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The hot summer is coming, and there is no long vacation to go to Northeast China or Inner Mongolia to escape the summer heat. You can only use the short time on weekends to go around, breathe fresh air in nature, and relax. I heard that Beijing’s Baihua Mountain is a good season for mountain flowers in July and August, so I made a weekend travel plan. In addition to Baihua Mountain, I will also visit Yinhu Cave, Xiude Valley Nanjiao Ancient Village, etc. by the way.
Schedule: two days on weekends
Transportation Arrangement: Self-driving
What to bring with you: coats, sunscreen clothing, mosquito repellent items, photographic equipment.
One of the destinations: Xiude Valley Academy
Address: Xiude Valley, Banbidian Village, Hebei Town, Fangshan District, Beijing (next to Shihuadong Scenic Area)
Self-driving route: Exit 41 of West Sixth Ring Road, exit Liangtuo Road. After exiting, turn left and drive in the direction of Shihua Cave for about 20 minutes. In front of the archway of Banbidian Village (on the left), turn left along the cliff, walk about 1,000 meters along the mountain road, turn right at the intersection (there is a road sign above indicating Xiude Valley), walk down the mountain, and you will arrive at Xiude Valley on the right De Valley.
Beijing Xiude Valley is located in the Shihuadong Scenic Area in the southwest of Beijing. It is a natural health resort with the wind and water, far away from smog, and surrounded by farms and mountains. With the mission of "inheriting Chinese wisdom and creating a happy homeland", Xiude Valley is committed to bringing the excellent traditional Chinese culture into the daily life of thousands of households.
Here the mountains are piled up, the clouds and mists are shrouded, the mountains and rivers are interdependent, and the scenery is beautiful. Xiude Valley has realized the integration of new energy buildings. Domestic hot water, heating and cooling in the park all come from solar water heaters and water source heat pumps, successfully saving 70% of power resources. The main building uses sun roofs and natural ventilation systems in many places. Fully enjoy the natural light and fresh air. Realized the organic combination of Chinese culture and ecological civilization.
In the valley, everyone wears Hanfu. You can practice tea ceremony, incense ceremony, guqin, and health preservation in the meditation room. You can participate in woodworking, picking herbs, and mushrooms in the mountains and forests. You can experience ancient farming methods on the farm. Yunqi, ancient buildings, Huaxi, and the auditorium also provide venues for photography, classical weddings, and coming-of-age ceremonies.
There are monthly courses for all cultural cultivation in Xiude Valley, and both adults and children can come to learn. Vegetable fields can also be claimed, and after claiming, there will be dedicated personnel to take care of them, and it is enough to harvest when the season comes. For meals, this is a vegetarian restaurant, and the taste is not bad. In addition to meditation on weekends, you also need to cleanse yourself. Vegetarian meals are the most suitable.
Destination 2: Silver Fox Cave
Traffic routes:
Self-driving route: Beijing → Fangshan → Fozhuangzi Township → Yinhu Cave
Navigation location: Silver Fox Cave
Suitable attractions: summer vacation and cool, secluded cave exploration
Scenic spot ticket 40 yuan, parking lot 5 yuan/car
In Xiude Valley, I felt the influence of traditional culture, tasted delicious vegetarian food, and went directly to Baihua Mountain. It was a little early for direct sunlight. Since I came out to escape the heat, I went to Yinhu Cave to enjoy the coolness first. Yinhu Cave is located in Yingshui Village, Fozizhuang Township, Fangshan District. It is said that it was originally a coal mining cave. In July 1991, the karst cave landscape was accidentally discovered by coal miners, and it was opened to the outside world after development and construction. The cave is famous all over the world for its famous landscape and the karst spectacle of large calcite crystal karst "cat head silver fox".
Before entering the scenic spot, the tour guide repeatedly told me that the cave is very cold, with a constant temperature of 11 degrees all year round, and the tour time is longer. It takes about one and a half to two hours. It is recommended to wear a coat or rent clothes (20 yuan) at the door to enter, so as not to It is not good to go back and get sick after alternating hot and cold. Because the scenic spot is hidden underground, tourists cannot enter at will. They must gather a certain number of people and be led into the cave by a tour guide. As soon as I entered the cave, I felt a cool breeze, which was completely reversed from the scorching hot weather outside.
After walking through a narrow and dark underground corridor, the exquisite stalactite landscape is presented in front of you. Through the light of red lights and green shadows, the rocks that have been deposited for hundreds of millions of years are simulated into various postures and shapes, which makes people smack Tongue praises the uncanny workmanship of nature.
The crust where the Yinhu Cave is located has undergone complex changes during the Indochina and Yanshan orogenic movements. The main cave, branch caves, dry caves, and water caves are criss-crossed, enjoying the reputation of "North China Labyrinth". Stalactites and calcites are all over it, and through the action of water, common landscapes such as stone shields, stone flags, stone pearls, and goose pipes stand in the caves.
The silver fox hangs upside down on the top of the cave, about 2 meters long, covered with snow-white fluffy silver thorns, crystal clear, with a thick snow-white tail, cat head and fox body, its shape is very lifelike. The silver fox was discovered for the first time in the world's karst caves. It is known as a wonder of the world and a "national treasure of China".
Yinhu Cave is divided into 10 major scenic spots and more than 100 scenic spots according to the direction of the cave body and the distribution characteristics of the landscape. The Silver Fox Cave, created by the vicissitudes of nature for hundreds of millions of years, has high value for popular science investigation and tourism viewing, and is an important part of Fangshan World Geopark.
(Key) Destination 3: Baihua Mountain
One mountain, one world, a hundred flowers and a hundred styles. Boundless meadows, long plank roads. Colorful flowers, lingering clouds. Baihua Mountain is the focus of this trip. Baihua Mountain Scenic Area is most famous for the Baihua Meadow on the top of the mountain, and it is the third peak in Beijing. Baihuashan National Nature Reserve was established in 1985. It is located in the deep mountains at the junction of Fangshan District and Mentougou District in Beijing. It is currently the largest nature reserve for higher plants and rare wild animals in Beijing.
The main peak of Baihua Mountain is 1991 meters above sea level, and the highest peak, Baicao Pan, is 2049 meters above sea level, making it the third highest peak in Beijing. The scenic spot is dominated by natural scenery. Hiking and climbing among the forest and sea of clouds, breathing fresh air in nature is extremely enjoyable. There is a flower meadow on the top of the mountain. Every summer, colorful flowers are in full bloom. It is very beautiful and suitable for taking pictures. There is a Baihuashan Hotel on the top of the mountain that can provide catering and accommodation.
The main peak of Baihua Mountain, the top of Bodhisattva, has an absolute advantage in altitude. There is a radar communication station on the top of the mountain. When night falls, tourists can overlook the lights of thousands of houses in the capital from the top of the mountain. This is also a resort in the minds of starry sky photography enthusiasts. On sunny days from January to the end of the month, there will be many astronomy and starry sky photography enthusiasts staying up all night observing and taking pictures here.
The meteorological landscape of Baihua Mountain is graceful and graceful, and the sunrise of the sea of clouds is the most common meteorological landscape of Baihua Mountain, especially when it is sunny after the rain, the bird's-eye view of the mountains in the distance is shrouded in clouds and mist, and the sea of clouds is overwhelming, rolling down, while the sun is shining on the top of the mountain, and the rainbow is flying There are colorful butterflies flying, and being in it, you are so beautiful that you are so beautiful.
Baihua Mountain is famous for its hundreds of flowers, and it is even more famous for its flower events. The abundance of flowers is its biggest feature. There is a saying that there are grasses on the mountain that bloom. According to ancient books, Baihua Mountain, with its beautiful waters and strange peaks, cultivates all things, and there are countless exotic flowers and grasses. The Baihua Meadow on the top of the mountain is the most famous for the most wild flowers. There are more than 290 kinds of flowers and plants and more than 40 kinds of shrubs growing here. Hundreds of flowers are in full bloom three seasons a year, and the fragrance is overflowing. The scenic spot is characterized by the alpine meadow landscape with a hundred flowers in full bloom. It is rich in exotic flowers and herbs, wild fruits and vegetables, and there are many trees and flowers in bloom.
There is still a long way to go from the parking lot to the alpine meadow after climbing mountains and mountains. Along the small road in the mountain, climb up the steps, shuttle in the forest, the air is fresh and humid, towering old trees tower into the clouds, the sky here is blue and white, walking in the forest, green grass and mountain flowers makes you feel as if you have entered the forest. Wonderland on earth, forget the tiredness of hiking. The most shocking thing is to climb to the top of the mountain, look at the meadow dotted with flowers, stand on the winding plank road and look up at the blue sky covered with white clouds, feeling that the clouds are within reach like big cotton candy.
The subalpine meadow with an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters grows more than 40 kinds of meadow plants. There are also many flowers and plants distributed in the natural secondary forests and shrubs and grasses below the peak of the mountain. In different seasons, there will be mountain peach blossoms, mountain apricot flowers, burgundy, rhododendrons, and vitex, etc. Flowers of various colors are everywhere. Fighting for beauty, the whole Baihua Mountain is decorated with colorful flowers and colorful.
Baihua Mountain is surrounded by white clouds, and the sky is bluer when you enjoy the flowers. On the way back, it was much easier to go, and you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and mountains. Dense forests and colorful mountain flowers constitute a wonderful and magical picture. The blue sky and white clouds reflect the colorful fairy tale world. The lush green grass, the elegant fragrance of flowers, and the intoxicating mountain breeze make people linger and forget to return. Leave a shadow among the mountain flowers and record this beautiful moment. The beautiful Baihua Mountain is no wonder it is known as "the charm of the fairy mountain, the garden of God"!
Featured Lunch: Xinxing Villa Big Pot Terrace
Address: 150 meters northeast of the intersection of Yanglin Shuicun Road and Jiashi Highway, Fangshan District
After a morning of mountain climbing and viewing, the body was very tired. At noon, we arrived at the foot of the mountain and came to Xinxing Villa to taste the Baihuashan cauldron in Shijiaying Township. "Baihuashan Big Pot Terrace" adopts traditional crafts, secret material method, selects self-grown and self-cultivated green ingredients, and gradually forms a cooking method that is first fried in an iron pot, then stewed and boiled.
Chai chicken, local pig, goat, vegetables, dried vegetables, and bean products are compatible with each other. The ingredients can be alternately matched according to the seasons. Popular with tourists.
It is said that during the period of the Republic of China, Yang Xiaolou, the master of Peking Opera, went to Shenglian Mountain every year to recuperate from the summer heat. Once, after tasting the cauldron at a family surnamed Yang in Liulinshui Village, he was full of praise. From then on, he went to Yang's family to eat a cauldron every year when he went up the mountain, and brought the secret recipe back to the capital. The cauldron table is also famous for this.
Destination 4: Nanjiao Ancient Village
Nanjiao Village, located in the center of Nanjiao Township, Fangshan District, Beijing, is the largest village in the township area and the seat of the township government. The village has a 600-year history of building a village. It once had a prosperous business and trade, and has the reputation of "Little Beijing in Xishan". After lunch, it was still early, so I came to Nanjiao Ancient Village to take a look.
Looking at Nanjiao from a distance, the village is located in the low mountainous area at the northern foot of Dafang Mountain, surrounded by mountains, and the southern slope is gentle and flat. According to the records of Nanjiao Village in "Beijing Fangshan District Chronicles", "the village has been established in the Ming Dynasty. The village is located in a ravine in the south of the small basin at the northern foot of Maoer Mountain. The mouth of the ravine is narrow and wide, shaped like a cellar, so it is named Nanjiao cellar".
The courtyards of Nanjiao Village are mainly in the form of courtyards with full northern characteristics, arranged in a patchwork manner on both sides of the streets and alleys in accordance with the terrain, facing south from the north. Most of the buildings are bluestone and gray brick buildings with double-slope roofs, and the roofs are bluestone slabs made of local materials. Looking at the village from a distance, it looks like a golden ingot located in a blessed land surrounded by mountains and flowing springs. The ancient village is in the center of the ingot. There are many ancient trees in the village, showing the long history of the village.
"Six hundred years of deep mountain commercial town", the ancient streets of Nanjiao Village are well-known far and wide. As an important node connecting inside and outside Beijing in history, relying on rich coal resources, the ancient commercial road was born in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the coal trade was prosperous, and camel coal Caravans shuttle back and forth, and the crisp sound of camel bells can be heard day and night on the ancient road.
There are many shops on both sides of the ancient commercial road, reaching more than 70 in its heyday. Today, the prosperous commercial atmosphere of that year can still be felt in Nanjiao Ancient Street. The retro shop plaques hanging in front of the ancient shops, Yixing Shop, Desheng Hall, Confucianism and Medicine Helping the World, etc., all tell the miracle of the prosperity of the old business.
The architectural pattern of the ancient commercial street is basically the shape of a long street. The house structure is made of local bluestone and slate. Cultural heritage.
After visiting the ancient village, I feel that the folk customs here are simple and simple, like a paradise, with green mountains and green waters, it is an excellent place to enjoy the scenery. As the sun set in the afternoon, we drove back, drawing a successful conclusion to the summer leisure trip in Fangshan on the weekend.
