3.5 hours from Beijing, this beautiful fairy-tale cedar forest is rarely known.

Drive 3.5 hours from Beijing🚗 to explore the beautiful fairytale fir forest, which few people know about! I have been searching for beautiful autumn scenery around Beijing recently🍂. A friend told me that the fir forests on Sumu Mountain in Ulanqab City have been dressed in red and are so beautiful that they seem out of this world. After searching online, I found that few people had shared this story, so I decided to go there in person to find out. As a result, I was so shocked by the scenery before my eyes that I almost cried - this is simply a small "Kanas"! 📷The shooting time was frozen on October 8, 2024, which was an unforgettable day. 📍About the location: Sumushan Forest Park is located in Xinghe County, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a paradise away from the hustle and bustle. 🚄About transportation: High-speed rail travel: From Beijing Qinghe Station, go directly to Xinghe North Station, it only takes 1 hour and 46 minutes, and the ticket price is 117 yuan. After arriving, you can choose to rent a car or take a taxi to the scenic spot. 🚗Self-driving tour: Starting from Beijing, it takes about 3.5 hours to drive to the destination. The scenery along the way is picturesque and should not be missed. 🎫Ticket information: The ticket is 50 yuan, and the shuttle bus from the parking lot to the gate needs to pay an additional 10 yuan. The shuttle bus to the top of the mountain is 40 yuan one way. ✅ Recommended tour route: Lazy version: Take the shuttle bus up the mountain, then leisurely hike down the mountain, taking as many photos as you like along the way. The whole trip takes about 2-3 hours. Hiking enthusiasts: Take a bus from the parking lot to the gate of Sumu Mountain, and hike up and down the mountain along the plank road of Binglingjian. The whole challenge takes about 4 hours. ✔️Tips for traveling: Self-driving vehicles can only be parked at the ticket office and need to take the scenic area shuttle bus to the deep part of the scenic area, which takes about 15-20 minutes. Although the scenery at the top of the mountain is magnificent, the fir forest at the foot of the mountain is more charming, especially the plank road along Binglingjian, which is a great place to take photos! It is recommended to arrive in the morning and play until around 16:00 in the afternoon, when the sun is shining, light and shadow interweave, and the colors are at their most saturated. The temperature in the mountains is relatively low in October, with an average temperature of about 10 degrees. Please be sure to wear warm clothes, such as a jacket (with a fleece liner) or an autumn coat with a fleece sweater, and a scarf and a hat. There are stairs all along the scenic area, and there is no cable car or other means of transportation. Elderly people and mothers with children need to consider carefully. This fairy-tale cedar forest seems like a secret garden carefully arranged by nature, waiting to be discovered by every traveler who loves nature and craves adventure.