The best places to visit in Beijing in winter

Winter is coming, and I believe everyone would like to know what good places or places worth visiting around Beijing. Coupled with the snow in Beijing now, many places have a different flavor. Let’s recommend the best places for winter travel around Beijing!

Black Dragon Pond

In winter, the Black Dragon Pond Canyon is decorated with ice and snow, turning it into a white world wrapped in silver. The ice waterfall wonder of Black Dragon Pool is a major feature of the scenic spot. In Black Dragon Pond, you can see three waterfalls and eighteen ponds of ice, crystal clear to the bottom. This canyon is carved into a unique landscape, with various ice waterfalls, ice hangings, and icicles. In addition to viewing the wonders of the ice waterfall, the scenic spot also has an ice entertainment area of ??more than 8,000 square meters, where you can experience a variety of ice entertainment activities, such as skating, riding an ice car, sliding on ladders, etc. Let you and your family have fun while feeling the excitement of ice.

Address: Daguan Bridge, Shicheng Town, Miyun District, Beijing

Busting route: Take bus 980 from Dongzhimen to Miyun Gulou Station, then transfer to meters 60, 63, 66, 67, Route 68, get off at Heilongtan.

Self-driving route: Jingcheng Expressway-Miyun City-Reservoir Scenic Area-Heilongtan.

Longqing Gorge

On the outside of the Xialong Reservoir dam, two gables stand, blocking the sun and preventing it from being seen all year round. The ice age lasted 4 months. Taking advantage of this unique natural condition, Longqing Gorge has held the Ice Lantern Art Festival since 1987. The Longqingxia Ice Lantern Art Exhibition has become a traditional winter tourism project in the capital.

The ice lantern exhibition area is located under the huge dam of the ancient city reservoir and between two mountain canyons. The huge icicles formed by the natural seepage of the two mountains form a rare ice waterfall spectacle and become the best natural background for the ice lantern exhibition area. The lights in the valley are brightly lit, and the ice and snow sculptures are brilliant; the lanterns complement each other; in the ice and snow, Longqing Gorge has become a dream world and a sea of ??joy.

Address: North of Gucheng Village, Yanqing District, Beijing

Bus route: Take bus 919 from Deshengmen directly to Yanqing District, then transfer to bus 875 to Longqing Gorge . Take Line S2 from Beijing North Railway Station to Yanqing South Railway Station, then transfer to bus No. 875 to Longqing Gorge.

Self-driving route: Drive 61.8km on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway, then enter X009 and drive 110m.

The First Waterfall in Kyoto

Leave the Black Dragon Pond and walk 3 kilometers north to reach the First Waterfall in Kyoto. This is the largest waterfall in the suburbs of Beijing, with a drop of 62.5 meters. In winter, As the temperature gradually drops, the flowing water freezes and spreads around the stone wall, forming the first ice waterfall in Kyoto. From a distance, it looks like a jade dragon hanging its head from the cliff wall and sucking water from the ice pool; it looks like the Milky Way from the sky falling on the rock wall, which is exciting.

In addition to waterfalls and springs, the first waterfall in Kyoto is even more wonderful. There are six pools one after another, with different sizes and depths. It seems to be a perfect match made in heaven, so beautiful. In winter, the water freezes into ice and the ice falls into the ice pool, which is not interesting.

Address: Liu Keyu, Zhangjiafen Village, Shicheng Town, Miyun County, Beijing

Busting route: Take Metro Line 2, get off at Dongzhimen Station, take Express 980, and get off at Miyun Drum Tower Take the bus to Qianhuoling School Station and get off at Nanshicheng Station.

Self-driving route: drive along S205 for 8.7 kilometers, turn left for 10 meters, and go straight into S205; drive along S205 for 10.0 kilometers, turn left, and drive for 250 meters to the end (right side of the road).

Shuanglong Gorge

In summer, Shuanglong Gorge, Shili Creek, Baitan Waterfall, thousands of acres of red apricots, and evergreen forests, my valley is so green, a paradise, and the mountains are like the sea. There are towering and beautiful peaks, and it is known as "Xiaojiu Village" and "Hundred Waterfalls". In winter, Shuanglong Gorge becomes a spectacular sight of Shili Glacier and Baiguabing Waterfall.

The unique giant natural ice waterfall in the scenic area has a drop of more than 30 meters and a width of 12 meters, which is rare in North China. Along the way, small ice bamboo shoots, ice, ice flowers, and ice waterfalls are dotted in various shapes. The quiet glaciers wind long and run through the entire scenic area.

Address: South of Huocun Village, Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District, Beijing

Bus route: 200 meters west of Pingguoyuan Subway Station, take branch line 929, directly at

< p>In spring and summer, Taoyuan Valley has dense forests, numerous waterfalls, and majestic peaks, especially one lake with six waterfalls and thirteen waterfalls, which is like a fairyland and forms a natural landscape corridor.

Entering the winter in Taoyuan Fairy Valley is like entering a world of ice and snow. You can see the beautiful scenery of ice, waterfalls, ice flowers, ice hangings and ice caves everywhere. Among them, Taoyuan Fairy Valley has an ice waterfall wall, which is very popular among everyone. One is suitable for professional ice climbing: it is 50 meters high and about 100 meters wide; the other is a gentle slope suitable for beginners to climb.

Address: Nanshicheng Village, Shicheng Town, Miyun District, Beijing

Tickets: Bus route: Take the train to Beijing North Railway Station - Shitang Road - Taoyuan Xiangu; take 980 or 980 from Dongzhimen 987 - Taoyuan Fairy Valley; drive from Sanyuanqiao to Jingmi Road to Miyun, and follow the west line to Shicheng Town.

Self-driving route: Jingshun Road, Jingmi Road, Mixi Road, Luxin Road, Taoyuan Fairy Valley. Beijing Expressway - Miyun Toll Station Exit - Miyun Reservoir - Taoyuan Xiangu.