{"id":11780,"date":"2021-08-22T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=11780"},"modified":"2021-10-01T20:53:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T12:53:34","slug":"early-morning-stroll-at-longtan-lake-park-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/early-morning-stroll-at-longtan-lake-park-in-beijing","title":{"rendered":"Early Morning Stroll at Longtan Lake Park in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Longtan Lake Park is just a local park in Beijing. It lies at the southeast inner corner of the 2nd Ring Road, next to the old city moat to its east and south sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLongtan\u201d literally means \u201cDragon Pool\u201d, that refers to the three lakes in the park \u2013 the East Lake, the Mid Lake and the West Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But today when we talk about the Longtan Lake Park, we often refer to the East Lake Park which is cut off from the Mid Lake and the West Lake by Zuoanmen Inner Street running through the park from north to south. The Mid Lake has been built into the earliest amusement park known as Beijing Amusement Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Longtan Lake Park may be not that famous as Beihai Park and Jingshan Park, but it is a peaceful and non-tourist place with all the classical elements of a Chinese park. It features rock gardens, dragon boats, moon bridges, gorgeous Chinese architectures and beautiful landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The northeast Longtan Lake Park mainly consists of one lake and peninsula that are&nbsp;circled by the stone paved paths and Chinese-style gardens and pavilions,&nbsp;a lovely place for an early morning stroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tag\/longtan-lake-park-temple-fair\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tag\/longtan-lake-park-temple-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Longtan Lake Park Temple Fair<\/a> will be held in the park. As a temple fair in Beijing, Longtan Lake Park Temple Fair has many&nbsp;activities \u2013&nbsp; special local food and snacks, plentiful products of arts and crafts, some interesting games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entrance fee is only RMB2, which allows you to have one or hours\u2019s stroll and keep from the hustle and bustle of the Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow me to have an early morning walk along the lake banks in th park. The north entrance to the Longtan Lake Park ( east part )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Double-Pavilion-Bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Double-Pavilion-Bridge.jpg\" alt=\"The Double Pavilion Bridge\" class=\"wp-image-11782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Double-Pavilion-Bridge.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Double-Pavilion-Bridge-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Double Pavilion Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;moon bridge links the circular patheway with the mid-lake in th park. The green belt and stone paved pathway circles the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-green-belt-and-stone-paved-pathway-circles-the-lake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-green-belt-and-stone-paved-pathway-circles-the-lake.jpg\" alt=\"The green belt and stone paved pathway circles the lake\" class=\"wp-image-11784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-green-belt-and-stone-paved-pathway-circles-the-lake.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-green-belt-and-stone-paved-pathway-circles-the-lake-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The green belt and stone paved pathway circles the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedals and electric boats. pedals priced at RMB 40 and electric boats at RMB80&nbsp; each hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pedaloes-and-electri.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pedaloes-and-electri.jpg\" alt=\"Pedaloes and electric boats\" class=\"wp-image-11785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pedaloes-and-electri.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pedaloes-and-electri-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pedals and electric boats<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/It-is-green-and-verdant-in-all-places..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/It-is-green-and-verdant-in-all-places..jpg\" alt=\"It is green and verdant in all places.\" class=\"wp-image-11786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/It-is-green-and-verdant-in-all-places..jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/It-is-green-and-verdant-in-all-places.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>It is green and verdant in all places.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-tiny-isle-is-waiting-for-you-to-explore..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-tiny-isle-is-waiting-for-you-to-explore..jpg\" alt=\"It is green and verdant in all places.\" class=\"wp-image-11788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-tiny-isle-is-waiting-for-you-to-explore..jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/A-tiny-isle-is-waiting-for-you-to-explore.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>It is green and verdant in all places.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/An-exquisitely-made-corridor-bridge-is-waiting-for-you-to-pass..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/An-exquisitely-made-corridor-bridge-is-waiting-for-you-to-pass..jpg\" alt=\"An exquisitely made corridor bridge is waiting for you to pass.\" class=\"wp-image-11790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/An-exquisitely-made-corridor-bridge-is-waiting-for-you-to-pass..jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/An-exquisitely-made-corridor-bridge-is-waiting-for-you-to-pass.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>An exquisitely made corridor bridge is waiting for you to pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morning-joggers1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morning-joggers1.jpg\" alt=\"An exquisitely made corridor bridge is waiting for you to pass.\" class=\"wp-image-11791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morning-joggers1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morning-joggers1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>An exquisitely made corridor bridge is waiting for you to pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-peaceful-and-non-tourist-place-with-all-the-classical-elements-of-a-Chinese-park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-peaceful-and-non-tourist-place-with-all-the-classical-elements-of-a-Chinese-park.jpg\" alt=\"a peaceful and non-tourist place with all the classical elements of a Chinese park\" class=\"wp-image-11792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-peaceful-and-non-tourist-place-with-all-the-classical-elements-of-a-Chinese-park.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-peaceful-and-non-tourist-place-with-all-the-classical-elements-of-a-Chinese-park-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>a peaceful and non-tourist place with all the classical elements of a Chinese park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/morning-exercises.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/morning-exercises.jpg\" alt=\"morning exercises\" class=\"wp-image-11793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/morning-exercises.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/morning-exercises-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>morning exercises<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Ping-pong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Ping-pong.jpg\" alt=\"morning exercises\" class=\"wp-image-11794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Ping-pong.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Play-Ping-pong-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Morning exercises<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tip:&nbsp; Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,&nbsp; here are some options for guided tours to Beijing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_winter_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Winter Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/car_rental\/\" target=\"_blank\">Car Rental in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_day_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Day Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_package_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Tour Packages<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Wall Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_winter_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Winter Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Tours<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/china_city_tours\/\" target=\"_blank\">China City Tours<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/china-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\">China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/when-to-visit-beijing-best-time-to-visit-beijing\" target=\"_blank\">Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-plan-a-trip-to-beijing\" target=\"_blank\">How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/top_10_must_see_attractions_in_beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/tourist-traps-in-china\/top-10-tourist-scams-beijing\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Tourist Scams Beijing<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/forbidden-city-travel-tips-the-palace-museum-travel-tips\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-the-temple-of-heaven\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-summer-palace\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-ming-tombs-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/tips-for-visiting-the-great-wall-of-china-around-beijing\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-tiananmen-square\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hutong\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Hutongs<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-birds-nest-and-water-cube\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-markets\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-shopping-malls\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-food\/wangfujing-night-food-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wangfujing Night Snack Street<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-attractions-tips\/qianmen-street-a-famous-pedestrian-street-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/huguosi-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Huguosi Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtan Lake Park is just a local park in Beijing. It lies at the southeast inner corner of the 2nd Ring Road, next to the old city moat to its east and south sides. \u201cLongtan\u201d literally means \u201cDragon Pool\u201d, that refers to the three lakes in the park \u2013 the East Lake, the Mid Lake&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,19],"tags":[2255,2254],"class_list":["post-11780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-attractions-tips","category-beijing-travel","tag-langtan-lake-park","tag-longtan-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"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=11780"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27931,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11780\/revisions\/27931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}