Juyong Pass Great Wall, which can be reached by the Badaling Expressway, is one of the most famous military fortresses along the thousand-li Great Wall; in ancient times it played an important role in guarding the capital.

The earliest record of the name Juyong is found in a book written during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, which says that it was one of the nine major forts in China.

In the Yuan Dynasty, the pass was an important stop on the way from Dadu (Beijing) to Shangdu (Duolun in Inner Mongolia). Imperial abodes, temples and gardens were built here for the emperors, who frequently passed here. The Cloud Platform that remains was built in that dynasty as the base of three Lamaist pagodas, which were destroyed in the late Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty. The arch in the platform is adorned with Buddhist images and inscribed with scripture texts in six languages——Sanskrit, Tibetan, Western-Xia script, Uighur, Phags-pa, and Chinese. These are important for research into Buddhism in the Yuan Dynasty, ancient written languages, and cultural exchanges between ethnic groups in ancient times; they are also masterpieces of carving as practiced in the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, a full-fledged town came into being around the pass, with a five-line defence system that comprised of a byway fortress, an outer fortress (Badaling), an upper fortress, a middle fortress (Juyong Pass), and a southern fortress. Juyong Pass housed the headquarters, and the town was guarded by Longqing Guards. In the town, which is rich in cultural deposits, there is a government office, a warehouse, a library, an arsenal, temples, and Confucian schools. Strategically important, the pass lies among great mountains, commanding a pleasant view of overlapping ridges, lush woods, and meandering brooks; it has long been known for its “72 attractions”. It scenery was listed among the “eight greatest scenic spots of Beijing” in the Jin, Ming, and Qing Dynasties respectively. Today you may still see a stele inscribed with the characters Juyong Diecui (Lushness at Juyong Pass) written by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.

The 2000-year-old pass keeps precious cultural heritages that offer us a vista of the political, economic, cultural and artistic landscape of ancient China. However, wars and conflicts had made most of the structures damaged. To restore its grandeur, governments at various levels and cultural relic administration departments, encouraged by Deng Xiaoping's inscription “Love China, Repair the Great Wall”, have been renovating the pass in accordance with the requirements of “effective protection, scientific administration, and proper use”. The first phase of the restoration project, which started in 1992, has been completed, during which 58 structures were rebuilt, including the Juyong-Pass-section of the Great Wall, the lookout tower, the dorm, beacon towers, temples within and without the pass town, the granary, archways, and the library. The second phase of the restoration project, which was started in August 2000, was completed in April 2002. Between the Cloud Platform and the north town tower, the Juyong ancient street was rebuilt and an ancient-style street was added. Cuiping Lake has been beautified. A number of service facilities have been built, including a parking lot, hotels, restaurants, shops, entertainment facilities, and gyms. An ancient-style four-star hotel has been built, in the style of a brick-and-wood Ming-dynasty courtyard, and covers an area of 12,600 square meters.

Jiudaowan Canyon, located 88 kilometers from Beijing, is 6.6 kilometers long and 900 meters deep. The scenic area is the largest canyon in Miyun County with the biggest volume of ravine water. Here at the canyon, the forest coverage is as high as 95%. There are 78 major tourist attractions, all naturally formed, in different shapes and distributed in the canyon like pearls. In the canyon, there are one lake, five waterfalls and 18 ponds, all naturally formed. With stunning landscapes and amicable climate, it is nicknamed the “Huangguoshu” in north China, and the canyon is rated by the National Tourism Administration as a national class-AA scenic area.

Jingshan Park, occupying an area of about 23 hectares, is located right on the north-south central axial line of Beijing. It is connected to the Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City in the south, and faces the Drum and Bell Towers in the north and is adjacent to the Beihai Park in the west.

The Jingshan Hill is 45.7 meters high, and is the best place in downtown Beijing to have a panoramic view of Beijing and the Forbidden City. As early as in the Liao Dynasty, earth was piled here to form a hill; in the Jin Dynasty, the place was designated as an imperial garden of the palace; in the Yuan Dynasty, it became a palace garden of the imperial city, named Qingshan Hill; in the Ming Dynasty, it was named the Wansui (longevity) Hill; in the 12th year of the reign of Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1655), it was renamed Jingshan Hill, and massive construction was carried out during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1749-1751), and architectures as Shouhuang Hall, Qiwang Tower, Guanmiao Pavilion, Zhoushang Pavilion, Wanchun Pavilion, Jifang Pavilion and Fulan Pavilion were constructed.

JingshanParkis a beautiful and unique imperial garden, and was the place where the emperors appreciated flowers, shot arrows, drank and feasted, and climbed the hill to view landscapes. In 1949 after the liberation of Beijing, the people's government made a comprehensive renovation of Jingshan Park—repairing and maintaining the ancient architectures, rebuilding hill roads and park roads, planting trees and flowers, and adding service facilities, making this place a hot attraction for Chinese and foreign visitors. In 1957, it was named a major historic site under provincial protection, and in 2001, it was announced as a major historic site under national protection, and in 2002, it was rated a class-4A scenic area.

The main peak of Jingshan Hill, 45.7 meters high (94.2 meters above sea level), was the center of the inner city of old Beijing, and was also the highest point then. The pavilion on the main peak, called Wanchun Pavilion, is a triple-eave golden-glazed tile pavilion. Standing here, people could have a panoramic view of Beijing. There is one double-eave green-tile pavilion with eight angles on each side of Wanchun Pavilion. The one on the east side is called Guanmiao Pavilion, and the one on the west side is Jifang Pavilion. There are dome-shaped, double-eave blue tile pavilions on the east and west ends of the top of the hill, called Zhoushang Pavilion and Fulan Pavilion respectively. The five pavilions form a beautiful pattern atop of the hill. The Shouhuang Hall at the rear of the hill was originally the place where emperors offered sacrifices to their ancestors, and is now temporarily used by the Beijing Children's Palace. At the foot of the east slope of Jingshan Hill, there is an ancient leaning scholar tree. It is said Emperor Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, hanged himself on this tree when the uprising farmer army, led by Li Zicheng, stormed into Beijing in 1644.

Jinhai Lake is located in the Jinhai Lake Town in the east part of Pinggu District of Beijing, about 85 kilometers away from the Beijing Second Ring Road. It includes Haizi Reservoir and 27 square kilometers in the peripheral area. Haizi Reservoir was first built in the early 1959, rebuilt in 1968 and expanded in 1974, so that a beautiful high gorge man-made lake was formed. There are almost 6.6 square kilometers of water surface, with 120 million cubic meters of total capacity.

Getting its name as it is to the south of the Grand Gold Mount (famous for producing gold), Jinhai Lake is a recreational scenic spot including sight-seeing and lakeside vacationing. In 1985, it was opened to the society. Jinhai Lake has beautiful sceneries, with green leaves all year long and flowers in three seasons, providing good environment for sight-seeing and vacationing. Wide and clear water, steep cliffs, dotted with pavilions and houses, compose a beautiful picture. After Jinhai Lake is opened to the society, more than 30 kinds of amusement projects including yacht, speed boat, self-driving boat, flying umbrella above water, pedalo, rowing boat, prompt drop, large-scale water slide, dragon boat, banana boat, rubber boat, scull, and beetles racing car, etc. The Jinhai Lake Kite Festival and Dragon Boat Contest held each year adds color to the travel of Jinhai Lake, and has attracted many tourists. The main sights include: dragon lying on the water, golden sea, long-range view of Mountain Heng, fisherman singing at dusk, beautiful scenes on Lanyu, remnant charm of golden flowers, aigrette on water, sunset at camel peak. The eight sights are all characterized, attracting tourists to linger around.

Long-range view of Mountain Heng is the top one sight of north Pan Mountains. Mountain Heng stretches from south to north, like a dragon diving into the lake. There are numerous rocks and caves on the mountain. More marvelous is the steep cliffs at the north end of Mountain Heng where huge waves are roaring and patting at the bank; In the west side, the slopes are not so steep, where pines and cypresses grow exuberant. In ancient times, two Taoists named Dong and Ge were making pills of immortality and cultivating vital energy here. There are two huge footprints about 10 meters in length and two meters in width. It is said the footsteps were left by God Erlang during his visit here.

With towering pine trees, and piles of clouds and fogs, there are Beautiful scenes on Mountain Lanyu. Huguang Tower is standing on the top of Mountain Lanyu, resplendent and magnificent, straightly cutting into the sky. 30.3 meters in height, the tower is in the shape of eight-corner, with single eave and seven stories, 72 steps, 168 decorations of animal heads. There is one wind bells on the eight corners of each storey, so altogether 56 wind bells. When gentle breeze sweeps through, the bells ring and one would feel like in a musical heaven.

Sunset at camel peak is a beautiful scenes. It is said that on July 28, 1679 (the 18th year of the Emperor Kangxi) when a group of camels passed here, the earth cracked and only one camel escaped. It fell on the top of this mountain, whose legs were clamped by the stone apertures, thus the camel peak was formed. When the afterglow shines upon the camel peak at each sunset, one would be charmed by its grotesque shape and gaudy colors.

Jingdong Canyon Scenic Area, located north of Yuzishan Village, is composed of two scenic areas—the grand canyon and Mountain Jingtai. The scenic area is adjacent to Mountain Panshan in the south, and to the Jingdong Cave, Jinhai Lake, Huangyaguan Great Wall, the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty and Mountain Wuling in the east, and is about 82 kilometers from downtown Beijing. Since its opening in 1992, many visitors have flocked to the area and it is a well-known scenic area in Beijing and Tianjin.

The canyon, about three kilometers long, boasts of dozens of natural sceneries and landscapes, such as green mountain and crystal water, caves and ponds, waterfalls and springs. In the sunny spring time, flowers are everywhere on the mountains; in summer, all mountains become green, mountain springs gush and flow, and visitors here would feel cool away from the suffocating summer heat; in autumn, all trees on the mountain turn red and golden, and visitors have the chance to harvest ripe fruits; and in winter, the mountains are covered with snow and ice, and the waterfalls become icy, producing a polar scenery.

The scenic area has more than 60 tourist attractions. It has two special scenic areas—the Jingtaishan Forest Scenic Area and the Canyon Scenic Area. At the bottom of the canyon, there are five deep ponds connected by brooks, six tourist function zones namely canyon expedition zone, mountain-top sightseeing zone, water amusement zone, exhibition zone, fruit-picking zone and the leisure and vacationing zone.