On June 26, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Beijing Section's 40km-long river course opened to tourists who can feast their eyes on the waterfront landscapes as of this date. Presently, the Grand Canal provides a total of three sightseeing routes for tourists.

Canal Leisure Travel Route 1 is a short-distance trip: the tourist ships are offshore for the entire trip, without docking, and the tour takes about 60 minutes. Presently, four shifts of ships are in service per day, with regular fare of CNY 150 and half price for trial operation.

Canal Leisure Travel Route 2 is a long-distance travel that takes about 6-7 hours (including eating and sightseeing time), and the tourist ship calls at Rulin Wharf or/and Heyizhan Wharf. Only one shift is in service per day, with concessionary ticket price of CNY 180.

Night Travel Route was launched on June 28 and scheduled to run for seven days. The tour takes about 60 minutes, while two shifts of tourist ships are available everyday, with concessionary ticket price of CNY 100.

Tourists may purchase tickets on site, and the WeChat Official Account "运河奥体公园 (Canal Olympic Sports Park)" will launch an online reservation service for ticket purchase soon. Tourists are advised to mind the weather information, as cruise service will be suspended if the wind force exceeds Level 4. Tourists are advised to find the ships at Pier 2 (二号码头) no matter which route they choose.

(Note: Content source is from Beijing News.)