Plan your Beijing excursions? Shidu day trip is highly recommended on your Beijing excursion list. Shidu Scenic Area is located in Shidu Town of Fangshan District, about 80km southwest of downtown Beijing.
Shidu Scenic area mainly refers to the Juma River cutting through the north of Taihang Moutains with a length of 20km. There used to be 10 ferries along the Juma River, hence the name “Shidu” which literally means “10 ferries”. Actually Shidu has totally 18 ferries though it is called “10 Ferries (Shidu).
Today the 10 ferries no longer exist, but the name of Shidu is still in use. Shidu Scenic Area is dubbed as “Little Guilin” for its beautiful water and mountains. The view of each Du (Ferry) has its own characteristics. Among the 10 Ferries (Shidu), Ferry No.03, Ferry No.07 and Ferry No.09 are the most beautiful.
Ferry No.03 (Sandu)
The rock sign of Ferry No.03 engraved with the words “Bamboo Peak Praying for Rain”.
Ferry No.07 (Qidu)
Gushanzhai is an ancient dry river bed in a winding valley known for its queer rocks, gushing waterfalls. It is wild, weird and quite here in the valley of Gushanzhai. Ripe persimmons and the valley
Ferry No.09 (Jiudu) is the tourist center for Shidu Scenic Area with lots of home inns, hotels and restaurants. The famous Shidu bungee is also located here in the Ferry No.09.Cable car and Bungee
Vendors along the street
Bus No. 917
Bus Station: Tianqiao ( 天桥汽车站)
Destination: Shidu （十渡)
Bus Operation Hours: 6:00 – 17:00
Taking about 3-4 hour for a single trip
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how much do we have to pay for the entrance?
Hello Ms Weerasekera,
First, no entrance fee for the so-called Shidu. But there are some pay activities within the Shidu area listed as follows:
1. Juma River Drifting: RMB 80 p/p ( boat and safety jacket )
2. CS Game: RMB 80 p/p per hour ( clothes, gun and coach )
3. Donghu Lake Scenic Area: RMB 50 (东湖港风景区)
4. Gushanzhai Scenic Area (孤山寨风景区) RMB 75
5. Bungee: RMB 200
Have a good time in Shidu.
How to get to Shidu? Check out the link below:
http://www.tour-beijing.com/public_bus/
Thanks …just another question how so we get from the beijing central train station to Beiwei road?
Hello Ms Weerasekera,
Beijing central train station? Do you refer to Beijing Railway Station? If so, you take Public Bus 622 or 20 and get off at the 8th station of Tianqiao (天桥站). The Tianqiao (天桥站）is near Beijing Natural History Museum. Nanwei Road ( not Beiwei Road ). You walk along Nanwei Road ( 南纬路) opposite the main entrance to the Museum, and soon you will find the bus station for Shidu.
Bus 622 or 20 is about 480 meters on the east of the main road in front of Beijing Railway Station.
Hi
I am planning to visit shidu park the next week.Is it open in this season? and does the bus No.836 active yet?
Thank you.
Hi sajad,
As far as I know, Shidu Park will be open srarting from March 16. Bus No.836 should be still there.
best season to visit the shidu ?
Hi Liu,
You may visit Shidu from late April through September.
Hi there,
Is there any accommodation near there? Do you have any contact details?
Hi Megan,
We don’t have any contact phone numbers for the inns along the street and some farmhouse inns nearby. There are many family run inns and you can go there,looking for a place you like.