Autumn is high and crisp, and it is most suitable for mountain hiking. Listening to social drama at the foot of the Great Wall, eating a pig’s trotter feast, checking in at the boundary markers of Beijing and Hebei, overlooking the reservoir and the ancient Great Wall, and walking the Long March... Doesn’t it sound very yearning? It is recommended to take a weekend to come to the two century-old villages "Langeryu Village" and "Changyucheng Village" in Changping, Beijing, and experience a different outing in Beijing!
A centuries-old village at the foot of the Great Wall that preserves the tradition of singing opera
Changyu City, which has been a frontier fortress and a military center since ancient times, is an independent century-old village at the foot of the Great Wall. The most special thing is that the "tradition of singing society opera" is still preserved here. In addition to Shexi, it is also a revolutionary village.
Changyu City was established as a village in the Ming Dynasty, and it has a history of five or six hundred years. There are complete urns, city walls, ancient houses and temples inside and outside the city. The city walls divide the village into two cities, the old and the new. Yucheng has a long history. A big tree in the distance is very eye-catching. If you take a closer look, you will know that this is Yongxing Temple. The biggest feature of Yongxing Temple is that it is a temple with a stage.
In the evening, drink the scutellaria baicalensis tea hand-collected by the villagers on the mountain in the century-old village, and eat an authentic pig's trotter feast. The pork trotter is fat but not greasy, it melts in the mouth, and the heat of the stew is excellent. It is paired with farmhouse braised pork, stewed chicken, cabbage and bean bubbles, and special delicacies that are shredded and creaky...a table full of delicacies, a feast for the eyes Don't be too cool! !
After nightfall in Changyucheng Village, the villagers who worked during the day gathered at the backyard stage of Yongxing Temple, playing drums and gongs, dressing up, or applauding from the audience, to create an authentic social drama at the foot of the Great Wall. . The Changyu City has a history of nearly 600 years of singing social operas. Every year on the first lunar month and some traditional lunar festivals, social operas are staged in the village. She opera evolved from Bangzi in Hebei, but when it arrived in Changyu City, it became its own unique singing style.
Mountain hiking is the most beautiful hiking trail in the west of Beijing, punching the boundary markers of Beijing and Hebei
Living in the village, you can see the sky full of stars when you look up at night. In the early morning of the next day, walk from Changyucheng Village along the mountain to the north all the way, along the wooden plank road up the mountain, and experience the most beautiful autumn on foot in the mountains.
The first is the wooden plank road, and then the gravel road. The whole hike is about 8 kilometers. You don’t need to go back. It takes about 4 hours from departure to return to Changyucheng Village. It is a relatively moderately difficult mountain hike.
Because the whole hiking process will take the wooden plank road, stroll in the birch forest, and walk through the forest paths. On the way, you can also punch in the boundary markers of the dividing line between Beijing and Hebei. In addition, you can also look at the Great Wall Beacon Tower Ruins, which has the highest elevation and the oldest age in Beijing. The Yan Great Wall and the Beacon Tower are the site of the battle against the Japanese invaders. On the ruins of the high-rise Beacon Tower, 108 bullet holes witnessed the tragic battle of Nankou 80 years ago.
So the whole hiking process will not be boring and full of fun. There is also a forked road to Huanghuapo. Every July, tens of thousands of yellow flowers bloom.
Changyucheng Village and mountain hiking Tips:
1. Changyucheng Village is located in the northwest of Liucun Town, Changping District, Beijing
2. Changyucheng Village was established in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of five or six hundred years. There are complete urns, city walls, ancient houses and temples inside and outside the city. The city walls divide the village into old and new cities.
3. Yongxing Temple in Changyu City has a theater building in the temple, which is a relatively rare temple with a west building.
4. Today, Changyucheng Village still retains the tradition of villagers singing community operas.
5. The delicacy in Changyucheng Village is a pig’s trotter banquet, which costs 60 yuan per capita, so it’s enough to eat!
6. Friends who like to hike can go all the way from Changyucheng Village along the mountain to the north, along the wooden plank road up the mountain, 4 hours to and fro for 8 kilometers of mountain hiking, without going back, you can see the birch forest, Beijing Hebei all the way Boundary monument, beacon tower, Guanting reservoir.
7. Yan Great Wall is a historical site and climbing is not allowed.
8. In order to keep the ecological environment beautiful, please do not litter anywhere during the hike.
Beijing Changping Red Education Base, walking the Long March in Langeryu Village deep in the mountains
Today, Langeryu Village, located in the quaint village full of green hills in the old area of Changping, Beijing, used to be the famous "Red Fortress" in the Pingxi area. Now it has become a red education base. Come here, put on military uniforms, learn about history at the Changwan County Revolutionary History Exhibition Hall, commemorate the revolutionary martyrs at the Gaoyakou Martyrs Monument, go to the Nie Rongzhen Combat Command, the former site of the Changwan County Armed Forces Department, and underground printing Walking the Long March road in the ruins of the factory and among the mountains and forests, only by remembering the history can we forge ahead!
When you come to Langeryu Village, the first stop is the Changwan County Revolutionary History Exhibition Hall, where you can see more than 200 precious photos of the War of Resistance, and gain an in-depth understanding of the basic composition of the Changwan County Armed Forces during the revolutionary period. Imitation hand grenades, saddles, bellows, fire scythes, frontier tickets and other old objects tell the story of the glorious years of Langeryu Village.
There are also the old site of the former Changwan County Government, Nie Rongzhen Headquarters, etc. Langeryu Village is small in size, and the above places are not far from each other. There are professional commentators who tell the historical and cultural stories of the Red Revolution in Langeryu with emotion. There is a sense of substitution. Langeryu Village specially prepared the Eighth Route Army uniforms. Quotations from the revolutionary era can still be vaguely seen on the walls of the village. Walking through the quaint villages and the lush dirt roads in the mountains, you can experience the Long March. You can also hear the classic red storytelling afterwards.
Tips for walking the Long March Road in Langeryu Village
1. Langeryu Folk Custom Resort is located in Liucun Town, Changping District, 70 kilometers away from the center of Beijing.
2. Langeryu Village is rich in walnuts. You can taste walnut porridge at the farmhouse in the village, which is healthy and nutritious.
2. Walk about 2.5km on the Long March Road, and hike in the mountains. It is recommended to wear outdoor sports equipment.
3. There is a one-day tour in the village, just go directly to the Langeryu Village Tourist Reception Center. It is also a patriotic red theme education base, and there are special reception arrangements for groups.
Suggested itinerary for two days in Changping
1. Changyucheng Village and Langeryu Village are 1 hour away by car. The two villages are not adjacent to each other, so you can arrange the itinerary separately.
2. Compared with Changyucheng Village, Langeryu Village is more primitive, and there are not many commercial facilities, so if the accommodation is simple, live in Changyucheng Village. However, the current accommodation is relatively farmhouse. If you have requirements for accommodation, simply compress the itinerary and connect it into a day trip.
Two-day tour route planning
D1 In the morning, red tourism in Langeryu Village (visiting the museum, taking a short walk on the Long March road), sightseeing in Changyucheng Village in the afternoon, and a pig’s trotter feast for dinner; listening to Changyucheng’s social drama in the evening, staying in a farmhouse in Changyucheng Village
D2 Hike the Changyucheng Mountaineering Trail, clock in at the Beijing-Hebei boundary markers, watch the beacon towers and enemy towers on the Great Wall, and return
