Miaofengshan Mountain and Tanzhe Temple One Day Autumn Foliage Tour, Autumn Foliage Day Tour in Beijing - Beijing China Tour Operator

Pick from your hotel in Beijing around 7:0am and drive to Miaofengshan Mountain . Located to the northeast of Mentougou District, about 70 kilometers west of Beijing, there are persimmon and hawthorn fruits in the area. Red leave trees include maple, yellow smoke trees, and persimmon. Miaofeng Mountain is one of the high peaks rising to over 1,300 meters. Its sheer cliffs, jutting crags and tortuous mountain paths make it one of the most renowned scenic spots in northern China.

After lunch, continue to Tanzhe Temple . Tanzhe Temple is the oldest buddhist monastery in Beijing dating back 1600 years. Local Beijing people often say that: “First came Tanzhe Temple, then Beijing”. At a time it was one of the most important temples in Beijing. "Tan" literally means"pool". "Zhe" is a kind of trees. At the back of the temple there is a pool and "Zhe" trees are planted on the mountain at its back, hence the name of Tanzhe Temple. The main temple complex is on several levels perched on the side of a steep mountain, with a hall devoted to a different deity at each level, along with the array of incense burners. It is a beautiful landscape, specially in autumn season, with some of the leaves of the tree turned into golden colour and red being bright against the sunshine. If you climb to the highest point of the temple, you will have an excellent view of the overall temple site and the surrounding hills. So from this view, you may understand a little bit of the fengshui. Why the ancient people choose this site to have built their temple here? After visiting Tanzhe Temple, drive back to your hotel downtown Beijing.