This Summer, I Found Beijing's Chillest Way to Beat the Heat at the Expo Garden

Beijing these days is just unbearable! With temperatures hitting 40°C and the sticky humidity, everyone feels completely drained🥵. Thankfully, I discovered the ultimate chill way to escape the summer heat at Yanqing, the Summer Capital, in the Expo Garden International Resort!

▪️Expo Garden Summer Night Festival:
Summer joy comes from ice-cold beers🍻! Over 30 night market stalls at the food plaza, a dopamine-boosting beer-themed parade float, freshly tapped Zhen craft beer and Great Wall craft beer, plus interactive NPCs—this festival knows exactly how to bring summer happiness! Beyond beer and food, there are carnival games like ring toss, shooting, basketball, and badminton tournaments, along with live band performances to light up the summer nights. The opening ceremony featured a dazzling drone light show, illuminating Yanqing’s 23°C summer sky.

▪️Jingdezhen Taoxichuan Creative Market’s Beijing Debut:
Jingdezhen’s viral market—once you visit, you’ll fall in love! Thrillingly, it’s now in Beijing! The exclusive Jingdezhen Taoxichuan Creative Market at the Expo Garden International Resort brings over 30 creative vendors from Jingdezhen, showcasing exquisite and artistic ceramics. There’s even ceramic DIY fun—so captivating you won’t want to leave! The market also features adorable amphibian friends from the Hyatt Place’s "Cute Creatures Lab" interacting with visitors.

▪️Garden "Lawn" Lounging Plan:
Daytime at the Expo Garden is just as fun! On the garden lawn, a dopamine-colored cold drink hut, Barbie-pink canopies, and lounge chairs invite you to relax in the cool forest breeze. This garden "lawn" lounging plan is pure genius!

▪️Paleontology Research Base Opens for the First Time:
This trip to the Expo Garden revealed a new attraction! The Paleontology Research Base, located east of the Vegetable Garden, is now open! Spanning two floors, it features dinosaur skeletons, fossil exhibits, fossil restoration workshops, and field excavation experiences—perfect for kids. Tickets are 40 RMB/person, open from 09:00-17:00.

Cool Summer Capital—this season, I’m living the chillest summer at Yanqing’s Expo Garden!

Post by ExploringUtopia | Jul 7, 2025