grawrt Posted May 30, 2015 at 05:21 AM Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 at 05:21 AM I'm currently in Beijing and would like to take a short 3-4 day trip to a beach or lake. Places with sites to see are interesting and it'd be cool if the place you suggest also has these things but if not it's okay cause I'm just looking for a pretty place to lay in the sun, swim, and bike. I understand beaches and lakes in China aren't generally clean but my beaches back home are pretty awful so I don't have high standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted May 30, 2015 at 06:41 AM Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 at 06:41 AM Qingdao's not a bad place; there's a long waterfront walk that's been developed, and the colonial parts make for nice strolling. It's also very easy to reach from Beijing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted May 30, 2015 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 at 02:08 PM Beidaihe or Nandaihe. The beaches aren't great, but it's 2 hours out of Beijing so you won't spend half of those 3-4 days travelling. For things to do nearby, there's 山海关 and 老龙头, which is where the great wall goes in to the sea. It's a bit touristy, but not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawrt Posted June 2, 2015 at 03:02 AM Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 at 03:02 AM Thank you! I think I'll take a trip to Beidaihe or nandaihe next weekend, and then try out Qingdao for another weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted June 2, 2015 at 03:16 AM Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 at 03:16 AM Beidaihe is not bad. Don't go to the amusement park there though - the ticket is expensive and the park is rubbish, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted June 2, 2015 at 08:58 AM Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 at 08:58 AM Qinhuangdao also has a nice beach. There's nothing else to do there though, to my knowledge. Without traffic jams you can drive there in four hours or so (with traffic jams it can take all day). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted June 2, 2015 at 09:19 AM Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 at 09:19 AM Beidaihe is essentially Qinhuangdao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 2, 2015 at 01:18 PM Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 at 01:18 PM To be precise, beidaihe is one of the towns located/governed within/by the city of qinhuangdao (I lived in nandaihe for 3 years, which is the town just south of beidaihe). Their beaches are very different however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted June 2, 2015 at 02:15 PM Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 at 02:15 PM Nice. That's fairly provincial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 2, 2015 at 02:26 PM Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 at 02:26 PM It used to be far more provincial back then but has seen a rapid amount of development over the last 10 or so years. I hardly recognise the place now when I go back to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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