Bai Pao Temple

Beijing | Mentougou District, visit Shuanglong Gorge, Bai Pao Temple...|||🧩Recommended route: Shuanglong Gorge → Bai Pao Temple → Lingshan Mountain → Baihua Mountain Nature Reserve Shuanglong Gorge (30 yuan/person) Shuanglong Gorge Scenic Area is located 2.5 kilometers south of Huocun Village, Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District, west of Beijing, 78 kilometers from downtown Beijing. The scenic area is summarized as: 'Ten li of streams, a hundred pools and waterfalls, a thousand acres of red apricots, and a vast sea of forests.' It can truly be described as green mountains and emerald valleys, with majestic and elegant peaks. In summer, the mountains are covered with flowers and the streams babble, presenting a beautiful northern scenery, hence it is also known as 'Little Jiuzhaigou'. 📍 Address: Shuanglong Gorge Scenic Area, Huocun Village, Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District, Beijing Bai Pao Temple Bai Pao Temple is located in the mountains surrounding Yanchi Town, Mentougou District, Beijing. It was founded during the Liao Dynasty and is named for the two waterfalls it backs onto. Situated at the foot of Jincheng Mountain, north of Yubai Village, Yanchi Town, Mentougou District, it is a famous ancient temple in western Beijing. The existing Jin Dynasty's Round Zhen Master's pagoda is in the center of the temple, with some Ming and Qing stone inscriptions remaining in front of the pagoda, which are important historical testimonies of Bai Pao Temple. There are also the pagoda of Master Qin Gong and the pagoda of Elder Yan Gong, which are important Yuan Dynasty cultural relics of Bai Pao Temple, currently preserved and displayed at the Yongding River Cultural Museum. 📍 Address: Bai Pao Zen Temple, Yubai Village, Yanchi Town, Mentougou District, Beijing Lingshan Mountain (30 yuan/person) A great place to escape the heat in midsummer. In summer, 'the grass is lush and competing in beauty, and the fine trees are verdant and pleasing.' Walking in the forest, one feels very comfortable. Natural landscapes and natural scenery, natural air conditioning and natural wind, the cool breeze is refreshing and satisfying, and only when you come to Lingshan Mountain do you realize the great difference between city and countryside. At night, looking up at the starry sky, the view here is wide open, and you can see the beautiful scene of 'the moonlight on the heavenly stairs is cool like water, lying down to watch the Altair and Vega stars.' 📍 Address: Northwest of Qingshui Town, 013 County Road, Mentougou District, Beijing Baihua Mountain Nature Reserve Located in the western part of Beijing, within the territory of Qingshui Town, Mentougou District, it covers a total area of 21,743.1 hectares. The reserve was established in 1985 and was upgraded to a national nature reserve in 2008. The reserve belongs to the forest ecosystem protection type. 📍 Address: Baihua Mountain Forest Farm, Qingshui Town, Mentougou District, Beijing