Chuandixia ancient village :  The village is located in the mountains, west of Beijing city, in Mentougou District. It is 60 km away from the Capital city. It is famous for its well preserved over 600 years courtyard and houses, which still remain its original Ming and Qing dynasty character and design. Most of the Villagers are Han’s family. Many young people  works in the city, during the weekends and holiday, they come back village to help parents to host tourists from all over the world. There are 689 housed owned by 76 families in the village.
These houses are built on the side of a hill, surrounded by mountains and forests. Steep stairs and lanes paved with rocks are simple and unadorned.
The village was rated as a village of great tourist value and has been placed under national level cultural relics protection. It is a great place to take photos. Nearly every family at the village now receives tourists.
Address: Chuandixia, Zhaitang town, Mentougou District, Beijing
Tel: 86 10 6981 9333
Opening hours: Daily (9 :00 – 17:00)
To get there: Subway line 1 to Pingguoyuan, take bus 336 to Hetan bus stop, then take long distance bus to Chuandixia.
Admission Ticket: 45 yuan
Miao Feng Shan Scenery area :

gods and praying for blessings, all the while enjoying a great opportunity for some serious fun. Many kinds of traditional shows will be on display: crosstalk, banner and kungfu and even a lion exhibition. All spectacles are certain to be a delight for the kiddies.
Beijing’s Golden Summit used to be the average pilgrim’s dream destination. Thousands from all over China would gather every year on the first day of the forth lunarcalendar- month to worship good luck, family prosperity and maternity goddesses.
Largest temple fairs in Northern China:
Northern China's largest traditional folk festivals, temple fairs during the year, tens of thousands of devout men and women spend hundreds of miles gathering here, towards the top pilgrimage perform. Unpaid congee and tea will be provided .
Pilgrimage and Worship
On a rocky cliff, known as Miao Feng Shan, amid the mountains about 30 miles northwest of Peking, stands Ling Kung Kuan (Temple of Divine Response). It is not a large temple but a very important one, for every year from the first to fifteenth of the "fourth moon" there was a pilgrimage. During these days, great numbers of pilgrims streamed day and night to a shrine in that temple.                                   
Address:  Miao fengshan town, Mentougou District, Beijing
Tel: 86 10 6188 2936
Opening hours: 7:00-18:00 (Summer time) 8:00-17:00 (Winter time)
To get there: Buses that go directly to Miao Feng Shan are only available on weekends - 7:30am at the Ping Guo Yuanstation. Drivers can take Lian Shi Xi Lu (lián shí xī lù 莲石西路) or Fu Shi Lu (fǔ shí lù 阜石路) to Men Tou Gou District (mén tóu gōu qǖ 门头沟区) then follow the signposts on G. 108 National Highway..
Admission Ticket: 30 yuan
Tanzhe Temple : (The Pool and Cudrania Temple)
The Pool and Cudrania Temple, or Tanzhe Si, is situated 45 kilometers west of the city. The Chinese have a centuries old proverb; "First there was the Pool and Cudrania Temple, then came Beijing. This structure dates back1,600 years to the Jin Dynasty, when it was known as the Temple of Auspicious Fortune. During the" Tang Dynasty the grounds were expanded and renamed the Dragon Spring Temple. But Tanzhe Si has been colloquially known as the Pool and Cudrania Temple because of the lovely Dragon Pool and cudrania trees located on the hill behind the temple. During the Ming and Qing dynasties renovation work took place; the temple was built into the landscape and laid out in a beautiful setting. In front of the gate are ancient pines that are believed to be several hundred years old. Several groups of buildings stand on the terrace, each one higher than the other. Their distribution is symmetrical, which is typical of Ming temple architecture.

Jietai Temple (Ordination Terrace Temple)
JieTai Temple is located 35km west of Beijing and is only 10km from Tanzhe Temple. JieTaiSi, or 'Ordination Terrace Temple', takes its name from its famous Ming marble ordination altar, built some 1,300 years ago. This altar is nearly 5 meters high and is decorated with exquisite carvings.
The temple was first built in the year 622 during the Tang dynasty but most of the buildings here now date from the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911).
The temple sits on a hillside looking more like a fortress than a temple, surrounded by forbiddingly tall red walls. On a clear day, this temple offers an unhindered view of Beijing.
Surrounding the main hall are a number of courtyards containing rock formations and ancient twisted pine and cypress trees. It is renowned for its venerable pines - eccentric looking trees growing in odd directions. Indeed, one, leaning out at an angle of about thirty degrees, is pushing over a pagoda on the terrace beneath it.
These ancient trees and are the subject of many songs. It is said that the Chinese Scholar Tree, known as the protector of Buddhism, is more than 1,000 years old.
Other famous trees include the 'Nine Dragon Tree' which has 9 branches that reach up to the sky like 9 flying dragons, and the 'Mobile Tree' which trembles even when only one branch is slightly touched.
Address: South of Maanshan, Mentougou District, Beijing
Tel: 86 10 6980 6611
Opening hours: Daily (8 :00 – 17:00)
To get there: Take Bus You 7 at Qianmen or 335 at Fuchengmen or Take 931 at Pingguoyuan
Admission Ticket: 35 yuanHancunhe modern village :
The Village is located in Fangshan district, about 40 kilometers southwest of downtown. Before Hancunhe was a very poor village, nowadays Hancunhe is one of the nation's model villages with all its 791 households living in villas and luxury apartment buildings. "With convenient traffic and comfortable living conditions, people like to enjoy the rural life and fresh air. The village used to be very poor, but like many other Chinese villages, Hancunhe became rich after the Open Door Policy was introduced in 1978. Some people believe that the Hancunhe should be a model for other Chinese villages.
History of Han Cun He village: 
The history of Han Cun He can be traced back 1,100 years to the time of the Song dynasty (960-1127). Legend has it that there is a famous general named Han who had his tomb built here during the Liao dynasty (906-1125, the southern part of China belonged to Song, and the north was occupied by Liao during this period). In addition, there is a river running through this area and river is pronounced as He in Chinese, hence the name "Han Cun He". The village used to be one of the poorest parts of Beijing before the founding of the PRC. But after the Reform and Opening to the rest of the World in 1978, some small factories were established under the leadership of Mr Tianxiong. Those factories developed very rapid and have made great achievements in the past 20 years. Currently, there are about 3000 people living here, many are past residents of the downtown area, but were charmed by the quaint village and made it their home.
Address: Hancunhe town, Fangshan District, Beijing
Tel: 86 10 8038 0015
Opening hours: Daily (8:30 -17:00)
To Get There: take bus 917 from Tianqiao bus station directly to Hancunhe. .
Admission Ticket: 40 yuan
Yunju temple :
The Yunju (or Cloud Dwelling) Temple is situated inside a limestone cave, south of the Shangfang Mountains. It is 70 km from downtown of Beijing, in Fangshan district, south west of the Capital. It came into being up around an ancient shrine. Two bone fragments found at the site were said to belong to Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhism's founder. More than 77,000 engraved wooden blocks containing the Chinese Tripitaka (Buddhist scriptures) draw large crowds to the site.
Description of Yunju temple
Yunju Temple is a Buddhist shrine in north China. Founded in Tang Dynasty, it was expanded or renovated in each of the following dynasties. It reached its heyday in the years of Kangxi and Qianlong reign in Qing Dynasty. It retains 7 pagodas built in Tang Dynasty, 5 built in Liao Dynasty, and 3 tomb pagodas built in Qing Dynasty. The Tang- or Liao-dynasty pagodas were an important integral part of the culture of stone scriptures (Buddhist scriptures inscribed on stone tablets), because they were closely associated with their engraving. On Stone Scriptures Hill are 9 caves for storage of scriptures (except for Leiyin, the 5th cave, on whose walls are fixed stone scripture tablets, all the caves are sealed with iron bolts). There are altogether 4,278 integral stone scripture tablets stored in those caves and the cellar before the south pagoda. The tablets started to be made in 616 A.D. (the 12th year of Daye, Sui Dynasty) by Jingwan, a monk who used to live in Zhiquan Monastery in Youzhou. Fearing recurrences of previous persecutions against Buddhism, he decided to have all Buddhist scriptures carved on stone tablets to be stored in caves for use in the future. The work went on for 1,039 years through Sui, Tang, Liao, Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, and produced 1,122 Buddhist scriptures, in 3,572 volumes. These stone scriptures are based on Canon of Buddhist Writings printed in the years of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty and Qidancang printed in Liao Dynasty, two rare editions of Buddhist scriptures. In summary, the stone scriptures at Fangshan provide valuable data for research into the history of Chinese culture, especially in terms of the following fields at various periods in north China: history, politics, economy, geography, culture, calligraphy, sculpture, simplified characters, variant forms of characters, official titles, stone inscriptions, and history of Buddhism. They are not only important relics of the history of Buddhism in China, but also precious heritage of world culture.
Address: Dashiwo County, Fangshan District, Beijing
Tel: 86 10 6138 9612
Opening hours: Daily (8:30 -17:00)
To Get There: take bus 10* from 7:00-8:00AM at station 22 at Qianmen, 343 at Wanyuan Lu, 6 at Liuliqiao or 373 at Yuquan Lu or 917 at Tianqiao and get off at Fangshan, then change to a minibus to Zhangfang.
Admission Ticket: 40 yuan

Zhou koudian : Peking Man Site
Zhoukoudian is a small village situated in Fangshan district, about 50 km southwest of Beijing. Embraced by a chain of mountains from the northwest and rolling hills from the northeast, the village opens to the vast Huabei plains. One half kilometer north, one finds a narrow pass leading to a basin. Baerhe stream wriggles out of the pass and flows down south. It passes then to the west of Zhoukoudian and finally drains into Liulihe about 10 km south of the village. The Peking Man Site is just on the west side of Zhoukoudian Village.
In December 1929, a Chinese paleoanthropologist named Pei Wenzhong discovered a complete skull of "Peking Man" on Dragon Bone Hill northwest of Zhoukoudian. Later, archaeologists unearthed 40-odd individually fossilized skeletons of "Peking Man", male, female, old and young, all at the same site. Zhoukoudian, therefore, became the most common site for human remains with the most abundant fossils in the world from the same period. The discovery pushed the history of Beijing's civilization back to some 600,000 years. These fossilized remains prove that "Peking Man" was primitive man in an evolutionary process from ancient ape to modern man, and is the ancestor of the Chinese nation. In 1987, the Peking Man Site is listed as one of the world cultural heritage by UNESCO.  
Address: Zhoukoudian County, Fangshan District, Beijing
Tel: 86 10 69301080
Opening hours: Daily (8:30 -17:00)
To Get There: Take bus no.917 at Tianqiao Bus Station and get off at Fangshan, take Loop-line 2 and get off at Zhoukoudian Station                     
Admission Ticket: 40 yuan
Shidu (Ten Crossing) scenery area
The Shidu (Ten Crossing) Scenic Area is located on the upper and middle reaches of the Juma River in the Fangshan District. It is the largest scenic area featuring limestone, peak, and river valley in North China. The place was named after ten ferries along the Juma River. Covering an area of 301 square kilometers, it has beautiful mountains and rivers, precipitous cliffs, forests, deep ponds, and elegantly-shaped rocks.
In 1986, Shidu was cited as one of Beijing's Top 16 New Tourist Attractions. In 1999, it was listed among the first group of Scenic Spots in Beijing. The Juma River winds its way through mountains like a jade belt, forming a perfect picture together with the peaks and forests. Along the riversides are more than 100 scenic wonders, such as the Natural Stone Buddhist Statue, Rock Flying from Afar, A Thread of Sky, Rock in the Rocks, Gushan Village, Celestial Peak Ravine, Wonderful Gully of Ten-Thousand Scenic Spots, Immortal-Residing Cave, Heavenly Lake Mountain, Five-Star Ravine, and so on.

Opening hours: Daily (7:00 -18:00)
To Get There: Take Bus No. 10 or 917 directly or take train at Yongdingmen station to Shidu.  

Huang hua cheng lakeside Great Wall 
The Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall Reserve is located in Jiuduhe Town, Huairou District of Beijing City. Some 70 kilometers from downtown Beijing and 35 kilometers from the center of Huairou, it is a unique tourist destination famous for its natural beauties and man-made marvels. the “four wonders” of the Reserve are highly recommendable.
“A Lake Girdled by the Great Wall”: The Huanghuacheng Great Wall was built in 1404 during the reign of Yong Le in the Ming Dynasty. The Wall here is majestic, precipitous, and imposing. It hovers on the towering mountain ridges and girdles the crystal-clear Haoming Lake. Once served not only as the northern gate of the capital city, but also as a screen protecting the “thirteen imperial mausoleums” of the Ming Dynasty, It is the best part of the Ming Great Wall.
“A Giant Dragon Probing the Lake”: In the Reserve, visitors will be amazed by a view not once, but thrice. The Great Wall goes in and out of the lake at three places, a wonder that can be found nowhere else in China. A poem illustrates the view to the point:
The Great Wall meets the rippling water; Its ancient body is submerged deep under.
 The wall in water and the water by wall; What a perfect match by man and nature.
“An Age-old Chestnut Garden”: The Ming chestnut garden takes up an area of over one hundred mu (15 mu = one hectare) and it shelters more than 40 ancient chestnut trees. These trees have entangled roots and branches but each one stands in its own way. The most amazing sights are thei r massive trunks and extensive canopy. For all their great age and weather-worn bodies, they are still going strong and live up to their name as unique man-made marvels in suburbs of Beijing. A poem hails these trees this way:
The Ming chestnut trees are growing all over the slope;
Though weather-worn they are still steady and graceful.
More than happy they contribute their fruits to the people; Indeed plump the chestnuts enjoy a name in the capital.
“A Wonderland of Mountains and Waters”: There are more to view in the Reserve. Following the ancient plank road, crossing the wooden bridge, wading through the little stream, and striding over the grotesque rocks, all of a sudden, you find yourself standing in front of the beautiful Black Dragon Pool. Yet, your mind may refuse to let go those equally charming spots on the way: the Longwei Cave, Zicui Peak, Zuinu Hill, Shilang Valley, Lovers’ Peak, and triplet pools.
To make the best of the superb geographical condition, the Reserve management has granted the entry of over a dozen entertainment items, both overwater and on land. Among these are several well-established attractions such as the pleasure boat, speedboat, rowboat, water cycle, and overwater speedy descent, and some new funs, including the well-equipped outbound training base, which offers several training items such as the Graduation Wall, Cooperation Bridge, Midair Bar, and High Ladder.  Into the clouds goes the Great Wall’s gate tower;  Embracing the Wall glitters the lake’s clear water. The Ming chestnut trees are of deep roots and dense leaves, What a beautiful fairyland of lake, walls, and hills! Welcome to the Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall Reserve!
(from www.huanghuacheng.com)
Address: Jiuduhe Country, Huairou District, Beijing
Tel: 86 10 61651111
Opening hours: Daily (summer 8:00 -5:00 pm; Winter 8:30-4:30 pm)
To Get There: Route one: Take Bus 916 at Dongzhimen to Huairou “local taxation bureau” (11 yuan for air-conditioning bus and six yuan for ordinary bus), then go straight for 50 meters(across light)， transfer to “Huairou-Lakeside Great Wall (Xishuiyu)” Bus (fare: 3yuan)
Route two: Take “Changping-Jiuduhe” Bus at Changping Coach Bus Station or Changping Changling Crossing to the Jiuduhe Filling Station (fare: five yuan), then transfer to “Huairou-Lakeside Great Wall (Xishuiyu)” Bus (blue minibus) (fare 2.5 yuan)     Admission Ticket: 34 yuan
Hongluo Temple
The Red Shells Temple, or Hongluo Si received its name from a legend that two spiral shells gave out red light in the evening. Located at the foot of the Hongluo Mountain, the temple is seven kilometers northwest of Huairou County. First built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), the temple is worth a visit in early summer because of the wild flowers, fresh air. Covering an area of 16.6 acres, Hongluo Temple is the largest temple in the Beijing's northern district. Surrounded by hills dotted with pines and cypresses in different shapes, the temple's tasteful layout creates an atmosphere of quiet contemplation.
Address: four kilometers from Qingchun Road in the north Huairou District, Beijing        Tel: 86 10 6068 1967
Opening hours: Daily (Summer 7:00 -18:00)
To Get There: Route one: By tourist bus 6 or 16 from Xuanwumen, or go by 916 bus leaving from Dongzhimen bus stop.                                                 
Admission Ticket: 30 yuanMiyun Reservoir
Miyun Reservoir, located 100 km northeast of Beijing City, is a mountain valley reservoir. It was built in September,1960, and is the largest reservoir in Beijing area. Two main rivers, Chaohe and Baihe, flow into Miyun Reservoir. The catchment is about 15,788 km2, consists of mountains and piedmonts and lacks large industrial enterprises. Sediments and nutrients from agricultural, pastoral and forestry lands that enter the reservoir with overland flow make the main pollution sources.
The initial purpose of building Miyun Reservoir was flood control, irrigation and fishery, but it has become more and more important as a main drinking water storage for Beijing area. The water quality is therefore of great importance. Recently, the nutrient concentration and the number of phytoplankton in the Reservoir are constantly rising to arrest the attention of Beijing municipality. A project for keeping the water clean is being put into effect.
Address: 13 kms north of Miyun county, Beijing        Tel: 86 10 6901 2552
Opening hours:
To Get There: take bus 987 from Dongzhimen to get off at Koumenzi bus stop then arrive.        Admission Ticket: Nil
Remark : Not open to tourists, can not visit on dam, only have a look from outside.  
Black dragon pool (Hei long tan) :
Black Dragon Pool Scenic Spot is located in a 220-meter high, 4-kilometer long valley, which is 100 kilometers away from Beijing. The valley is in the northwestern Lupiguan Pass of the Shicheng Town in Miyun. The valley is commonly called Gulu Valley, because of its steepness. There are three waterfalls and eighteen pools in the valley. It is always appraised as being fresh, astonishing and steep.
★ Being fresh:
A lot of waterfalls are located in this only four-kilometer valley, which is rare in and outside Beijing District. Everywhere can give people a fresh feeling from the beginning to the end of the journey. You will feel relaxed and happy, just as if you were in a fairyland.
★ Being astonishing:
Every scenic spot has its own fantastic characteristic in this deep and serene valley. The great power of the nature makes the valley full of wonder and surprise in each scenic spot.
★ Being steep:
The waterfalls and the Dragon Pool are majestic and spectacular because of the adventurous rushing water, the deep valley and the narrow path. Tourists can enjoy the landscape in a perilous situation when they climb the ladders and pass the bridges. No venture, no pleasure. The views in the dangerous place can add more vigour to the tourists.

Address: near Shicheng Village, Miyun County , Beijing                               
Tel: 86 10 6102 5028
Opening hours: Daily (Summer 8:00 -18:00; winter : 9:00-16:00)
To Get There: Route one: By tourist bus from Xuanwumen, or go by 980/987 bus leaving from Dongzhimen bus stop.                                               
Admission Ticket: 36 yuanLongqing Gorge :
The Longqing Gorge Natural Scenic Area is located 10 kilometers northeast of the county seat of Yanqing. Known as "Lesser Lijiang river outside the Great wall" and "The Small Three gorges of China," it is one of Beijing's top 16 tourist sites. Longqing Gorge covers an area of 119 square kilometers. The main scenic spots include the largest dam in Northern China-a concrete dam more than 70 meters high. Here tourists can see waterfalls in summer and icefalls in winter. It makes a nice day trip from Beijing.
Below is the description of the Longqing Gorge :
Small Three Gorges surpasses the Three Gorges, while its mountain is more dangerous than the Three Gorges’.

Small Lijiang River over passes Lijiang River; while its water is clearer than Lijiang River’s. The title: a unique scenic spot beyond the Great wall. It was a visitor who wrote this couplet for Longqing Ravine. Perhaps, it contains historical culture of the scenic spot; perhaps, it is difficult for visitors to show their deep feelings and embodiment completely through this couplet. It is Longqing Ravine that not only contains the gentleness and gracefulness of the southern scenery, but also has the power and loftiness of the northern scenery. It incorporates the strong points of northern and southern scenery and becomes a bright pearl beyond the Great Wall ………

Water is like green ribbon and mountain as emerald hairpin.

If visiting Longqing Ravine by boat, you will feel that you hands gently unwrap a roll of landscape, along with gentle breeze blowing against your face at Lijiang River, you are completely immersed in a picturesque scene.

The different mountains are arranged with winding and cragginess, called their names in accordance with shapes and the implied meaning of the shape. more than 30 scenic spots are created by nature’s vicissitude and super craftsmanship, such as: mountain-guarded Buddha, Bell Mount, Phoenix Island, East Tachai and Moon Gulf. The scenic spots are attached with human feelings, so they have human personality and spiritualism. Green waves and clean stream hover zigzagly, with its color as thick forests’ and softness as fabrics’, shadow of birds and mountains and cloud mirroring in water. Water flows around mountains, with a feeling of “ when reaching the cliff, you have doubt there is no road, while there is another sky after cloud disappearing".

The climate in midsummer is cool, with fresh air. The temperature is 6 degrees lower than that of the urban area of Beijing, even 0.8 degrees lower than that of Chengde Mountain Resort. It is extremely cold in midwinter, with longer ice age. Therefore, it creates ice lantern art—exotic flowers, gorge, an ice-carving world, and an northland ice-snow paradise. The footprint of history and ancient temples brush a layer of ancient copper for the beautiful scenery, making it more ancient, deep and quiet. The gods yard towers in hills and mountains, standing at the peak of the alone mountain. Elegance of temples in Ming dynasty reproduced here in 1998.

Among cloud and misty, and thick forests, layers of steps pile up according to mountains; palaces and towers row upon each other; emerald green tile and red wall reflect each other. …….

Jade Emperor Peak, where you can view other mountains, has solemn main cabinet with repeat brims and nine ridges.One once wrote—“ thousands of peaks appear in front of me, and thousands of gullies are low when turning back my head.” Relying on the fence to view, you will find gorges flowing deviously and its dangerous situation. If you watch all the scenery, you will find billows of peaks seem to pour and misty smoke rises from mountains. You will have the feeling of flying by riding wind to return. Giants Temple in the gorges hide between the south Giants Mountain and north Giants Mountain. Forest is deep and gully is quiet, with fresh environment. The eaves of the temple fly in the sky, with carved and green tile, towering towers, and red columns as well as carved rafter. The ancient temple hides in the mountains, tolling spreading in the empty valley. There are many legends in Longqing Ravine, which romances fancy magnificence and misted suspense.

Longqing Ravine constructed amusement facility, which is in harmony with the rhythm of the landscape. Gorge mouth, a megalosaurus with length of 258 meters, hangs in thousands of cliffs with the way of head down and trail up, along with sparking squama and flying beards and claws. This is the dragon shape lift which was rated as the first lift in Asian. Visitors arrive slipway immediately by taking the life unconsciously. You can’t help trying rapid-sliding ropeway flying in the air and exciting bungee. If you take on cable car, you quickly reach Jade Emperor Peak and have a dream that you are like god. If you cross 300-meters flowers cavity, you have already crossed over the Southland and northland, visiting all scenery in the four seasons. Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA) prepared to construct and named Longqing Ravine as CMA Longqing Ravine rock- climbing and ice-climbing training base. It successfully held “Longqing Ravine Cup” national 7th rock--climbing tournament, letting more Chinese vigilant fighters challenge life limit. Finally, riding Foster wing-to-wing slideway crossed the mouth of valley is like riding beautiful rainbow. There is no risk in wind, envision and shock, then returning the reality from Longwing Ravine’s fairyland.

Longqing Ravine has first-class service facility, with completed facility and excellent service. It is able to offer accommodation and visitors can have dinner, hold meeting and have fun here.

Since its open in 1984, Longqing Ravine has already received over ten millions of visitors at home and abroad, including leaders of the country and the Party, such as Jiang Zemin, Li Peng, Hu Jintao, Liu Huaqing, Chen Muhua, etc., and foreign friends, such as the Seychelles president, etc. Important figures left epigraphy and inscription to commemorate by the will.

Address: Jiuchengxian town , Yanqing County , Beijing                                Tel: 86 10 6919 1422
Opening hours: Daily (Apr-Nov)
To Get There: Route one: By bus 919 leaving from Deshengmen bus stop, Arrive Yanqing County and take bus 920 to Longqing Gorge.                       
 Admission Ticket: 40 yuan798 Art District :
  "798" is located in the Dashanzi area, to the northeast of central Beijing. It is the site of state-owned factories including Factory 798, which originally produced electronics. 
    Beginning in 2002, artists and cultural organizations began to divide, rent out, and re-make the factory spaces, gradually developing them into galleries, art centers, artists' studios, design companies, restaurants, and bars.
   It became a "Soho-esque" area of international character, replete with "loft living," attracting attention from all around. Bringing together contemporary art, architecture, and culture with a historically interesting location and an urban lifestyle, "798" has evolved into a cultural concept, of interest to experts and normal folk alike, influential on our concepts of  both urban culture and living space.
Address: 4#,Jiuxianqiao street, 798 art zone, Chaoyang district, Beijing                               
Tel: 86 10 5978 9861
Opening hours: Daily (10:00-17:00)
To Get There: taking taxi is convenient there                                                 Admission Ticket: Nil
Qing East Imperial Tomb
The location is at Malanyu, northwest Zunhua, Hebei Province, 125 kilometers from Beijing. Included among the tombs are the Xiaoling of Emperor Shun Zhi, Jingling of Emperor Kang Xi, Yuling of Emperor Qian Long, Dingling of Emperor Xian Feng, Huiling of Emperor Tong Zhi, four tombs of empresses including Empress Dowager Ci An and Empress Dowager Ci Xi, and five tombs of imperial concubines, in addition to a princess' tomb.

The East Tombs are the largest and most complete complex of imperial tombs in China. Of these, the Yuling mausoleum of Emperor Qian Long and Dingling mausoleum of Emperor Dowager Ci Xi are the most magnificent. But in 1928 the underground palaces were blown open by warlord Sun Dianying, many precious articles were looted and the tombs suffered heavy damage.

Scenery around the East Tombs is most beautiful. Qing government rules designated the tomb area as geomantically favorable and forbidden to people. Fifteen tombs are arranged from east to west along the southern foot of Changduan Mountain. Behind the tombs are rolling hills and in front is a long spirit path. Along the central axis of the complex form a unique natural scene is presented as the temples and palatial structures, with red walls and golden tiles among pines and cypresses of verdant green, glitter in the sunshine. They seem as islets dotting a vast green sea. The Dragon Beard Ditches of each tomb, large and small, zigzag and coil like dragons; streams under stone bridges are like white belts through the forest of pines and cypresses. In early morning or late afternoon one can see through green branches and leaves the beamed eaves, pavilions and garrets, stone sculptured human figures and stone animals appearing through the foliage to be draped in thin yellowish gauze kerchiefs.
Address: Qingdongling, Zunhua city, Tanshang, Hebei province                    
Tel: 86 315 6945475/6944467
Opening hours: Daily (8:00-17:00)
To Get There: advise take tourists car/van/bus there                                                 Admission Ticket: RMB 120

Qing West Imperial Tomb
Four of the Qing-dynasty imperial tombs are located some 120 kilometers to the west of Beijing, in Hebei Province. These are known as Xiling or Western Tombs. This is where Emperor Yongzheng selected a site and began to erect his resting place. Eventually the location came to include the burials of three empresses, four emperors, and a number of princes, altogether 76 people in fourteen tomb groupings. Above-ground extant buildings occupy 50,000 square meters.
The organization of Xiling or Western Tombs is similar to the Eastern. Yongzheng's tomb, called Tailing, sits in the middle. The others are arrayed to his east and west. The spirit way leading up to Tailing is five Ii in length, or nearly two miles, and sculptures on either side are impressive. In the neighboring area twenty-one of Yongzheng's concubines are buried, also his empress, the blood mother of Qianlong.
To the west of the Tailing tomb of Yongzheng are two imperial groupings, one of which belongs to Emperor Daoguang. This includes buildings that are unique for not being painted but rather carved in dragon designs from nanmu wood. The dragons cover every inch of space on the ceiling, and the pillars and beams are alive with swimming dragons, coiled dragons, vigorous dragons.
To the east of Tailing is the most recent tomb among the western-tomb groupings, which was built for Guangxu and his empress. It is called Chongling. Groundbreaking began in the first year of Xuanzong (1909) and the work was completed in the fourth year of Minguo (1915). This was the last imperial tomb among all of China's imperial tombs and it holds Guangxu and his empress. This was robbed in early years, but when restoration and research of the site began in 1980 some jades and pieces of silk were found. Near the Chongling tomb are the tombs of various concubines.
All of these tombs have been declared National Key Cultural Relics Protected sites, and are listed also as World Heritage Cultural Sites.
Address: Qingxiling, Yixian County, Baoding, Hebei province                                  
Tel: 86 312 4710012
Opening hours: Daily (8:00-17:00)
To Get There: advise take long distance bus from Lizeqiao or rent tourists car/van/bus there                                                                    
Admission Ticket: RMB 120

Chengde Summer Resort：
Chengde Summer Resort, also called Chengde Out Palace or Rehe Xanadu, is situated north of Hebei Province's Chengde downtown, 230 kilometers away from Beijing. First built in the 42nd year (1703) of Emperor Kangxi's reign of the Qing Dynasty, the resort cost about 90 years to construct, covering 564 hectares. It is the largest imperial garden in China.
The resort is divided into two sections: the palace area and the scenic area, the latter of which is divided into Lake Zone, Plain Zone and Mountain Zone. The Lake zone is in the northern part of the palace zone. There’re 3 islands called Happy Island, Island for Enjoying the Water Songs under the Moonlight, and Green Surrounded Island respectively in the middle of the lake zone. Green waves rippling on the lake accompanied by the swaying willows create a fantastic picture.  Plain zone is a zone for emperors in the Qing Dynasty to hold feasts and recreational activities. This area can also be divided into 3 parts: an arboretum to the east, a piece of grassland to the west and temples and other buildings to the north. Mountain Zone is in the northwest of the Summer Resort, possessing 4 great valleys: Pine-cloud Valley, Pear Valley, Pine Valley and Filbert Valley. You can appreciate the mountainous scenery here.
As for the palace area, it consists of Main Palace, Pine-Crane Hall, Pine Soughing Valley and East Palace. All the buildings here are built by green bricks and glazed tiles, forming a splendid and fabulous picture and visitors can greatly enjoy another aspect of the Summer Resort here.
Originally called Rehe Imperial Palace, the Chengde Summer Resort got its name from the inscription by the Emperor Kanxi on its front gate.In the Qing Dynasty, emperors used to come here in summer to escape heat and handle political affairs. Nowadays, once summer starts, most people think of the Resort to spend their vacations.

Address: In the north of Chengde City, Hebei Province.                                  
Tel: 86 314 2160513
Opening hours: Daily (8:00-17:00)
To Get There: take train to Chengde or rent tourists car/van/bus there                                            
Admission Ticket: RMB 50 and RMB 90 during the tourism period

Putuo Zongcheng Temple
The Putuo Zongcheng Temple is part of the "Eight Outer Temples" located in Chengde, which are part of the World Heritage List along with Chengde's Mountain Resort. The Putuo Zongcheng Temple was originally dedicated to Qianlong in order to commemorate his birthday, as well as provide Hebei with a temple of equal size and splendor as the Tibetan Potala Palace. The Putuo Zongcheng temple served more functions than just Buddhist ceremony and festival, however. It was also the location that the emperor would gather meetings of different ethnic envoys found throughout the empire. The location served as a peaceful getaway in contrast to the bustling life of the capital Beijing, as well as complimented the nearby hunting grounds that the emperor would enjoy with his hosts.
As of 1994, the Chengde Mountain Resort and Chengde's Eight Outer Temples (including the Putuo Zongcheng Temple) were established as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Today, the temple remains a site of tourism and local festivities.
Pule Temple

The Pule Temple is located on a hillock 1 km to the east of the Wulie River in the east of Mountain Resort of Chengde City, Hebei Province.
The Pule Temple is one of Eight Outer Temples in Chengde City. The place, where the Pule Temple is located, used to be a flat ground. People could see mountains around the Mountain Resort. Following the advice of a Tibetan Living Buddha, Emperor Qianlong built the temple in 1766. The temple is made up of the front hall, side halls and the massacre city. The front hall, called the Zongyin Hall, houses Buddha of Infinite Longevity and other Trikala Buddhas with warrior attendants standing on both sides of each Buddha. There is an altar in the back, with a height of 35.5 meters. It is divided into 3 layers. The 1st and 2nd layers are square stone platforms. There are 3 rooms in the 1st layer and 72 hallways around it. There are 4 doors in four different directions in the 2nd layer. There are 8 Lama pagodas in four corners and four directions. The pagodas in the four corners are yellow and four pagodas in four directions are black, green, purple and white, respectively. The stone fences around the 3rd layer are carved with dragon-and-cloud patterns. The Xuguang Pavilion in the middle of the 3rd layer is 23 meters high with a diameter of 21.68 meters. The multi-eaved roof is covered with glazed tiles, similar with that of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest in the Heaven Temple, Beijing. The sunk panel of 4 layers in the hall is extremely exquisite. There are inner and outer circles in the 1st and 2nd layers. Pictures of 6-character incantation are carved on the outer circle of the 1st layer and a gilding cloud pattern made of wood appears in the inner circle. A gilding dragon pattern appears in the outer circle of the 2nd layer, and a gilding peacock pattern appears on the inner circle. Lotus pattern is carved on the 3rd layer. A huge dragon with tremendous momentum, looking down, pearl in its mouth and clouds around it appears in the 4th layer. The sunk panel in the Xuguang Pavilion is one of the most exquisite sunk panels of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
No Lamaists live in the temple at peacetime. Lamaists from other temples will get together to chant scriptures on the 1st and 15th of the first lunar month.
Puning Temple

The Puning Temple is located among the mountains to the north of the Mountain Resort of Chengde City in Hebei Province.
The Puning Temple is one of the famous Eight Outer Temples in Chengde City, Hebei Province. The Eight Outer Temples were constructed from the 52nd year (1713) of Emperor Kangxi's reign to the 45th year (1780) of Emperor Qianlong's reign. Originally there were 11 temples, but now there are only seven temples and one relic left, which are collectively called the Eight Outer Temples. There are the Puren Temple, the Pule Temple, the Anyuan Temple and the Pushan Temple (the only existing relic) to the east of the Mountain Resort; the Puning Temple, the Xumi Fushou Temple, the Putuo Zongsheng Temple and the Shuxiang Temple to the north of the Mountain Resort. All these temples are resplendent and magnificent, dotting the Mountain Resort like a myriad of stars surrounding the moon. If the halls and palaces of the Mountain Resort are the symbol of an emperor's reign, then the numerous temples represent different regions or ethics, which have different political and historical background. These temples and the Mountain Resort together form a picture that symbolizes national integrity and ethical unity.
The Puning Temple was constructed in the 20th year (1755) of the Qianlong reign. In order to celebrate the suppression of rebellion of Junggar tribe, Emperor Qianlong invited the four troops that participated in the suppression to the Mountain Resort in October in the 20th year of the Qianlong reign. He dubbed leaders of the four troops, and ordered to build the Puning Temple.
The Puning Temple is of grand scale, occupying an area of more than 23,000 square meters. The main structure in the temple is the Hall of Great Buddha. The hall is 36.75 meters high, and has six storeys and multiple eaves. The top of the hall is a gold-plated dome. The hall, full of power and grandeur, is a representative of the architectural style of Chinese temples and mosques. A Bodhisattva statue with thousands of hands and eyes is enshrined in the hall. The statue, 21.85 meters in height and 110 tons in weight, is carved out of wood and plated with gold. It sits on a locus throne of 2.22 meters high. The statue has 42 hands, two of which clamp together and the rest with different musical instruments in them. The statue, with its dignified manner, is one of the famous large-scale wood-carved Buddha statues in China. The Hall of Great Buddha emblematizes Sumeru, and the Hall of Day Light, the Hall of Moon Light on the two sides of the Hall of Great Buddha symbolize day and moon respectively. There are black, red, white and green pagodas and eight white high terraces on the four sides of the Hall of Great Buddha. All around the hall there are other Tibetan constructions, such as pagodas and terraces. Besides the Hall of Great Buddha, there are the Miaoyan Room and the Hall of Scripture Preaching, where Qing emperors listened to the preaching and had a rest. Three stone tablets are preserved in the Puning Temple. The whole building complex of the Puning Temple mixed the artistic style for Han, Tibetan and Indian architectures, and formed the typical image of a Buddha World with Buddha statues as its main body, holding an important position in the history of Chinese architecture.

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