Jingdong Canyon features several historical attractions, a beautiful hike through apricot and pine trees as well as a small water park. Since it opened in 1992, many visitors have flocked to the area and it is a well-known scenic area in Beijing and Tianjin.

The canyon, also called Wulongtan (or Five Dragons’ Pool) Grand Canyon, covers 6 square kilometers and bounds with fantastic caves, deep ponds, bizarre peaks and running waterfalls. From an aerial view of the canyon, thanks to its many water surfaces, it looks like a glittering gem inlaid within the triangle formed by the three big cities of Beijing, Tianjing, and Tangshan.

The scenic area has more than 60 tourist attractions. At the bottom of the canyon, there are five deep ponds connected by brooks and six tourist function zones. Inside the canyon are numerous caves, deep pools, craggy peaks, splashing waterfalls, and an enormous reservoir. Hundreds of hectares of pine trees grow in the canyon. Under the upright pine trees there may be a small villa or a cute cabin with tents and hammocks where explorers can have a rest. It's lovely in all seasons: budding with life in spring, mantled in green in summer, blazing with color in autumn and starkly beautiful in winter as the evergreens and rock formations contrast with the white of snow. However, the best season to explore this vast natural wonder is in early autumn, in August or September.

Available activities depend on the season, with boating and fruit picking (late summer and fall) being among the most popular. The reservoir's 30-meter-high dam provides deep water and renders the zone a great place for those who are fond of water sports. You can follow a clear-running stream down the canyon, exploring hollows and caves along with the way. Thatched-roof cottages, tents and hammocks are available as resting spots. If you are looking for a break from the city, a taste of nature, a view of some mountains and a breath of semi-clean air, you should come here and check out the fantastic beauty of this canyon. Jingdong Canyon is located north of Yuzishan Village (鱼子山村) in Pinggu District (píng gǔ qū 平谷区), some 85 km (53 miles) east of downtown Beijing (běi jīng 北京).

Generally, Jingdong Shilinxia is divided naturally into eastern and western parts with both offering breathtaking views to all visitors. When you look from afar, the majestic stone forest might give you the feel of solemnity. However, when you get closer, you might accidentally find out that each and every stone is in fact molded in different shapes. Some of the stones look like giant bamboo that towers into the sky; some look like rampant lions, some like graceful ladies and many others are indescribable shapes. Nonetheless, they are incredibly magnificent.

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Jiutian Feipu (Heaven Waterfalls): Jiutian Feipu (Heaven Waterfalls) is a four-tier waterfall which cascades down over 120 meters, when it rumbles, it can be heard even in quite a distance from the waterfall.

Lingtan Lianzhu (The Pools): There are a dozen of pools which never dry throughout the years because of the form of the gorge of Jingdong Shilinxia. All the pools are blessed with different shape and characteristic where some are shallow and some are deep. But all of them are blessed with serenity and peaceful surrounding.

Xiaxian Youshen (The Gorge): The six kilometers gorge itself is also a fantastic creation of God. The narrowest point throughout the gorge is only about three meters wide. When you walk between these narrow lanes within the gorge, you will feel how tiny a human being is when you are facing the mother of nature.

antic Rocks: The gigantic rocks, some with a weight of over 1,000 tons are another attraction found in the scenic area. The huge rocks are set at various places everywhere here. You may find some of them standing high above the cliffs and perhaps some are lying in the middle of walkways as well. These rocks offer the best resting point for visitors as when you are tired. Take a rest sitting on it and get recharged.

Hanging Cypress Tree: A great number of cypresses can be found growing out of the tall and steep cliffs of the mountain. When you look from bottom, all these cypresses seem as if they are hanging on the cliff side. Perhaps, this is a commonly seen image of classical Chinese paintings but when you are here, you can see the real hanging cypress trees on your own.

Located in the north of Haizi Village and on the eastern side of Pinggu District, Jinhai (Golden Sea) Lake is about 85 kilometers away from the city center of Beijing, sitting of the tip of a triangle that connects Beijing, Tianjin and Tangshan and surrounded by mountain on three sides (east, west and north).

Also known as Golden Sea Lake, it borrows this name from the nearby Grand Gold Hill, which is well-known for being a rich gold resource. The Jinhai Lake site includes the Haizi Reservoir and a 27 square kilometer surrounding area. Haizi Reservoir covers a surface of 6.6 square kilometers and is the 3rd largest reservoir in Beijing with a capacity of 120 million liters of water. Initially erected in 1959, it was rebuilt in 1968 and expanded in 1974. The Jinhai Lake site first opened to the public in 1985 and has become quite a popular destination since then.

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Camel Peak is one of the most famous spots in Jinhai Lake. Legend has it that a camel convoy was passing by this spot in the 17th century. Suddenly earth cracked underneath their feet and all camels but one fell in a huge hole that was formed. The very one that escaped the hole fell on the top of the hill and its legs got stuck between the rocks of the hill. That is how Camel Peak was formed. Sunset is the best time to view Camel Peak and you can take gorgeous pictures of the peak in a pink and orange background.

Placed on the top of Lanyu Hill, Huguang Tower is another popular site of Jinhai Lake. More than 30 meters high, this seven-storey tower is built in an octagon structure. It bears 56 bells –one placed on each corner of the tower- which rings in the wind and it consists of 168 decorative animal heads made out of clay.

Heng Hill holds the place of the most impressive site around the area. Furnished with pines and cypresses, its shape resembles a dragon diving into the lake. Various caves and fascinating rock formations make hiking on this hill an amazing experience. There are two huge giant footsteps according to a legend that the Immortal Erlang stepped on the hill. But that’s not the only story that comes with this place. It is also believed that this was the very place where two Taoists, Dong and Ge, fashioned pills of immortality in ancient times by capturing vital energy from the hill.

Qinglong Mountain Scenic Area is located at Dawangwu Village in Donggaocun Town in Pinggu, only 60 km from the urban areas of Beijing.

Inside the scenic area, there is Yuyang International Ski Resort and the Eco-Garden Restaurant and others. There is a hill at the foot of Qinglong Mountain. The center of the hill is wide and the back of it protrudes, like a dustpan used in a farmhouse and also like a palm of a man. Therefore, it is called “dustpan palm”.

Inside the valley is overwhelmed by vague light and mists. Walking towards the hill, you will be welcomed by bright light. The things around you are like lotus petals which cluster into a shape of a lotus cushion seated by a Buddha. Standing there, you will see everything of Pinggu’s scenery. At this moment, your heart is in peace and you have nothing to worry about. Beijing Yuyang International Ski Resort, which combines athletics and entertainment skiing and meets international standards in terms of its scale and facilities, being a comprehensive resort which combines skiing travel, hotel accommodation, meetings and holidays.

Jingdong Great Limestone Cave is located in the east part of Heidouyu Village in Pinggu District, 90 kilometers away from the city proper of Beijing. With beautiful natural landscapes, it is reputed as the "First Cave under the Sun".

While inside the cave, you can see several dozens of sites such as the "Long Hui Tian Shu", "Water Curtain Cave", "Xiangsi Fountain" and so on. The cave was formed more than 1.5 billion years ago with splendid views of stalagmite, stalactite, stone pipe, stone flower and so on. Besides, it also has very good accommodations and entertainment facilities such as ropeway, racecourse, whiffing garden, swimming pool and so forth.

Featured Attractions: Jingdong Great Limestone Cave is situated in Pinggu District. It is known as the Number One Ancient Cave under Heaven because of the grotesque rocks in the cave and its length of existence over 1.5 billion years old as estimated by scientists. In the cave there are various limestone formations, such as tubes, bamboo shoots, pearls, stalactites, pagodas, figures, animals, and flowers. The most eye-catching scene in the cave is a natural limestone relief of vivid dragons and inscriptions. It is the ideal place for visitors to enjoy mountain climbing, rock climbing, cycling, and etc. It is the one of the oldest eroded caves in the world. As a national AAAA-level tourist spot, the cave is the most popular spot in Pinggu District.

Beijing Wildlife Park is a large Ecological Park that specializes in animal protection, animal saving and wildlife training and reproduction. The park covers an area of 3,600 acres and brings together more than 10,000 rare wild animals of 200 species, including some very rare ones such as golden monkeys, green-tailed monals and brown-tailed monals and bustards as well.

In this park, you can watch animal shows by the elephants, golden monkeys, and various birds, like in most theme parks. After the show, it takes only 2 minutes to reach the bus for a 30 minutes tour that takes you around the parts of the park with dangerous animals from the wild, including lions, wolves, African hunting dogs, tigers, bears, baboons, wild boars, connochaetes, Oryx gazella, etc. At the end of the tour, you can take pictures with colorful parrots or marvel at how smart they are to take the big bills of money from your hand instead of the small ones. You can also watch many of the birds on display which are facing extinction. Special tropical bird exhibitions are arranged in the middle of the tour next to an area where you could feed and even talk to birds while they fly everywhere around you. What makes the Safari experience completely different from any other zoo is, for the first time, you can see the animals and birds engaging in their natural active lives, prowling, hunting, grazing, pecking and playing.

With an area of about 20,000 square meters, Wendu Water City is one of the most advanced water relaxation centers in Asia, all on the theme of water and in the form of point-supported glass curtain walls with a curved roof which can be opened in summer and the Water Space has a capacity of 3,000 people. The sunshade shutters on the south side is adjustable to control the access of sunlight. The Water Space offers standard indoor swimming pools, artificial waves, skateboard surfing, space basin, competitive speed skating, drifting channel, interactive water house, beach, children's pool, family interaction area, food and beverage area, semi-groundwater cafe, store, leisure area, VIP rooms, etc.

It is worth mentioning the masterly design of the lifting stage in the water, which is used for holding distinctive singing and dancing performances (often with a water theme), goes along together with water weddings, fashion shows and other large-scale activities. The indoor and outdoor pools flow into one another, as does the outdoor swimming pools and the 12 hot spring spa pools. The indoor and outdoor spaces mingle with and provide a background for one another, bringing about rich content and distinct aspects to the this large-scale water space for families, children and adolescents. The Water Space is connected with the Hot Spring Healthy Clubhouse and the cafeteria on the second floor of Commercial Street through a linking glass aisle.

To the north of the Water Space, there is a large-scale parking lot which can hold up to 586 cars and 23 coach buses. An 140 meter long fountain has been set up along the main road with a water column of up to 12 meters. Flaming pillars, which are water-spraying giant whales made of syenite and a jumping spring arcade have been built along both sides of the main entrance and directly accesses to the circular main entrance of the Water Space.

On May 20th, 2005, the former “Copper Well” in Prince’s Palace was found at the north entrance of the water space. It is said that the “Copper Well” used to supply drinking water specifically for the Pingxi Prince. The walls of the well was built with grey bricks by imperial orders under a special baking process so it makes the well’s golden yellow coating on the surface is still clearly visible to this day. According to the analysis of historical data, the yellow coating might be copper paint, which would explain the name of “Copper Well”. The depth of the Well is 7.2 meters and the depth of the water is 3.19m. The well water is cool, crystal and sweet and can be drunk directly from the Well.

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Water spring: large above water recreation, water villa, outdoors spring, swimming and so on.

Fitness spring: spring pool, medicine pool, multifunctional care pool, below water fitness, outdoors spring pool and so on.

Built in 1998, the Xiaotangshan Modern Agricultural Science Demonstration Park was officially named Changping National Agricultural Park by six ministries including the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2001. It is one of 36 national agricultural parks and the only agricultural science demonstration park in Beijing.

In past years, the park has won nine national titles including "National Agricultural Science Park", "Imported Technologies Promotion and Demonstration Base", "Demonstration Site of Industrial Tourism and Agritourism", and "National Education Base of Popular Science". It also holds the titles "Beijing Municipal Base of Popular Science Education", and "Beijing Municipal Base of Patriotic Education".

The park covers a planned area of 111.4 square kilometers, with a core area of 30 square kilometers, which is centered on Daliushu Roundabout. The park involves four towns: Xiaotangshan, Xingshou, Cuicun and Baishan. It is the first modern agriculture project approved by Beijing Municipal Commission for Urban Planning that integrates agricultural planning with small township construction. The park has defined its role as "demonstrating modern agricultural science, fostering the development of neighboring areas, and promoting agritourism." It is a center of excellence in modern agriculture and technology and in optimizing agricultural industry to increase farmers' income.

In recent years, seven sections and one garden have been completed: (1) a state-of-the-art sapling cultivation section; (2) an agricultural production section with a 3S positioning system; (3) an aquatic section breeding sturgeons and Tilapias; (4) a feed and food processing section; (5) a holiday resort section featuring hot springs, spa, and gym; (6) an organic fruit and vegetables growing section; (7) a fresh flowers and gardening section, and a flora seeds and seedling cultivation garden (the central garden).

The park is open to tourists all year round. Tourists can learn the latest and advanced agricultural science and visit large greenhouses with various precious flowers, vegetables, and fruits grown in them, and have the chance to pick fresh fruit and experience a type of modern agriculture. Since 2005, in order to meet the needs of different visitors, the park has launched activities including students' summer camps and agriculture survey tours, which have been highly praised.

Longmai Hot Spring Resort is a high-level resort with multiple functions of accommodation, catering, entertainment, convention and vacation, and surrounded by such tourist attractions such as the Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Mount Mang, Silver Mountain Pagoda Forest and Snow World Ski Park.

Covering an area of about 20 hectares, the Longmai Hot Spring Resort boasts beautiful scenery, fresh air, and abundant geothermal resources, with the country's top fresh hot spring underground. It consists of a luxury hotel and a stylish club, with more than 1,500 standard guest rooms, apartments, family suites, deluxe suits and presidential suites, over 30 well-equipped meeting rooms of different sizes, 8 distinct Chinese restaurants providing cuisines from Sichuan, Shandong and Guangdong, one Western restaurant serving cuisines all over the world, the largest indoor hot spring entertainment palace in Asia with a feel of a tropical rain forest providing exciting and adventurous on-water amusements, a fitness club equipped with imported sports facilities and luxury indoor entertainment facilities, more than 20 open air hot spring pools of distinct features hidden in the bamboo forest, and an equestrian club with a 400-meter track, standard training, professional instructions, exciting steeple chase racing and free membership.

Xiaotangshan was awarded the title of "Home of Hot Springs in China" by the State Bureau of Mines in November 2005. The Longmai Hot Spring Resort was awarded the title of "National 4A-Level Tourist Attraction" in 2007. During the period of the Beijing Olympic Games, it successfully provided excellent accommodation services to the Hungarian delegation. In the future, it will continue to provide superb and standardized services to warmly welcome friends from all over the world!

Have you ever felt like the entire city is weighing on your shoulders? Or that the pressures of life are just getting too much? Well maybe the answer is to escape to the easily reachable, nearby suburbs of Changping just outside central Beijing and find a little slice of pampering in the hot springs of Tianlong Yuan (天龙源).

Tianlong Yuan means “source of the Heavenly Dragon” and the source of thermal vents that feed these hot springs feel like they are warmed from the center of the earth by the heavenly dragon itself. There is a 600 square meters shower and sauna room and an over 900 square meter bathing area.

The main hall is designed in an arch shape and, upon entering your attention will be drawn to the huge stone 'Lotus Pool' in the center. Around the edge are smaller pools with varying temperatures. The water is a mixture of cooler water from the surrounding mountains and heated water from thermal vents beneath the ground. You have the choice of taking a dip in the main swimming pool or relax in one of the many smaller thermal pools available both indoors and outdoors. They even have their own hot springs herbalist on hand to assist with the use of the Chinese medicine pools.

The experts will give you advice on how make the most of the different temperatures and herbal treatments according to your individual condition. However, the best reason to visit Tianlong Yuan is for the wave machine! Beijingers call this place the Beidaihe among the mountains of Yan (an ancient name for Beijing), and with great lighting, realistic waves and no rubbish floating around such as at the real Beidaihe, this is the perfect alternative to the Hebei seaside resort (not to mention quite a bit closer) located just outside the 6th Ring Road. For visitors who stay into the night, there is a live performance at night. However, the absolute highlight of the evening has to be a huge European style water cinema screen. The live shows and cinema viewings start from 8pm.