What are the Eight Scenery Spots of Yanqing, Beijing

Yanqing District in Beijing is a place with beautiful natural scenery, and there are eight scenic spots in Yanqing that are definitely worth visiting. So what are the Eight Scenery Spots of Yanqing? Let’s take a look at the detailed introduction and relevant information about the Eight Scenery Spots of Yanqing.

1、The Great Wall at Badaling, the essence of the Great Wall.

5A-level scenic spot, “He who has not been to the Great Wall is not a true man.” Located at Exit 58 of the G6 Beijing-Tibet Expressway in Yanqing District, Beijing. Known as one of the “Nine Passes of the World”, it is the essence of the Ming Great Wall and the outpost of Juyongguan. The scenic area is divided into two parts: the South Great Wall and the North Great Wall. The South Great Wall has seven enemy towers, with relatively few tourists, while the North Great Wall has 12 enemy towers, making it more difficult to climb. One of the must-see attractions in Beijing, over 300 world-renowned figures have climbed the Great Wall.

2、Beijing World Horticultural Expo Park, experience horticultural culture.

Located on Baikang Road, Yanqing Town, Yanqing District, Beijing. The open area of the World Horticultural Expo Park is the public landscape area and the outdoor spaces of each exhibition garden, while each venue is not open to the public. You can visit the magnificent exterior of the four main venues, the horticultural beauty of Tiandashan, Yongning Pavilion, Horticultural Town, and Longqing Street, over 30 provincial and municipal exhibition gardens in the China Horticultural Exhibition Area, and dozens of national and international organization exhibition gardens in the International Horticultural Exhibition Area.

3、Yudushan Scenic Area, perfect for family outings.

Located in Zhangshan Camp Town, Yanqing District, Beijing. It takes about 2 hours to get there by car from Beijing. It preserves the most primitive green memory of nature, with mountains, rocks, forests, springs, waterfalls, flowers, and grass all in one place. It is located deep in the mountains, untouched by human presence, with beautiful scenery and a tranquil environment. It is about 930 meters above sea level and was named “Yiduo Mountain” by the villagers because they saw the mountain as a pile of firewood, later renamed Yudushan. Climbing to the top of the mountain you can see three straight pine trees on the opposite mountain, they are called “Three Incense Sticks”. There are large areas of meadows here, perfect for family outings, picnics, and camping.

4、Longqing Gorge, known as the “Little Lijiang” of Beijing.

Located in Jiuxian Town, Yanqing District, Beijing. Longqing Gorge combines the charm of southern mountain water with the grandeur of northern mountain water, and is known as the “Little Lijiang” of Beijing. In the summer, Longqing Gorge has fresh air and a cool climate, with an average temperature lower than that of downtown Beijing, making it a good place to escape the heat. In winter, the climate is cold, with a long freezing period, and every winter there is an ice lantern festival. Entering the gorge is the dragon-shaped elevator, known as the first of its kind in Asia. In addition, there are exciting bi-wing slides, a rock climbing field, an ice climbing base, bungee jumping, flying descent, and other thrilling activities.

5、Badaling Wildlife World, a famous zoo in Beijing.

Adjacent to the Badaling Great Wall scenic area, the park houses hundreds of species and tens of thousands of animals. The park includes 20 animal tour areas, one leisure resort area, and two fitness areas. You can drive through the zoo throughout the entire journey. The beast area is the first area where visitors enter the zoo, with enclosures such as the white tiger garden, the wild wolf valley, the wild boar forest, the teacher tiger garden, and the Malay bear garden. Every weekend and holiday, there are animal performances at the zoo.

6、Guya Ju, cliff dwelling cultural site.

Located north of Dongmenying Village, Zhangjiaying Town, Yanqing District, Beijing. It is a dwelling built by ancient people on steep cliffs, with different sizes of stone chambers carved on the steep granite walls on both sides of a less than 10-meter wide gorge, nearly 100,000 square meters away from the valley floor. The natural village formed can be divided into two areas: front and back. There are 91 stone chambers carved on the south, north, and east slopes of the front ditch; there are 26 stone chambers carved on the east slope of the back ditch; these stone chambers are adjacent to each other, with their locations staggered in an orderly manner, with most of them being three-room structures with one light and two dark.

7、Yeyahu Wetland Nature Reserve, an important bird habitat in Beijing.

Located in the west of Yanqing, Yeyahu is an artificial wetland formed by the Yanqing jurisdiction of the Guanting Reservoir and the surrounding lake area below 479 meters above sea level, which has developed into a wetland ecosystem with rich animal and plant resources, high biodiversity and stability after 50 years of development. Various aquatic, wetland, and terrestrial plants are distributed in the Yeyahu Wetland. It feels like a fairyland on the lake, with a unique charm.

8、Yongning Ancient Town, the No. 1 cultural town in the suburbs of Beijing.

Located on Changchi Road, Yanqing District, Beijing. Yongning has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It has distinctive architecture, diverse religions, and particularly rich folk culture. The city has four gates: the east gate is “Yinghui Gate”, the west gate is “Zhenning Gate”, the south gate is “Xuanneng Gate”, and the north gate is “Weiyuan Gate”. The “Yuhuang Pavilion” in the center of the ancient city radiates four streets, with the west being the “Handicraft Workshop” street, the east being the “Education, Health” street, the north being the “Ming and Qing Dynasty Style” pedestrian commercial street, and the south being the “Culture” street.