{"id":10619,"date":"2021-10-14T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=10619"},"modified":"2021-10-15T07:05:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T23:05:32","slug":"how-to-visit-longqing-gorge-ice-lantern-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-winter-tour\/how-to-visit-longqing-gorge-ice-lantern-festival","title":{"rendered":"How to Visit Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plan your Beijing winter tour<\/a>? Don’t miss an excursion to Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival. Basically each year it will be open around Jan 05. In some occasions, it will be delayed for a few days. But if even it is delayed, you still can go there to have a glimpse of the ice festival site which is under preparation, still a fun. Have a good time in Beijing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This famous ice and snow festival boasts the three intriguing items – Ice Lanterns, Ice Carving and Snow Sculptures. If you are not going to have a Harbin tour <\/a>for an amazing ice and snow festival in Harbin, Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival is a perfect substitute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The venue for Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival is the narrow valley in the Longqing Gorge Scenic Area<\/strong> ( also called Longqingxia Scenic Area<\/strong>). Here “xia” literally means “gorge”. The Longqing Gorge Scenic Area is 15km in the northeast of Yanqing County, about 98km from Beijing city center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Longqing Gorge ( or Longqingxia ) is a famous summer resort, a 7-km long ravine passed by the Gucheng River, which is dubbed as “Little Li River”, or “Little Three Gorges of Yangtze River”. But if you come here in winter, you can  see ice lanterns, ice and snow sculptures during the ice festival period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival has a different theme for the ice  and lantern activity.  You can also visit the ice lantern festival in the daytime. Of course, the best time to view the ice lanterns is in the evening lasting from 5pm to 10pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The venue for Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival is adjacent to several winter attractions such as Badaling Great Wall<\/a>, Shijinglong Ski Resort<\/a> and Badaling Ski Resort<\/a>. <\/strong>You can combine two or three sights in a one-day Beijing excursion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Longqing Gorge Scenic Area ( also known as Longqingxia Scenic Area) in the north of Gucun Village, Jiuxian Town, Yanqing County, Beijing  \u5ef6\u5e86\u53bf\u65e7\u53bf\u9547\u53e4\u57ce\u6751\u5317\u9f99\u5e86\u5ce1\u666f\u533a Festival Time: Jan 10 – Feb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Longqong Gorge (Longqingxia) located about 98km northwest of Beijing city center <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Opening Hours: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entry Tickets: RMB 100; RMB 50 (students); Free for travelers under 12 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enquiry: 69191020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get there<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bus: take Bus 919 from Deshengmen Bus Terminal and get off at Yanqing County and change for Bus 920 for Longqing Gorge  S Train: take S train to Yanqing County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-drive: Drive along Badaling Expressway (Jingzang Expressway) and eixt from Exit 62, pass by Yanqing County, drive along National Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organised Longqing Gorge Ice Festival Day Tour:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1) Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival & Badaling Great Wall Day Tour<\/a>
2) Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival Night Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lit colorful lanterns with the backdrop of the lit Great Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The radiant ice lanterns<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The lit ice carvings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The colourful Ice Carvings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Have a close look at the ice sculptures<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A panoramic view of the ice city of carvings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Add-on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Ski Resorts in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Ice Rinks in Beijing<\/a>
Houhai Winter Ice Skating Rink<\/a>
How to Visit Great Wall of China in Winter<\/a>
Top Things to Do in Beijing in the Winter<\/a>
How to Visit Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival<\/a>
What to see and do at the temple fairs in Beijing<\/a>
Snow and Ice at Bird\u2019s Nest (National Stadium)<\/a>
How to Spend Spring Festival in Beijing<\/a>
How to Spend Christmas Eve in Beijing<\/a>
Longtan Lake Park Temple Fair<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip:  Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for guided tours to Beijing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Winter Tour<\/a>
Beijing 5 Day Winter Tour Package<\/a>
Car Rental in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tour Packages<\/a>
Great Wall Tour<\/a>
China City Tours<\/a>
China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Tourist Scams Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Night Snack Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Beijing Huguosi Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your Beijing winter tour? Don’t miss an excursion to Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival. Basically each year it will be open around Jan 05. In some occasions, it will be delayed for a few days. But if even it is delayed, you still can go there to have a glimpse of the ice festival…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[105,2092,2093,2095,106,2094,3306],"class_list":["post-10619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-winter-tour","tag-beijing-ice","tag-beijing-ice-and-snow-festival","tag-beijing-ice-carving","tag-beijing-ice-sculptures","tag-beijing-snow","tag-beijing-snow-sculptures","tag-how-to-get-to-longqing-gorge-ice-lantern-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10619"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28380,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10619\/revisions\/28380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}