Changyucheng Village is named after one of the famous military city circling an important pass of the Great Wall called “Changyucheng”, which literally means “长峪城 – Long Valley City”. Bordering Hebei Province, Changyucheng Great Wall boasts to have one of Beijing’s highest Great Wall towers at the sea-level of 1400 meters with stunning views. The ancient Changyucheng military walled city was set…
On the morning of Feb 13, 2011, after successfully crossing the Changyuchgeng Village and hiking the mountain up to the Changycheng Great Wall, we drove back along the zigzag mountain roads and reached Nankou Town, where we had a late and simple lunch. Recharged and refreshed up, we were again on our road and drove to Wang Bao Chuan Village. We…
Our hike from Huanghuazhen Village to Donggong Village takes approx. 2 hours. Huang Hua Zhen Village ( Huanghua Town ) is under the jurisdiction of Jiuduhe Township of Huairou District Beijing. Here you are kindly reminded not to confuse Huanghuazhen Village (黄花镇村) with Huanghuacheng Village (黄花城村). They are two different villages, but both administrated by…
Plan your Great Wall tour? The Great Wall of China is not a continuous wall. The wall exists in bits. These bits don’t form a continuous line. Most of the bits of the remaining Wall have their own names. Usually their names are given with regard to their geographic location, historical factors or the necessity of the local…
Like Juyongguan Great Wall (Juyongguan Pass Great Wall), Moshikou Pass (or Xiangshuihu Great Wall) is also an important pass or fort in the Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Huairou District, about 80km north of Beijing center. “Moshikou” literally means a stone polished by the flowing water in the narrow pass. The pass was a strong military bulding. The pass building also…
“Yanhecheng” literally means “a riverside city”. It used to be a fortress built in 1578 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), as part of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty, a stronghold between Beijing and the northern frontier. The fortress was built by the Yongding River, hence the name of Yanhecheng. The fortress and the river…
Yangsheng Ravine, or Health Preserving Ravine, or officially translated as Health Care Canyon, is located within Xiangshuihu Scenic Area in Huairou Disgtrict, 80km north of the center Beijing. A rock stands at the entrance carved with the four Chinese characters written by Lian Zhan, a politician in Taiwan. There is a stream flowing through…
Lingshan is the highest mountain in Beijing with its highest peak (Dong Lingshan ) at the sea-level of 2302 meters. Lingshan Mountain is about 122km from the downtown, easily accessible. Lingshan Mountain takes an area of 15 square kilometers. To its east is Longmenjian; its west is Xiaolongmen Forest Park and the National Highway G109…