During the peak tourist season in summer and autumn, people who are used to urban life always like to "return to nature" in their spare time. As a tourist city, Beijing has not only well-known places of interest, but also many places with a long history, which are suitable for outings, sightseeing, and summer vacations. Today, I recommend a small treasure in Beijing—Changping Kangling.
"Ming History and Culture in Changping, Zhengde Spring Cakes in Kangling"
Kangling, located in the northwest of Ming Tombs Town, Changping District, Beijing, about 40 kilometers away from the urban area of Beijing, is the place where the most brick inscriptions were found in the Ming Tombs. Open, walking on the road with a history of more than 500 years, you can listen to that dusty history.
A 50-meter walk outside the scenic area is Kangling Village, which has been rated as "the most beautiful village in Beijing". There are many ancient trees and a quiet environment. It is a famous ecological and cultural village in China. In the village, there is also the most authentic [Spring Cake Feast] that has been on the "Bite of China". Friends who want to taste Chinese delicacies must not miss it.
In addition to visiting Kangling and tasting [Spring Cake Banquet], there are many parent-child paradises and characteristic homestays in the surrounding area, with convenient transportation and direct driving. All in all, this is definitely a place to visit treasures that are very suitable for family outings, couples checking in, and friends who love history in groups.
How to make an appointment to visit Kangling?
To visit Kangling, you need to make an appointment in advance, pay attention to the "Ming Tombs" public account, click on the scenic spot to make an appointment, enter the Ctrip ticket page and select Kangling. At present, Kangling only provides manual explanation service, and the fee is 100 yuan, which is not limited to the crowd.
How to get to Kangling?
Self-driving: Navigate to "Kangling Village", the Fifth Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, Beijing-Tibet G6, and Jingxin G7 are all available, and finally transfer to Jingyin Road. Taking the departure from Deshengmen as an example, it takes about 1 hour.
Public transportation: Changping Metro Line 13 Changping Subway Station, change to Chang 55 Bus, get off at Kangling Intersection and walk for 1.3 kilometers.
Mountain biking:
【City riding to Kangling】
Deshengmen——G6 auxiliary road——Changping Xiguan Roundabout——Kangling Village, one-way straight line 49.8km
Summer Palace——Yangfang——Nankou——Changping——Kangling Village 58.8km one-way straight line
【Cycling around the Ming Tombs】
Referring to this map, start from Changping Xiguan, ride clockwise, start from Siling, Kangling is at the fourth stop, visit Kangling Palace for half an hour, have a rest with a spring cake feast, continue riding to Deling, and then start from After returning from the Changping Ming Tombs Reservoir, you can detour around the thirteen imperial tombs in a reasonable way, and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. There are many ups and downs, which are slightly difficult. The total journey is about 40km, which is about 25 kilometers longer than going to and from Kangling Village in a straight line.
Kangling one-day tour itinerary recommendation
Visit Kangling Palace first
The overall tour takes about 30 minutes. Walking and talking, the ancient trees are towering. In the Kangling Palace, there is Chinese pine, the thickest of the "three most" ancient trees in the Ming Tombs. The natural environment is beautiful and the body feels cool. It is a good place for summer vacation.
Visit Kangling Village again
Exit the right side of the gate of Kangling Palace and enter Kangling Village surrounded by mountains. At the gate of the village, there are two ancient locust trees that are several hundred years old, also known as "husband and wife locust trees". They are both national first-class protected trees. There is the "Emperor Tree" among the "three most" ancient trees in the Ming Tombs. The ancients said, "First there was the Emperor Tree, then there was the Kangling Palace, and then there was the Kangling Supervisor." It is also worth mentioning that the villagers all live in the ancient Inside the ancient city wall, the ancient city wall silently tells a long history that has been covered in dust.
Taste Kangling Zhengde [Spring Cake Banquet]
It is said that Zhu Houzhao, the tenth emperor of the dynasty, was very playful and often went out to play, and he did not want to waste too much time on meals. The attendants were afraid that the emperor would be hungry, so they tried their best to prepare pancakes and meat dishes with scallion sauce. It is convenient and delicious to roll one layer at a time. After eating it, the emperor praised it greatly, so he brought this way of eating back to the capital, and the earliest "royal fast food" was born since then.
Kangling spring cakes are thin, transparent and soft, with a large amount of spring cakes and a variety of patterns. In a round and thin spring cake, you can put mung bean sprouts, egg pancakes, pickled pork with preserved vegetables, and pork with sauce..... .Choose the dish you like, wrap it evenly, and it will be chewy when you eat it. Make sure you finish the first roll, and you can’t help but have another roll. With the blessing of spring cakes, it also becomes fresh and delicious.
Tourist attractions around Kangling
Recommended attractions
Qikong Bridge Flower Sea Theme Park, 5.8km away from Kangling Village, 10 minutes by car, covers an area of 1,325 mu, Qikong Bridge Flower Sea Theme Park is an outdoor leisure place open to citizens free of charge in Ming Tombs Town, and it is also a popular check-in place for Internet celebrities in Changping one of the points. Go to that stop when the flowers are in full bloom, you don't need a P picture to see the beautiful scenery. The best time to enjoy flowers every year is from mid-May to mid-July, and from mid-September to October. The second wave of flowering is coming soon. If you miss the peach blossoms and roses in Changping, don’t miss the sea of flowers in Qikong Bridge in autumn! You can follow the "Seven-Arch Bridge Flower Sea" public account to learn about the opening hours and real-name reservations.
Mangshan National Forest Park is 12km away from Kangling Village, 25 minutes by car. It is the largest forest park in Beijing. It has the longest climbing steps in Beijing with 1299 steps. When you reach the top, you can overlook the Ming Tombs Reservoir and the sea of flowers. The scenery is superb. There is also Maitreya Buddha that can be visited without climbing the mountain. It is very suitable for hiking and enjoying the scenery with family and friends. When choosing the site of the Ming Tombs, it was based on ancient people's research on geomantic omen: green dragon on the left and white tiger on the right. Zuolong refers to Mangshan Mountain, and Righthu refers to Huyu today. Mangshan Park currently implements an online ticket reservation system (Ctrip), and you can follow the official account of "Beijing Ming Tombs National Forest Park" for the latest information.
B&B introduction
If you want to experience the quiet rural night view and watch the stars in the sky, there is also a characteristic B&B around - Wanfei Yishe, navigate to Wanniangfen Village, Ming Tombs Town, there is a parking lot when entering the village, four bedrooms, two halls, three bathrooms and one kitchen. A traditional courtyard house that can accommodate a family of four at most. There is a children's paddling pool in the courtyard, and the living room is equipped with an antique Eight Immortals table for reading, drinking tea and playing mahjong, and the audio equipment can enjoy singing. You can show your cooking skills to your heart's content, just bring your own ingredients and drinks. If you need to buy, please explain in advance! Of course, there are also delicious farm dishes near the small courtyard. About half an hour after ordering, the delicious meals will be delivered to your doorstep!
Green pines and green cypresses border locust trees,
Visitors to the ancient tomb step on the moss;
Visit the past without a trace and walk more,
Thinking that there are traces and less wandering.
Farm Spring Cake Emperor Banquet,
Forbidden Delicacy People's Cup;
The old woman calls her son to drink new wine,
Only because guests come from afar.
The beautiful and quiet village is waiting for you...
Note: The short poem is "Kangling Ancient Charm and New Style" written by Mr. Shang Chuan, the former president of the Chinese Ming History Society, for Kangling Village
