Baidaihe seashore, Hebei Province

Beidaihe is regarded as the Eden on the earth for its fancy environment, the seashore, and the scenic spots with different styles. You may take train Y509 0750/1048 to Beidaihe, the ticket charge is CNY42.00 for hard seat and CNY64.00 for soft seat. And the alternative train is D11 1355/1545, the ticket charge is CNY103.00 for first class seat and CNY86.00 for second class seat. We suggest you book the hotel accommodation in advance to guarantee its availability and good price, since the hotel rooms are always in great demand in travel high season.

Once you arrive at Beidaihe railway station, you may take bus No. 5 and get off at the seashore stop, then walk to visit the sea side and walk around. And then you may take bus No. 5 or 21 at the Haibin Bus Station to visit the Lianfengshan Park, which is the only developed forest park in Haibin District with more than 200 kinds of birds. It was first built in 1898 and used to be the royal summer resort of Qing Dynasty. This park contains of many ancient historical sites and scenic spots, including temples, well, caves, pavilion. There is a pavilion at the peak of Lianfengshan, where you can overlook the panorama of the romantic seashore. The admission fee is CNY30.00 per person.

Vegetable growing area

On the second day, get up very early in the morning to visit the Geziwo Park. Beidaihe is also called the Mekka City to Visit Birds, the highlights of Geziwo Park are the grand sunrise and various kinds of birds. The park is open from 03:00 to 18:00 from May to September, and from 08:00 to 18:00 from October to April next year; the admission fee is CNY20.00 per person. You may take taxi or take bus No. 34 and get off at Chitushan stop. Then take bus No. 34 to visit the Wild Animals Zoo of Qinhuangdao City if you are interested. On the way, you also can get off at the Danzhuang Film and Television Center to visit the newly-built Olympic Park, which is free of charge, and it is also the place to hold the National Pulley Competition and the World B-class Cycle Racing Tournament. You may take taxi to visit the other sites, or, if you do not want to take taxi, continue to take bus No. 34 and then change bus No. 21 or 22 at Haibin bus station and get off at Department Store Stop to visit the Laohushi Park (the Tiger Stone Park). In travel high seasons, travelers from all over the world gather here to appreciate the interesting and mysterious scenery and scenic spots, or swim and frolic in the sea, or enjoy the sun bath. This park is open from 06:00 to 22:00 and the admission fee is CNY15.00 per person.

In the third day's morning, take taxi to the tourist dock and then take the Changcheng sightseeing cruise to visit the sea. And then take taxi to visit the Jifa Sightseeing Garden to apperceive the mystery of high-tech. This garden is divided into Special Vegetable Planting Demonstration Area, Rare Flower Planting Area, Special Livestock and Poultry Breeding Area and the last is area for leisure and entertainment including some restaurants. Here, you may visit the thousands of rare flowers, and the vegetable planting without soil. Also, you may experience almost more than 40 kinds of breathtaking but interesting activities, such as climbing, river drifting, trapeze, and platen. Here you may need at least 2 hours, and the admission fee is CNY20.00 per person.

Shanhaiguan Pass

Then travel to Nandaihe. Take bus No. 22 at Beidaihe railway station and get off at Xiyouji Gong, walk to the seashore direction for about 15 minutes to get to the Merry Land on the Sea, if you take taxi from Xiyouji Gong, the charge will be around CNY25.00 net. Then you may take taxi to visit the Xianluodao Entertainment Center.

There is no railway station and you may back to Beidaihe to take train back to Beijing or to other cities if you still have time and want to explore more.

For your reference, you may visit the Shanhaiguan Great Wall when you are in Beidaihe. You may take bus No. 34 to Sidaoqiao stop, and then change bus No. 25 or 33 to Shanhaiguan Great Wall. If you are still interested in visiting Laolongtou, we suggest you take bus No. 25 and can visit it on the way, then continue to take bus No. 25 to Shanhaiguan. The transfer may take you about 1 hour and 40 minutes.