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"Yanhecheng" literally means "a riverside city". It used to be a fortress built in 1578 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), as part of the Great Wall...
Yangsheng Ravine, or Health Preserving Ravine, or officially translated as Health Care Canyon, is located within Xiangshuihu Scenic Area in Huairou Di...
Lingshan is the highest mountain in Beijing with its highest peak (Dong Lingshan ) at the sea-level of 2302 meters. Lingshan Mountain is about 122km f...
Plan your Beijing tour? If you are interested in Buddhism, you may consider including Yunju Temple, or Cloud Dwelling Temple on your travel plan. Yunj...
Liugou Village ( Liugou Cun 柳沟村 )is located in Jingzhen Township, 15km southeast of downtown Yanqing County and 92km north of Beijing city proper. "Li...
Traveling with your kids? To plan a Beijing kid tour, one of the children friendly things to do in Beijing is to visit a local zoo. Basically Beijing...
For the Great Wall around Beijing, people are most familiar with Juyongguan Great Wall, Badaling Great Wall, Huanghuacheng Great Wall, Juyongguan Grea...
The Ming Great Wall at Bolitai Village Bolitai Village is nestled in a flat valley surrounded by the high mountains and dense forest with a zigzag hig...
After 20-minute driving from Huangsongyu Reservior, we are now at the crossroad of Kaoshanjibeikou (靠山集北口) with east leading to Huangyaguan Great Wall...
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