms are covered with cushions, and children can freely play indoors without worrying about bumps when climbing up and down. Adults can sit comfortably on wicker chairs and watch the street view outside the window, or sit down and talk in the small living room.
As a foodie, another reason why I recommend Yusha is that the breakfast is too rich! Here you can eat sushi, tempura, Daifuku and other Japanese delicacies!
The restaurant is located on the second floor of the hotel, and the breakfast lasts until 10 o'clock. This is a restaurant and a breakfast restaurant. If you come early, you must sit by the window, eat a delicious and hearty breakfast, and watch the Great Wall in the distance. It is very rare.
Drone Sky Lantern
The drone Kongming Lantern is the biggest highlight of Gubei Water Town in the winter of 2019; it starts at Riyue Island Square at 18:00 every day. When we came to the square, many people had already prepared their mobile phones and various devices.
Following the staff's password, the music sounded on the Riyue Island Square, and the Kongming Lantern with the drone device rose slowly, and the fragrance gradually rose from the sky above the theater building. Above the memorial archway, the most amazing scene appeared, the Kongming Lantern in the starry sky The words "2019" were formed below, and everyone present was amazed and wished the arrival of the new year!
The happiest thing is the child. When he saw the Kongming Lantern dimly like the moonlight, he kept asking by my side: Is this the Kongming Lantern in "Rapunzel"? Under the dreamy night sky are children's yearning for fairy tales.
After watching the dreamy drone Kongming Lantern, you must visit Gubei Water Town at night, because there are lanterns with different themes in different areas.
For example, "Squirrel Greeting the New Year" at the Tourist Service Center, "Kirin Auspiciousness" at Nantianmen, passing through Nantianmen and walking along the Qingshiban Road to the alley, there are more creative and interesting light groups, such as children's fun, cloth tigers, etc., and The "Old Beijing Twelve Banks" light group on the Riyue Island Square are all surprises under the night sky of Gubei Water Town.
Drone Sky Lantern
Address: Riyue Island
(2) Add one session on Saturdays and holidays 19:40-19:50
(The second session of the New Year's Eve will be changed to 20:20-20:30)
Guguan Hot Pot Restaurant
Every time you come to Gubei Water Town, you must eat Guguan Hot Pot Restaurant. This restaurant is on the food street of Water Town, next to the Riyue Island Wharf. The outer hall of the restaurant is dominated by small tables, while the inner hall has large tables; there are also two types of hot pots, namely small copper pots and large copper pots.
The hot pot has a rich bottom, tomato, spicy, etc., satisfying people with different tastes. If there are children dining, the waiter will also send children's tables, chairs and tableware thoughtfully.
The dishes came out very quickly. We not only ordered beef and mutton, but also fresh hairy tripe, shrimp slippery, fried bean curd sticks, etc. I especially recommend these dishes to everyone. The hairy belly is not only crisp and tender, but also crisp and springy after rinsing. It is fragrant and not irritating in the throat. It is highly recommended.
My favorite is the small biscuits, which are crispy in the mouth; all kinds of seasonal vegetables are also very fresh, and it is really nice to have a heart-warming hot pot with the whole family in winter.
Guguan Hot Pot Restaurant
Per capita consumption: 80 yuan
Address: Food Street, Water Town (next to Riyue Island Wharf)
Great Wall Music Water Dance Show
If you think that the light show is just a combination of light, fountain, and music, then you are wrong. The later the show, the more exciting it will be! When all the lights suddenly went out, people exclaimed in the dark, "Is there a power outage?" Little did they know that a more grand performance was about to be staged.
The editor will not spoil too many spoilers here, but it is worth mentioning that, as the protagonist of the entire water dance projection show, this projection show uses a Christie Boxer 2K30 projector from the United States, which has realistic effects, clear colors, and beautiful shocked.
First look at the drone Kongming Lantern, and then watch the water dance show. This kind of night sky is a must-see scenery when you are strolling in the courtyard after dinner.
Great Wall Music Water Dance Show and Multimedia Light Show
(Reminder: The viewing time will be adjusted according to the season, the following is the season schedule~~)
Session 1 18:00-18:20
Session 2 18:40-19:00
Session 3 19:20-19:40
Fourth session 20:00-20:20
Great Wall Temple Fair celebrates Chinese New Year
D2: Breakfast-Flower Parade Large-scale Performance-Temple Fair-Lunch at Roast Meat Restaurant-Tangshi Street-Children's Playhouse-Wenchang Pavilion Dinner-Night Tour the Great Wall
The next day is the time to wear down the energy of the bear children, because there are too many interesting and beautiful contents here to ensure that the children can successfully consume electricity and dream early at night.
Flower parade large-scale performance
As an annual grand event, the most unmissable thing is the flower parade. There are two parades every day. They start from Nantianmen and arrive at Riyue Island with gongs and drums all the way. It is very lively.
The parade of flower fairs is still in our childhood memories. From the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, many places have the custom of dragon dancing, but today's children can only learn about folk customs in books.
Gubei Water Town invited professional flower show performers very carefully this time, so that all tourists could feel the atmosphere of the traditional New Year again, and let the children see a different New Year.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the sonorous and lively gongs and drums sounded bursts, and brocade dragons rolled and danced in the venue. In addition to dragon and lion dances, there were also stilt teams that drove the jubilation of the venue. From Nantianmen-Shuijie-Ling Public Street-Riyue Island, they used witty and interesting performances to immerse everyone present in an atmosphere of joy.
When all the teams arrived at Riyue Island Square, the official performance began! The two lifelike lions are jubilantly jumping, tossing and turning; while the dragon is roaming, flying and jumping, representing auspiciousness and dignity.
In the follow-up performances, there are face-changing, stilts, majestic gongs and drums, etc. Every performer is very dedicated, no matter the movements or expressions are in place. The onlookers are amazed at how well they perform traditional skills, while enjoying themselves. The folklore in memory reappears in front of our eyes.
The children all ran to the first row, watching the performance attentively and curiously, regardless of the winter cold, from beginning to end.
Flower parade large-scale performance
Venue: Yitangshi Street, Yilinggong Street, Yilinggong Street, Nantianmen, Riyue Island (concentrated performance)
10:00——11:30, 14:30——16:00 Large-scale flower parade performances (the time of each performance is subject to the official adjustment time)
Great Wall Temple Fair
In addition to watching performances, the Riyue Island has already set up lanterns, temple fair shops, sugar figurines, candied haws, and special snacks.
There are also "Twelve Businesses in Old Beijing" lamp sets, such as writing Spring Festival couplets, shoe repairers and other traditional handicrafts, which almost display the most representative traditional folk customs.
At such a small and exquisite temple fair, every family reaped the joy of the New Year.
Gubei Water Town·Temple Fair
Location: Riyue Island Plaza, Linggong Street—Shuizhen Food Street—Wangjing Street
BBQ restaurant
If Gubei Xiaoshao is a must-try wine in Gubei Water Town, then roasted meat is a must-eat delicacy. The Roast Meat Restaurant is very close to Wangjing Tower, just at the foot of the Simatai Great Wall, and is built facing the street.
As a Chinese restaurant, the restaurant here has an antique design. Walk up the wooden steps to the private room on the second floor, and you can see the street view outside the window.
Roasted Meat Restaurant, as the name suggests, "Roasted Meat" is the main restaurant, and it is also a traditional delicacy in Gubeikou, Miyun. The fat and thin pork belly is cut very thick. After being dipped in the sauce, it is added to the sesame seed cakes together with melon strips and lettuce.
The soups and hot dishes in the restaurant are also delicious, and the ingredients are fresh and reasonably priced, making them suitable for dining.
BBQ restaurant
Per capita: 88 yuan
Address: No. 008, Xidong Street
Tangshi Street
Tangshi Street is a must-visit place for every customer. There are too many specialty shops on this street. In addition, during the Spring Festival, the main focus is on folk customs. Many small shops set up small stalls outside the door, so that northern guests can also feel the taste of southern small shops. The town is bustling.
There are several pairs of beautiful shoes in a window, this is the book shop; here not only hand-embroidered shoes, hand-painted graffiti shoes, but also the cutest tiger-head shoes.
The "China Time-honored Brand" Xie Fuchun Fragrance Powder Store is on this street. In the store, you can see sweet-scented osmanthus oil, duck egg powder, and incense pieces known as oriental solid perfumes. It is said that the incense pieces are made of more than 20 kinds of herbs. , the whole store is filled with bursts of fragrance.
In addition, handmade products such as lanterns and kites can also be seen on this street; of course, there are also many snacks, such as palace cheese, candied haws, and big bowls of tea. In the bustling street market, watch folk handicrafts and have a fulfilling new year!
Continue to walk along the market, and there are famous Sima Xiaoshao, Yongshun Dyeing Workshop, and pickle restaurant; in Gubei Water Town, you can deeply feel the charm of traditional culture, and let your children learn more about folk customs .
Playhouse
Take your baby to visit Gubei Water Town in winter, both indoors and outdoors are suitable. The indoor amusement park is a children's playground. From the entrance, the Children's Playhouse doesn't feel very big, but after entering it, there are holes in the sky. After entering with a ticket, the staff will enthusiastically arrange for you to change their special socks. Then follow the instructions to enter the tube.
The children were completely "crazy" from the moment they entered. The children's playground covers an area of about 3,700 meters. It is currently the largest children's entertainment center in the suburbs of Beijing with the most advanced facilities and equipment.
The first floor is the rainforest hall, where the children repeatedly climbed up the ladder and then slid down the rotating slide, having a great time. Adults can stroll around inside, or sit in front of the screen and watch animation while listening to the sound of running water.
In addition, there are manual classrooms, archaeological caves, artist lofts, rainforest restaurants, old street takeaway shops, tram park water bars, etc. on the first floor. There are more than ten areas in total. Kids can "role switch" to become a delivery man, a police officer, an airplane captain and more.
You can also "drive" your favorite car and "drive" on roads with orderly traffic; or "dig sand and archeology" in caves. In short, this layer is enough for children to "toss"!
If your child is too young, it is recommended to go to the second floor. There is a children's area specially set up for small babies. The rotating small fish, ocean ball, induction room, etc. are very suitable for parents and children.
Playhouse
1. Ticket price for one adult + one child: 100 yuan/time
2. Ticket price for two adults + one child: 138 yuan/time 3. Children's ticket 68 yuan/person (children's ticket is not sold separately, for example: 1 adult with two children, a package ticket of 100 yuan + 68 yuan per child ticket)
Wenchang Pavilion Chinese Restaurant
In addition to hot pot and roast meat, Gubei Water Town also serves light Huaiyang cuisine and Hangbang cuisine. The restaurant is located in the Wenchang Pavilion restaurant in Wuzhenhui Hotel.
The restaurant has two floors. Hangzhou-style steamed buns and Mr. Hu’s tofu are all special dishes, and the sweet and glutinous black rice is most suitable for children.
Wenchang Pavilion Chinese Restaurant
Average consumption: 135 yuan
Address: 1st Floor, Wuzhenhui Boutique Hotel
Night Tour Simatai Great Wall
Winter night is the best time to climb up to see the scenery. When night falls, you can take the cableway to the Simatai Great Wall.
Go out and walk along the walking path, with retro horse lanterns on both sides. Standing on the Great Wall, you can see the dimly lit water town.
Walk for about 10 minutes to arrive at the Beacon Tower. At this time, there is a super-large light set in front of the Beacon Tower. The lights change brilliantly. There is a button in front of the light set. Press the button and the colorful light of the light set turns into a red heart. , very romantic under the dim moonlight.
On the Great Wall, witness love. The ultra-romantic light set is the correct posture for a romantic surprise date for couples!
Night tour of the Great Wall
Ticket information
Simatai Great Wall ticket: 40 yuan
The ice and snow world in the water town
D3: Breakfast - Ice and Snow Activities - Tanghe Halal Restaurant - Return
How can there be no ice and snow in Gubei Water Town in winter? The rivers along the street have been frozen, and safety protection measures have been taken. Children can play, and adults have regained their childlike innocence.
ice and snow activities
The Tanghe River in spring, summer and autumn reflects the shadow of the small bridge, while the Tanghe River in winter shuttles through the streets and alleys of Gubei Water Town like a jade belt, and turns into a paradise of ice and snow.
Under the frozen river, you can see the mesh wire rope. The staff are shallow in the water after the river freezes, so as to protect the safety of guests more safely.
There are bumper cars on ice, ice tops, tanks on ice, excavators, etc. on the "Super Ice Rink", and the activities are very rich.
Both adults and children participated in it, making it one of the most lively places besides the flower parade.
ice and snow activities
(2) Price: 220 yuan for a pass (ice + snow activities)
Ice rink: Ice rink pass: 120 yuan/person Play ice area: 60 yuan/person/time Ice car: 50 yuan/person/time Bumper car: 40 yuan/time/8 minutes Snow field: Snow field pass: 150 yuan/person Ice skating: 50 yuan/person/time Snow tank: 40 yuan/time/8 minutes Snow excavator: 50 yuan/time/15 minutes Snow play area: 60 yuan/person/time
Tanghe Halal Restaurant
In Gubei Water Town, no matter what you want to eat can be satisfied, even halal restaurants can be found. Tanghe Halal Restaurant is located on Riyue Island, where there are traditional old Beijing-style Halal dishes, as well as Halal dishes developed by the chefs in the store.
The specialties here include roast lamb, stewed beef, etc. Each dish is meaty and delicious. The restaurant can order food by mobile phone, which is very convenient!
Tanghe Halal Restaurant
Per capita consumption: 85 yuan
Address: Riyue Island, Gubei Water Town
[Summary of Playful Diners]
3 days 2 nights itinerary is rich enough! During the day, you must go to Riyue Island, where there are folk performances, temple fairs, and interactive activities full of memories. You must also come to Riyue Island at night, because there is a very romantic drone Kongming Lantern; if you have time and experience, you can take it Take the cable car to the Great Wall to watch the lights. In short, there are plenty of activities in Gubei Water Town from day to night to keep you "busy"!
In recent issues, I will give you an overview of hotels and homestays in Gubei Water Town, as well as a food guide for Gubei Water Town, so stay tuned!
