Where can you go ice skating in Beijing? There are many ice rinks in Beijing, including many outdoor ones. We recommend you visit the most famous Shichahai Ice Rink, the most popular Beihai Park Ice Rink, and the “safest” Beijing Botanical Garden Ice Rink. For more recommendations, please see below.
1、Shichahai Ice Rink
Shichahai Ice Rink is the most famous open-air ice rink in Beijing, located in the northwest corner of Beijing City, with very convenient transportation. It is a traditional scenic spot with the characteristics of old Beijing that preserves the original folk culture of Beijing’s inner city. In winter, it becomes a natural skating rink.
Shichahai Ice Rink offers a wide variety of entertainment, including ice sleds, ice skates, ice bicycles, ice motorcycles, children’s amusement parks, etc. So, those who can skate just need a pair of skates to enjoy skating on Shichahai, while those who can’t skate can ride an ice sled, which is also very fun~
This year, the ice rink will be themed around the 2022 Winter Olympics, promoting and popularizing knowledge of winter sports. The ice rink has added a curling area and a public welfare activity area, and has updated nearly 800 ice sleds. Currently, the ice thickness has reached 15 centimeters, and relevant departments will inspect the ice every day to ensure safety.
Address: No. 23, Yangfang Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing
Transportation: Take buses 13, 42, 107, 111, 118, 701, 810, 823, 850 to Beihai North Gate.
Opening Hours: Qianhai: 9:00-21:30 Houhai: 9:00-17:30
Ticket Price: Weekdays 60 yuan; Weekends and holidays (including Saturdays and Sundays) 80 yuan
Shichahai Ice Rink opens a 160,000 square meter skating area, including a 60,000 square meter Qianhai Ice Rink and a 100,000 square meter Houhai Ice Rink. Qianhai Ice Rink has a night session. In addition to skating, Shichahai Ice Rink also has more than 10 ice entertainment facilities, such as ice bicycles, ice motorcycles, ice slides, as well as children’s castles, ice sleds, ice bumper cars, and other entertainment and fun projects.
2、Beihai Park Ice Rink
Beihai Park was an important place for the royal “ice sports” in history. Empress Dowager Cixi would watch the “ice sports” performed by the palace maids on Taiye Pond every year. Over the years, skating on Beihai has become an indispensable leisure activity for some citizens in winter.
Skating is one of the most popular sports in Beijing during winter, and the Beihai Park Ice Rink never lacks popularity.
The Beihai Ice Rink is located on the south bank of the Lotus Lake in the park, covering an area of 15,000 square meters. Surrounded by the royal dragon flags fluttering in the wind, many citizens and tourists have already gone on the ice to experience it.
The ice rink is equipped with 350 cartoon ice sleds, 150 traditional ice sleds, 120 ice bicycles, 60 ice drifting cars, 10 ice bumper cars, and 300 pairs of skates.
Address: No. 1, Wenjin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Opening Hours: 9:00—17:00
Transportation: Take buses 5, 101, 103, 13, 42, 107, 111, 118, 109, 124, 609, 685, 614, 619, 701, 623.
Scenic Spot Ticket Price: 5 yuan
3、Botanical Garden Ice Rink
Open daily from 9:00—17:00. The ice park is located in the sunken bed area of the rose garden east of the Science Museum, an artificial ice rink with an ice thickness of about 40cm, making it the safest ice activity. The park offers single ice sleds, double ice sleds, ice bicycles, single ice rings, cartoon ice sleds, and other amusement projects, which are very suitable for family entertainment.
Located in the sunken bed area of the rose garden east of the Science Museum in the Botanical Garden, covering an area of about 1000 square meters. According to relevant personnel of the Botanical Garden, unlike ice rinks formed by freezing lake water, the Botanical Garden Ice Rink is an artificial ice rink and will not experience the risk of falling into the ice due to ice melting and cracking.
The Beijing Botanical Garden Ice Park is known as the “safest” ice rink in the city’s parks. The ice thickness is about 40cm, which allows tourists to enjoy playing on the ice while avoiding the risk of falling into the ice.
The original site of the ice rink was an open-air plaza. The staff laid waterproof facilities and sprinkled water. The water froze into ice rinks at low temperatures. The ice rink offers single ice sleds, double ice sleds, ice bicycles, single ice rings, cartoon ice sleds, and other amusement projects.
The Botanical Garden Ice Park is close to the southeast gate. You can take the West Suburban Line to the Botanical Garden station or take buses 331, 505, 563 to the south gate of the Beijing Botanical Garden. The Botanical Garden ticket is 5 yuan. The park is open from 7am to 7pm.
Ice Park Ticket Price: Single person 50 yuan, 1 adult + 1 child 60 yuan, 2 adults + 1 child or 1 adult + 2 children 80 yuan, 2 adults + 2 children 100 yuan. The ice rink does not allow personal skates or ice sleds to be brought in.
Ticket Price:
Adult Single: 50 yuan
1 Parent + 1 Child 60 yuan
2 Parents + 1 Child 80 yuan
1 Parent + 2 Children 80 yuan
2 Parents + 2 Children 100 yuan
The above prices are all unlimited projects and time
4、Taoranting Ice Rink
This year’s Taoranting Ice and Snow Carnival covers an area of 30,000 square meters, with a total of 7 free entertainment areas and 13 creative entertainment areas. The carnival will once again achieve breakthroughs and innovations in creative style, ice usage, snow usage, and landscape quantity, making it the best ever.
The most attractive thing about the snow play area for children is the 8 cute penguins. Among these 8 penguins, there are 2 emperor penguins, 2 gentoo penguins, and 4 macaroni penguins. According to park staff, in order to take good care of them, the keepers are specially hired.
Attraction Address: Northwest of Taoranting Bridge, South Second Ring Road, Beijing
Subway Route: Take Line 4 to Taoranting Station and exit from Exit C, walk 500 meters east.
5、Zizhuyuan Park Ice Rink
This is the second year that Zizhuyuan Park has held snow activities. Zizhuyuan Park will open two ice rinks, the North Lake and the South Lake, in winter, offering speed skating, practice areas, ice hockey areas. On the last day of 2018, the park’s South Lake small ice sled rink officially opened to the public.
The ice activities here include bicycles, electric bumper cars, large ice slides, small ice sleds, skating, ice hockey, and other ice activities, which are very suitable for family outings.
Address: No. 35, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing
Transportation: Take Line 4 to National Library Station, exit from Exit D and walk 200 meters south; take buses 114, 300, 323, 334, 374, 811, 814, 817 to Baishiqiao Station.
6、Summer Palace Ice Rink
In Beijing’s winter, if there is anything more worth looking forward to than snow, it is definitely going ice skating in the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace Ice Rink is the largest natural ice rink in Beijing’s urban area. Standing on Kunming Lake, the view is wide, the sky is blue and the ice is green. You can see the Longevity Hill, the Buddha Fragrance Pavilion, the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and the West Dike in 360 degrees.
This year’s Summer Palace Ice Rink is divided into two areas: the main lake area of Kunming Lake and the ice slide area on the West Dike. Tourists can exercise and entertain on the ice in designated areas and experience the unique charm of the royal garden ice and snow world.
The ice activities in the Summer Palace are all themed on fitness and entertainment, suitable for teenagers and children to participate in. They offer 10 ice entertainment activities, including single ice sleds, double ice sleds, ice bicycles, electric bumper cars, electric ice boats, electric ice dogs, electric leisurely vehicles, ice slides, skating speed skating.
Address: No. 19, Xinjian Palace Gate Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Transportation: Take Line 4 to Beigongmen Station, get off at Beigongmen (North Palace Gate). You can also get off at Xiyuan Station and walk 500 meters west along Tongqing Street to reach the East Palace Gate (main gate) of the Summer Palace.
Daily Opening Hours: 8:30—16:30
Scenic Spot Ticket Price: 50 yuan
Project Price
Single Ice Sled: 50 yuan/person, unlimited time
Twelve Zodiac Ice Sled: 100 yuan/sled/2 people, unlimited time
Double Ice Sled: 100 yuan/sled/2 people, unlimited time
Single Ice Bicycle: 100 yuan/person, unlimited time
Electric Leisurely Vehicle: 100 yuan/person/20 minutes
Electric Ice Bumper Car: 100 yuan/person/20 minutes
Electric Dragon Boat: 100 yuan/person/20 minutes
Electric Sightseeing Ice Boat: 100 yuan/person/20 minutes
Electric Single Ice Sled: 100 yuan/person/20 minutes
Skates (unlimited time)
Bring your own skates: 50 yuan/person
Rent skates: 100 yuan/person
Ice Slide: 20 yuan/person/time
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