Beijing Winter Travel 北京冬季旅游攻略

史小今

Beijing is a wonderful place to go during winter when the city assumes different landscapes for visitors to admire. Winter usually lasts from November until March in Beijing， and it is cold indeed. However， the season is endowed with unique qualities， and you will have a great time， too. Here are some reasons why you should be tempted to go to Beijing in winter， and some advice on what to do.

There are many interesting activities that can only be enjoyed in winter， such as skiing， skating， and appreciating ice lanterns and snow.

Many traditional festivals are celebrated in winter， like the Laba Festival， Chinese New Year， and Lantern Festival; during the celebration periods， visitors can taste delicious festival food and experience traditional folk customs.

Travel expenses are greatly reduced in winter apart from during public holidays. There are savings to be made on such things as flights， hotels， admission fees， and charges for using facilities at scenic spots.

Scenic spots will be less crowded in winter. So， visitors will certainly have a much better experience.

Here are some suggestions on what to do when you travel to Beijing in winter.

As a typical northern city in China， Beijing is endowed with snow in winter. Sometimes， it snows to everyone’s surprise and the city presents a unique landscape. Everything is so peaceful and charming. Come out and enjoy the snow scenes; it will leave you with a deep impression. A visit to the Forbidden City and the Great Wall at this time will be a wonderful once in a life time experience.

Skiing is not only very exciting， but also good for ones’ health. Skiing is a great way to exercise， breathe fresh air， and have a lot of fun. There are many ski resorts in Beijing， including the Huaibei International Ski Resort， the Jundushan Ski， the Nanshan Ski Village， the Shijinglong Ski Resort， the Yuyang Ski Resort， the Qiaobo Ice and Snow World， the Yunfoshan Ski Resort， the Badaling Ski Resort， and the Xueshijie Ski Resort. Choose one and delight yourself in the white wonderland.

Apart from skiing， skating is also a popular and healthy sport. It can improve one’s sense of balance， coordination， and enhance flexibility. While exercising their hearts and lungs， skaters have lots of fun in sliding and gyrating on the pure ice. There are indoor and outdoor skating rinks in the city. The most popular indoor rinks are the New World Skating Rink， the Le Cool Skating Rink， and the Rink at the Olympic Sports Center. Outdoor rinks include the rink at Shichahai， the rink at the Taoranting Park， the Houhe Skating Rink， the rink at the Yuyuantan Park， the rink at the Zizhuyuan Park， the ice rink at the Old Summer Palace （Yuanmingyuan）， and the rink on the Weiming Lake in the Peking University. Skating is very popular with people of all ages on cold days. Tourists can experience the real life of local people by joining them in the exciting activity.

No matter how cold it is in Beijing， all the four （Badaling， Mutianyu， Ju-yongguan and Jinshanling） sections of the Great Wall are open to the public.

Climbing the Great Wall in Beijing winter will be more exciting and challenging， whether you are hiking on a clear sunny day or a snowy day.

The sunny winter days of Beijing is very warm and delightful， and select a section of the Great Wall， and climb to its top. What a sight！

While it’s snowing lightly， have an excursion to the Great Wall is another life-time experience.

Remember to wear warmly.

It is a unique and beneficial experience to bathe in a hot spring in the bitter winter cold. Hot springs are abundant with minerals and essential microelements. It can help to ease metabolic diseases， joint and respiratory disorders. Furthermore， they can make one’s skin smooth and delicate. There are many hot spring resorts in and around Beijing， including the Longmai Hot Spring Village in Xiaotangshan， the Nangong Hot Spring Resort， the Hot Spring Resort at the Yingda Biological Garden， and the Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring Resort.

Enjoying Ice Lanterns

Ice lanterns are a beautiful winter decoration. They fall into two types in accordance with their method of creation： freezing and ice-carving. To make ice lanterns by freezing means filling moulds with water， freezing them outdoors， taking out the ice， and lighting a candle in it. The other method is to carve different figures from a block of ice. These may be ice dragons， lions， towers， horses， or peacocks. The result is a beautiful ice lantern when lighting a candle in it or installing a lamp. After being lit， the lanterns will present different colors. That is very fascinating！ Enjoying ice lanterns is a traditional custom during Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival. The most popular destinations to appreciate ice lamps include the Longqing Gorge in Yanqing， the Workers’ Stadium， and the Olympic Park.

Various temples fairs are held during the Chinese New Year， including the Red Mansions Fair at the Grand View Garden， the Imperial Temple Fair at the Yuanmingyuan （Old Summer Palace）， the Fair at the Ming Tombs， the Temple Fair at the Longtan Park， the Fair at the Temple of Earth， and the Fair at the Lianhuachi Park. Tourists can enjoy wonderful folk performances， such as the Oral Stunts， the Beijing Opera， and the Diabolo Performance. They can also appreciate other aspects of cultural heritages， including the paper-cut， pottery， and shadow puppetry.

When the winter comes， all of the lakes in the parks will freeze over， so there are many fun activities on the lakes， including ice skating.

There are those bikes where the back wheel is a treaded bike tire and the front of it has ice skate runners. Some people ride bumper cars with one central tire and the rest ice skates.

A big sheep pull kids around in a padded ice sledge. There are those really weird little things for kids where a little automated figure pulls the kid around in a little cart.

Some people play ring toss games， where there are various prizes out on the ice and you can try to toss a ring around them. Others munched on cotton candy.

Besides， there are also lots of park performances： Chinese opera， collective Chinese folk songs， and lots of dramatic and emotionally-riveting karaoke performances.

Also， people will just be sitting and standing in large groups， chatting， playing cards， sometimes playing “go” or Chinese chess.

The popular parks and lakes include： Qianhai Lake， Zhongshan Park， Zizhuyuan Park， Weiming Lake at Peking University， Chaoyang Park， and Summer Palace.

All the major attractions， including museums and art galleries， are still open in Beijing in winter. As a China’s vibrant and exciting capital city， Beijing is home to many world-class museums and art galleries. There are over 150 to choose from， ranging from the historical to the hi-tech.

If you are not interested in shopping at high-end shopping malls in Beijing， where everything seems to be overpriced at fixed prices， then why not dig into the plentiful free or flea markets where you can enjoy bargaining with the local vendors.

The Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore and Beijing Xinhua Bookstore are major book sellers. The China Book Store in Liulichang binds and repairs all kinds of books and periodicals as well as selling them. Another good place for books is Haidian book street near Peking University.

After having a lot of fun， you may be cold and hungry， and wonder what to eat. The favorite has to be hot pot. You and your friends can sit around a simmering pot at a table， place your favorite ingredients into it， and then you can help yourselves. Typical hot pot dishes include the thinly sliced beef and mutton， meat balls， seafood， dumplings， wontons， noodles， mushrooms， seaweed， sweet corn， tofu skin， lettuce， and other green vegetables. The cooked food is usually eaten with a dipping sauce， like sesame paste， chili sauce， and pickled tofu. It is all so delicious， and you will soon get warm.

● It can be very cold outside， so you are advised to put on thick jackets， hats， masks， and scarves before going out.

● Wear a pair of antiskid shoes after snow because the road will be slippery.

● Wear an anti-haze mask to protect yourselves from haze when necessary.

● Remember also that it is quite dry in this season. So you should drink plenty of water， eat fresh vegetables and fruit， and apply some moisturizer to your exposed skin.

● Wear a pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes when skating and enjoying snow outside.

● Book transportation tickets well in advance during the Chinese New Year to avoid disappointment.

冬季的北京是旅游勝地，美景各不同，處處堪欣賞。

北京的冬季大約在每年11月至來年3月，冷是很冷，但別有一番韻味，一定會讓你樂在其中。以下是一些值得讓你冬季來北京的原因，以及游玩攻略。

很多有趣的活動只有冬天才能玩，如滑雪、滑冰以及看冰燈和賞雪。

很多傳統節日都在冬季，如臘八節、春節、元宵節等。慶祝這些傳統佳節期間，游客們可以品嘗節日美食，體驗傳統民俗。

只要不是在公眾假期，冬季旅游能在機票、酒店、門票、景點設施收費等方面大大節省支出。

冬天，旅游景點的人也會少很多，因此游客一定會獲得更好的旅行體驗。

以下是冬季到北京游玩的若干建議。

北京是中國典型的北方城市，冬天總會下雪。有時，飄落的雪花給人們帶來驚喜，而銀裝素裹的北京有種別致的美，一切都是那么祥和、迷人。出門賞雪吧，那美景定令你難忘。這個時候若能到紫禁城和長城一游，則是此生難得一遇的絕妙體驗。

滑雪既刺激又有利于健康，是集鍛煉身體、呼吸新鮮空氣、開心玩樂為一體的上佳運動方式。北京有很多滑雪勝地，如：懷北國際滑雪場、軍都山滑雪場、南山滑雪度假村、石京龍滑雪場、漁陽國際滑雪場、喬波冰雪世界、云佛山滑雪場、八達嶺滑雪場和雪世界滑雪場。任選一家，都能讓你置身于冰雪仙境之中，樂不思蜀。

除了滑雪，滑冰也是一項既流行又有益健康的運動。它有助于提高人的平衡感、協調性和靈活性。在鍛煉心肺功能的同時，滑冰者們還能體驗到在冰上滑行和旋轉的樂趣。北京有室內和室外溜冰場。比較受歡迎的室內溜冰場有新世界溜冰場、國貿溜冰場和奧體中心溜冰場。室外溜冰場則有：什剎海冰場、陶然亭公園冰場、后河滑冰場、玉淵潭公園冰場、紫竹院冰場、圓明園冰場，以及北大的未名湖滑冰場。在寒冷的冬日里，各個年齡段的人們都喜歡滑冰。游客們可以通過加入這項激動人心的活動來切身體驗一下北京人的生活。

不管天多冷，北京的八達嶺、慕田峪、居庸關、金山嶺四段長城都會向公眾開放。

無論天晴還是飄雪，在北京冬天爬長城都會令人興奮且充滿挑戰。

在北京陽光燦爛、溫暖宜人的冬日里選擇一段長城登頂，望長城內外，風光無限。

而若在雪花飄零的時候選擇去登長城，則是另一種難得的人生經歷。

記得多穿點哦。

三九天泡溫泉，是種獨特而又有益的體驗。溫泉中富含礦物質和人體必需的微量元素，有助于緩解代謝性疾病、關節和呼吸系統疾病。而且，泡溫泉使人的皮膚光滑、細膩。北京周邊有很多溫泉度假村，包括小湯山的龍脈溫泉度假村、南宮溫泉度假村、英達生態園溫泉度假村和春暉園溫泉度假村。

冰燈堪稱北京冬季里一道靚麗的風景線。按照制作方法，可以分為冷凍冰燈和雕刻冰燈兩種。冷凍冰燈的做法是，在模具里裝滿水，置于室外將水凍結成冰，再將冰從模具中取出，然后在里面點上蠟燭即可。另一種雕刻冰燈則是在一大塊冰上雕刻出諸如龍、獅子、高塔、馬或孔雀等不同造型，然后在里面點上蠟燭或者安裝電燈，美麗的冰燈就完成了。點亮后的冰燈五彩斑斕，甚是迷人。賞冰燈是中國春節和元宵節期間的傳統風俗。北京最佳賞冰燈的地點包括延慶龍慶峽、工人體育場和奧林匹克公園。

春節期間，北京會舉辦很多廟會。包括大觀園的紅樓廟會、圓明園皇家廟會、明十三陵廟會、龍潭公園廟會、地壇廟會和蓮花池公園廟會。游客們可以欣賞到口技、京劇、抖空竹等民間表演，也能欣賞到剪紙、陶藝、皮影戲等其他文化遺產。

冬天來臨時，公園的湖面都會凍結成冰，冰上可以進行包括滑冰在內的許多娛樂活動。

比如，有這樣一種冰上騎的自行車，后端是普通自行車車輪，而前端則是滑冰鞋用的那種冰刀。還有冰上碰碰車，這種車中間有個車輪，底部還裝有冰刀。

大綿羊拉著加墊雪橇載著孩子到處跑，還有些稀奇古怪的叫不上名字的玩意兒，比如可以拉著他們滿場轉悠的自動小人兒車。

冰面上可以玩的還有擲環游戲，就是在冰上擺放各種獎品，你可以試著投環套獎品，套住就是你的了。不玩的人可以吃棉花糖。

此外，還有很多公園表演，如中國戲曲、民歌合唱以及許多激動人心、引人入勝的卡拉OK表演。

當然，人們也可以坐在一起或站在一塊兒，聊天、打牌，下圍棋或者象棋。

人氣較旺的公園和湖泊景點包括：前海、中山公園、紫竹院公園、北京大學未名湖、朝陽公園和頤和園。

包括博物館與藝術畫廊在內的所有主要景點，在北京的冬季都正常開放。作為中國充滿活力又令人興奮的首都，北京有許多世界級博物館和藝術畫廊。從歷史領域到高科技領域，有超過150家博物館與藝術畫廊供游客選擇。

北京的高端商場商品都太貴還不能打折，如果你不喜歡去那里購物，為什么不去逛一逛那么多的自由市場和跳蚤市場呢？和當地小販砍砍價，多有趣呀！

北京外文書店和北京新華書店是大型書店。琉璃廠的中國書店除賣書之外，還能裝訂和修復各種書刊。北京大學附近的圖書城步行街也是買書的好地方。

游玩過后，你可能會又冷又餓，吃點兒什么呢？首選當然是火鍋了。你跟朋友們可以圍坐在桌旁，在熱氣騰騰的鍋里涮自己喜歡的食材，然后大快朵頤。經典的火鍋涮菜有切得很薄的牛羊肉片、肉丸子、海鮮、餃子、餛飩、面條、蘑菇、海帶、甜玉米、豆腐皮、萵苣和其他一些綠色蔬菜。涮菜通常要配合蘸料吃，如芝麻醬、辣椒醬和醬豆腐。這些美味會讓你很快暖和起來。

外面可能會很冷，所以出門前最好穿上厚夾克，戴上帽子、口罩和圍巾。

雪后路滑，最好穿雙防滑鞋。

帶上防霧霾口罩，以抵御霧霾侵襲。

要記得這個季節很干。最好多補充些水分，多吃新鮮的水果和蔬菜，在暴露的肌膚上多涂抹一些保濕乳液。

戶外滑冰、賞雪一定要戴墨鏡以保護眼睛。

為了避免旅行計劃落空，新年期間去北京游玩要提前訂好往返票。? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?□

（譯者單位：清華大學社科學院）