1. Preparations before departure


must bring equipment

1. Long trousers: there are many insects on the grassland, and the ultraviolet rays are strong during the day, so it will be very cold in the morning and evening, so it is recommended to wear long trousers, which can prevent being scratched by plants, as well as prevent sun protection and freeze.

2. Travel shoes or sports shoes, long-sleeved jacket, sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses, and umbrella.

3. Camera, memory card, charger. Cell phone, charger, and laptop if needed.

4. Toiletries: Some accommodations on the grasslands are relatively simple, especially farmhouses. It is more convenient to bring your own towels and toothbrushing utensils.
5. Drugs: eye drops, anti-allergic drugs, antidiarrheal drugs, anti-heat stroke pills, motion sickness drugs, cold medicine, painkillers, band-aids, and anti-mosquito bites.


Food:

The most famous on Bashang is the Mongolian meal featuring roasted whole lamb and hand-carved meat. In addition, there are Bashang noodles, noodles, yam coolie, buckwheat noodles and Laozi, etc.


stay:


If it’s a holiday or a weekend, it’s best to book in advance. The prices of hotels in the Bashang Grassland are more obvious in off-season and peak season. In the Colorful Forest, there are: Colorful Forest Hotel, Squirrel Inn and 16 Degree Hotel, each of which has its own characteristics. Colorful Forest International Resort Hotel has a total of 116 guest rooms. Manchu cultural elements are added to the decoration. The layout is simple and elegant, and the rooms are clean and tidy.

Route (from Beijing):

Instead of taking the expressway, take Jingmi Road/National Highway 101 from the Capital Airport, National Highway 111 on Huairou Huandao, and then take the direction of Fengning when you encounter the Huandao. The journey takes about 4 hours. When I go, I go up the mountain, which is relatively slow. When I go back, I go down the mountain and return to Beijing in less than 4 hours.



DAY1: The colorful forest in summer is not only beautiful but also cool, it is a good place to escape the summer heat


How many possibilities are there in summer on the grassland? It may be a dense white cloud in the blue sky; it may be the sunrise at five o'clock and the sunset at nine o'clock, the sun and day that do not want to call the curtain down; It is the red of the setting sun and sunset, the green of the vast grassland, the blue of the clear lake bottom, and the white of the soaring birch trees. Life is colorful, everything, you can feel the beauty of every frame only when you walk in.

In the scorching heat wave of midsummer, we went to the No. 1 Grassland in Beijing on the Bashang of Fengning. The further north we went, the cooler it became, and the hot molecules in the air were greatly reduced. When we arrived at the destination of this trip——Shenxian Valley Colorful Forest, the troubled mood has been left in the depressing city together with the clamoring cicadas.

Shenxian Valley Colorful Forest Scenic Area is located in Hebei, adjacent to Inner Mongolia, with an altitude of about 1,500 meters. The temperature difference between day and night is large, and the average temperature in summer is only about 16 degrees.


Colorful forest covers an area of ​​more than 23,000 mu, with rich natural resources such as grasslands, forests, wetlands, hills, lakes, etc., and the forest coverage area is more than 80%.

There are many vegetation in the scenic area, including larch, sylvestris pine, birch and other trees, as well as hundreds of vegetation such as nasturtium, Gesang flower and wild chrysanthemum. The trees, flowers and plants in the forest show different colors with the seasons, hence the name "Colorful Forest".


There is also a small deer garden and a zoo in the colorful forest, where tourists can touch animals with their own hands.

The deer park in the scenic spot.

There is also a zoo in the colorful forest. There are ponies, lambs, camels, peacocks and other animals in the garden. Children can interact with the animals here.

In the outdoor development area, there are many outdoor projects. There will be coaches here to bring the children to exercise together. If adults like it, they can also participate together.

Although the vegetation is beautiful, it is also because of the presence of animals and people that it adds agility. Yo Yo Lu Ming, the apple of the wild food. I have guests, harp blowing Sheng. The deer on the prairie are gentle and kind, and the people on the prairie are hospitable. People who have lived in the city for a long time are full of curiosity about animals. It is a pleasant surprise to see cattle and horses scattered like chess pieces, and it is a rare opportunity to feed sika deer at close range.


There are stretches of birch forests in the forest. How many people fall in love with birch trees because they like the song of hackberry.


The dense white birch plain coat cleanses the face, and the light and shadow are mottled. In the quiet birch forest, the big or small, round or partial eyes on the tree silently watch the passing tourists, which is the examination of life by the silent soul.

All kinds of wild mushrooms grow quietly in the forest, like a surprise prepared by heaven for people, popping up from time to time. With the theme of mushrooms, the scenic spot has created a sprouting and interesting mushroom street, full of imaginative flower and plant shapes, and mushroom sculptures with exaggerated sizes, which make people mistakenly think that they have broken into the kingdom of giants and are in a dreamy and comfortable fairy tale world.


Tourists in Mushroom Street can wear special costumes to take pictures, and the forest tree houses here have also become beautiful backgrounds.

Colorful pool.

Tianjing Lake is like a sapphire, where sky and water meet not far away. White clouds are in the sky and in the water. If you are brave enough, you might as well stand on the glass plank road and experience what Lingbo Weibu is.

The sun is fading west, and the golden light is cast down from the clouds. Tired birds return to the forest, the air is as cold as late autumn, and the windmill standing high on the top of the mountain is quiet, waiting for the wind to come. The prairie at dusk is thick and colorful, as beautiful as an oil painting.


There are three hotels in the Colorful Forest Scenic Area, Colorful Forest Hotel, Squirrel Inn and 16 Degrees Hotel, each with its own characteristics. In the evening, we stayed at the Colorful Forest International Resort Hotel. The layout of the room is simple and clean, and it is also very clean.

Tourists who choose to go to Fengning Bashang Grassland in this season basically have the same purpose - to escape the summer heat. When checking the weather in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, many people will find that the temperature here is not much different from that of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cities, so it is 38 degrees. Why can it escape the heat?

The reason is still better than the altitude. The average altitude of Fengning Bashang Grassland is about 1,800 meters, and it is even higher than 2,000 meters in the mountains. Generally speaking, for every 1,000 meters above sea level, the temperature in the area will drop by about 6 degrees. That is to say, although they are both in Fengning, the difference between the county seat at an altitude of 100 meters and the dam at an altitude of 1,800 meters will be about 10 degrees.

The color of the sky gradually changes, from azure blue to dark blue to dark blue. When night fell, the bonfire party began. Without restraint or shyness, people cheered and danced to the dynamic music, and the vast grassland was full of joy.

Life is limited, and it is tacitly allowed greed to taste everything. One of the delicacies that you can't miss when you come to the grassland is roasted whole lamb. The mutton is scorched, tender and juicy, seducing everyone's appetite.


Floating white clouds, blooming fireworks, beautiful white birches like girls, and grasslands stretching to the horizon... Even if it is a 40-degree summer, the memories still remain beautiful after many years, and those trivial troubles are not worth walking Beautiful scenery on the road.


DAY2: Passionate and romantic light show at night, lighting up the whole summer


What people remember most often is always their childhood. The chirping of cicadas in the summer afternoon and the watermelons in the evening are childhood; the swings in the air and the slides that are not enough to sit on are childhood; childhood is what I miss the most but can never go back to when I am an adult. On the edge of memories, looking at the innocence of childhood, do you want to find an entrance to return to innocence for a moment?

Bashang Fairy Tale Grassland Scenic Spot is a large-scale fairy tale paradise built on the theme of European fairy tales. It is a part of Tianma Flying Town. It is located in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Chengde City, adjacent to the colorful forest of Immortal Valley. The average temperature here in summer is only about 18 degrees, which is very suitable for a family to go out to escape the heat, especially for families with children.

When you come to the scenic spot, you can see enthusiastic Russian ladies welcoming tourists at the entrance of the scenic spot. There is also a Russian-style street in Tianma Town. Tourists can buy items full of Russian characteristics in the shops in the street. This is also Bashang Grassland The only place with a Russian flair.

Standing in front of the Fairy Tale Grassland Scenic Area, looking away from the green grassland and blue sky, you can see a European-style building full of exotic styles in front of you. The wonderful switching of scenes makes people feel a little overwhelmed. This place is like a fantasy world created out of thin air by magic in the vast grassland. The brightly colored castle gate directly reflects a relaxed and lively feeling in my heart, as if as long as I enter, I will return to my carefree, simple and happy childhood.

Walking into the scenic spot, the buildings that can only be seen in fairy tales and movies are scattered along the path, in the grassland, and under the blue sky. The roof with skylights, wooden arch windows, bright and jumping colors, and even the graffiti outside the house are full of dreams. During the walk, there is no age difference, everyone is a child who doesn't want to grow up.

Walking along the path, people seem to enter a huge oil painting. The grassland is primitive and poetic, the sea of ​​flowers is warm and dreamy, cartoon-shaped dolls, a merry-go-round horse running happily, and a windmill corridor that can’t be reached no matter how you walk... The natural scenery and fairy tales collide wonderfully, and every step and every angle is full of joy. surprise.

There are more than 20 entertainment items suitable for children in the fairy tale grassland, as well as traditional horse riding and performances in the grassland, which can fully meet the entertainment requirements of children.

Some people say that the grassland in summer is the best entertainment. Indeed, the Bashang grassland in summer has the beauty of flowers, clear spring water, swaying windmills, galloping horses, and flying swans. Together, they also constitute the most beautiful original ecological scenery of the grassland.

Take a magic class at Hogwarts Castle, visit the homes of the seven dwarfs and Snow White, find Aladdin's magic lamp to make a wish come true, and don't be caught by the evil mother-in-law when stealing candy from the Candy House... In Fairy Tale Grassland In , the world is put in your pocket, the imagination is a castle, and the king is everyone.

The most indispensable thing in the fairy tale grassland is probably happiness. In this colorful fairy tale world, there is no age limit, as long as you enter, you will become a child. Laughter from self-controlled planes and bumper cars, screams from grass skiing and glass drifting, archery, and admiration in VR... The summer heat has long been left behind. In the 18-degree coolness, no matter adults or children , are free, unrestrained, wanton.

Come here and enjoy yourself. Not only children, but everyone can temporarily put aside their troubles and be a bit willful. There are no summer assignments or final exams, no unfinished work, and no bad client. If you want to laugh, you can laugh out loud, if you want to run, you can run freely. The whole world is urging you to grow up, but Fairy Tale Grassland just wants to tell you: Slow down, slow down, you still have to believe in love, believe in fairy tales, and believe that evil can never defeat justice.

The fairy tale grassland may be a dream of each of us. Although this is not our hometown or our grassland, after coming here, it will become our eternal nostalgia.


Having been to the Fairy Tale Grassland, we returned to the Colorful Forest and came to the Manchu Folklore Exhibition in the scenic spot. "Four seasons come and go, and all things are born. One prosperity and one decline, civil and military ethics." The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in China. This dynasty ruled by the Manchu aristocrats had a vast territory, a consolidated territory, economic and cultural prosperity, and created other dynasties. The comparison is brilliant. In nearly 300 years, the Qing Dynasty experienced rise, prosperity, decline, and fall, and finally went into decline. Manchu, this nation also went through a period of ups and downs with the progress of the Qing Dynasty.

For Manchu, most people's understanding comes from serial dramas. From the early "Joking about Qianlong" and "Han Zhu Ge Ge" to "Scary Step by Step", "Zhen Huan's Biography", "Story of Yanxi Palace" and "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" in recent years, they are all popular Qing court dramas. While watching the play, the surnames, living habits, and food culture of the characters in the play also aroused many people's curiosity about the Manchu minority.

However, since the Qing Dynasty, a large number of Manchus migrated to the Central Plains and a large number of Hans immigrated outside Shanhaiguan. Ethnic integration has gradually sinicized the Manchus. The traditional way of life has become rare, and those Manchu surnames that were once familiar in TV dramas are no longer heard. Located in the Bashang Grassland of Fengning, the Shenxiangu Colorful Forest Scenic Spot opened a new "Manchu Folklore Exhibition" this year, covering everything from the origin and development of the Manchu, folk customs, religious beliefs to clothing, folk houses and Manchu farming culture.

"Pocket house, 10,000-character kang, chimney on the ground", this proverb vividly describes the unique architectural style of Manchu dwellings. The room is named for its shape like a pocket, facing south. The red and brown boxes are very reminiscent of the clothes boxes that were kept in every household in the 1980s. Perhaps this is where the term "press the bottom of the box" comes from.

Due to the cold climate, the bedrooms of the Manchu people have heated kangs on the south, north, and west sides. Unlike modern people's rooms, where the furniture is centered on the TV, the old Manchu rooms can be said to be based on kangs as the carrier. The whole room is simple and unadorned, and the square boxes and small bed cabinets are mainly practical.

The Manchus are called "the nation on horseback". In order to adapt to the life of riding and archery, both men and women in the old days mainly wore robes, and the robes were covered with vests and mandarin jackets, which were not only to keep out the cold, but also a kind of decoration. As time changed and material living conditions improved, Manchu women's clothing became more beautified. They wore knee-length robes and high-soled flag shoes, which were called "flag dresses". The "cheongsam" worn by Manchu women has been continuously improved and has become a typical style of women's clothing in China.

The Manchus used to be a nation where all the people were soldiers, and the tradition of advocating horseback riding and archery has been preserved to this day. Even women and children can hold whips, ride horses and wear bows and arrows, just like men.

The Changbai Mountain area is the main place where the Manchus lived and multiplied. There are high mountains and long rivers, dense rivers, and a wide variety of wild animals, vegetables, wild fruits and various fish. At the same time, the Changbai Mountains have a cold climate. The special environment, climate and products determined that the Manchu people should give attention to farming in addition to fishing, hunting and gathering.

In the Qing Dynasty, merchants were prosperous, and there were many Manchu shops on the street. The weather in Fengning area is cold, and because the Manchus advocate riding and shooting, the business of cobblers on the Bashang is particularly prosperous. Cobblers can be divided into white cobblers and black cobblers. White leather craftsmen make leather jackets, leather trousers, leather waistcoats, leather gloves and leather mattresses, while black leather craftsmen cut large leather ropes, sit-on, waist, horse bridles, horse bridles, etc.

Manchus advocate shamanism. Manchu shamans are considered to be the link between gods and people, who can convey people's prayers and wishes to gods, and can also convey the will of gods to people. It is believed that shamans can cure all diseases, exorcise evil spirits and pray for good fortune and fortune-telling. Shamans often wear colorful divine clothes and decorate their heads with birds, beasts, and fishes when they dance to the gods. They not only perform various movements, but also sing the shaman's greetings in Manchu. This ceremony is full of mystery.

The so-called culture comes from life and is higher than life. Although Manchu folk culture is only a small part of all ethnic folk cultures in my country, it is profound and has a long history. Qing court dramas in TV dramas can no longer satisfy people's curiosity about this nation. Why not come to the "Manchu Folklore Exhibition" in the Colorful Forest to experience the thousands of years of Manchu history.

This summer, the Colorful Forest Scenic Area specially launched a forest light show event. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful light show on the glass path of Shenxian Valley. If it is said that during the day, what people see is full of vitality and enthusiasm, then the light show at night brings out the romantic and sentimental side of the colorful forest.

Compared with the infinite style and fireworks of the city after nightfall, the night in the colorful forest is quiet and lonely. As the moon rises, the hustle and bustle of the day fades to silence, and the forest is as dark as an inkstone, so deep that it cannot be melted away. But because of the embellishment of lights, the colorful forest gives birth to another kind of charm at this time.

Under the night, the colors on both sides of the forest are constantly changing. The trees in the forest are illuminated by neon lights, and the lights from far away constitute a wonderful scene of primitive roughness and modern splendor.

The glass path extends infinitely into the distance. The glass under the light reflects the dazzling brilliance, adding a romantic atmosphere to this summer night in the grassland.　

The reflection of the plank road is thrown into the mirror-like water, and the continuous lights wake up the surrounding forests. Mottled and flashy are intertwined, it is a forest, a world, a light, and a paradise. Accompanied by lights, the colorful forest looks mysterious and seductive, attracting tourists to linger.

Drunk but not drunk. Clearly sober, but like drunk, people are deeply immersed in this dreamlike light show, unable to extricate themselves. People are like princesses and princes who are slightly drunk and dreaming. From here, they join hands to start their own journey of forest light show.

Walking up the glass plank road of Shenxian Valley, the giant floodlights are shining brightly, and the forest is shining in the night, showing a majestic posture different from that in the daytime. The light turns from dim yellow to orange, from orange to blue-purple, and then from blue-purple to grass green.

The lights are constantly changing with the melody of the music, and people seem to have entered a fairy tale world like a dream. How much romance freezes at this moment, and the flowing lights become a beautiful embellishment during the journey.

There is a kind of beauty, maybe seen in the pictures, people believe in its existence, but they don't know, one day, I will witness this beauty with my own eyes on such a summer night, and be taken away by this light.

Tang Yin of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the poem "Yuanxiao": "If there is a lamp without a moon, it will not entertain people, and if there is a moon without a lamp, it is not spring." It is true that this is a poem describing the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but it also shows that the lights are in the night. charm and magic. A good memory of a trip should not only be the boundless beauty during the day, but also the flowing splendor hidden in the night. After all, thousands of years ago, the ancients had already interpreted "how to get rid of this good time if you don't show your face and smile."


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