China-Beijing/Summer Leisure
China-Beijing/Summer Leisure
Dateline : Recent
Location : China
Duration : 1'26
Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of people engaging in water activities on Liangma River
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) visitor (no name given) (ending with shot 3):
"I think it's great — you don't need to travel far to experience nature. It's right here in the city, not far from home. It feels really nice."
3. Various of people engaging in water activities
4. Various of tour boat
5. Various of park visitors, visitor buying boat tickets
6. Visitors on tour boat
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Wanqiu, tourist (ending with shot 8):
"We saw a lot of people taking boats over there, so we came to ask, and they said we could just make it."
8. Boat sailing
9. Various of dock, boats moving
Beijing's rivers and lakes are drawing crowds seeking relief from the summer heat with various water activities and extended business hours.
The Liangma River, a key section of Beijing's Grand Canal cultural belt, connects the embassy district, international business zone and waterfront living spaces.
In summertime, the river offers paddleboarding, kayaking, and swimming along a roughly one-kilometer stretch where hundreds of visitors take to the water daily to catch the evening breeze and sunset.
"I think it's great — you don't need to travel far to experience nature. It's right here in the city, not far from home. It feels really nice," a visitor said.
Meanwhile, several city parks have extended boat operating hours until 19:00 or 20:00 to let visitors catch the summer twilight.
At the Summer Palace, daily boat ridership has peaked at 30,000 this summer, with the extended hours allowing more visitors to catch the "golden hour" around sunset.
"We saw a lot of people taking boats over there, so we came to ask, and they said we could just make it," said tourist Wang Wanqiu.
ID : 8493680
Published : 2026-08-10 16:47
Last Modified : 2026-08-10 18:18:42
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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