Yanqing Landscape Scenic Area of Beijing

Beijng Yanqing Landscape Scenic Area is located in Qianjiadian Town, just north of Yanqing District. It is a core region of the Yanqing Ecological Area. In 2007, it was named the best area for touring Beijing by car. The whole scenic area is divided into six parts: The Wulong Gorge area, the Water Drop Kettle area, the Woodstone area, the Chaoyang temple, the Longwang Temple and the Guanyu Temple. The Wulong Gorge Area is comprised of Mesozoic lava and is scenically typical of a Mountain View or river valley landscape. In the middle part of the Yanqing Landscape Scenic Area and the Wood stone area, some trees and numerous stones can be found. It is reported that the trees date back to the Jurassic Period. Most of the trees are cypresses and pines. The Wood stone area is the biggest historic area of its kind in Hebei Province. Welcome everyone to this scenic area and enjoy your tour!

Featured Attractions: Petrified Wood National Geologic Park lies at the banks of Bai River, Yanqing District. Covering about 226 square kilometers (about 87 sq mi), the park has about 780 species of plants and 180 species of vertebrates. The geologic park is characterized by its Jurassic petrified wood of 0.14-0.18 billion years. The park is divided into five scenic areas: Fossil Wood Area, Dropping-Water Pot Scenic Area (Dishuihu Scenic Area), Wulong Gorge, Yanshan Heavenly Pool and Yunlong Mountain, which includes 25 scenic spots. Badaling Wild Animal Zoo is located at the foot of the well-known Badaling Great Wall. Covering an area of over 1.54 sq mi, this zoo has nearly 10,000 wild animals, including African lions, white tigers, Siberian tigers, brown bears, sun bears and kangaroos. The park has five functional zones: animal visiting zone, mountain forest sightseeing zone, environmental reserve zone and entertainment zone. Here, tourists can not only watch the wild animals, but sometimes, may even have their pictures taken with the animals.

Annual Festivals Yanqing Apricot Blossom Festival: April 1st - middle May Planting Festival: later March - later May Mountain Climbing Festival: April 1st - later May Summer Escape Festival: June 18th - September 18th Golden Spring Picking Festival: September - November Ice & Snow Tourism Festival: January 1st - later February