About Houhai,Beijing

in #photography6 years ago


 In July 2017, I graduated from college and came to Beijing.


My university is in Guilin, one of the southern cities in China that is known to both domestic and foreign people. I will also have the opportunity to share my life experience in Guilin for four years.

Just came to Beijing to acquire a maximum of two places - Houhai and Panjiayuan. Pan Jiayuan will say later, let's talk about Houhai first.

Houhai is an integral part of Shichahai. Shichahai, which consists of three waters of Qianhai, Houhai and Xihai, is called “the last three seas” in order to distinguish it from the “three seas” of the North Sea, the Central Sea and the South China Sea.

Houhai, east from Di'anmenwai Street, west to Xinjiekou Street, south to Ping'an Avenue, north to North Second Ring Road, with a total area of 146.7 hectares, including 34 hectares of water area and 11.5 hectares of green area. This is the ancient waters of Beijing city 700 years ago during the Yuan Dynasty.



No matter the four seasons here, it is very lively.

In the summer, people like to come here during the day boating,

Some elderly people like to swim here. In the evening, the surrounding bars will open and many people come here to drink.

Here is one of Beijing Bar Street.



But also in 2017, where most of the bars were closed because of fire safety issues.


In the winter, this is one of a skating rink. Throughout the waters are frozen.

In winter, the feeling here and return to the ancient, quiet and solemn. Without summer irritability. Some are more primitive pleasure.

There are many old skating methods in Beijing on the ice. Skating, ice skating cycling ...