Mountain Baiquan

Located at Huaibei Town, Huairou District of Beijing, Mountain Baiquan is 70 kilometers away from the downtown. One can arrive there by driving along the Jingcheng Expressway or No.101 National Road to Huairou and changing to No.111 National Road. As a park-style natural scenic spot, it gets its name because of hundred of springs in the mountain. In 1999, it was opened to the public.

Mountain Baiquan covers an area of 20 square kilometers. There are many peaks and ridges, ditches, valleys and springs in the region, with the plantation coverage of 95%. Jiujiu Peak, the main summit in the north of the scenic spot, is 999 meters above the sea level. The massif of Mountain Baiquan is mostly composed of white granite and seriously weathered, so many strange peaks and stones have been formed. As it is located in the rainstorm center of Beijing, there are abundant rainfalls all year long. The water scenes of spring, pond, fall, stream, pool, lake and river can be found here. By the end of 2005, seven dams have been built, forming about 50,000 square meters. More than 5000 colorful leaf trees and fruit trees have been planted. Covering about 10 square kilometers, the scenic spot can be divided into three functional districts, namely the recreational and vocational district, the aquatic amusement district and sightseeing district. There are top-rate service facilities which can provide board for 500 people and lodging for 150 people at the same time. There are multiple aquatic recreation projects such as power boat, rowing boat, pedalo, aquatic bicycle, etc. There have been 10 kilometers of round tourist footpath in the sightseeing district. The main sights include: Baiquan Lake, Flying Cloud Falls, Tianhe Falls, Qingmei Pond, Leyu Pond, Zhiyu Pond, Standing Eagle Peak, Rare Bird Peak, Bamboo Shoot Peak, Sky Holding Stone, Buddha Palm, Saint Tortoise Watching the Moon, and Monkey Valley. There are a lot of wild monkey peach trees growing in the Monkey Valley that stretches for three kilometers, which are very rare in Beijing. Golden fall leaf appreciation and picking activities are held in September and October every year, skating activities are held every winter.

Publishes at : 07-09-23 21:41

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