Initial D: Travel with the train

——New interpretation of four lines

D is really a letter that is inseparable from speed.

In comics and movies, it represents "drift", passion and speed; but in our lives after April 18, 2007, it is the code name for a new type of train, " "EMU D" represents faster speed and better travel enjoyment.

Bullet trains, running at a speed of 250 kilometers per hour - this is the sixth time the train has increased speed, greatly shortening the time we spend on the road.

For tourists, this allows us to make some unrealistic travel methods possible, or we can make new changes to some classic train travel routes.

So, we selected the various train lines departing from Beijing and selected 4 travel routes that have the greatest impact on Beijing tourists for interpretation. From now on, we can play these 4 lines like this!

Which lines have the greatest impact on tourists?

Among all the speed-increasing vehicles, the D train is the fastest. It shortens the journey time by approximately 30%. In fact, It gives us a whole new way to travel.

In addition, almost all train line times have been shortened to varying degrees. The most noteworthy thing is the line from Beijing to Fuzhou, which set a speed record from 33 hours to 19 hours.

In addition, the train from Beijing to Sanya has been opened after speeding up. The whole journey takes about 35 hours. Although it takes a long time, it is still an option after all.

Two days to enjoy Qingdao

In the past, it took about 9 hours to go to Qingdao by train. Therefore, a trip to Qingdao usually took at least three or four days. It will delay nearly a day; but after speeding up, it only takes 6 hours to get to Qingdao, which makes it a more realistic plan for us to visit Qingdao in two days on a weekend.

Train travel time: 6 hours (previously it took 9 hours)

Itinerary: 2 days

Train recommendations

Go to: D51, departs from Beijing at 6:50 and arrives in Qingdao at noon.

Return: D56, departing from Qingdao at 5:30 in the evening and arriving in Beijing at 11:00 in the evening.

Tour Recommendations

Walking around Qingyou Badaguan

Going to No. 1 Beach to fly a kite in the early morning is a good choice. The sun is mixed with the moist sea breeze, and you are just running barefoot on the beach. You can retract and unwind the kite string at will, and let the kite fly with your dreams. If you want to see the real Qingdao quietly for a while, then walk towards Badaguan. The criss-crossing streets, small buildings with yellow walls and red tiles, green trees and red flowers hanging out of the walls give it a completely Western-style seaside look.

Although the houses are different, they all have a large courtyard, so the buildings are sparse and orderly, without any sense of repetition or crowding. Most of the surrounding building walls have vines creeping up on them. This season, the vines glowed with a light green color, peeking out from the short courtyard wall. Entering the courtyard, the road suddenly narrows, usually more than one meter wide, leading to the door of the residence.

Go to the Zhanqiao to try new things

Go to the Zhanqiao at night. The evening breeze will accompany the sound of the waves hitting the rocks, and the lighthouse in the distance will give off a dim light. Just relax on the Zhanqiao Walking around makes the whole person feel relaxed. If you are hungry, there is no need to go to those restaurants. You can find good delicacies at the barbecue stalls around the trestle. Grilled squid for 5 yuan per skewer is not too expensive. When you are tired of walking, you can find a barbecue stall, sit down on a small mat, order a glass of Tsingtao beer, and some squid skewers, facing the sea and feeling relaxed.

Local Tips

Seafood

The most concentrated place for seafood restaurants in Qingdao is Yunxiao Road. Generally speaking, it is economical and affordable. It depends on which restaurant has the most people. Go in, this is a universal truth. No matter where you eat, it is recommended to order spicy fried clams, the representative of Lupai seafood.

Having fun

Qingdao’s attractions can be divided into urban attractions and Laoshan attractions. Tickets for Laoshan are about 50 yuan.

If you like to go to nightclubs, you can go to BABY FACE on Hong Kong Middle Road.

The Bat Bar in Shangri-La Hotel has a small band singing every day. In addition to selling authentic Tsingtao beer, the freshly squeezed grapefruit juice is also worth trying.

The most beautiful bathing beach is the Sixth Beach, with a long trestle stretching to the deep blue sea. The First Bathing Beach just underwent some renovations two years ago and is relatively new. Shilaoren Beach is also very good, with fine sand and blue water. All of the above are free.

Go to Qinhuangdao to be a fisherman for a day

In fact, it has always been very convenient to go to Qinhuangdao from Beijing. It takes more than 3 hours of train ride, or you can take the Beijing-Shenyang Expressway to spend the weekend in Qinhuangdao. It is one of the most pleasant weekend plans for Beijingers. However, due to time constraints, the train arrived at the local area at almost noon, and driving for 3 hours was quite tiring. Therefore, if you want to have a relaxing time when going to Qinhuangdao, you need to stay there for one night.

Now, after the train speeds up, I take the train before 7 o'clock in the morning and arrive in Qinhuangdao before 9 o'clock. After a day at the beach, I take the train back at around 7 o'clock in the evening, and the latest is 11 o'clock. , you can walk into your own home.

Train travel time: 2 hours (previously 4 hours)

Travel itinerary: 1 day

Train recommendations

Go to: D501 , departing from Beijing at less than 7 o'clock in the morning and arriving in Qinhuangdao before 9 o'clock.

Return: D516, returning from Qinhuangdao at 7:40 pm and arriving in Beijing at 9:40 pm.

Tour Recommendations

Half a day fishing and half a day drying nets

Using a one-day itinerary to visit Qinhuangdao, now we have the most suitable conditions. From 9 am to 7 pm, we can have enough fun.

When you come to Qinhuangdao at the turn of spring and summer, the most worthwhile thing to do is of course going to sea. Now is the time when the seafood here is at its most plentiful.

After getting off the train, you take a taxi to the beach. There are two directions to choose from: one is to run from the urban harbor area to Beidaihe District and take the coastal road. There are many fishing villages there and you can rent boats. Going to the sea; the other direction is to Shanhaiguan District, which is also along the coastal road. There are also some fishing boat docks and boats for rent. Basically, renting a boat and going out to sea for two or three hours can be done for three to four hundred yuan, including the harvest of the net.

In this case, you can ride the wind and waves on the sea a little after 10 o'clock. At 12 o'clock, we close the net and return to the voyage, find a roadside restaurant, and cook the trophies on the spot. Generally speaking, as long as the restaurant has a processing fee of 20 yuan, they will be very happy to do it.

After having enough wine and food, we spent half a day living as a fisherman, and of course another half day "drying the nets". Go to Dongshan Bathing Beach in the city. Although you can't swim in the sea yet, you can relax on the beach under the warm sunshine and have a thorough sunbathing, which will make you feel at home.

I played on the beach until 4 or 5 o'clock when the sun set. I got up and walked around the city. At 7 o'clock, I went to the train station to prepare to go home.

Local Tips

Seafood Information

In Qinhuangdao, everyone’s favorite seafood is Pipi shrimp. Starting from the beginning of April, Qinhuangdao has entered the season of Pipi shrimps on the market. However, the quantity of Pipi shrimps in early April is relatively small, and the price is of course more expensive. The best days to eat seafood here are at the end of April. The shrimps are all grown up and are available in large quantities. You can buy very good quality shrimps for only a dozen yuan. In ten days and a half, by the middle of May, there will still be plenty of Pipi shrimps and the price will be cheap, but by then the locals will not eat them because the shrimps have already given birth and there is no meat left.

Spend three days wandering around Wuhan

Friends who are familiar with Wuhan have been saying how good Wuhan is. It is a place with both culture, history and beautiful scenery; however, for For Beijingers, going to Wuhan is a somewhat embarrassing journey. Taking a train can take more than ten hours at the fastest, and the journey is quite tiring.

Now, taking a train prefixed with D, we can reach Wuhan in only 8 and a half hours. Although the reduction is only 3 hours, it gives us a suitable reason to take the train to Wuhan. .

We can arrange a three-day tour of Wuhan: it will take about a day and a half to visit all three towns in Wuhan, and then spend another half day walking around the East Lake; for the rest of the time, you can slow down Step by step and enjoy the beautiful Jiangcheng at will.

Train travel time: 8.5 hours (the shortest time in the past was more than ten hours)

Travel itinerary: 3 days

Recommended train times:

< p>Go to: D121, departing from Beijing at 14:39 and arriving in Wuhan at 23:01 that night.

Return: D122, departing from Wuhan at 11:05 am and arriving in Beijing at 19:27 on the same day.

Travel Recommendations

Looking for books at the foothills of Luojia Mountain

Wuhan has many mountains, the most famous of which is Luojia Mountain. The reason is that it is located at the famous Wuhan University On campus. Although there are many universities in China that are close to mountains, it seems that very few have integrated the entire mountain into the campus. The first impression given by Wuhan University is that it is simple but majestic. When you walk on the campus of Wuhan University, you are truly amazed by everything in front of you. The faint buildings on both sides of the campus road and the tall ancient pines on both sides of the avenue. The antique buildings are exquisitely conceived, grouped but not chaotic, elegant and dignified, and the ancient pines with luxuriant leaves. , the fragrant camphor exudes, everything is so beautiful that it is hard to breathe.

Having fun fishing in East Lake

When you go to Wuhan, you must take half a day to watch fishermen fishing in East Lake. Fishermen on the East Lake row boats that look like big bathtubs and cast a very light and long net into the water. The poor fish panicked and ran into the fishing net. The fishermen lift the net from the outside inward, remove the fish from the net and throw them into the boat they rowed, then cast the net again, catch the fish, and close the net. I personally saw a three-foot-long fish hanging on the net. When the fishermen closed the net, it naturally made the last and most helpless struggle. The fisherman was very calm. He picked up a hammer from the bathtub and aimed it at the fish's head twice. In less than an hour, the small fishing boat was filled with fresh live fish.

Go to the river beach to search for traces of happiness

Among the waterscapes in the three towns of Wuhan, the Wuhan river beach can be said to be the most beautiful scenery in this riverside city. Couples cuddled up to each other with happy faces; families of three, young parents and children laughed and laughed together; and there were also four generations living under the same roof, supporting the old and the young, enjoying themselves harmoniously. Go to the river beach to play roller skating in the morning, fly a kite in the sunshine in the afternoon, and find your favorite bar to hang out for a while in the evening. No matter what time of the day, there is always the best place for you to go to the river beach.

Local Tips

Having Fun

Wuhan is a city with four distinct seasons, and the personalities of its citizens are as colorful as its climate. In spring, flowers bloom and leaves are luxuriant. Wuhan people especially like to go on outings. You can see people enjoying flowers and picnicking everywhere on the edge of East Lake and Luojia Mountain.

Food

Wuchang fish: Wuchang fish has less bones and less fat, and the meat is delicate and delicious. The flavor is especially noticeable when steamed. The original juice is very fragrant, and it tastes even better when sprinkled with green onions. In addition to Wuchang fish, there is also the fragrant pork ribs and lotus root soup, which is said to have the functions of strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the blood, increasing appetite, and improving eyesight. It's definitely better to go to "Sunny Day" to eat Wuchang fish. The place is big enough and cheap enough. There are many people, so the food is served a little slower. The Wuchang fish there is about 16 yuan a piece, and each fish weighs about 2 pounds.

Stinky tofu: There are many stalls selling stinky tofu on the streets of Wuhan. The stall owner stands beside the pot, takes a long tong, and puts the tofu into the pot piece by piece. After frying it for five or six minutes, Take it out and put it into a convenient box that has already been covered with a thick layer of base material. Then hand you a pair of wooden chopsticks, and you can leisurely carry the box and eat while walking. Although this stinky tofu smells bad, it tastes absolutely delicious. To eat stinky tofu, you can go to Hanjiang Road, where the stinky tofu is very famous.

Taste Wuyi Mountain slowly

The train journey lasted more than 30 hours. Before, taking the train to Wuyi Mountain, or taking the train to Fujian, was quite hard, so it was rarely Some tourists come to Fujian by train, usually by plane, and there are almost no tourist routes in Wuyi Mountain. They all connect nearby cities.

After the train speeds up, the time on the road is saved in half. Subsequently, due to the convenient transportation, it is no longer a luxury arrangement for Beijingers to visit Wuyi Mountain alone. At present, many travel agencies in Beijing have begun operating tour groups from Beijing to Wuyi Mountain.

Train travel time: It takes about 15 hours from Beijing to Wuyishan. Taking the train from Beijing to Fuzhou only stops at Wuyishan. (It used to take more than 30 hours)

Travel itinerary: 4 days

Train recommendation:

Go to: Z59, departing from Beijing at 17:38 pm, No. Arrive at Wuyishan at 8:30 the next morning.

Return: Z60, departing from Wuyishan at 20:30 in the evening and arriving in Beijing at 11:38 in the morning the next day.

Tour Recommendations

Leisurely Rafting in Jiuqu Stream

Bamboo rafting in Jiuqu Stream is the most distinctive feature of Wuyishan tourism. In the words of the locals, if you don’t go rafting in Wuyi Mountain, you haven’t been to Wuyi Mountain. The bamboo rafts in Jiuqu River are simple in form. They are usually made of eight or nine moso bamboos with the green skin peeled off, roasted and tied together. They are about 2 meters wide and 9 meters long. On each bamboo raft, there are 6 bamboo chairs with backrests and two raft supporters. Even if it is your first time to ride this kind of bamboo raft, you don’t have to worry, because the boatmen holding the bamboo raft have been strictly trained before taking up the job, so safety is absolutely guaranteed. If you want to enjoy the most beautiful scenery while rafting, you can take a bamboo raft near Xingcun Town and then drift down the river. The mountain scenery and water colors along both sides of the stream are dazzling. After about half an hour of rafting, the bamboo raft arrived at Liuqu. Tianyou Peak, known as "the most scenic spot in Wuyi", is on the north bank of the stream. This is the most beautiful section along the Jiuqu River rafting journey. Looking at Tianyou Peak from the bamboo raft, you can see the dangerous peaks towering and the white clouds rolling in. It can be said that "all the rocks in the world are slaves, and there are no mountains in the world like brothers."

Listen to the triangle drama in the tea garden

Everyone knows that Wuyi Mountain is rich in Wuyi rock tea, but have you heard of the triangle drama in Wuyi Tea Garden? I think not many people have heard of this kind of southern Fujian opera. There are generally no professional troupes for triangle dramas in Wuyi Mountain. Most of them are organized by the tea farmers in the mountains themselves, who perform a few performances during slack periods to entertain themselves. If you happen to stay in a tea garden in Wuyi Mountain every year in March and July, you are very likely to enjoy the original Wuyi Mountain Triangle Show. Holding a cup of Tieguanyin in hand, sitting in a tea garden in the mountains, accompanied by the fragrance of tea in the garden, listening to the authentic triangle play, wouldn't it be fun?

The triangle play is considered a small play in China. It is called a triangle play because it only has three roles: clown, dandy and niche. Up to now, the number has increased to eight or nine roles. Because there are not many people who can sing, if you want to hear the triangle opera, you must come to Wuyishan.

Local Tips

A reminder for bamboo rafting

1. Do not bring valuables on the raft.

2. You must wear a life jacket after boarding the raft, and do not walk on the moving bamboo raft, especially in dangerous shoals, rapids, and turns under the raft. You must pull the safety rope.

What to eat in Wuyi Mountain

Game: Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area is a mountainous area with abundant wild animal and plant resources, so many of the ingredients used in Wuyi cuisine are mainly game. The best place to taste Wuyi food is Wuyishan Food Street. Stir-fried pheasants, birds, snakes, river fish, etc. can all be tasted here.

Tea Banquet: The Wuyi Tea Banquet is made with Wuyi rock tea as the main ingredient. It has the unique fragrance and charm of rock tea. The most famous oolong eggplant is a must-try.

Sesame Rice: The most ancient traditional snack in Wuyi Mountain, commonly known as Ma Ci?. The best glutinous rice is soaked in water and steamed, then placed in a stone mortar and beaten with a mallet, kneaded into small balls, and mixed with sesame seeds and sugar. It is sweet and delicious and will not make you hungry after eating.

First time experience report of Locomotive Text D

On April 18, the first day of the sixth major speed increase of the train, Peng Peng, a special experiencer of this newspaper, got on the train. Train to Qingdao. What is the secret of this D train? Let’s take a look at our first experience report.

Highlight 1: The seats can all be rotated

As soon as I got on the train seat, I discovered that the chair could rotate 180 degrees. Normally, all the chairs are facing the front of the car, but if you want, or you happen to be sitting with a group of friends, you can turn the chairs back to face the friends behind you. This is really nice, there are exactly 4 of us, so we can play cards and chat all the way.

We took a first-class seat, with 2 seats on each side of the aisle, which was very spacious; while the second-class seats had 2 seats on one side and 3 seats on each side, which was the same as the previous trains, but those The seats can also be rotated.

Highlight 2: They are all aviation-grade seats

The seats on the new train are quite comfortable, almost the same as airplane seats, with high backrests and not hard. On the back of each seat, just like on an airplane, there is a mesh pocket containing reading magazines and garbage bags, which is very convenient.

Highlight 3: The toilets are all new.

The toilets in new cars are very advanced. The structure inside is the same as that of an airplane toilet. It must be said that train toilets all have sit-down toilets, which are good, but they make me a little worried. I hope future passengers will take good care of them.

Dark Spot: The stability is worse than expected

When I used to travel in Japan, I often took the Shinkansen there, and it was really comfortable and stable.

When I took this train, I felt that the stability of the train was not as good as expected. It seemed to be worse, and there was still some slight shaking; however, this was still within the acceptable range for me.