A good place to enjoy lavender in July in Beijing

Why go to Provence, which is far away, to see lavender? In July, lavender is in full bloom in the suburbs of Beijing. This kind of exotic lavender relies on its adaptability to the environment and survives tenaciously in the major vanilla manors in the suburbs of Beijing. Regardless of whether lavender accounts for a large proportion in these parks, at least we don’t need to go out of Beijing or go to a distant country. The purple that appears in movies and TV is right in front of you, and you can feel the romance of a foreign country within an hour or two of driving.

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The lavender from Yunfeng Mountain has pure blood.

Northern Miyun

Pathfinder: Cotton Socks

The Flower Variety Garden has 100,000 pure English lavenders, filled with a strong French and Southern European style . In some corners, there will be some sage, verbena, cosmos, mint, etc. as embellishments.

The flower viewing season is best in early July and ends at the end of July.

Price: Individual tickets are 35 yuan/person; lavender set meal is 58 yuan/person, Hakka dumplings, a specialty of Taiwan, are 23 yuan each; breakfast vegetarian rice is 23 yuan each; black and white cuts, each 17 yuan per piece;

Hong Kong fried rice noodles, 28 yuan per portion; perfumed lotus tea, 42 yuan per pot. There are 10 rooms in the east hall imitating the ancient buildings of the Song Dynasty. Standard rooms are 338 yuan/night on weekdays and 398 yuan/night on weekends. The high-speed round trip costs 60 yuan and takes nearly two hours.

The lavender in Yunfeng Mountain comes from the same variety as the lavender in Provence, France.

There is a 700-meter steep road between the Yunfeng Mountain ticket office and the scenic area. You can take the scenic spot shuttle bus (6 yuan/person for 5 people, 30 yuan/car for less than 5 people) or walk to the entrance of the scenic spot. The lavender garden here has a fantastic name - "Dream Field". Follow the signs and take the hilly road on the right. In less than two minutes, you can see a small lavender field. A bit disappointed. Can't you order lavender? The staff seemed to see my doubts and told me that there were larger lavender fields in the valley.

Looking down from the wooden observation deck, really! Although it is not as big as the lavender in Provence, the scenery inside can meet the requirements of photographers and people being photographed.

What's more, this place is absolutely full of genuine lavender, which comes from the same variety as Provence, France. It is known as "the tranquil perfume plant" and "the lingering fragrance".

Many people now mistakenly think that verbena and sage are lavender. The person in charge here told me that it is not difficult to identify whether it is lavender. As long as you hold the lavender in your hands and stroke it from bottom to top, the seemingly weak flowers are actually very strong and will not fall one after another. And it will leave a lingering fragrance on your hands after you put it on, so it’s definitely not lavender.

This variety has a particularly strong fragrance. No wonder the air on the mountain is filled with the fragrance of flowers! Next to the flower field is a traditional English garden, with a white cabin, blue windows, white awnings, and a wooden terrace. The garden is filled with all kinds of seasonal flowers and is full of British style. Sitting on the wooden terrace in the yard, drinking tea and chatting among the fragrance of flowers, it is a kind of transcendence. Walking into the white hut, it turns out that there is an herb shop inside, selling a variety of lavender-related items, including DIY lavender sachets and pillows.

The tree house in Yunfeng Mountain Scenic Area must be booked in advance, because there is only this one at present.

Black and white cut, Yunfengshan’s Taiwanese style dish. The taste is very special.

After returning from the flower field, you will find that there is a very good original ecological landscape environment, and carefully edited landscape facilities can be seen everywhere. Later I found out that one of the people in charge of the villa was a gardener from Taiwan Province. There is a dining place in the villa, which is an exquisite courtyard called "Mingyuan". Lotus tea, lavender coffee, lavender milk tea, lavender tea, and Taiwanese snacks are this year’s flagship products. There are many volunteers throughout the villa. They are kind and friendly, and their service attitude is different from other scenic spots.

If you like scented tea, don’t miss the Xianglian Tea in Yunfeng Mountain. It has a light fragrance and endless aftertaste.

Other fun

Bring nature into the tree house.

The tree house on the mountain is definitely the highlight. It also has a nice name "Tom and Huck".

The designer's original intention is to turn the happiness in fairy tales into reality, so that tourists can truly experience the joy of life. The pine tree house is filled with a light pine scent, which makes people feel refreshed.

Inside, huge pine tree trunks cut through the floor, across the room and out onto the roof. The branches and leaves outside are still lush, but the trunks inside are mottled and rough, like indoor decorations.

The oak tree growing out from under the balcony stands alone, and its huge leaves bring a cool feeling to the balcony. The indoor facilities are all available and the layout is elegant and comfortable. Unfortunately, there is currently only one building that can accommodate four people. It is a hot-selling product every holiday, with the price on weekends being 1,268 yuan and weekdays being 880 yuan.

Self-driving route

Jingcheng Expressway-Miyun Station (charge 30 yuan)-Xiwenzhuang-Reservoir West Road (about 65km)-Heilongtan-Daguan Bridge-Shifo-Loess Kan-Luoyan Village Brigade (the internal road of the turning scenic spot)-Yunfeng Mountain Scenic Spot

Prague Farm is a world of herbal plants. At this time, various herbaceous plants are in full bloom, forming a sea of ??flowers.

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Prague Farm Dream Vanilla Amusement Park

Direction: Southeast of Tongzhou

Pathfinder: Yang Lei

Flower varieties: covering an area of ??550 acres, with a planting area of ??about 300 acres. There are French lavender, sunflower, sage, verbena, cosmos, etc.

Flower viewing season: July and August are the flowering periods, and most of them will wither after October.

Price: Individual ticket 40 yuan/person. Groups enjoy a 30% discount and it takes about 30 minutes to take the expressway to the Fourth Ring Road. There is a special herb restaurant on the farm with two floors. There are scattered tables on the first floor and six private rooms on the second floor. When summer comes, the terrace can also be used as a dining area.

All the meals here will be added with herb elements, such as tomato and basil stewed beef brisket, sunflower chicken (chicken raised on sunflower seeds), mint eggs, etc. The per capita consumption is 50 yuan; if it is a group meal, it is divided into 300 yuan, 400 yuan, and 500 yuan, and needs to be booked 3 days in advance.

Where there is lavender, there is love, where there is the fragrance of flowers, there is a good mood. Prague Farm is a large herb garden that grows hundreds of varieties of vanilla;

Unlike other places to view lavender, it also saves resources and protects the environment through project operations, using natural health care, canals, etc. The natural barrier brings you into a low-carbon eating, drinking and playing atmosphere: "eat" the herb restaurant, "drink" the herb tea, "play" with the herbs grown around the world, and enjoy various vanilla flavors from around the world.

Among the vanilla varieties grown on Prague farms, lavender has the largest planting area. When the flower blooms, its fragrance can be smelled ten miles away. The sea of ??blue and purple flowers makes people hum a song "Fragrance of Flowers".

However, the flowering period of real French lavender is special and very short. It will wither after a month, then slowly grow back and continue to "sleep" in October. Don’t worry, sage also comes in a stunning purple color. Although it does not have a light and gentle fragrance, it can send dreams with a soulful purple color.

In addition, the bright and intense colors of the sunflowers and other plants blooming on the farm attract visitors with their natural beauty.

At present, the French lavender on the Prague farm has withered, but it will slowly grow in another month.

Other Fun

You won’t be alone on the farm.

At Prague Farm, in addition to sightseeing, the entertainment facilities here cannot be missed: children's world, rocking wood, barbecue, real-person CS, and picking are basically common outdoor outings. If you are tired, you can rent a tandem bicycle for 30 yuan per hour to experience the low-carbon life.

Visitors with children can first play in the children's playground on the left side of the farm. The ticket price is 20 yuan per person, and parents can accompany them for free. People who are worried about not having a place to barbecue are especially glad you came. Stoves and carbon can be rented for only 100 yuan, or of course you can bring your own equipment.

As for picking, it is mainly for the harvest of the vegetable garden in autumn. Tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, peanuts, etc. are usually grown here.

The most attractive thing is the Herb Experience Hall, which displays equipment for extracting essential oils.

Maybe you can see the process of making essential oils with your own eyes, or make your own aromatherapy products. The raw materials are farm herbs

It is understood that on August 15th every year, Prague Farm will give away a Kongming lantern for free to farm customers to let them fly into the sky and share the joy of the festival.

Self-driving route

Take the Beijing-Harbin (formerly Beijing-Shenyang) Expressway, Exit 35 (Xiji), go south (toward Hehe Station) for 4 kilometers, cross the canal bridge and head west for 100 m; Take National Highway 103 to the intersection of Mizidian, turn left to Xinmi West Road, and drive 4.9 kilometers north to West Road (you will see the "Rubik's Cube" building).

Huaxi Manor has just opened, and people who love fun have a new place to go.

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The water and flowers in Huaxi Manor are harmonious.

Direction: Northeast Huairou (Weibo)

Pathfinder: Ma Junhui

Flower varieties: The planting area is about 180 acres, and the varieties include lavender and sage. , verbena, cosmos, mint.

Flower viewing season: In terms of flowering period, July and August are the most prosperous and last until October.

Price: Tickets are 40 yuan/person. Groups can get a 30% discount; the buffet and barbecue, which mainly focuses on Chinese food, cost 40 to 50 yuan per person, so it is best to book in advance; the high-speed round trip costs 40 yuan and takes about an hour and a half.

The manor surrounded by bamboo and stone fences is located among the mountains, with clear streams gurgling through the flowers under the influence of "human power". The day I went there happened to coincide with the "opening" of the manor. Laughter and laughter, people coming and going, the romantic summer flower happily unfolds its purple dream, leading us to "fall into it".

The lavender in the garden mainly comes from the four-season lavender in Taiwan Province, and there are also 15 acres of perennial woody lavender from Provence, which are used to extract essential oils. Currently, the most ornamental thing in the park is "Verbena", which looks like a beautiful little girl with light pink and purple makeup.

Such a wild "beauty" really makes people ecstatic. Couples took photos with flowers in hand, leaving beautiful shadows; from time to time, two or three young children ran around, and laughter spread everywhere. In the hustle and bustle, the flowers and plants still look at the tourists shyly and quietly, without smiling.

Field roads paved with flowers and gravel extend to red windmills, green trains and tranquil lawns. A gentle breeze blew slowly, and in the fishing pond next to the wooden pavilion, Xiao He first appeared, white as jade and yellow as gold, blooming among the green leaves like a skirt.

With the "invasion" of urchins, ripples appear on the lake surface, mixed with bursts of lotus fragrance, enchanting the hearts of tourists and enjoying the purity of nature. Not far away, cosmos flowers are blooming, blending with the fragrance of grass in the manor, forming a natural oxygen bar.

Other fun

Old trains turned into fashion

Nowadays, trains are no longer just a means of transportation for people to travel, more and more people are turning old trains into Train carriages are converted into nostalgic hotels, trendy bars and glamorous wedding cars.

The manor has 16 old-fashioned train cars with a total length of nearly 400 meters. The green original paint, abandoned railway tracks, and old-fashioned hard seats make people feel like they have returned to the old times, triggering many nostalgic thoughts.

While keeping the original structure unchanged, the manor transformed old train carriages into restaurants, tea bars and hotels. Currently, only two sections have been modified, using herbal tea and health tea to entertain guests. The herbal tea with the special taste of the manor allows you to enjoy the coolness of midsummer while chatting and laughing with your friends.

In addition to the buffet prepared by the manor, there is also a grass barbecue, which adds more casualness and enthusiasm to the wedding.

Self-driving route

Exit of Jingcheng Expressway (No. 13) - Beizhai Village, Ziqiao Town - Mutianyu Main Road - Lihuagou Intersection (or enter Huairou City - - Go north along Chunqing Road - go northwest for 12 kilometers at the Chunqing Road roundabout to the entrance of Lihuagou), get off the main road and go west for 2 kilometers to Lihuagou - 300 meters in front of Big Star Resort.

Blues Manor, a place full of lavender fragrance and love, full of fantasy and yearning.

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The shock of dreamy purple in "Blues Manor"

Direction: Chaoyang District in the east

Pathfinder: Kai Western flower varieties: The manor mainly grows more than 100 kinds of vanilla plants such as lavender, verbena, rosemary, thyme, and chamomile.

Flower viewing season: June to October, July and August are especially prosperous.

Price: Tickets are 40 yuan; Lavender Manor pass is 100 yuan.

There is a large lavender manor in the south of Louzizhuang Village, Jinzhan Township, Chaoyang District, covering an area of ??400 acres and is known as the largest lavender manor in Beijing. And the manor where it is located covers an area of ??1,200 acres. The theme of the entire blue lavender garden is "Pastoral Landscape, Romantic Love". Since the garden opened on June 18, lavender and verbena have spread throughout the estate. Looking from a distance, a romantic purple has spread out, which is very Provence-like.

The young men and women in love in the manor and the newlyweds taking wedding photos bring aura and vitality to this romantic kelp. Wear a straw hat and a white skirt, stand in a sea of ??lavender flowers, and watch the occasional airplane fly by in the distance. Beautiful pictures emerge one after another, and the troubles and worries in the city are like white clouds in the sky.

Other fun

Lavender is both healthy and fashionable

In addition to admiring the sea of ??purple flowers, the lavender hot spring foot bath here is also very unique. Surrounded by lavender, there is a pool of deserted water under several thatched houses. Soaking in the hot soup, smelling the smell of lavender, and feeling the generosity of nature, it was hard to tell whether I was in Beijing or France. Catering: The newly opened restaurant in the manor has a very good environment. The huge lawn, purple tables and chairs, and fresh fruits and vegetables are very suitable for a romantic lawn wedding.

Here, hundreds of herbs accompany a variety of delicious foods. Rosemary is mixed with the texture and sweet aroma of fresh wood, and basil leaves have a clove-like aroma and a light mint flavor. The umami flavor of the food is released, making the whole dish even more delicious! Recommend the most distinctive roasted leg of lamb in Provence. The fishy smell of the mutton is no longer overwhelming due to the addition of herbs, but instead has a rich flavor.

Self-driving route

Take the Jingtong Expressway, Chaoyang Road, and Chaoyang North Road to the east, the East Fifth Ring Road to the north, the Fangpingqiao exit to the east, and the airport to the north From Highway 2, go east to the Dongwei Road exit and see Rainbow Gate. Go east along Jiaosha Road and walk 500 meters north to see Jiaosha Roundabout.

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Zixiangdi Art Manor

You can enjoy not only romantic lavender, but also more than 200 precious herbs, such as rosemary, Sage and thyme.

Price: Ticket 60 yuan

Self-driving: Take the Jingcheng Expressway and drive directly to the Simatai Great Wall Toll Station. The entire expressway costs about 60 yuan. After getting off the expressway, drive along the "Tanghe Herb Garden" sign for 5 minutes.

Gu Lan Lavender Sightseeing Garden

In Xizhazi Village, Huairou (Weibo), the lavender fields complement the rolling mountains or the majestic Jiankou Great Wall in the distance, and the scenery is very special . However, this weekend is the last time to enjoy the lavender before they are harvested. However, verbena and sunflowers can be enjoyed starting in mid-July and can last for more than 20 days.

Price: Tickets are 40 yuan, group purchase is 25 yuan.

Self-driving: Take the Jingcheng Expressway to Huairou County, go north along the Yanqi Roundabout, go straight through Shentangyu to the entrance of Lianhuachi Village of Badaohe, cross the bridge and turn left to Xizhazi Village.

Zhongtian Hanhai Sightseeing Park

This is a multi-functional agricultural production comprehensive demonstration park with several acres of sage for appreciation. Moreover, the village is lush with green leaves, and you can also harvest some seasonal fruits.

Price: Ticket 20 yuan

Self-driving: Take Jingcheng Expressway to Huairou Beitai Road (Exit 13), pass the third traffic light and go straight for 2 kilometers. Prague Farm is a world of herbaceous plants. At this time, various herbaceous plants are in full bloom, forming a sea of ??flowers.