Beijing Travel Guide, first time Beijing friends, please save it quickly~~~

Number of days：4 days
Time: April
Average cost: 1500 yuan
With whom: and parents

Beijing - Ancient yet vibrant, grand yet intimate. The ancient buildings here are solemn, majestic, graceful, and elegant. Many friends want to experience them.

A summary of Beijing scenic spot guide! I hope to provide some help to everyone.

Attractions:

Tiananmen Square: If you want to watch the flag-raising ceremony, be sure to check the flag-raising time before going. Search "China National Flag Network Flag Raising Time" to check. Please note that lighters are not allowed.

Tiananmen Square/Wangfujing Area

Forbidden City: Tickets can be purchased through the official account "Palace Museum Audience Service". The price is 60 yuan per person in peak season and 40 yuan per person in off-season. Tickets are released at 20:00 and reservations can be made 10 days in advance. After the epidemic, the Forbidden City has only less than 30,000 tickets available per day. Everyone must make reservations in advance, especially during peak season, as tickets are easily sold out. I heard that during the National Day holiday, scalpers at the gate of the Forbidden City can sell tickets for 1,000 yuan each, which is a 60 yuan ticket. It's too exaggerated.

In addition, the Forbidden City strongly recommends hiring a tour guide or signing up for a tour group that explains the Forbidden City. Although the scenic area has electronic audio guides, the interesting unofficial history told by the tour guides is completely unknown to the manual audio guides. The machine can only tell you where you are, what the hall is called, and what it is used for. It is not as detailed and professional as a human explanation. When I went there, I signed up for a Basda tour of the Forbidden City, which was divided into morning and afternoon sessions. The tour guide Xiao Zhang was serious and knowledgeable, and his explanations were interesting. Upon Xiao Zhang's recommendation, I also signed up for a one-day tour of the Badaling Summer Palace with the same travel agency. After leaving the Forbidden City, you can also visit Jingshan. The ticket is 2 yuan per person. Here you can stand on the central axis and see the whole picture of the Forbidden City.

The Palace Museum

National Museum: Purchase tickets through the official account "National Museum". Admission is free.

Tiananmen Square/Wangfujing Area

Temple of Heaven Park: Purchase tickets through the WeChat official account "Temple of Heaven Park". A combined ticket costs 34 yuan per person in peak season and 28 yuan per person in off-season.

Temple of Heaven Park

Badaling Great Wall & Summer Palace:

Badaling Great Wall: Purchase tickets through the official account “Badaling Great Wall”. 40 yuan/person in peak season, 35 yuan/person in off-season.

Badaling Great Wall

Summer Palace: Purchase tickets through the official account “Summer Palace”. 30 yuan/person in peak season, 20 yuan/person in off-season.

Summer Palace

Badaling is quite far from the city center. Friends who are visiting Beijing for the first time can take the through bus to Badaling. When we went to the Forbidden City, we chatted with the tour guide and he said that they had a one-day tour to Badaling and the Summer Palace. So we booked it with him. We met at Beitucheng subway station and went directly to the Great Wall. The tour guide on the bus helped me buy discounted tickets. Maybe it was Liang Jingru who gave me courage. We chose to climb the Great Wall on foot. We were out of breath after just two towers and regretted not buying the cable car. Friends who are not confident in their physical strength or who are traveling with the elderly and children must take the cable car. The tour guide of the Summer Palace explained the whole process, "A leisurely stroll is like walking on the Su Causeway, and you want to ask for a wine jar by the bridge." The scenery here is beautiful. It is so pleasant to go boating on the lake, admire the pavilions and towers on the lakeside, and have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of the whole park. src="https://dimg04.c-ctrip.com/images/0103w120009bqjoedBC5B_R_800_10000_Q90.jpg?proc=autoorient" />

Old Summer Palace: Purchase tickets through the WeChat official account “Old Summer Palace Tickets”, 25 yuan/person

Old Summer Palace

Tsinghua University and Peking University: Due to the epidemic, admission to the park is not allowed

Universal Studios: Mini Program “Universal Studios Official”, tickets are 418-748 yuan/person

Other Parks: Search "Travel in Parks" on WeChat official account to purchase tickets. You can find tickets for Xiangshan Park, Beihai Park, Beijing Zoo, and the Botanical Garden.

Accommodation:

We recommend staying within the Second Ring Road, such as near Qianmen, Wangfujing, Gongti, Shichahai, and Nanluo. Transportation is convenient and attractions are close by. You can also consider staying in an old Beijing-style B&B.

Food:

Fried Noodles with Soy Sauce, Donkey Rolls, Peking Duck, Braised Pork Buns, Fried Liver, Soybean Juice, Fried Tripe, Pea Yellow, Green Rice Balls, Noodle Tea, Cold Cakes, Steamed Buns, Fried Sausage, Sugar-coated Cakes, Beef Biscuits, Sesame Sauce and Sugar Cakes, and Mending Meat Pie