Guyaju Scenic Area

Guyaju Scenic Area (Ancient Cliff Side Residence) is located about 20 kilometers to the northwestern side of Badaling Great Wall. Similar to Badaling Great Wall, Guyaju also plays a very important role as a site of mysterious cultural heritage of the ancients and is known as an unsolved mystery throughout the nation. Guyaju is considered the largest cliff side residence that has ever been discovered in China.

It is really amazing that 147 man-made hollowed stone rooms are found along the 10 meter-wide cliff, covering an area of reaching 100,000 square meters. The size of the rooms are not uniform and come in different shapes. Amongst them all, the largest one is a two-story room with side rooms attached. Some researchers believe that it would be the meeting hall for the owners of this huge cliff side residence. Moreover, all these stone residences are fully equipped with doors, windows, stone beds, stone shelves and cooking areas.

After a few years of development, Guyaju Scenic Area is now a modern tourist attraction which is able to provide multiple services such as residences, restaurant, travel and entertainment for each and every visitor. With the convenience of tourists in mind, walkways with safety handrails have been made as well as barrier-free access for handicapped visitors. Guyaju is now ready to receive more and more tourists each day.

Featured Attractions: The origin of Guyaju is still a mystery even to this day. No one knows who, how and when it was built. However, its unique construction techniques have become one of the most significant sources of evidence for mythical achievements in ancient architecture. The most unique point of these 147 stone residences is the multiple-story structures without any usage of pillars. Moreover, there are no staircases or wooden structures but there are many layers of floors that inter-connected with one another.