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Tianjin, China42 contributions
Jun. 2021 • Family
wow , no words to say about the beauty of the place, if you are looking for a place to take the photographs , this is the place , Recommended for night view , stunning beauty, lot of resturants ,boating, and enjoy the.scenaries .
Written 1 June 2021
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Stephen C
1,070 contributions
Dec. 2020 • Couples
This water town is about 2 hours drive from Beijing city. For those who have been to Wuzhen (in outskirts of Shanghai), there is a heavy resemblance as I'm told that this place is modeled after the latter.
There is plenty to do inside. The bonus of going in winter is that the streams are frozen and converted to skating rinks. There are also ice sculptures at various parts of the town.
The other advantage of visiting this town is that it is linked to the Simatai leg of the Great Wall. It is best to stay until evening time as the lights of the town and the Great Wall are magnificent.
There is plenty to do inside. The bonus of going in winter is that the streams are frozen and converted to skating rinks. There are also ice sculptures at various parts of the town.
The other advantage of visiting this town is that it is linked to the Simatai leg of the Great Wall. It is best to stay until evening time as the lights of the town and the Great Wall are magnificent.
Written 27 December 2020
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spp123
Beijing, China57 contributions
Nov. 2020
This is around 130 km outside of Beijing, 1.5 hr driving. The place is phenomenal though gets crowded during the weekend. We stayed there for two night within the water town. ( Be careful not all hotels accept foreigners so you have to call them and confirm that). Plenty of places to eat . Along with Chinese food , you get your Pizza , burger and steak so don't worry about the food there . Make sure to go around the whole place during the day and then at night. Try to climb the hill of Gubei church in the evening to see the whole place lit up. We also took the cable to Simatai Great wall . It is a broken great wall , even after the cable it is still a steep climb. It is bit expensive though. Its not worth to go up to the great wall in the evening , you might want to stay and enjoy the water town in the evening. And if you like photography , this is your place . we were there in 1st week of Nov so great time to see the red Ivy all over the water town and of course great weather. A must visit place.
Written 14 November 2020
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Traveller_Oldie
East London, South Africa255 contributions
Aug. 2020 • Friends
This re-enactment of the actual watertown is very well constructed and has a range of wonderful little shops and alleyways. BUT try to go on a weekday. Weekends are hectic and full of crowds. Has a nice vibe. The lightshow with more than 80 drones dancing in the sky was quite incredible.
Written 15 August 2020
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Amy P
Barrie, Canada91 contributions
Aug. 2020 • Couples
Super cute town & fun place for a one night getaway. Yes, it’s a little pricey but it really was beautiful. We stayed in a quaint inn that was relatively clean & had a balcony overlooking the canal. The park was extremely clean & well-maintained. We paid to take the cable car up the mountain & to take a boat ride through the canal but exploring the town was included in the cost. We could have easily spent more time at this beautiful park & hope to return in the future.
Written 11 August 2020
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Chanel P
Atlanta, GA117 contributions
May 2020 • Friends
I half expected re-enactments because this place gave me theme park vibes. I enjoyed walking around and trying the food. I enjoyed wondering around the town, maybe there wasn’t much more to offer considering the pandemic but it would have been nice to see. Bring bugs spray for the evening cause they swarmed my and my party 😩
Written 18 May 2020
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Tweenkly
Malaysia364 contributions
Dec. 2019
Highly recommended to stay overnight at the town. The entrance ticket valid for 2 days for those visitors who overnight inside the town.
Pretty Town even it is rebuilt as a commercial village. Able to access to the Simatai Great Wall via the cable car at night.
Join the tour at the entrance (mandarin language), the guide show us around and explain the exhibition pretty well. We had spent 2 hours walking around leisurely and had a wonderful time.
The food we try around the village is good, more to Guang Dong style.
The town had 4 different theme based on the season, each season had different views.
Pretty Town even it is rebuilt as a commercial village. Able to access to the Simatai Great Wall via the cable car at night.
Join the tour at the entrance (mandarin language), the guide show us around and explain the exhibition pretty well. We had spent 2 hours walking around leisurely and had a wonderful time.
The food we try around the village is good, more to Guang Dong style.
The town had 4 different theme based on the season, each season had different views.
Written 4 March 2020
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Susan
Singapore, Singapore25 contributions
Dec. 2019 • Family
A very nice resort around 2 hours away from Beijing citycore. It's hard to believe that it's all man made. You can see the night view of Simaitai Great Wall by taking a cable car. There are many hot spa hotels in this resort.
Written 11 February 2020
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bright ideas
Beijing, China27 contributions
Dec. 2019
We went to visit at the start of December. It was freezing cold but that added to the charm of the place, the lake was frozen and there were some lovely snow sculptures. Made the place even more photogenic!
Spent the afternoon wandering around seeing the beautiful sights and trying some of the food at the small vendors. There are also cafes and restaurants where you can sit indoors.
We waited until the evening for the drone display. It was wonderful, never seen anything quite like it!
Overall it was a great place to unwind and get out of the city. I would recommend to everyone visiting Beijing. It is worth the long and slightly cramped bus journey on the 51. But you can take a didi if you're feeling fancy!
Spent the afternoon wandering around seeing the beautiful sights and trying some of the food at the small vendors. There are also cafes and restaurants where you can sit indoors.
We waited until the evening for the drone display. It was wonderful, never seen anything quite like it!
Overall it was a great place to unwind and get out of the city. I would recommend to everyone visiting Beijing. It is worth the long and slightly cramped bus journey on the 51. But you can take a didi if you're feeling fancy!
Written 3 January 2020
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rosegrove77
Beijing, China268 contributions
Dec. 2019 • Family
Loved this whole experience!
We hired a private car from Beijing which took about 2 hours. We deliberately came on a week-day in the hope we could avoid crowds and we were right. The town and Wall were wonderfully tourist free.
The town looked magical as there was snow and the water had frozen in ‘water’ town. Everywhere had Christmas decorations and it felt very festive. We opted for the full package ticket 280RMB per person which was admission to the town and cable car up and down the wall. You could walk it, but we decided to opt for a different route as we’d already climbed a different section of the wall. When you get to the top it is still a bit of a climb to the tower via some steep steps. The views up there were spectacular especially with the snow. Later on, looking up at the Wall lit up from the town was just beautiful. We ate in a German restaurant which was decent and warmed up a bit before braving the outdoors again for the drone show which was at 6.30pm. (Apparently there is a later show too which is the same.) The drone show was awesome and like nothing we’ve seen before.
The whole experience - town - Wall - show made for a great day!
We hired a private car from Beijing which took about 2 hours. We deliberately came on a week-day in the hope we could avoid crowds and we were right. The town and Wall were wonderfully tourist free.
The town looked magical as there was snow and the water had frozen in ‘water’ town. Everywhere had Christmas decorations and it felt very festive. We opted for the full package ticket 280RMB per person which was admission to the town and cable car up and down the wall. You could walk it, but we decided to opt for a different route as we’d already climbed a different section of the wall. When you get to the top it is still a bit of a climb to the tower via some steep steps. The views up there were spectacular especially with the snow. Later on, looking up at the Wall lit up from the town was just beautiful. We ate in a German restaurant which was decent and warmed up a bit before braving the outdoors again for the drone show which was at 6.30pm. (Apparently there is a later show too which is the same.) The drone show was awesome and like nothing we’ve seen before.
The whole experience - town - Wall - show made for a great day!
Written 20 December 2019
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kiwijokers
Auckland, New Zealand349 contributions
Our driver says it’s not worth visiting it’s just a commercial business recreation.
I thought it was ancient buildings?
Is it or not?
We won’t be there till end of November and think it will be pretty cold then....
suzanne t
2 contributions
I am not sure if your driver is chinese and local to Beijing ?? But Gubei is a collection of old villages and brought together in Gubei it’s authenticity is very good must have cost a fortune but simatai the oldest bit of the wall is very close and is the best of the Chinese’s Great Wall it’s under UNESCO and was built in 550 -557 built in the Qi dynasty also really old and on the Yanshan mountain .and the peking mountains are very rugged and dramatic it’s beautiful your going into the countryside . I would visit it it’s like going to London and not visiting the Crown Jewels or visiting England and not going to Stonehenge . The water town was well worth the visit i enjoyed it the nearest water town to Beijing the next other is in Shanghai which is Nanxun but I went to see the old part of the historic wall .. I really found it like a small shangrila you won’t be dissapointed . Take care and enjoy the experience
dalomedontre
Chicago, IL1 contribution
If I go to Samaita wall at the gubei water town and take the 21:00 bus to dongzhimen station and arrive around 23:00... would I get stranded cause to my knowledge the metro stop running around that time..and it will be a 3 hour walk to downtown?
Most metro trains have their last journey start at 23:00 (next train @ 05:00). You should be able to get a taxi (around $7). Have a look at the Rome2rio travel app. It says the walk would be around 1.5 hours. Not smart especially if in winter.
cbema
Oxford, UK36 contributions
Can someone recommend a driver to take us to & from Gubei on the 6th September? We would like to stay till 9pm, to see the light show. What would be the cost? I checked at my hotel and the return cost is very expensive. Thanks
Andrew
Perth, Australia317 contributions
Postscript to my earlier post: If you decide on the shuttle bus option be sure to PRE-BOOK your return, a lot of people use this service that stay to see the light show and you cannot just turn up and get a seat.
Cheers
Drew22
dalomedontre
Chicago, IL1 contribution
Can u take a taxi from Beijing to the hubris water town and are there taxis to get back the next day if we decide to spend the night
Bon
Hong Kong, China74 contributions
You may try booking taxi through app eg DiDi. It is quite a long distance from Beijing to Gubei Water Town.
MarcoKess
Lodi, Italy1 contribution
Ciao, dove è meglio soggiornare per spostarsi a piedi? nella parte a nord vicino alla partenza della funivia oppure dove il fiume compie l'ansa più stretta? O ancora nella parte più a sud? Ma è grosso questo paese/attrazione?
Grazie
Francesca C
Milan, Italy31 contributions
Non è grosso , ma a piedi da un estremo all'altro comunque ci vogliono 20 -30 minuti. Secondo me è meglio soggiornare nella parte centrale o verso nord, dove ci sono più locali/ristoranti e case tipiche da visitare
Hi, Anyone know how to go from Beijing International Airport to Gubei Water town ? How do I get there using public transportation?
How to book the hotel in Water Town ?
How to buy online ticket to go in Water Town and Simatai Great Wall ?
444Larry
Adelaide, Australia110 contributions
The easiest way to Gubei is to catch a bus from Dongzhimen Bus Station. The Bus Station is located a short walk to the east of Dongzhimen Metro Station, which is the terminus for the direct metro from Beijing Airport. The public bus service runs a limited time schedule, however, private bus operators are located on the road outside the bus depot and charge the same rate as the public service, their buses are also more comfortable. Going to Gubei for a one day visit is not viable, if you plan on coming direct from the airport it is 45 minutes from the airport to Dongzhimen, the you have to walk to the bus depot and provided you do not get lost this will take 15 - 20 minutes and then you have to catch a bus, the bus journey is one and a half hours. It will take the same time by taxi but will be a lot more expensive. Everything at Gubei is controlled from a central administration area, that is hotels, entrance fees etc. Except for the two big resort hotels most hotels in Gubei are boutique style hotels with 9 - 12 rooms, these need to be booked on line (effectively through the administration office). I used a com website to book my "trip"
Hi, could you tell me how to book hotel in Gubei Water Town for family 6 person ?
Around 20 November, Gubei Water Town have snow and how is the weather ?
sal C
Brisbane, Australia58 contributions
We were part of a tour group, the hotels were all arranged and booked by Asia Travel. We travelled there by coach which was also part of the tour.The hotel we stayed at ( The Gubei WaterTown Hotel, I think!) may have been the only hotel there. It was an excellent hotel!
Good luck, do the wall when youre there!
Joobjib
Bangkok, Thailand445 contributions
Hi. Does anyone have information of direct buses to Gubei from Beijing South station? Schedule and where does the bus park?
Pam Q
Singapore, Singapore49 contributions
Hi, Pam. What would you like to know about this attraction?
Can you tell me which hotel did you stay in Gu Bei Watertown?
catherine h
Fruit Heights, UT67 contributions
We stayed at the water town hotel. It had a free breakfast and an easy entrance to the water town. Plus free admission to the hot springs
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