[2025 Beijing ] Travel Guide for Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern (Updated Feb)

| Experience the Festive Atmosphere in Yanqing The Lunar New Year is approaching, and the festive atmosphere is getting stronger. This Lunar New Year, let's go to Yanqing Expo International Resort and unlock a different New Year atmosphere. Yanqing is hosting a Lantern Art Festival, and the scene is so impressive. This year's Lantern Art Festival covers an area of 500 acres and features more than 10,000 Zigong lanterns, all crafted by over 100 lantern masters using exquisite intangible cultural heritage skills. Each lantern seems to tell an ancient story. With the theme of "The Most Beautiful is Hometown," you can feel the unique festive atmosphere here. It's like returning to your hometown for the New Year. The hometown lantern exhibition in the "Chinese Garden" is beautiful, showcasing the horticultural culture and architectural essence of 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, as well as Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, along with local characteristic animals. It's truly a feast for the eyes, with the most beautiful hometown scenery. The exquisite architectural landscapes seem to take us into different corners of our hometown, each filled with love and longing for our hometown. ⛷️ 4th Ice and Snow Carnival A 50,000-square-meter natural ice and snow park with over 10 ice activities and 8 snow activities allows us to enjoy the fun of ice and snow! Activities include ice sledding, ice cars, snow spinning, snow god of wealth drifting, and snow zorbing, providing a one-stop fun experience this Lunar New Year.

#chinatraveltips A towering 10-meter ice sculpture of the Monkey King has become the centerpiece of the 39th Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern and Snow Carnival! Officially opened on January 10 in Beijing, the event transforms 500,000 square meters into a breathtaking winter wonderland. At its core is the Ice Lantern Art Zone, spanning 8,000 square meters and showcasing 350 brilliant ice lanterns, 240 detailed ice sculptures, and 80 captivating snow creations. Longqing Gorge Ice and Snow Festival is usually celebrated from mid-January to the end of February. It is open from 9am to 10pm every day. Going during daylight hours is best for the snow and ice activities. Sundown is as early as 5pm. However, the ice lanterns and sculptures look more brilliant under the colorful lights at night, so the best time to be at the festival is from 5pm to 10pm.

| Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice and Snow Enchantment, a dazzling ice lantern feast with a nanny-level travel guide. The Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Carnival is one of the grandest ice and snow carnivals in Beijing during winter, and this year marks its 38th edition. During the carnival, the Longqing Gorge scenic area will be adorned with thousands of ice lanterns in various shapes, decorating the valley under the night sky, resembling a fairy-tale world of ice and snow. Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern : Longqing Gorge Scenic Area, Yanqing, Beijing, about 90 kilometers from the city center, approximately 1.5 hours by car. 🚉Transportation Guide: Self-driving: Depart from Beijing city center, follow the Jingzang Expressway to the Yanqing exit, then follow Longqing Gorge Road to reach the destination. Public transportation: Take the S2 subway line from Beijing city center to Yanqing Station, then transfer to the Longqing Gorge tourism bus to arrive. : January 15, 2024 - February 28, 2023 Opening Hours: Canyon Ice Surface: 10:00~16:00 Lighting Tour Area: 17:30~22:00 Ice Sculpture Art Area: 10:00~22:00 Ticket Prices Ice Lantern Ice and Snow Carnival Market Price: 140 RMB/person Glacier Canyon Amusement Projects Market Price: 80 RMB/person Recommended Tour Routes: Land Route: Parking lot, walk through the commercial district to the scenic area's main gate Ice Route: From the scenic area's main gate to the north boat platform entrance - Moon Wharf - Diamond Temple Wharf - Little Stone Forest - return to the south wharf. 🌟Highlights: Longqing Gorge Icefall Lantern: A 15-meter-tall ice lantern waterfall, majestic and awe-inspiring. Chinese Zodiac Ice Lanterns : Lifelike Chinese zodiac ice lanterns, symbolizing the arrival of the New Year. Chinese Style Ice Lanterns : Ice lanterns themed on traditional Chinese culture, showcasing China's long history and splendid culture. Animal World Ice Lanterns : Adorable animal-shaped ice lanterns, very popular with children. Best time to visit: 18:00-20:00 , when the sky darkens and the ice lanterns become even more dazzling. Suggested duration of visit: 2-3 hours, to fully appreciate the beauty of the ice lanterns and participate in various entertainment activities. Viewing route: Enter from the scenic area's main gate, and along the way, you can admire various ice lanterns, eventually reaching the Longqing Gorge Icefall Lantern. Entertainment activities: In addition to viewing ice lanterns, the scenic area also offers various entertainment activities, such as ice biking, ice bumper cars, snowmobiles, etc. Keep warm, as the temperature in the scenic area is low, it is recommended to wear warm clothing. Prepare anti-slip shoes, as the ground in the scenic area is wet and slippery, it is recommended to wear anti-slip shoes to prevent falling. Bring a camera to capture the beauty of the ice lantern feast. Pay attention to safety, comply with the scenic area's regulations, and visit in a civilized manner.

It was an amazing and breathe-taking experience.

Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Longqing Gorge: ①Longqing Gorge is located at the mouth of the ancient city river in the northwest of the ancient city village, 10 kilometers northeast of Yanqing District, Beijing, 85 kilometers away from Beijing city area. ②Longqing Gorge, formerly known as "Ancient City Nine Bends", is hailed as the "Little Li River" of Beijing and is one of the sixteen sceneries of Beijing. Highlights of Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival🏮🏮🏮 1️⃣Four areas: light touring area, ice sculpture art area, snow sculpture art area and gorge ice surface area. 2️⃣Ice sculptures, snow sculptures and 50 groups of lanterns, 2000 tree lights, thousands of mountain body Great Wall and pavilion outline lights, decorative lighting, 3️⃣Thousands of mountain body Great Wall and pavilion outline lights, decorative lighting, make the whole Longqing Gorge beautifully dressed. 4️⃣Watching the ice lanterns while it's snowing🌨️ feels especially good. It is recommended to go in the afternoon. 4️⃣The night lighting landscape of the carnival in Longqing Gorge Scenic Area is very dreamy. 5️⃣The festive 🐉 year themed lanterns🏮 and landscapes. 📷Photography suggestions: ①The light touring area is right at the entrance, and it's beautiful for both beauty shots and selfies. ②It's not good to take pictures in the ice and snow sculpture art area with a green face. 💰Ticket price: 130 yuan 💰Parking fee: 25 yuan unlimited time 💰Scenic area food: all kinds of snacks average 10-30 yuan 📆Ice Lantern Festival starts: January 15, 2024 📆Ends: February 28, 2024 📆Business hours: 10:00 to 22:00, with the peak period for touring from 18:00 to 20:30 every day 📆Yanqing temperature: It is recommended to wear a thick coat as it is five or six degrees lower than the city area ⏰Round trip by car: 3·5 hours (starting from Wangjing) ⏰Play time: 2-3 hours 🏮Theme: "Ice and Snow Wonderland, Dreamy Longqing" 🏮Activities: Traditional ice lanterns, snow sculptures, glacier canyons, drone performances and other special activities. 🏮Longqing Mountain Water International Resort Hotel (Beijing Longqing Gorge Scenic Area Store) has stayed several times and it's very good. The photo📸 angle is also very suitable.

Beijing's only place to see ice lanterns, as a traditional winter project, is very popular, especially this year. Tickets can be bought online, there are live rooms selling for 108, others are 120, half price for children and the elderly, because I want paper tickets, I chose to buy tickets at the window on site, otherwise it is recommended to buy online, no need to queue up to scan the code directly. No need to make an appointment, no limit. During the festival, traffic control was in place before four o'clock, and cars could only be parked at the temporary parking lot at the intersection. When there are many people, there is no place. There are villagers in the small woods calling for parking. Don't hesitate to stop during peak hours. Depending on the time, it's 20-30 unlimited time, acceptable. There are about 1500 meters to the ticket office, and more than one kilometer from the ticket office to the entrance of the real lanterns and ice lanterns. It's not far to walk, or you can choose the shuttle bus, 10 yuan per person one way, also bought at the ticket office. The lanterns on the square are better after dark, and the ice lanterns don't matter. Anyway, they are the same indoors at any time. I haven't been here for many years, basically the same, some zodiac themes, Eight Immortals, Crystal Palace, various shapes of ice sculptures... This year has added Winter Olympics elements, especially many Antarctic scientific research shapes, scientific research ships, Jiaolong, polar huts, etc., the end is the ice waterfall. It's not big, an hour is enough. You can play with snow rings and ride ice cars on the outside ice surface. It is recommended to go in the afternoon, go indoors to see the ice lanterns, come out and it's dark to see the lanterns, and then you can return when the flow of people comes up, you can also avoid the coldest time. It's dark to see the lanterns, and then you can return when the flow of people comes up, you can also avoid the coldest time. Yanqing is at least 5-10 degrees lower than the city, be sure to dress warmly, it's okay during the day, it's really too cold outside at night, the mask is taken off and frozen directly Scarves, hats, gloves are indispensable, it's very useful to stick two warm babies in the shoes, after all, it's much better if the feet are warm There is a post office on the way to the exit, where you can drink coffee and get eight free stamps, including Antarctic scientific research and rabbit zodiac stamps. I didn't bring my own account, I bought it at the counter, 30 for two is not expensive, and it can be used next time

I spent my time during the Spring festival in Longqing Gorge Scenic Spot, it was full of lights at night. #beachlife