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Hot spring and picking make "spring" stay

(lifestyle.com)
Updated: 2007-01-16 10:48



The weather is getting colder, and taking a bath in a hot spring or
picking fruit or vegetables in greenhouses are popular ways to beat the
chill. These activities can make it feel like spring, if only for a
little while. There is a saying, 'if winter comes, will spring be far
behind?', but hot springs and greenhouses can make you feel like spring
has never left.

North: Jiu Hua Shanzhuang & Xiaotangshan Vegetable Base

If you are living in the north of Beijing, your best choice for a
hot-spring bath is in Jiu Hua Shanzhuang and you can pick fresh
vegetables at the Xiaotangshan Vegetable Base. The two places are only a
five-minute drive apart.

Jiu Hua Shanzhuang

Boasting more than 80 hot springs, Jiu Hua Shanzhuang is a comprehensive
hot spring hotel, a great place to relax.

Tips:

1) If you like chatting and making friends, the East Hot Spring, the
biggest in Jiuhua Shanzhuang, is a great place for it. There are also
many kinds of beverages available. If you want peace and quiet, try the
West Hot Spring.

2) Special spas and massages like herbal spas and traditional Chinese
massages are available, along with advisors to help you find the right
spa or massage treatment for you.

Entrance fee: RMB 120
Address: Xiaotangshan, Changping District
Tel:010-51650066, 65211055

Xiaotangshan Vegetable Base

Xiaotangshan Vegetable Base is a wonderful place where you can find all
kinds of fresh vegetables in the warm greenhouses. Surprisingly, visitors
here can enjoy and pick some tropical fruits, which, in the past, only
could be grown in the south.

Entrance fee: RMB 10
Address: South of Daliushu Huan Dao, Changping District.
Tel: 010-61784741

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