What are some fun parks in Beijing?

For many Beijingers, the first activity after dinner every day is to go for a walk in the park, exercise, so many parks in Beijing have become memories of a generation, and these parks have also become what they remember them as, so which parks are still in their memories, what are the characteristics of these parks?

1. Beihai Park

For many native Beijingers, it is impossible for them not to have been to Beihai Park. And now when you come to Beihai Park, you must take a boat on the lake and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Beihai in the rippling waves. Why do you do this? Mainly to relive the feeling of “Let’s Row the Boat” is also very good!

Address: No. 1, Wenjin Street, Beijing

Peak season: (April~October): 6:30~21:00, (November~next March): 6:30~20:00;

Peak season: 10 yuan, combined ticket 20 yuan; Off-season: Ticket 5 yuan, combined ticket 15 yuan

【About Transportation】

Transportation: Buses 5, 101, 103, 109, 124, 685, 814, 846 to Beihai Front Gate; Buses 13, 42, 107, 111, 118, 810, 701, 823 to Beihai Back Gate;

2. Beijing Zoo

Actually, this is Beijing Zoo is the eternal love of Beijing children, and it is also one of the largest zoos in China to date, so it is also a zoo famous at home and abroad. You can see many unexpected animals here, so many times when family outings, this is the best choice to bring children out to play.

Address: No. 137, Xizhimenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Ticket: 15 yuan/person (excluding panda house)

【About Transportation】

Bus: 332, YunTong 105, YunTong 106, Te4, 26 to Baishiqiao East;

Subway: Beijing Subway Line 4 to Zoo Station;

3. Xiangshan Park

Actually, this is a place where many old people like to go, because there is a lot of green vegetation here, and Xiangshan Park has many trees, which makes it one of the areas with the highest negative oxygen ions in Beijing, so it has unique “mountains, famous springs, ancient trees, red leaves” rich garden connotation, a summer resort, a natural oxygen bar.

Off-season: November 16 to March 31, Peak season: April 1 to November 15

Off-season: 5 yuan; Peak season: 10 yuan

【About Transportation】

Bus: 318, 331, 360, 563, 630, 696, 698;

4. Taoranting Park

Actually, speaking of Taoranting Park, most Beijingers are familiar with it. As the name of the park suggests, the biggest feature here is the pavilions of various styles, and the name of the park comes from Mr. Bai Juyi’s ancient poem “Wait for the chrysanthemum to turn yellow and the home brew is ripe, and I will drink with you and be carefree.” You can find a rainy day and go to Taoranting to quietly appreciate the rain. Doesn’t it have a special flavor?

Ticket: Adult 2 yuan; During the event: Adult 10 yuan

Address: You’anmen East Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

【About Transportation】

Subway: Exit C of Taoranting Station on Line 4, 500 meters east;

East Gate: 14, 40, 59, 66, 102, 106, 603; Night 23, Special 13; South Gate: 63, 84, 122, 458, 485, 692, 741, 821, 958, 997, Special 12 inside, Special 12 outside, Special 17, Special 3, Night 15, Night 20 inside, Night 20 outside, YunTong 102; West Gate: 59, 40, Night 23, Special 13, 133, 381, Special 14, Night 18, Night 4; North Gate: 59, 40, Night 23, Special 13;

5. Jingshan Park

There are quite a lot of people coming here, as long as there are friends from other places coming to Beijing, most Beijingers will definitely take them for a tour. On a good day, climb up to the Wanshou Pavilion of Jingshan Mountain, look south at the magnificent palaces of the Forbidden City, look north at the Bell and Drum Towers on the central axis, and look west at the White Pagoda of Beihai. The feeling of overlooking the city of Beijing is really great!

Address: No. 44, Jingshan West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Ticket: Adult 2 yuan; During the event: Adult 10 yuan (half price for seniors over 70 years old and students).

Peak season (April-October): 6:30-21:00, ticket sales stop at 20:30. Off-season (November-next March): 6:30-20:00, ticket sales stop at 19:30;

【About Transportation】

Transportation: To the East Gate: take 111, 124, 210 and get off at Jingshan East Gate Station; To the South Gate: take 101, 103, 109, 124, 202, 211, 609, 614, 619, 685, Special 1, Special 2 and get off at Forbidden City Station; To the West Gate: take 5, 609 and get off at Xibanqiao Station;

6. Zhongshan Park

This park is arguably the most incredible park, it is the most central park, originally the Sheji Altar in the Ming and Qing dynasties, now there are many green plants inside, as well as the Xili Pavilion, the bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, the Peace Preservation Arch and other attractions, suitable for gaining knowledge, for Beijing, where every inch of land is worth an inch of gold, this place is only enough for me to think about.

Ticket: 3 yuan;

Address: No. 4, Zhonghua Road, Dongcheng District (West side of Tiananmen)

【About Transportation】

Transportation: Take buses 1, 5, 52, 99, Sightseeing Line 1, and get off at “Tiananmen West Station”, walk 1 minute east on the north side of the road to reach the south gate of the park; Take bus 5 from north to south, get off at “Xihua Gate” station, walk 5 minutes south on the east side of the road to reach the west gate of the park;

7. Yuanyuan Park

Actually, speaking of this place, the children of Haidian must be familiar with Yuanyuan and the 81st Lake. In their childhood memories, they fished for tadpoles here, chiseled ice caves, slid down ice carts themselves, and watched people swim in winter. There are two large lakes, east and west, with willows on the shore, the scenery is very beautiful.

Address: No. 10, West Third Ring Road, Haidian District, Beijing

Ticket: Normal ticket price: 2.00 yuan, cherry blossom festival ticket price: 10.00 yuan (half price for students)

The transportation here is relatively convenient in the north, south, east and west.

8. Zizhuyuan

Here, it is necessary to mention Zizhuyuan, Zizhuyuan is very famous, the main reason is that this park is a natural style landscape garden with lush bamboos, a hundred species, and countless green bamboos. Pavilions, corridors, pavilions and pavilions are staggered, and bamboos and flowers are cleverly arranged in between, everything is like a painting, and the scenery is pleasant in all four seasons. Warm bamboo in the spring breeze, a hundred flowers bloom, light boats and green canopies in the summer mist, autumn rain moistens the reeds and maple leaves are bright, winter clouds and auspicious snow reflect the pines and bamboos.

Address: No. 35, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing

Ticket: Free

Opening hours: May–September: Opening hours 6:00, ticket sales stop at 21:00, closing time 22:00; October-April: Opening hours 6:00, ticket sales stop at 20:00, closing time 21:00

【About Transportation】

Transportation routes: ① 114, 118, 334, 360, 362, 482, 534, 87, Te5, YunTong 104 Zizhuyuan South Gate Station

8. Tuanjiehu Park

In the memories of Chaoyang children, Tuanjiehu Park must be familiar, because when they were young, Chaoyang was not as prosperous as it is now, and going to the city center felt like an old man’s journey. So Chaoyang children love Tuanjiehu the most. This is a classical park with the characteristics of Jiangnan folk houses, there are also bumper cars, pleasure boats and children’s playgrounds.

Ticket: Free

Address: East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Opening hours: 07:00-22:00

【About Transportation】

Transportation: Take Subway Line 10 to Huajiaolou Station (Exit Northeast), or Tram 115, Bus 718 to Tuanjiehu Park Station; or take buses 113, 405, 402, 671, 730, 503, 750, 601, YunTong 107, Te3, Te8 to Baijiazhuang Station.

10. Chaoyang Park

This place was not open to the public from the beginning, but it was opened later than those previous parks. Although Chaoyang Park opened later, it was different as soon as it opened. This white pavilion with a western style has been a place for us to take pictures since we were little! This is the only park in the city with a rustic wild interest in the countryside, and it is also planted with more than 30 varieties of willows, the willows are swaying in the setting sun, and the waves are sparkling, how beautiful is it?

Ticket: 5 yuan

Address: No. 1, Nongzhan South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

【About Transportation】

Bus: Take buses 976, 406, 350, 750, 988, 731, 729, 758, 831, 834, 815, 847, 608, 302, 705, 117, 703, 710, 419, 31 to Chaoyang Park South Gate.

These parks are indeed very important memories for old Beijingers, but nowadays, with the advancement of the times, young people have more work pressure, and they don’t have much time to relax after dinner, most of the time they have become places for the elderly to exercise, but the beautiful memories left in this place have already been etched into the minds of a generation.