[2025 Beijing Stay] Travel Guide for Yanbai Villa (Updated Jan)

Arriving at Yanbo Villa in the early morning, the mist is faint, the peaks are hidden, and the sun halo is ambiguous behind the clouds. A cool breeze blows over the lake, carrying the dust and dew from the mountains, and in the distance, it seems as if the shadow of a boat paddle is moving. When the clouds and mist disperse, the morning sun dyes the autumn mountains, the red leaves spread freely, and the water and sky present a vast gradient of colors. At this time, Yanbo Villa, with the momentum of a swimming dragon, floats on the winding Beishan Mountain, embracing the autumn water, intense and affectionate. Looking up, the tiles and walls are stacked layer upon layer, the blue bricks, ochre tiles, and blue-green porcelain tiles leap on the facade, the wooden structure is high and ancient, the building outline is powerful, and more than 50,000 Yanshan pines and cypresses gather around, creating an impressive momentum.

👍🏻👍🏻 The autumn colors are in full swing, with the mountains covered in red leaves. The vibrant colors of autumn are in full bloom. During the golden autumn season, come to the luxury hotel by the lake - Yanqi Hotel, to enjoy the autumn scenery, to receive the gifts of nature, to collect the fallen leaves and fruits of autumn, and to feel the natural beauty between the lake and the autumn moon.💞💞 —— 🦋The 18th SLH (Small Luxury Hotels of the World) hotel in the world, Yanqi Hotel, is hidden in a corner of Yanqi Lake in the suburbs of Beijing. Designed by Wang Shu, the winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, this "museum hotel" extends the traditional living experience to a 27,000-square-meter garden, where you can enjoy the scenery as you walk, making "people walking in the painting" no longer just a metaphor. —— 👑The "Yan" in "Yanqi" comes from "The clouds rise and the geese fly, the frost falls and the grass grows." ☀This poem is from "Gui Tu Fu" by Xie Lingyun, a poet, Buddhist scholar, and traveler of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a unique meaning, describing the natural scenery on the way home, using geese as a metaphor for people, depicting the mind resting peacefully in the lake and mountains. —— 🌈The "Qi" comes from "The cold and heat cannot move, the years cannot defeat, only the pine and cypress are so." 🌟This is the character of the pine and cypress mentioned by Su Zhe, a writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, in "Fu Fu Ling Fu". It symbolizes loyalty, integrity, and perseverance. ⚡"Yanqi" conveys the intention to create a quiet, ethereal, and natural atmosphere while maintaining an indomitable character.

Beijing Yanbo Shanzhuang is hidden in the suburbs of Beijing, on the banks of Yanqi Lake in Huairou. It was created by Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu in collaboration with WATG Interior Design Studio. The name "Yanbo" comes from Xie Lingyun's poem, meaning a peaceful mind, and "bo" symbolizes perseverance. The architectural design is inspired by "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and the landscape is created with reference to "Four Views of Landscape". The garden is full of water pavilions and mountains and lakes, as well as landscapes such as melon sheds rebuilt on the original site. The interior design is based on respect for Wang Shu, with blue-green and ochre-gold colors, and the tile wall in the lobby is very distinctive. The guest rooms are located by the lake, with wooden lattice windows for privacy, full of ancient charm and modern facilities. The hotel is positioned as a "boutique themed museum hotel", cleverly using transitional spaces to display art exhibits.

Shiyu - Yanbai Villa 10th CREDAWARD Design Award Project Positioning: Yanbai Villa, located on the shore of Yanqi Lake in Beijing, is positioned as a top boutique theme museum hotel and is also a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). Design Positioning: The name of the hotel, "Yan" and "Bai", has the yearning and imagination of birds flying freely in the dense forest and lake. The original intention of the design of Yanbai Villa is to create a "boutique theme museum hotel", extending the traditional hotel stay experience to a 27,000-square-meter garden, creating a new experience of being in a painting. The lighting emphasizes the outline of the architectural features, highlights the architectural details, highlights the grandeur and sequence of Chinese architecture, makes the multi-level lighting reflect the characteristics of the building and the environment, highlights its noble temperament and pattern, and reproduces the ancient charm of the landscape. Design Inspiration: The hotel was designed by Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu, and the architecture was inspired by the Song Dynasty Wang Ximeng's "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", and the landscape was laid out with reference to the Song Dynasty Liu Songnian's "Four Scenery Landscape Map", which is grand and simple and elegant, focusing on creating a quiet, ethereal, and natural holiday atmosphere. The lighting design inspiration is inspired by the Northern Song Dynasty Wang Ximeng's "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", and the main building glazed tile material is used as the conversion of the modern language of green landscape, and the lighting sets off the shape of the building peaks and ridges, reflecting the open momentum of the building. The close-up is inspired by the Southern Song Dynasty Liu Songnian's "Four Scenery Landscape Map", and the lighting presents the landscape vision of distant mountains and lakes, bridges and pavilions, reflecting the elegant and natural, leisurely and elegant realm.

🔥 In this golden autumn, step into Beijing Yanbo Manor and feel like you are walking into a natural painting. The autumn is in full swing, and the trees in the manor are dyed in layers by the autumn wind, with red leaves all over the mountains, as beautiful as a poem or a painting. 🔥 Yanbo Manor is not only a luxurious hotel but also a place where people can relax and feel nature. The pavilions, melon sheds, and long bridges here complement the mountains, rivers, and lakes, and every corner reveals the charm of "appropriate density and twists and turns." 🔥 Strolling in every corner of the manor, you can inadvertently find traces of "Taoism and nature." Climb to the top and look out, and you can see the distant mountains and nearby waters, and the leisure and comfort seem to make people forget the troubles of the world. In the outdoor hot spring pool, you can relax and enjoy the tranquility of the lake and mountains. 🔥 The interior design of the manor also reveals a reverence and love for nature. Whether it is the colorful collage on the walls and roofs or the choice of furniture, it is perfectly integrated with the surrounding environment. Here, people can truly relax and feel the gift of nature. 🔥 The autumn in Yanbo Manor is in full swing, and the red leaves and the lake and mountains seem to be telling one story after another. Here, people can slow down, listen to the sounds of nature, and feel the tranquility and beauty.

- Location: Located at No. 6 Yanqihu North Road, Huairou District, Beijing, backed by the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain, it is 8.3 kilometers away from Yanqihu Station, about 15 minutes by car. - Opening time: 2022. - Group: Created by Beikong Real Estate Group, it is a member of the Global Luxury Boutique Hotel (SLH). - Design team: Created by Wang Shu, the world-renowned architect and winner of the 2012 Pritzker Prize, and WATG Interior Design Studio Wimberly Interiors (Singapore). 2. Architecture and landscape: - Design inspiration: The overall layout of the site is inspired by the painting "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" by Song Dynasty painter Wang Ximeng. The architectural and landscape layout refers to the painting "Four Scenery Landscape" by Song Dynasty painter Liu Songnian. The layout is magnificent, with small in the big; the building is simple and elegant, with big in the small. - Landscape zoning: It has formed eight landscape zones of "Spring Sun, High Pavilion and Green, Stone Beam and Waterfall, Water Palace and Wind, Cypress Forest and Spring, Melon Shed and Talk, Cypress Creek and Autumn Cool, Crane Pond and Cold Plum", covering the beauty of the four seasons of landscape gardens. 3. Room situation: - Quantity and distribution: There are a total of 67 rooms and suites with different styles, scattered in the 27,000 square meter garden. Some rooms are close to the sparkling lake of Yanqihu, and some can sit and watch Yanqi Island and the south bank landscape. - Room facilities: The rooms integrate classical secluded landscape elements and modern functional facilities, which are fully equipped, such as home multi-function control panel, intelligent sleep shading system, independent temperature adjustment, independent fresh air system, etc., both elegant aesthetics and convenient living experience. 4. Catering service: - Various restaurants: The hotel has several restaurants to meet the diverse dining needs of guests. Including the lobby bar with light drinks; Guanmei·All-day restaurant providing 24-hour uninterrupted service; Chinese restaurant featuring Chaoshan fine dishes; elegant French Michelin standard restaurant Pinquan·Landscape restaurant; and Yi·Whiskey bar with a collection of classic wines from all over the world. 5. Leisure and entertainment facilities: - Fitness center: Equipped with modern fitness equipment, guests can exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle. - Outdoor soaking pool: In the shade of the mountains and forests, guests can enjoy the soothing feeling brought by the outdoor soaking pool. - Viewing trail: There is a roof viewing trail, where guests can stroll and overlook the lake and mountains. - Other activities: The hotel can also provide customized services for surrounding tours such as boating on Yanqihu and cycling on Yanqi Island. 6. Service quality: The hotel staff are warm, friendly, professional and efficient, and the service is meticulous and thoughtful, making guests feel at home.

The Ultimate Hidden Gem in the Suburbs of Beijing｜Yanqi Bai Mountain Resort, Beijing The Yanqi Bai Mountain Resort hotel in Beijing is designed by Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu. The architecture is inspired by the Song Dynasty painting 'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' by Wang Ximeng, and the landscape layout references 'Four Views of Mountains and Water' by Liu Songnian from the same era. The resort exudes grandeur and simplicity, focusing on creating a tranquil, ethereal, and natural vacation atmosphere🏖️. Nestled in a 27,000 square meter garden at the southern foot of the Yan Mountains, the resort is home to over 50,000 cypress and pine trees🌲 that change with the seasons. Here, you can enjoy spring outings, cool summer retreats, autumn mountain views, and winter snow❄️, making the phrase 'wandering in a painting' more than just a metaphor. 📍Hotel Location Located on the north side of Yanqi Lake in Huairou District, Beijing, the resort is nestled in a 27,000 square meter garden at the southern foot of the Yan Mountains, surrounded by over 50,000 pine and cypress trees. 🛋️Accommodation Experience The hotel offers 32 rooms and suites scattered amidst the courtyard and mountain scenery🏞️. Some rooms are just a stone's throw away from the shimmering waters of Yanqi Lake, while others offer views of Yanqi Island and the southern shore. The living spaces, with their classical painting aesthetics and modern luxurious amenities🛁, provide a harmonious blend of comfort, tranquility, and peace🍸. 🫕Dining at the Hotel The hotel features several restaurants offering a variety of global cuisines. The lobby bar focuses on light refreshments and custom-themed afternoon teas🍵. The all-day dining restaurant provides 24-hour à la carte and customized dishes, as well as room service. The elegant French Michelin-standard restaurant offers unique mountain and lake views🏜️. The Chinese restaurant specializes in fine Chaozhou cuisine and also offers exclusive state banquet services. 🏊Leisure and Entertainment You can sweat it out dancing🕺 and meditating🧘 in the 'Yang Fitness Center', where the butler can customize exercise and SPA plans🏃 to boost your health and vitality. Alternatively, you can climb to the top for panoramic views, take a leisurely stroll along the to enjoy the water and mountain scenery🏔️, or immerse yourself in the to relax and unwind♨️. Experience the natural lifestyle brought by the 's exquisite culinary skills and selected ingredients. The hotel also offers customized services for activities such as boating on Yanqi Lake, cycling around Yanqi Island🚴, and skiing⛷️.

1 hour departure from Beijing!! 8 wild luxury hotels and B&Bs in the suburbs of Beijing! The 8 hotels in the suburbs of Beijing all have a very good natural environment. They are separated from the hustle and bustle of the city and live in seclusion on the outskirts of the imperial capital. The environment is very wild and the configuration is very luxurious. It is suitable for a weekend stay and vacation. Zhaohua·Tingzhu B&B The private hot spring B&B at the foot of the Great Wall in Yanqing is 1.5 hours away from downtown Beijing. It has a courtyard, a private hot spring and a swimming pool. The rooftop swimming pool is like a bright sapphire, embedded in the green valley. It is cool to escape the summer heat and is great for taking photos. Filmed ~ Yanbai Villa Yanbai Villa on the banks of Yanqi Lake in Beijing is a resort hidden in the suburbs of Beijing. It was designed and built by Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu. The hotel is extended into a 27,000-square-meter garden, with only 32 guest rooms and suites scattered among the beautiful scenery of the mountains and forests in the courtyard. The scenery changes with each step, making "people wandering in the middle of a painting" no longer just a metaphor. Han Jian Yunling Mountain House The Yunling Mountain House in Beijing's Fangshan Scenic Area is built on the mountain. It lives in seclusion in the mountains on the outskirts of Beijing. You can see the greenery through the windows and open the door to the mountains. Every window offers an incomparably soothing mountain view. The single-family building offers excellent privacy. It is much cooler in the summer than in the city. It is quite pleasant to take a short weekend vacation to escape the summer heat. Tangu·One Way Hotel·Paradise Hotel Tangu is a super literary and artistic hotel, a one-way space themed hotel. The design is just like the literary and artistic tone of one-way. The hotel is a combination of two relatively independent theme spaces. The paradise is the music element and the one-way is the book element. Each space has a sense of design, and their respective public spaces are also very beautiful and easy to photograph! Qingpu Cultural Hotel Badaling Ruiyun The only Tuscan-style Italian castle in the suburbs of Beijing. The hotel was formerly a winery and is now a winery. It has 15 guest rooms and is surrounded by 600 acres of vineyards. It has a very pastoral style. The hotel also maintains a wine cellar with an exclusive Wine grows in spring and grows in summer, harvested in autumn and stored in winter. Beijing Xitan Xitan is the ceiling of a resort hotel in the suburbs of Beijing. It has a beautiful natural environment, surrounded by mountains, and has 38 guest rooms. Each room has a bath, and a courtyard has a view. The garden design was performed by Japanese totem master Kanji Nomura. Beijing Shuicheng Yi Lao Private Soup Resort Hotel The hotel is located in Wendu Water City, adjacent to the magnificent Kangxi Palace, with stone paths and gurgling water. In the bustling city, you can also feel the nature and tranquility of the winding paths. There are 36 guest rooms, each with a hot spring and a beautiful view in the courtyard. The average daily temperature is 2-3 degrees Celsius lower than the urban area. It is a good place for a hot spring vacation in the capital. Beijing Yinbei Wild Luxury Holiday Homestay The hotel is located in Sidamo Village in Mentougou. It is built on the mountain, with mountains on its back and water on its side. Each room has a view. The room faces the stream and green mountains. It is surrounded by mountains and green trees. It has a swimming pool and a paradise. The hotel also contracted the entire back mountain. There is a road leading to the top of the mountain, and a small river flows slowly from the top of the mountain. You can climb the mountain, catch fish, and camp. You can take the children on vacation during the summer~

Not wanting to rush through any attractions Even less wanting to exhaust myself taking beautiful photos All vacations are always chosen at a slow pace This world is so big The places you can visit and leave footprints on are certainly limited But comfort and relaxation And the experiences you enjoy are always a priority Choosing a hotel is another kind of holistic enjoyment 📍Yanbo Manor, Beijing At the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain, by Yanqi Lake Easily get the secluded vacation atmosphere Relaxation surrounds you, leading your body and mind to gradually unwind Remove the work fatigue, restore vitality ✔️The hotel is designed by Wang Shu, the first Chinese winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The design and decoration of the hotel are full of artistic sense. The walls are made of colorful glazed bricks and tiles, combined with local rammed earth culture. The overall building looks vibrant yet rustic, very ingenious. ✔️The building stretches like a long dragon in the 27,000 square meter garden, inspired by the painting 'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains'. The landscape is created with reference to Song Dynasty artist Liu Songnian's 'Four Scenes of Mountains and Waters', creating a tranquil, ethereal, and natural atmosphere. ✔️The scroll of 'A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' is hidden between the lake and the mountains. It integrates classical secluded landscape elements with modern functional facilities. Walking through it feels like being in a painting, embracing the lake and mountain scenery, with exquisite craftsmanship, enjoying leisure and comfort, and full of charm. ✔️Yanbo Manor is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), positioned as a boutique themed museum hotel. The artistic atmosphere here is extremely rich, with sculptures and artist exhibits everywhere, surrounded by artworks, full of a sense of ceremony and taste. ✔️The interior of the guest rooms features warm wood and calm color elements, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, resonating with the surrounding environment through the sounds, breaths, air, and scenery of nature, easily feeling the living experience by the lakeside, creating a world of its own. ✔️All guest rooms are equipped with large LCD TVs, Dyson hairdryers, Bulgari toiletries, custom sound systems, and other high-quality facilities, greatly enhancing the comfort and convenience of the stay. ✔️My favorite is the scenic walkway on the roof of the manor. The summer heat mixed with the scent of grass rushes towards you, as if time stands still here, the sense of free and relaxed tranquility is so vivid here. ✔️The manor has several restaurants, all with floor-to-ceiling glass window designs, feeling the poetry and comfort of nature, offering a unique dining experience. ✔️It was raining when I checked in 🌧️, it felt like I was back in Jiangnan. The manor has a well-maintained lakeside trail, filtering out the irritability factors in the body with each breath, helping the body and mind find the right balance. ✔️The hotel's thoughtful but unobtrusive service starts from the moment you step into the hotel, with a warm welcome, timely butler service, proactive greetings, and a slight nod when passing by a corner, making you fully enjoy the feeling of being at home. 💕Immerse yourself in the new Chinese-style architecture, feel the dialogue between modern architecture and classical Song Dynasty landscape painting art, give yourself a small period of seclusion, feel the inner freedom brought by the forest, use nature as a coordinate, find your own belonging, and gather strength to set off again.

The Yanqi Beishan Trail, full of greenery and surrounded by mountains and rivers, is perfect for relieving the summer heat. In the past, I went to the Xishan Trail, but this time I went to the smaller Beishan Trail. road. Navigate to the P9 parking lot, which is the starting point of the trail. Basically all the way There are shade trees, and walking along the waterside, there is only a short section of mountain road plank road, where you can see every step. Climbing to the highest point, Qiyan Terrace, you can overlook the entire Yanqi Lake, the sunrise in the east, and the Yanqi Tower. You will also pass by the pier and you can take a boat trip on the lake. In addition, you can stop by to admire the newly built Yanbai Villa, which is probably the most expensive hotel in Huairou at present, pictures 2, 4-6. What a big tree: An ancient tree from the Han Dynasty has stood quietly for 2,000 years. It is still lush and leafy. Looking across the river, the tree shape is very beautiful! Figure 12-16. Yanqi Lake

Wang Shu's first hotel design project is located at Yanqi Lake in Huairou, Beijing. After the APEC summit, the area around Yanqi Lake was planned as Beijing's backyard for leisure and vacation. Yanbai Mountain Villa is positioned for government reception of foreign guests, hence the facilities are top-notch and the management is quite strict. It adopts a membership system or does not allow non-reserved guests to enter. If there is a reception of foreign guests, everything has to give way. Currently, the first phase only has 38 rooms, all facing Yanqi Lake, and the price of at least 6,000 per night also sets a new benchmark for Beijing's luxury boutique hotels. Design After designing the Longquan porcelain screen for the Hangzhou version of the pavilion, Wang Shu expanded his signature brick and tile collage with the element of colored glazed porcelain pieces. In Yanbai Mountain Villa, large areas of continuous colored collage made of different materials are used on the interior and exterior walls and roofs, greatly adding decorative interest to the facade design, and it is evident that Wang Shu has found a new path for upgrading his design language. The hotel's spatial layout is more upright and practical compared to Wang Shu's previous designs, after all, the hotel is positioned as a global luxury hotel (SLH), catering to foreign guests or dignitaries, and the design is relatively restrained. In terms of landscape design, Yanbai Hotel showcases Wang Shu's expertise in using modern design language to recreate the gardens of the Song Dynasty literati, while the ultimate persistence in architectural design is probably his passion for 'lifting tiles from the roof.' The hotel's colorful tiled roof has a walkway that crosses and connects the north and south roofs, allowing visitors to enjoy the view of Yanqi Lake from the undulating rooftops. However, for the safety of the leaders, the section of the walkway without railings is naturally sealed off by the managers. Compared to the Hangzhou China Academy of Art Xiangshan Campus, where the pursuit of facade effects led to the insistence on not installing stair railings and resulted in student injuries, Beijing's managers are clearly determined to prevent such situations. It is unknown what the architect thinks about this. Experience The immersive experience of the hotel's space is indeed rich in layers, with the dignified and regular I-shaped hall for receiving foreign guests, the meandering corridors connecting different areas for visitors to appreciate the hotel's gardens and Yanqi Lake from different angles, and the extended corridors, pavilions, and towers reaching out to the lake. However, the dining experience at the hotel does not match the architecture and interior design, as well as the care put into the display of interior objects and utensils. Both the afternoon tea and the main meals are lackluster. If visitors do not have the filter of the architect's halo and return to the basics of hotel accommodation and food, then the experience at Yanbai Mountain Villa will be discounted

🩵 Dopamine in the architecture industry ||| 🏨 Designed by famous architect Wang Shu, the wall is made of colored glazed bricks and tiles~ The overall building looks very interesting Stayed in a suite, the room is not big, well-equipped, the highlight of the room should be the view outside the window is not bad⛲️ The design in the hotel is quite distinctive, there is a path of lifting tiles on the roof, there are picture frame views everywhere🖼️ Especially the lake view is very good, it is very comfortable to enjoy the view on the lounge chair😌 There is a 20-minute trail on the back mountain, you can climb the mountain, it is quite suitable for babies to climb. The hotel staff are quite friendly. Overall, it is a hotel that can be experienced. There are also many surrounding attractions, suitable for weekends, holiday stays~