Dongba Country Park

　　   Dongba Country Park is located outside Beijing’s East Fifth Ring Road in Chaoyang District, bordered by Kanggezhuang Road to the north, Airport Second Passage to the south, Chaoyang New Town to the west, and Airport Second Passage to the east.
　　   The park covers an area of 3,008 mu, with planned residential areas surrounding it. It is expected to serve a permanent population of 200,000. With superior transportation infrastructure, it is the largest public welfare park among the Beijing Park Loop construction projects invested in by the municipal and district governments.

　　   Development

　　　　      The park is planned with green environmental zones featuring main sightseeing areas such as the Farming Fun Garden, Artistic Fun Garden, and Emotional Fun Garden. It also includes recreational venues such as an Ethnic Culture Square, elderly resting pavilions, children's play squares, fitness and wellness squares, scenic observation shelters, log cabins, roller skating rinks, tennis courts, and basketball courts.
　　   The basic supporting facilities of the park reflect a visitor-oriented theme. Facilities such as the park management office, visitor center, convenience store, tea art room, and rain shelters all embody a humanized service philosophy.
　　   The construction of Dongba Country Park provides residents in the Dongba area and nearby communities with a green ecological space integrating leisure, fitness, and entertainment. It also establishes a new platform for the economic development of the Dongba region.
　　   You can drive around the park.
　　   Transportation: Take bus 686 or 468 to the terminal stop, Chaoyang New Town, then walk east. Alternatively, take bus 350, 750, or 672 and get off at Chaoxin Jiayuan Station, then walk one stop east; or take bus 364 and get off at Sanchahe Station, then walk 100 meters forward.
　　   Every holiday, fruit-picking enthusiasts often gather their friends to head out to the countryside for some farm-style fun. But usually, these orchards are far from urban areas, offer limited varieties, and come with higher prices. The newly opened Dongba Country Park in Chaoyang District has about 1,000 mu of fruit trees alone, and even more surprising—fruit picking here is completely free, something you won’t find in other country parks.
　　   Dongba Country Park is the largest country park in Beijing, covering over 3,000 mu—about three times the size of the Forbidden City. Fruit trees have been planted here since the year 2000. Previously off-limits to the public, the area has now been transformed into a country park where visitors can enjoy free sightseeing and free fruit picking. The park is home to plum, apricot, jujube, peach, cherry, pear, and other fruit trees.
　　   Dongba Country Park is quite hard to find. If you take bus 729 or 750 and get off at Dongba Building Materials City, you’ll still need to walk 500 meters south. And when asking locals for directions, don’t mention “Dongba Country Park”—be sure to ask for the location of the “orchard,” as that’s the name locals still use.
　　   Transportation: Take bus 750 or 729 and get off at Dongba Building Materials City Station, then walk 500 meters south.
　　   Driving route: Take Airport Second Passage and exit at Jiaozhuang Village. The park is next to the “Red Sun Ecological Park” on the west side of the road.