{"id":9803,"date":"2018-10-18T01:36:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T17:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=9803"},"modified":"2022-03-31T06:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T22:23:26","slug":"liugou-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/liugou-village","title":{"rendered":"Liugou Village"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liugou Village ( Liugou Cun \u67f3\u6c9f\u6751 \uff09is located in Jingzhen Township, 15km southeast of downtown Yanqing County<\/a> and 92km north of Beijing city proper. “Liugou” literally means “willow ditch”.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Liugou Village lies on a spacious north-south ditch (valley). But unlike the name of Willow Ditch, Liugou Village doesn’t have many willow trees, instead Chinese scholar tree are easily seen growing on both sides of the roads in the village.<\/p>\n

In the past 10 years, great efforts have been made by Liugou Village to develop local folk tourism. New courtyard-style farmhouses have been built; old houses revamped. The old town of Liugou Village can still be seen – the old city wall, the old city gate and temples.\u00a0 Liugou Village was stationed by the soldiers in Ming and Qing Dynasty. It is said that if viewed from a nearby hill, the old part of Liugou Village looks like a flying phoenix, hence the Liugou’s nickname of Phoenix City.<\/span><\/p>\n

Liugou Village is situated in the north of\u00a0Juyongguan Pass Great Wall\u00a0<\/a>and to the east of Badaling Great Wall<\/a>. It used to be an important military fort. The Ming Dynasty Great Wall winded past Liugou Village. Most of the sections of the Great Wall at Liugou Village have been demolished and damaged. The bricks of the Great Wall were used to make houses in the village. But the remains of the Great Wall can be still recognized.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are over 100 households in Liugou Village, a large village in the countryside around Beijing. Liugou Village has been developed into a folk culture village offering the well known “Tofu Feast” or “Bean Curd Banquet” and farmhouse Inn service for urban residents and oversea travelers. Almost all the households in the village are specialised in making Tofu Banquet.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to get there:
\n1) Public Bus\uff1a Take Bus 877 from Deshengmen and connect Bus Y08 for Liugou Village.
\n2) Self-drive: Drive on Jingzhang Express (Badaling Great Wall expressway) and exit at Yanqing Exit, drive past the downtown Yanqing; continue to drive in the direction of Yongning Township. On the way, you will see the signboard pointing to Liugou Village.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Follow me to Liugou Village!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These are several rows of newly built farmhouses, white washed walls, roof tiles designed in a courtyard style.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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These are several rows of newly built farmhouses,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nAll the houses are built in the traditional courtyard style.<\/span><\/div>\n
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All the houses are built in the traditional courtyard style<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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On the other side of the village main road are revamped farmhouses.<\/span><\/div>\n
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On the other side of the village main road are revamped farmhouses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nWe are looking for a household to prepare Tofu Feast lunch for us. <\/span><\/div>\n
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We are looking for a household to prepare Tofu Feast lunch for us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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A courtyard in the name of Douxiangge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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To our surprise, all the private rooms and tables under shelters in the open area around the courtyards are full. Of course, we have booked 6 tables for our Forty-some group. <\/span><\/div>\n
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all the private rooms and tables under shelters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Walking under the sun shelter formed by vigorous gourd vines.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Walking under the sun shelter formed by vigorous gourd vines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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More than just tofu, the local tofu banquet also includes the local farm dishes. <\/span><\/div>\n
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More than just tofu, the local tofu banquet also include the local farm dishes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Charcoal stoves are used to cook tofu\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Charcoal stoves are used to cook tofu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nTofu Meal is actually a casserole hotpot atop a burning charcoal stove with different kinds of tofu in the casserole – fresh, frozen and deep fried tofu mixed with\u00a0 meat, bacon and Chinese cabbage. <\/span><\/div>\n
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A casserole contains fresh, frozen and deep fried tofu mixed with meat, bacon and Chinese cabbage. <\/span><\/div>\n
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A casserole contains fresh, frozen and deep fried tofu mixed with meat, bacon and Chinese cabbage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Liugou Tofu Feast<\/span><\/div>\n
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All of us are enjoying the casserole hotpot tofu very much.<\/p>\n

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All of us are enjoying the casserole hotpot tofu very much<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nA village fruit vendor is expecting some business from the eaters inside the courtyard.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A farm boy with a toy. Will he be interested in cooking tofu when grown-up?<\/span><\/div>\n
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A farm boy with a toy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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By the parking lot, there is a small market for local villages to sell the local specialities.<\/span><\/div>\n
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By the parking lot, local villages sell the local specialities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\nLiuguo Village Contact Phone Number: 61192032, 61185391<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,\u00a0 here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Tour Packages<\/a>
\nBeijing Winter Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
\nGreat Wall Tour<\/a>
\nCar Rental in Beijing<\/a>
\nBeijing Tours<\/a>
\nChina City Tours<\/a>
\nChina Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n
\n

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

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

Wangfujing Night Snack Street<\/a>
\nQianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
\nBeijing Huguosi Street<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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