Beijing WTown is located on the northeast side of Miyun County, Beijing, about 140 kilometers by car from the center of Beijing. It is an ancient town scenic area which is rebuilt on the basis of the original ancient village. The town is built along the water. Many Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China style mountain courtyards are preserved and built on the streets, which is full of the majestic style of the ancient towns in the north. At the same time, many areas with the characteristics of southern water towns are also built. The environment is simple and elegant.
There are also many unique shops in the town. It is very convenient to eat, live, and shop. You can come to stroll for photography and shopping. It is a good choice for leisure and vacation in the suburbs of Beijing.
Relying on the historical culture left by Simatai, Beijing WTown has conducted in-depth excavation, and has planned a 9-square-kilometer resort as the “six districts and three valleys”. Beijing WTown is a comprehensive characteristic leisure international tourism and vacation destination that combines sightseeing, leisure vacation, business exhibition, creative culture and other tourism formats, with first-class services and facilities, high participation and high experience.
In the resort of the Beijing WTown, there are Ming and Qing and Republican style mountainous courtyard buildings, including 4 boutique hotels, 5 theme hotels, 23 homestay inns, with a total of 1378 rooms, more than 10 cultural exhibition experience areas, featured shops and restaurants and complete supporting service facilities. The night view of Beijing WTown is a must-see in Beijing. This small town built on the basis of the northern water culture and it is becoming a new fashion landmark for Beijing night tour, attracting more and more young people and international tourists to come to enjoy vacation and leisure here. This is also a paradise for photographer and food lovers.
Located in Gubeikou Town, Miyun District, Beijing, Beijing WTown is backed by the Simatai Great Wall and sits on the Yuanyang Lake Reservoir. It is a rare tourist resort combining mountain and water in the suburbs of Beijing. The night view is stunning, just don’t miss it when you are travelling in Beijing.
Located on the central axis of Beijing City, Jingshan Park is a royal garden in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The middle peak in the park used to be the commanding height of the old Beijing City. The pavilion on the middle peak is called “Wanchun Pavilion”. It is a must-visit place for tourists to come to Jingshan Park. There, you can overlook the entire Beijing downtown area and the Forbidden City. It is also a great place for panoramic view of the Forbidden City.
There are tens of thousands of peony and other flowers in the park, and there are flower exhibitions in spring, summer and autumn. In addition, there is a shooting service point in the park, where you can put on Qing Dynasty costumes to take pictures of emperors or grids, at an additional cost.
Phuket Island is the southern island of Thailand. It consists of the main island and its 30 outlying islands. The superb beach and clear water are the gifts of God, making it a holiday resort. It takes about 1-hour flight from Bangkok and nearly 2 hours flight from Chiang Mai. Phuket’s fun attractions are concentrated in the south, mainly are the major beaches and the town of Phuket, where you can eat, drink, and have fun! It takes about 1 hour to get to each scenic spot from the airport by car, so you need to plan your transportation in advance.
Patong Beach is the earliest developed and most mature beach in Phuket! The beach is 3km long and it is gentle; the waves are soft, and there won’t be a lot of waves. It is very suitable for walking on the beach with bare feet. It is recommended to play on the beach in the morning when there will be less tourists and the sun won’t be too strong. There are many water sports on the Patong Beach, such as rubber boats, jet skis, surfing, sailing and more. If you experience the rubber boat, you will feel it very fast and very exciting, and you should not try it if you are afraid of it.
“Racha” means “emperor” in the local language. Goh Raja Yai was once the exclusive holiday island of Thailand’s royal. It has vast expanses of seascape, beautiful mountain scenery and beautiful inland small lakes, all of which retain the original ecological scenery.
Tickets for Lingyin Scenic Spot need to be bought at the entrance. And tickets for Lingyin Temple must be purchased separately at the entrance of Lingyin Temple, with clear instructions. The temple where Ji Gong Li Xiuyuan became a monk is worth seeing. Across the mountain it is Peak Flown From Afar. You can choose to climb or you can see it from the opposite side. They are stone statues which are preserved from the Tang Dynasty. There are also temples where the scenery is beautiful. If you have time, you can walk around to enjoy the charm there.
Peak Flown From Afar is a rare ancient stone art treasure in the south of the Yangtze River. It has the spiritual stone cliffs of the Tailao Mountain and the beauty of the stone peaks of the Rabbit Ear Ridge, which is comparable to the Sichuan Dazu Rock Carvings. After you enter into the Peak Flown From Afar, you will feel that it is cool. And when standing by the stream, you can sense the wind blowing, and it is much more comfortable than that of outside the scenic area. It is really a treasure. The entire Peak Flown From Afar scenic spot includes Peak Flown From Afar’s Buddha statue group, Yongfu Temple, and Taoguang Temple, which are three main landscapes. The full price ticket is 45 Yuan/person. It should be noted that the Lingyin Temple in the scenic spot is charged separately, which needs 30 yuan. If you are interested in worshipping Buddha, the large and small Buddhist halls in each temple will provide with three free incenses, which can be usually collected on the table.
The water in Qiandao Lake is very clear. Thousand Islets Lake, also called the Xin’anjiang Reservoir, is located in Chun’an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is connected to the northwest of Jiande City in Hangzhou. It was built in 1955 and completed in 1960, it is an artificial lake built to hold back the upper reaches of the Xin’an river for the construction of the Xin’an hydropower station. The reservoir dam is 105 meters high and 462 meters long. The reservoir is about 150 kilometers long and has a maximum width of more than 10 kilometers. The deepest point is more than 100 meters, and the average water depth is 30.44 meters. Under normal water level, the area is about 580 square kilometers. The water storage capacity can reach 17.8 billion cubic meters. At the highest water level, there are 1078 land bridge islands which is more than 0.25 square kilometers, and the islands mainly are less than 2 square kilometers. The island area is 409 square kilometers. Thousand Island Lake water ranks top in the Great Lakes of China in the Great Lakes. It is a national first-class water body and has reached the drinking water standard without any treatment. It is known as “The finest water in the world”. On December 15, 1984, the Zhejiang Geographical Names Committee officially named Xin’anjiang Reservoir as “Thousand Islets Lake”.
The Mountain Putuo has a diamond shape. When you stand at the highest peak of Mount Putuo, you will feel that the top of the Buddha is surrounded by the mountains, and the vast sea is like a sea of clouds. Many small islands around it are like its decoration under the Putuo Mountain. The Buddhism in Putuo Mountain has a long history, and it was first created in the Tang Dynasty as the Guanyin Dojo. In the past, the traffic was inconvenient and climbing the island must be very difficult. The clean environment on the island is very suitable for self-cultivation, and the Buddhist disciples will experience hardships. It is suspected that they can learn from the scriptures in the West. This may be the highest realm which is pursued by the Dharma.
On the 19th February, 19th June, and 19th November of the lunar calendar, it is the Guanyin Bodhisattva’s birthday, the monk’s birth, and the three major incense sessions all over the mountain. The temple during these periods are full of people, just arrange your time well when you make a trip to Mountain Putuo.
The Hulishan Fortress Scenic Area in Xiamen is a national cultural relics protection unit and a national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot. It was built in the 20th year of Guangxu Emperor in Qing Dynasty, with a total area of over 70,000 square meters and a castle area of 13,000 square meters. It is divided into the war plateau area and the barracks area and the back-mountain area. The structures of the fort include semi-bunker and semi-urban style, combining with European style and architectural charm in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China. The Hulishan Fort is a product of the Chinese Westernization Movement.
The Water Curtain Cave in the Wuyi Mountains is one of the 72 caves in Wuyi Mountain which is located in the north of Zhangtang Temple. After entering the scenic spot, you will see there is a small waterfall that plunges down from the top of Xiabin Rock. It is called the small Water Curtain Cave. The top of the cave is covered with dangerous rock, and the cave is deep inside the converging rock waist. The entrance to a cave is wide and oblique, and the top of the cave is cool and shaded. The two flying springs pours from the sloping top of the rock, floating in the mountains, which looks like two bead curtains, hanging from the sky to the human world, so it is also known as the Bead Curtain Cave in the Wuyi Mountain.
Huxiaoyan Scenic Area in Wuyi Mountain covers an area of 17 square kilometers. The main scenic spots include One Line Sky, Pavilion Rock, Lingxiao Peak, Shimen Rock and Huxiao Rock. It is one of the best places in Wuyi Mountain that has special springs. The so-called “Huxiao” is an allusion to the immortal who once rode the tiger on the rock. In fact, the sound of “Huxiao” came from a huge hole in the rock. When the mountain wind passed through the hole, it screamed and shook the empty valley and shocked the mountains. Here is also the other explanation for it: There is a huge hole in the Huxiao Rock, and when the mountain wind passes over the hole, the hole will sound like a tiger. When the sound is small, it is not obvious to hear, but when the sound is bright, it can be a shock to the Wuyi mountains, which is creepy.