Today we had planned to go to the Fragrant Hills, a big park in the west of Beijing. After 1 hour of transportation, the taxi dropped us at the entrance. He did explained something in Chinese pointing 2 different directions. Of course we did not understand :) So we bought tickets for the wrong place: the Botanical Garden, which is located right next to the Fragrant Hills. Well we did not get the right place, fair enough, but it was still worth the trip. There were loads of Chinese people over there and very few foreigners (we counted maybe 20 including us) and we had a very good grab at what Chinese people do over the week-end, when they don't shop. They come to a big park like this one, bring a tent and the picnic and spend the day there, with friends and / or family. I'm not sure they really come for the flowers which by the way were quite impressive but more for the outdoor experience.
Of course I took plenty of pictures :)
PS: I would recommend to visit the garden later in the spring, May or June, so you get a chance to see the rose garden with flowers open.
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