In the golden autumn season, the Great Wall is dyed with autumn colors, and the fragrance of chestnuts fills the mountains. When the Mutianyu Great Wall meets the harvest season, the chestnuts of Bohai Town are also ripe. If you don't want to squeeze through crowds at scenic spots during the National Day holiday, come here instead. Stroll through ancient chestnut groves and bend down to pick up a basket of "autumn," or watch a rural art exhibition behind glazed tile walls, stay overnight in a courtyard converted from an old tile factory, and watch the outline of the Great Wall sink into the night. Chestnuts, the Great Wall, art, old courtyards 鈥?there are reasons to slow down all along the way. Without further ado, let's go now!

AUTUMN 01 Laolishu Juyuande Planting Professional Cooperative

Walking into Laolishu Juyuande Planting Professional Cooperative, plump chestnuts rustle down among the trees, chestnut burrs lie scattered underfoot, and chestnut trees stretch overhead wherever you look. Put on gloves, grab a bamboo basket, and only pick naturally fallen mature chestnuts from among the fallen leaves and burrs; brush aside the spiky husks and pick up a glossy chestnut 鈥?experiencing the satisfaction of hands-on labor is autumn's most simple joy. Fill a bag, take it home, and boil a pot 鈥?starchy, glutinous, and sweet, that is the taste of Huairou's autumn. Contact phone: 13601274366

02 Laolishu Ming and Qing Chestnut Garden

To truly understand the history of Huairou chestnuts, you must visit Laolishu Ming and Qing Chestnut Garden. The chestnut trees in the garden were planted by Ming Dynasty frontier soldiers. Back then, with the policy of "three parts defending the city, seven parts farming," chestnut trees served as both military rations and a source of nostalgia. The oldest "Chestnut Ancestor" tree is 907 years old, with sturdy gnarled branches that still bear fruit every year. Walking through the garden, you can look up to see the Great Wall, ancient trees surround you, and chestnuts lie at your feet 鈥?the weight of the autumn harvest and the accumulation of time rush toward you together. After touring the garden, you can also conveniently buy chestnut bread, chestnut pastries, and more, taking home the Huairou flavor "from ancient chestnuts to desserts" all at once; group study tours and DIY handicraft sessions require advance reservations. Contact phone: 010-60632717. (Friendly reminder: Individual visitors may visit and make purchases; group picking, study tours, and DIY handicraft sessions require reservations 3 days in advance, with a minimum group of 20 people.)

03 Mutianyu Great Wall

Mutianyu Great Wall is a veteran Great Wall scenic area in Beijing, with dense watchtowers and extremely high vegetation coverage, earning the reputation of "Among the ten-thousand-li Great Wall, Mutianyu stands alone in beauty." The ancient Great Wall winds along the mountain ridges, appearing and disappearing among the green trees and mountain forests. If you don't have the stamina for hiking, you can also take a cable car or toboggan up and down with ease. Climbing high and gazing into the distance in golden autumn, every step offers magnificent scenery. Contact phone: 010-61626022

04 Beigou Village Waa Art Museum

Beigou Village, along with Mutianyu Village, Tianxianyu Village, and Xinying Village, belongs to the Bohai Town Great Wall International Cultural Village. Mutianyu Village guards the entrance to the Great Wall, Tianxianyu Village's spring water nourishes rainbow trout, and the Xinying Village area also offers chestnut picking; but Beigou Village is the scene of this rural renaissance. The internet-famous check-in spot next to the village committee is the Waa Art Museum. Golden-red glazed tiles glow warmly under the autumn sun, and traditional Chinese color schemes, once deconstructed by geometric structures, immediately take on an avant-garde character. Inside the museum, scattered small openings cut natural light into patches of "starlight," instantly maxing out the atmosphere; the stone island counter on the first floor preserves Beigou's rustic sentiment and also symbolizes the fusion of old and new Beigou. Contact phone: 010-61626506

05 Beigou Waa Factory Hotel

Waa Factory Hotel was formerly a glazed tile factory from the 1990s. After renovation by American architect San Yuan and the 2049 Investment Group, it became Beijing's only "China Rural Heritage Hotel." The original appearance of the kiln caves, traces of the tile kilns, and the colorful glazed tile fragment corridors are all preserved. If you want to stay inside art, Beigou Waa Factory Hotel is the answer. Stay in the tile factory courtyard, watch the outline of the Great Wall at night, and wake up to birdsong in the morning. The hotel is surrounded by verdant mountains and is only a 10-minute drive from the Mutianyu scenic area entrance, with Jiankou Great Wall, Xiangshui Lake, Shengquan Mountain, and more also within easy reach. The village also has Sansha Homestay, Beigala Restaurant, Waa Factory Western Restaurant, and Sansha Yimiao Vietnamese Restaurant, with old Beijing hot pot, Western cuisine, and Vietnamese pho taking turns at the table, bringing mountain wilderness and international flair into the same frame. During the National Day holiday, the hotel holds chestnut-beating activities, concerts, and more. Contact phone: 010-61626506

06 Shuntong Rainbow Trout Breeding Center

After coming down the mountain, you must end with a meal of rainbow trout. At Shuntong Rainbow Trout Breeding Center, spring-water rainbow trout is caught and grilled on the spot, with one fish served many ways 鈥?sashimi fresh, fragrant, and smooth, charcoal-grilled with a rich toasted aroma, and the bones and head can also be made into soup, so fresh it will make your eyebrows fall off. Sitting at the foot of the mountain, feeling the autumn breeze, eating freshly caught rainbow trout, and recalling the joy of picking chestnuts in the grove, the fatigue of the day instantly resets to zero. Contact phone: 010-61626088

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