Beijing is located on the northern edge of the North China Plain, by the mountains and the sea, for the typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate, the four seasons are very clear. Spring flowers, autumn moon, summer rain and winter snow each have their own characteristics. The average annual temperature is 11.8℃, the coldest January average temperature is -4.6℃, the hottest is July, the average monthly temperature is 26.1℃. The average annual precipitation is 644 millimeters and the frost-free period is 180 days. Although Beijing has a long winter, the indoor heating equipment is very good and it is as warm as spring. Because of the big temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, you need to bring a sweater or a cotton coat when traveling to Beijing in winter.
Beijing's newspapers, radio and TV stations all have weather forecast programs and commentaries, so please pay attention to them. You can also dial 859, which provides weather forecasts for the current day and the next day in both Chinese and English.
However, Beijing's sightseeing programs are mostly about humanistic monuments, famous buildings and folk customs, which are not affected by the climate, so you can visit Beijing all year round. In winter, travel agencies and hotels in Beijing, which offer off-season prices, can save a lot.
Lotus Pond Park is located at the intersection of Xuanwu, Fengtai and Haidian districts, close to the Beijing Gate - West Railway Station, located in Fengtai District, the east side of the middle of the West Third Ring Road, northeast of the Six Mile Bridge. It is a first-class ancient ruins park in Beijing. She is the birthplace of the city of Beijing, there is a "Lotus Pond after the city of Beijing," said, more than 3,000 years ago, in 1998 began to restore the construction of the first phase of the project was completed in December 2000, began to receive visitors.
The Lotus Pond is an ancient place of attraction in Beijing and an important water source for the capital city. Liao, Jin Dynasty had built the capital city in the southwest of the Lotus Pond. Later, because the Liao and Jin perished the capital city was destroyed, Lotus Pond also gradually deserted.
The new Lotus Pond Park built in the 1980s covers an area of 53.6 hectares and is a place of excursion that retains the original light and water interest.
There are four interconnected hills in the park. The east hill is narrow and high, with cypresses and pines covering a winding stone path that leads to the Lotus Wind Pavilion at the top of the hill; the west hill is broad and slow, with acacias and ash. Another artificial pile of South Hill and North Hill, also dense forests, green and leafy.
On the north shore of the Lotus Pond water, a long bow-shaped embankment divides the waters into a lake-within-a-lake and a water-within-a-water landscape. The lotus flowers planted in the lake remind visitors of the name of Lotus Pond Park. There is a bridge over the bow-shaped embankment and a small pavilion at the end of the bridge, forming a picturesque landscape with the lake and lotus flowers.
The fishing area on the south shore of the lake allows you to relax and refresh your mind. With your children and grandchildren, you can let the children play in the "Children's Park", modern amusement equipment, so that they are hard to leave, so that you can enjoy the joy of family. "Middle-aged and elderly fitness area" more than 200 pieces of various fitness equipment to meet a variety of physical exercise hobby.
Lotus Pond Park has a pleasant scenery of lakes and mountains, green grass, flower groups tightly clustered garden landscape. Summer lotus bloom season, ten thousand meters of lotus ponds, so you can appreciate "out of the silt and not stained, the Maundy League and not demon" of the lotus, enjoy the "willow shadow seepage of the water bottom day, the lotus air breeze fragrance dark pass" of the interest. You can boat the great lake, experience the "green ping rose off the lotus boat road" pleasure. Lotus pond side of the exquisite alabaster statue, will tell you "Lotus Fairy and Lotus Lang legend".
The "open-air dance floor" of more than 1,000 square meters is equipped with high-grade professional stereos for couples to dance. The largest "Cultural Square" in Lotus Pond Park allows you to choose your own activities. If you like to take pictures, you can take a picture by the water pool of "Taoyuanquanchong" with high mountains and flowing water and waterfalls, and the beautiful scenery will make you forget to come back to the park. Here to meet your hobbies, here you have your wonderful enjoyment, your life will improve to the ideal realm.
The scenic area is divided into ten scenic spots:
1. East Entrance Scenic Spot; 2. West Entrance Scenic Spot; 3. Jindu Shengjing Scenic Spot; 4. Ancient Pond with Xiu Scenic Spot; 5. Lotus Pond Flowering Island Scenic Spot; 6. Peach Springs Scenic Spot; 7. Old Capital Seeking Scenic Spot; 8. Children's Activity Scenic Spot; 9. Elderly Activity Scenic Spot; 10. Commercial Service Area. >