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The 2026 annual pass for Beijing's parks (北京市公园游览年票) is officially on sale starting today (December 15). Offline sales will continue until January 15, 2026, while online sales will be available until October 20, 2026.

The annual pass (worth 100 yuan) can be used to enter the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven Park, Beihai Park, Zhongshan Park, Fragrant Hills Park, Jingshan Park, China National Botanical Garden (North Garden), Beijing Zoo, Taoranting Park, Yuyuantan Park, Baiwang Mountain Forest Park, Shuangxiu Park, Beijing International Sculpture Park, the Grand View Garden, Ditan Park, and the Water Cube (National Aquatics Center). The pass is valid from January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027.

The combo annual pass for Beijing's parks and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region's tourist attractions (“北京市公园游览年票、京津冀名胜文化休闲旅游年卡”联合年卡), costing 200 yuan each, covers the aforementioned 16 parks and 134 other attractions, including Panshan Mountain Scenic Area in Tianjin, the Mountain Resort of Chengde, Guangfu Ancient City Wall in Handan, Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde, and the Western Qing Tombs in Hebei, as well as Beijing's Fenghuangling Scenic Area, Yangtai Mountain Scenic Area, the Western Hills National Forest Park, and the Beijing Back Garden Scenic Area (Baihujian), among others (see the user manual for more details). The validity period is subject to the dates specified in the manual.

Purchase Channels

Online channels (for a digital pass) include the "Changyou Gongyuan" (畅游公园) WeChat account, Beijing Yikatong app (北京一卡通), the official WeChat accounts of the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing Zoo (北京动物园购票平台), and China National Botanical Garden (国家植物园购票平台), the "Yuyuantan Park 5G" WeChat mini-program (玉渊潭公园5G), the Jingtong (京通) mini-programs on WeChat, Alipay and Baidu, and the dedicated mini-program of the E-Pass For Beijing's Parks on Alipay (北京市电子公园游览年票). The online channels will remain open daily between 5:00 and 23:00 from December 15, 2025 to October 20, 2026.

Offline channels (for a physical card) are available at parks under the Beijing Municipal Administration Center of Parks, with a newly added sales point at the Luxian Ancient City Archaeological Park. Visitors may purchase new cards or top up their existing ones at 14 designated parks, including the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven Park, Taoranting Park, Yuyuantan Park, Baiwang Mountain Forest Park, and Shuangxiu Park. The offline service will remain available daily between 8:30 and 16:30 from December 15, 2025 to January 15, 2026 (including weekends).

Requirements for Identity Documents and Photos

For the first-time applicants of physical annual passes for Beijing's parks (worth 100 yuan):

Retirees must present their retirement certificate and a recently taken, 1-inch, front-facing and bareheaded photo.

Union members must present their Jingka Mutual Assistance Service Card (京卡·互助服务卡) and a recently taken 1-inch photo. 

Full-time undergraduate students and below (including primary and middle school students) in Beijing must present their student card or ID and a recently taken 1-inch photo.

The first-time applicants for the physical combo annual pass (worth 200 yuan) must provide a recently taken, 1-inch, front-facing and bareheaded photo.

(Source: Beijing Daily)