2025 Huairou District Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in April)

When I go to Beijing in the future... lock up this small courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing! Sisters who travel to Beijing must know about this fairy courtyard! ①The yard is lush🌲You can see the small courtyard through the floor-to-ceiling windows in the house~It is very quiet and feels like the years are peaceful~ ②The living room is filled with flowers🌸, and there is an oversized dining table where you can have dinner and chat together ③There is also a small study room on the second floor , the full bookshelves are still basking in the sun: ④Three independent bedrooms, all with independent bathrooms 🚻Can be used for family gatherings, and you can also have a meal with your girlfriends and friends ⛳: Beijing - Huairou District

Beijing - Huairou district, Huairou reservoir. There is a park right next to the reservoir and at night time it was ver beautiful over there. The Illumination is just amazing. The reservoir is getting completely frozen in winter ❄️🧊 It is like a very small version of the bund In Shanghai but with a lake and mountain view instead of river and skyscrapers 🏙️😄 it is also very beautiful in summer with the green trees all over… #newyearadventure #2023 #beijing #china #chinalife #chinatrips #chinatravel #beijingtrip #huairou

This was a nice trip, like known the Chinese tourist branch understands the complete service package. so for Families as well as for couples you can choose this part of the Great Wall to get in touch with the experience… a bus shuttle is bringing you from the parking lot to the lift and entry point for this part of the Great Wall. from the top you will have a good view to a lot of more parts of the wall. Getting There - didi, bus, agency Attractions - summer toboggan run, chair lift Hotels - possible nearby Food & Restaurants - you can buy there a lot Shopping - souvenirs, toys for kids, clothes

1. Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall Address - Xishuiyu, JiuDuhe County, Huairou District, Beijing (北京市怀柔区九渡河镇西水峪村) Highlights - beautiful natural scenery Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you love hiking 🥾 Great Wall. This is the another kinda place to visit. It’s the only water Great Wall in Beijing. It has a beautiful scenery you will surely be amazed to. You can learn more about its history. You can do a lot activities with your friends. Firstly, hiking where you can choose the easiest path or a challenging one. Then, you can also try boating. 🛶 I can absolutely say that this can be an exciting, unique experience to do. Next, you can do bonfire and maybe camping. Finally, a lot of different activities to try too. #tripblazers #tripaway #tigeryear2022 #

Sad.. I am still don't have the chances of seeing snow falling even on my second winter trip.. #next #winter #trip #hokkaido #2022

Getting There - bus to the base, the bus to the wall entrance, the cable car up to the wall Attractions - The Great Wall Hotels - Crown Plaza Beijing Food & Restaurants - Red lobster Shopping - Pearl Market

I stayed at the Mutianyu Great Wall scenic area one day in advance, and took the cable car to the 14th watchtower early the next morning. Although it was a public holiday, because I arrived early, the Great Wall was empty and very beautiful and magnificent! It’s best to travel off-peak ~ You must come to see the Great Wall once in your lifetime! The cultural heritage of the Chinese nation! #行山

Mutianyu is about a two hour drive from Beijing and includes one of the most famous sections of the Great Wall. For anyone that has spent time in China will know, getting clear air was a huge challenge the past decade or so, but as the government has shifted its emphasis from low end manufacturing to high end manufacturing and services, the air quality has been improving in leaps and bounds. However, even with those improvements, it’s still rare to get a perfect day, given humidity, sand storms, and/or just having boring blue skies. Imagine our luck that the day we were to arrive in San Sa Village, the weather forecast said it would be heavy rain the entire two nights we would be there. The locals said that it had been raining in the mountains the past two weeks with no blue skies or sunshine in sight. Consider then the turn of luck we had when the heavens opened, and shortly after, the skies cleared, leaving us with air quality like I haven’t seen on any of my visits to the Great Wall. In one image, you can see the Beijing Central Business District (CBD) of Guomao, including the new CITIC Tower, Zaha Hadid’s SOHO buildings and the CCTV Tower. This is from 80km away! I may never experience these conditions again, so I’m so grateful I had the wonderful GFX100S on hand to capture it all with 102MP of glorious detail! To get to the highest point, we took the gondola up to station 14 and then hiked up to station 20. The last two stations were quite difficult and challenged our legs as well as our minds. The last station especially has a near vertical climb which gave me intense butterflies in my stomach. I couldn’t look down for fear of getting frozen with anxiety. We hiked 102 floors and 12.4km to get to station 20. Once at the top, the views were worth it, but coming down meant a pretty frightening and slow descent! I hope you enjoy these images from the Great Wall of China! #oldarchitecture#culturalattractions#historicculture#nationalpark

Had been living happily in Chengdu weather with delicious food and laidback people and found out my #summervacation can be this memorable in Beijing, indeed after 4 years living in China, this year is my first time enjoying Great Wall. its breath taking view, beautiful clouds and windy day. its 36° at 11 AM though !! of course use trip.com Zanbus ~ #summervacation#urbanexplorer

my trip to Mutianyu was absolutely amazing! We booked a driver for the day from our hotel(near temple of heaven). The drive took about 80mins or so. I definitely recommend hiring a driver as it gets very busy and I honestly don’t know how you’d get a cab or DiDi back to the city of Beijing. We arrived at the opening time and we were lucky to have the wall almost to ourselves for about an hour. It started getting very busy around 9:30 or so. Have a great trip and I suggest riding the Toboggan down the mountain, tons of fun!

Who here has also hiked the Great Wall in the blazing summer heat? 🙋🏻‍♀️ We decided to go on a spontaneous adventure and found ourselves gliding up to the wall in a frightening chairlift, leaping up the stairs of the Mutianyu section, marvelling at the lush greenery surrounding us, taking shelter in the watch towers to inhale our water supply before tobogganing back down again 1.5 hours later 🌠 ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 📍The Great Wall of China, Beijing⠀ #beijingtrip #urbanexplorer

Not the most visited section of the Great Wall but i would highly recommend for those visiting Beijing to check this one. Badaling section is the tourist area so this area has less people with the same magnificent view and beauty of the Great Wall. Take the cable ride up and walk thru the walls way down to the tobogan ride. The tobogan ride takes around 5 mins. going down and is so fun. Accessible by bus from the city. #urbanexplorer #beijingtrip

It is quite rare to see the inner section of Great Wall which is more of an additional protection to both dead💀 and alive, in the past. Yes, the Huanghuacheng (黄花城) section of Great Wall was built during Ming dynasty to protect further invasion from North. Also there are kings🤴 who have built mausoleum in here, which the wall protects. Although the main purpose of Wall 🧱 is security, it also has provided a scenic view combining both lake and mountain. This is more of a wild section of Great Wall where you can do some hiking; which after 5 hours will lead you to Mutianyu section. Thus section acts as a connectivity between other sections of the Wall. We did a hiking🥾 of three hours then returned back. Be sure to have your own sanitary things and food, as it is tough to buy around here. Otherwise, it is really a fun trip !! 🥳 #couplestrip #greatwallofchina #hiking #beijingtrip#urbanexplorer

Get ready to walk your way up to the mountain. The view from the top is just amazing. The place is also a good place to walk around and have a picnic with family and friends. #urbanexplorer #beijingtrip

One of the sections of the Great Wall that is obviously by the lake. Some of the portions of the wall are already submerged after a long time. It is a nice place to go since you can enjoy walking up and down the mountains and also have a nice view of the lake. #urbanexplorer #beijingtrip

"Third time's a charm" they say... My third visit to the wall was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. We drove 4 hours from Beijing and hiked/camped on the wall. What an experience! Having the wall all to ourselves was unforgettable. The Chinese don't call the wall the "Great Wall," they call it the "10,000 Li (a Chinese unit of length ~0.5km) Long Wall". #万里长城 #greatwall #leaveyourmark#urbanexplorer

Hiking and camping at the #greatwallofchina was an amazing experience! It was a tough hike but it was well worth it for the views and solitude! A must see in China as it is a #worldwonder. #springholiday#hiking#historicculture#beautifulsunsets#urbanexplorer#qingmingtravel#springblossoms#roadtrip #leaveyourmark

Rather than hiking and being touristy, 长城 (Great Wall) can also be fun. And the Mutianyu section gave exactly that to us. So this time we decided to take on a jolly ride than stretching too much. To go up the Great Wall we took the rope car, and what's fun in it is; not a closed one. Also when we are about to board the rope car, it doesn't stop and take the passengers; it keeps moving on. You have to jump into it and soon after that, it takes flight to the top of Great Wall haha. On the top, we went to the sightseeing lens that let you see for 10¥/min. Later on our way down, we took the Toboggan ride which is the super fun part of it. Yes, all you have is a lever that let you control the brake; otherwise it's a gravitational slide 😂 Also in Mutianyu you have the helicopter ride, which is a bit expensive (obviously); but worth it for once in a lifetime flying over the Great Wall. The day 2 we embarked on a spiritual journey, that led us to the Lama temple and the Confucius temple. It felt so divine in the morning and as it is early spring; the birds and freshly grown leaves in the trees gave a different level of experience. As always in Beijing, the last day of the trip is food exploration (including Peking duck) and we did some shopping in the Wangfujing street. In the evening we went to a Russian ballet show, and as always magical. #qingmingtravel #urbanexplorer #greatwall #urbanexplorer#qingmingtravel#lightthecity

During a spontaneous weekend away, we found ourselves gliding up the Great Wall in a chairlift, leaping up the stairs of the Mutianyu section of the great wall, marvelling at the lsuh greenery surrounding this wonder of the world, before toboganning back down again 2 hours later. A weekend hiking up and along the wall always makes for a fun, adventure-filled weekend, and it's amazing to think that this incredible part of China's history and culture is mere hours away from Shanghai by train. In addition to an afternoon hike, we filled our weekend with other architectural wonders that can be found in Beijing - Temple of Heaven, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace - as a well as a spot of art and culture with with an opera performance. Pictured: 📍Mutianyu, Great Wall of China, Beijing 📍Temple of Heaven, Bejing 📍Opera at Liyuan Theatre, 175 Yongan Lu, Beijing #hiking#historicculture#urbanexplorer#qingmingtravel#roadtrip

To be lucky enough for it to snow while on your first ever trip to The Great Wall of China. It's like the scene from a movie 🤩 #unforgettableexperiences#mynovgetaway#instagramworthydestinations

Wild Great Wall  Hike, climb and crab-walk on Jiankou, the most wild and dangerous section of Great Wall . #mynovgetaway#awesomepic#instagramworthydestinations

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), YanQi Campus.

YanQi Lake. A worth place to visit in Huairou, Beijing...

MuTianYu Great Wall. Largest than Badaling Great Wall ..

Our trip to Beijing started off at the Mutianyu Great Wall entrance! we were surprised that it actually wasn’t the horror story of crowds that everyone talks about when visiting the Great Wall! We had room to breeze our way through and views for days (partly due to the fact that no one wants to travel to China during the pandemic...). I highly suggest booking MuBus Family Tours to get you out to the wall, they will take care of everything and give you an amazing experience. #awesomepic #travelinspiration #springholiday #china #girlstrip #octoberfestival #tripaway

#tripaway The Mutianyu Great Wall is a gorgeous landmark that cannot missed when visiting Beijing. We chose to ride the chair lift round trip and it was worth it. We had ample time to explore the Great Wall and the scenery was breathtaking. The temperature was perfect (21C) for an early October morning.

#tripaway#greatwall#mutianyu#china#history#greatexperience Mutianyu is a section of Great Wall of China located in Huairou District within the city limita of Beijing 70 kilometers northeast of the center of city.

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