Shentangyu Natural Scenic Spot
Shentangyu Natural Scenic Spot is located in Huairou District. It is 65 kilometers away from Beijing and chosen by many tourists on the strength of the Huanghuacheng Great Wall tour. Shentangyu Natural Scenic Spot is a complete tourism area for travel and has entertainment, mountains, rivers, peaks and folk customs. In total it covers 160,000 square kilometers and its vegetation coverage is over 75%. There is a prosperous forest, fresh air, clean water and a comfortable climate. The range of temperature is large. The environment here is very nice and the famous longevity village is in this area.
In history, Shentangyu was an important fortress. Today, the Shentangyu barrier and station troops castle still remain. The ancient Great Wall is well protected. Now there is the Great Wall Holiday village near the Great Wall. Tourists in Huanghuacheng Great Wall tour can not only have a taste of the beautiful scenery, but also experience the folk customs of enjoying a family meal, sleeping on a heated brick bed and having a picnic or going fishing. Tourists in Huanghuacheng Great Wall tour can experience more than ten different spots. All of the spots originated from nature without any man-made work.
Features: The mountains in Shentangyu are between 250 and 875 meters in elevation. The peaks here are precipitous and the stones are natural. Tourists in the Huanghuacheng Great Wall tour will say the natural stone fell down to the site like the Milky Way. The water in Shentangyu goes through the whole district and is collected by mountain spring water. The water here is of very high quality and flows all year round. It is the source of Yanqi Lake. The clean spring and streams can be found everywhere. The natural Dragon Pool is 4 meters deep and so clear that you can see the bottom. Tourists taking part in the Huanghuacheng Great Wall tour can also count the fishes as well as swimming or going boating in the lakes and pools.
Get on Bus No. 936 or 916 to Convention Center or Fule and transfer to 916 Executive Line.