
The event released 6 travel routes around Beijing and launched Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei tourist attraction joint tickets and free cards
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The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Sports Culture Tourism Belt aims to implement the concept of "sports traction, cultural empowerment, and tourism-driven" and deepen the cultural and tourism synergy between Beijing and Zhangjiakou and surrounding areas.
China News Service, Beijing, September 25 (Reporter Chen Hang) The "Travel Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei" Beijing-Zhangjiakou Sports and Culture Tourism Belt cultural and tourism themed exchange event opened on the 24th at the Beijing Expo International Tourism Resort. At the event, 6 tourist routes around Beijing were released, covering history and culture, landscape adventure, train sightseeing, the Great Wall, grassland and other tourist scenes. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei tourist attractions joint ticket and free card were launched, bringing together more than 200 high-quality scenic spots in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, opening up new space for tourists to travel in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei autumn.
This event was hosted by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism. It aimed to promote the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Sports Culture Tourism Belt with high quality, practice the concept of "sports traction, cultural empowerment, and tourism driving", and continue to deepen the cultural and tourism synergy between Beijing, Zhangjiakou and Yanhuaichi adjacent areas.
At the event site, the cultural and tourism authorities of Tianjin City and Hebei Province, relevant leaders of the cultural and tourism departments of Zhangjiakou City, Huailai County, Chicheng County, and Chongli District, and representatives of the cultural tourism industry gathered to participate in the launching ceremony. Experts in the industry shared their experience in promoting sports, culture and tourism in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, systematically sorted out the achievements of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cultural tourism collaboration, analyzed current development pain points, and discussed new paths for regional linkage. Yanqing, Jizhou, Huailai, Chicheng, and Chongli successively launched cultural tourism resource promotions, focusing on displaying the rich cultural tourism resources and diverse business formats along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou line and adjacent areas in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
As an important part of this event, six tourist routes around Beijing were officially released, covering various tourist scenes such as history and culture, landscape exploration, train sightseeing, the Great Wall, and grasslands. With the core concept of "one departure, multi-layered experience", the route starts from Beijing and connects high-quality scenic spots in Tianjin and Hebei to create a "micro-vacation" model that does not require flying or asking for leave. The itinerary of each route ranges from 3 to 7 days.
Among them, the "Western Beijing Ancient Road·Yuxian Castle Tour" starts from the 900-year-old ancient ginkgo of Dajue Zen Temple, passes through Miaofeng Mountain, Lingshui Juren Village, Cuandixia Village, and arrives at the ancient city of Yuzhou and Nuanquan Ancient Town, where you can enjoy the "Nuanquan hitting tree flowers" with molten water splashing on the wall and starry rain in the sky; "Zhao Hao", each of the 7 carriages has a theme, including immersive theater, Peking Opera crosstalk and ventriloquism, etc., and can go directly to Chengde Summer Resort, Jinshanling Great Wall, Wuqiao Magic City; "Tianjin Travel Time Retro Train Slow Travel Notes" takes the retro green leather train "Tianjin Travel Time" from Beijing Station to Tianjin North Railway Station, experience intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, retro cheongsam photos, 5D cinema, visit ancient cultural streets, and listen to cross talk.
The event launched the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei tourist attractions joint ticket and free card. This card is jointly guided by the cultural and tourism departments and bureaus of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and issued by the municipal state-owned enterprise Beijing Cultural Innovation Board. One card covers more than 200 high-quality scenic spots in the three places, of which 160 scenic spots provide unlimited free admission.
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