May Day holiday
This year’s May Day has been extended from the original one-day holiday to a four-day mini-long holiday, and those canceled itineraries can be arranged again! I don’t know where everyone plans to go, but this year’s major focus – the 2019 China Beijing International Horticultural Exposition must have become a check-in point for many people. There are a total of 110 countries and international organizations, more than 120 unofficial exhibitors from 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan participating in the Expo. Different style.
Therefore, based on the World Horticultural Exposition as a check-in place, Xiaojianghu would like to recommend to you today the fusion of different cultures around the Expo, so that you can taste a “different style” and a good place for a small long vacation self-driving.
2019 China Beijing International Horticultural Exposition
As the focus of the “May 1st Different Style Line”, of course the much-anticipated World Horticultural Exposition.
The 2019 China Beijing International Horticultural Exposition was grandly opened on the evening of April 28th, and the garden opened on the 29th to October 7th. The exhibition will last for 162 days. The Expo site covers a total area of 960 hectares and is divided into China Pavilion, International Pavilion, Life Experience Pavilion, Botanical Pavilion and Performing Arts Center.
Official Recommendation: Expo Tour Route
1 “Deciphering the Expo”
route:
Gate 1——5G Exhibition Garden—Herbal Garden, Hundred Fruit Garden, Hundred Vegetable Garden—Plant Pavilion—Overlooking Yongning Pavilion—China Pavilion—Chinese Horticulture Exhibition Area—Lunch in the Garden—International Pavilion— — Parade of floats — World Horticulture Exhibition Area — Life Experience Hall
Tourists can spend one day watching the green plants and flowers, seeing the style of the World Garden, admiring the rural scenery, feeling the magical power of nature, and appreciating the horticultural characteristics of various countries in the colorful. Along with the parade of floats, visitors can experience the “one car, one story, ten cars, one long scroll” of the World Horticultural Exposition through vision, hearing and smell.
2 “Love my home, love gardening” parent-child one-day tour
route:
Gate 2—International Pavilion—Float Parade—Chinese Horticulture Exhibition Area—Lunch in the Garden—Children’s Paradise—Plant Pavilion
Parents and children travel together to appreciate the colorful cultures of various countries, feel the long history of Chinese civilization, listen to the stories of horticultural culture, and appreciate the unique horticultural achievements gathered from all over the world. At the same time, following the steps of Xiaomengbud and Xiaomenghua, step into the wonderful plant world, explore the magical power of plant roots, broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge while playing, and being in the embrace of nature with your family is not only play but also companionship.
3 “A small and fresh gardening tour”
route:
Gate No. 2—World Horticultural Axis Landscape (Shiyi Flower Dance)—World Horticultural Exhibition Area—Walking along the Guirui Lake (Silk Road Flower Rain, Thousands of Emerald Clouds)—Lunch in the Garden—Overlooking Yongning Pavilion— ——Tiantian Mountain Flower Field, Hefeng Pavilion, Zhuli Pavilion, Orchid Pavilion —Herbal Garden, Hundred Fruit Garden, Hundred Vegetable Garden—Master Garden—5G Exhibition Garden—Shanshui Gardening Axis Landscape (Baisong Yunping, Wanfanghua Terrace) ——Chinese horticulture exhibition area (peer square)
This is a route specially designed for young people. Stroll along the long path to enjoy the world’s horticultural landscapes, and stop at the horticultural exhibition garden to enjoy herbs, fruits and vegetables. Visitors can experience the fresh world garden in the flower field pavilion, savor the vicissitudes of Chinese culture, and understand the cultural connotation behind it. Comprehend the organic combination of people, technology and nature in the landscape.
4 “Quick Car Tour”
route:
Gate No. 5—Take a tour of Guirui Lake—Get off the bus and look at Yongning Pavilion—Tiantian Mountain Flower Field, Hefeng Pavilion, Zhuli Pavilion, Youlan Pavilion—China Pavilion—Master Garden—Chinese Horticultural Exhibition Area—International Hall – take a bus back to Gate 5
This is a half-day itinerary. During the half-day ride, you can not only experience the “breathing” and “life” Chinese Pavilion, but also appreciate the flower feast of the International Pavilion, the masterpieces of green water and green mountains and gardening in China, and foreign countries. The style of the master’s exhibition garden.
Ticket Information
1. Individual tickets for the Beijing Expo are divided into designated day tickets and regular day tickets: designated day tickets can be used to enter the park on the designated day or any weekday; weekday tickets can only be used to visit the park on weekdays.
2. The Beijing Expo will be held from April 29, 2019 to October 7, 2019, a total of 162 days, including 15 designated days, including:
Opening Day (April 29, 2019),
“May Day” holiday (May 1, 2019),
Dragon Boat Festival holiday (June 7, 8 and 9, 2019),
Mid-Autumn Festival holiday (September 13, 14 and 15, 2019),
“October 1st” holiday (October 1st to October 7th, 2019, October 7th is the closed day);
The dates other than the designated days are weekdays, a total of 147 days.
3. In response to the needs of accommodation tourists, the World Horticultural Exposition also added “overnight tickets”.
Tourists who enter the park after 16:00 on the day of the exhibition can continue to visit for free the next day, but this is not applicable if the day is a weekday and the next day is a designated day.
4. Purchase channel:
Aoyou.com, Ctrip.com, Damai.com, contracted travel agencies of the Expo, and exhibition sites.
Precautions:
1. Beijing World Horticultural Expo implements a real-name system for purchasing tickets. All tourists who purchase tickets and enter the park must hold valid documents such as second-generation ID cards (or valid passports, Mainland Travel Permits for Hong Kong and Macao Residents, and Mainland Travel Permits for Taiwan Residents).
2. When purchasing tickets online for the Beijing Expo 2020, you must make an appointment to enter the park; on-site ticket outlets only sell individual tickets on the day.
3. Each certificate (ID card/passport/Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macau Residents/Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents) is limited to one ticket per entry day.
4. The end of ticket sales for all channels on the same day is 18:00.
bus route information
01 Expo bus line
The Expo Bus Line 1 will be open throughout the Expo period. It will depart at scheduled times every day and will leave when it is full, with a maximum departure interval of 30 minutes. Buses 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 will be open on weekends and holidays, with scheduled departures and an interval of 30 minutes. minute.
route:
Expo Bus Line 1: Exit B2 of Zhuxinzhuang Station (Metro Line 8/Metro Changping Line) – Parking Lot P3 of the Expo
Expo Bus Line 2: Exit D of Bei’anhe Station (Metro Line 16) – Parking Lot P3 of the Expo
Expo Bus Line 3: Exit B of Tiantongyuan North Station (Metro Line 5) – Parking Lot P3 of the Expo
Expo Bus Line 4: Exit C of Jin’anqiao Station (Subway Line S1/Metro Line 6)—P3 Parking Lot of the Expo
Expo Bus Line 5: Exit A2 of Xierqi Station (Metro Line 13/Metro Changping Line) – Parking Lot P3 of the Expo
Expo Bus Line 6: Exit E of Liuliqiao East Station (Metro Line 9)—P3 Parking Lot of the Expo
Take the special bus line of the Expo to reach the P3 parking lot, which is the closest to the No. 1 gate of the main entrance and exit, and it is within walking distance.
Channels for buying tickets:
The bus fare is 16 yuan for a one-way trip and 32 yuan for a round trip. There are corresponding discounts for the purchase of joint tickets. Visitors can purchase “Expo tickets + dedicated bus” joint tickets through Damai.com, Aoyou.com and site scanning to enjoy preferential prices.
The original price ticket on the designated day is 160 yuan per person, the “Expo tickets + dedicated bus” combined ticket for the outbound journey is 165 yuan per person, and the “Expo tickets + dedicated bus” combined ticket for the round trip is 170 yuan per person.
The original ticket price on weekdays is 120 yuan per person, the “Expo tickets + dedicated bus” combined ticket for the outbound journey is 125 yuan per person, and the “Expo tickets + dedicated bus” combined ticket for the round trip is 130 yuan per person.
02 Suburban Railway S2 Line
At present, the Suburban Railway S2 Line has opened a QR code ride service. Passengers can swipe the QR code of “Yitongxing” to take the bus and take the S2 line “Expo Special Line Through Train” to the Expo directly. The journey takes only 82 minutes. I know that it takes about 5 minutes to walk from Huoying Station of Metro Line 8 and Line 13 to Huangtudian Station and transfer to Line S2.
route:
Take Suburban Railway Line S2, get off at Yanqing Station, and transfer to the Expo Free Shuttle Bus (Connection Ferry No. 1: Yanqing Railway Station-Dongxingyuan Station-BH3 Temporary Bus Hub) to the park.
In addition to regular trains, there is a through train from Huangtudian to Yanqing Station on Line S2, which is 10 minutes faster than other trains on average. Specific operating information can be queried through the official WeChat account of Beijing Suburban Railway “Beijing Suburban Railway”.
There are 18 pairs of trains on the S2 line of the suburban railway on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, including 7 through trains heading for Yanqing and 4 trains heading back to the city. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 14 pairs of trains will operate, including 5 through trains heading to Yanqing and 3 trains heading back to the city.
Self-driving route information
(1) Take Jingli Expressway, or transfer to Jingli Expressway via Jingzang Expressway, and drive out from Xiaofengying/Donghong Temple/Dafutuo toll station.
(2) Drive through the Beijing-Tibet Expressway and exit from the Badaling/Kangzhuang toll station.
After exiting the toll booth, follow the guidance signs along the way to the Expo Parking Lot.
hint:
(1) From April 28 to October 7, road traffic control will be implemented on the following roads:
Yankang Road (Hunan Road to Baikang Road)
South Fukang Road (from Yankang Road to Baiquan Street)
Baiquan Street (from Fukang South Road to Yankang Road)
Baikang Road (from Fuxiao Road to Yankang Road)
Except for buses, electric vehicles, large passenger vehicles, and vehicles holding special vehicle certificates for the Expo, other vehicles are prohibited from passing; vehicles are prohibited from parking on the above-mentioned roads and on both sides.
(2) From April 29th to October 7th, 2019, a special lane for the Expo will be set up on the Jingli Expressway (from the Sixth Ring Road to the Xiaoda Road Exit of the Yanchong Expressway). enabled during the festival. The special lane for the Expo is set on the inner lanes of both directions of Jingli Expressway, which is composed of lane markings, road surface markings and signs.
From 7:00 to 11:00 in the direction of departure from Beijing, and from 17:00 to 22:00 in the direction of Beijing, only public transport vehicles, large buses, vehicles registered for the Expo, road maintenance vehicles, and police cars, fire engines, ambulances, etc. Engineering rescue vehicles are allowed to pass, and other vehicles are prohibited from passing.
Expo
Yongning Ancient City
Yongning Ancient City is located in the northeast of the Expo Park, 25 kilometers away, about 40 minutes by car.
The ancient city was built in the eighteenth year of Tang Zhenguan (645) and was supervised by the general Yu Chigong (who is Yu Chigong, one of the door gods we posted on the door during the Chinese New Year). According to legend, the heroine Fan Lihua once guarded the city.
If you want to talk about the “different style” of the ancient city of Yongning, you may think that it is “ancient”, which is indeed good, but this place is not just “ancient”, it is also an “ancient” that combines Chinese and Western.
ancient temple
There are many ancient temples left over from the Tang and Ming Dynasties in the ancient city of Yongning, and the remaining murals in the ancient temples can vaguely glimpse the style of the year. At present, there are still ancient temples such as Huoshen Temple, Sanyi Temple, and Longwang Temple that can be visited.
church
In addition to the ancient Chinese temple, there is also a Western-style Catholic church in the ancient city of Yongning. Just imagine, when you are in an ancient town in the suburbs of Beijing full of simplicity and Chinese style, there are no high-rise buildings as the background, but suddenly a Catholic church full of Western style breaks into your eyes, the impact is still great.
This Catholic Church located in South Street was first built in 1873 and has a history of more than 140 years. It is the oldest and largest Catholic Church in the suburbs of Beijing. The building as a whole is blue-gray, and although the style follows the Gothic spire design, it is more simple. There are dome murals inside. In the murals, Jesus, angels, priests and characters in Qing Dynasty costumes with long braids stand together, which really looks different.
However, it should be noted that the church itself is not open to the public. If you want to enter and visit, you need to communicate with the church staff.
However, whether it is a Chinese-style ancient temple or a Western-style church, they are all imprinted with history and time. Time-this is the most unique style of Yongning Ancient City.
In addition, there will be a market in Yongning Ancient Town, if you have time, you might as well experience the fun of going to the market. By the way, taste the local specialty tofu banquet and fire spoon and other delicacies.
Huailai Tianmo
Why is the wind in Beijing called the demon wind? In addition to the strong wind, it is also because it always carries private goods from the Inner Mongolia Plateau – sand, which hurts people’s faces when they are scraped. Of course, not all the sand entered the city of Beijing, and some of it was blocked by Jundu Mountain and remained in Huailai, and slowly formed a small strange desert—well, this is my nonsense (but it is the most popular sand. Definitely), the formation of Huailai Tianmo is still an unsolved mystery.
But it is this unsolved mystery that makes friends in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei want to see the desert without going thousands of miles away.
Tianmo is located 35 kilometers southwest of the Expo Park, about 60 minutes by car, and is the closest desert to Beijing. However, this desert is not endless, and the area is not large, covering an area of about 1300 mu. The landscape here is very unique, with the Guanting Reservoir on the north, the Jundu Mountains on the south, and the remains of the Yan Great Wall from the Warring States Period nearby. Only this area has become a desert. Friends who want to feel the exotic style of the desert but don’t want to travel too far may wish to come here for a little experience.
There is also a film and television base next to Tianmo Scenic Area, such as “Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate”, “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” and even the Hollywood blockbuster “The Mummy 3”. Some of the internal buildings make the unique style here more intense.
Of course, although it is not a big desert with harsh conditions, basic sun protection and dust prevention work is still required.
In terms of food, because it is backed by the Guanting Reservoir, you might as well try the special Guanting Reservoir fish.
Beijing Longwan International Camping Park
How can accommodation have a different style? Of course it’s camping!
The temperature in Beijing in May is suitable, and there are many beautiful and cultural scenic spots around. If you are tired of living in B&Bs and hotels, then camping is a good choice.
Beijing Longwan International Camping Park is about 20 kilometers away from the Expo Park, about 30 minutes by car. Located on the bank of Jinniu Lake in Yanqing County, Beijing Longwan International Camping Park is the first five-star characteristic camping site with international standards in China. There are RV camping areas, mobile wooden houses, water view tents, tents, container houses, wooden villas and other types of houses in the park.
