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Jinshanling Great Wall
Jinshanling Great Wall stands at the border between Luanping County of Chengde City and Miyun County of Beijing. It is named after the large and small Jinshan between Wuling Peak of Yanshan Mountain and Gubeikou Wohu Ridge. This section of the Great Wall was built along the foothills and offers a broad view. It is a beautiful, magnificent part of the Great Wall dating from the Ming Dynasty. Compared with other parts of the Great Wall, it maintains its well-preserved original appearance—simple and pure, quiet and peaceful. It is an excellent choice for visiting the Great Wall near Beijing.Luanping · 29.5km from downtown
Aranya · Jinshanling
Aranya · Jinshanlingis an eco-resort and lifestyle destination that blends the concepts of natural mountain living with wellness-focused travel. Nestled in a valley embraced by the Yanshan Mountains and the Jinshanling Great Wall, it is surrounded by rolling peaks and vast forests, offering a tranquil atmosphere close to nature that allows you to leave the hustle and bustle of city life behind. The project emphasizes "dwelling among the mountains and rivers," with a design that seeks harmony with the original landscape. Buildings and landscapes are quietly embedded into the valley, presented in a simple and rustic form that echoes the textures and colors of the surrounding nature.Aranya · Jinshanlingis more than just a residential area; it is a lifestyle destination that advocates for physical and mental well-being and community interaction. Through its high-greenery environment, carefully laid-out residences and public spaces, and activities centered around culture, social connection, and wellness, it provides diverse experiences for residents and short-term travelers alike. Here, you can stroll through the woods, listen to birdsong, and watch the flowing water, or participate in rich community activities and cultural gatherings, finding inner peace amidst the changing scenery of the mountains throughout the seasons.Luanping · 29km from downtown
BEIJING WTOWN
BEIJING WTOWN is located on the northeast side of Miyun County in Beijing. It is about 140 kilometers from the Beijing Municipality. Regarded as 'Wuzhen in Beijing', Gubei Water Town boasts a combination of mountains, water and ancient villages. The town was built on the foundations of five sub natural villages of Simatai Village at the foot of Simatai Great Wall, the most dangerous and majestic section of the entire Great Wall. Visitors may indulge in hot springs, local cuisine, and take a hike up Simatai Great Wall, making this town a great choice for a relaxing getaway in the suburbs of Beijing.Beijing · 32.3km from Luanping
Baicaowa National Forest Park
Baicaowa National Forest Park has a total area of 54 square kilometers, of which the core Attraction covers an area of 10 square kilometers. The peak of the Attraction is 1,768 meters above sea level, and the average altitude is 1,188 meters. It is a provincial nature reserve in Hebei Province. It has the largest and most intact natural birch forest in North China. It is a national forest park close to the capital Beijing.Luanping · 24.7km from downtown
Badaling Great Wall
The Badaling Great Wall is renowned as one of the Nine Strategic Passes under heaven, combining majestic cliffs with picturesque greenery to form the most spectacular section of the Ming Dynasty fortifications. Living up to the Chinese saying "He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true hero," this remains the premier choice for most Chinese visitors to experience the Wall. The fortress gate exhibits a trapezoidal shape, narrower on the east and wider on the west, featuring two gate towers. The eastern arch bears the inscription "Juyong Waizhen" (Frontier Town of Juyong), while the western gate displays "Beimen Suoyue" (Key to the Northern Gate). North of the fortress stretches the 12-tower Northern Wall section, while to the south lies the less crowded Southern Wall with 7 watchtowers. If time permits, we recommend exploring the Southern Wall first before tackling the more popular Northern section. ▲Walk Through Six Centuries of Golden History: A Visual Feast of Vermilion Foliage Blanketing the Great Wall ▲ As night descends, the Badaling Great Wall transforms into a gilded dragon winding through shadowed peaks, its illuminated battlements whispering tales of millennia - where imperial splendor meets enduring mystery beneath constellations of golden light. ▲Cloaked in winter's crystalline mantle, the Badaling Great Wall becomes a silver serpent coiled between snow-draped peaks, its ancient stones gilded by dawn's golden raysChina · Beijing
Universal Beijing Resort
Beijing Universal Studios is a highly anticipated theme park destination, including Universal Theme Park, Beijing Universal CityWalk, and two resort hotels. It features brand new selected Attraction and includes popular entertainment facilities and attractions from Universal Theme Parks around the world. ▲Universal Studios Beijing: Blending Chinese cultural elements to create a unique experience, it has seven theme Attraction, 37 rides and entertainment facilities and landmark attractions, 24 performances, 80 Dining and 30 retail stores. ▲Minion Land: It is a colorful world full of joy! At this moment, these naughty Minions are walking around the streets, ports and city centers, having fun all over the world without restraint! At the same time, Gru is also recruiting soldiers for the Minions Army, so hurry up and sign up at Gru's house! ▲The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™: Here you can leave the ordinary world behind and experience the wonderful rides and endless magical adventures, which will lead you step by step into a thrilling and interesting magical world! ▲Transformers Metrobase: This is a Cybertron-style base, which is transformed by Transformers the size of a city. If you are ready to become an agent, then accept Optimus Prime's recruitment, join the Beijing Nest Force, fight side by side with the Autobots, and fight against the Decepticons to protect the earth! ▲Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness: This is an ancient place like a paradise, and also a legendary place that combines the beauty of nature and craftsmanship. Come here to explore your own Kung Fu! There's also Jurassic World Isla Nublar, Hollywood, and Waterworld waiting for you to explore! ▲The Universal Studios Grand Hotel The Universal Studios Grand Hotel is located at the entrance of Universal Studios Beijing and offers Hollywood-themed accommodation and the privilege of Early Park Admission via the Universal Studios Beijing VIP Experience entrance; NUO Resort Hotel is a 5-minute walk from the entrance. Guests can enjoy a well-equipped fitness center, indoor swimming pool, and spa center (NUO SPA). Guests can also enjoy Early Park Admission via the Universal Studios Beijing VIP Experience entrance. Both hotels combine themed features with high-end facilities to create an immersive vacation experience.China · Beijing
The Palace Museum
The Forbidden City, also known as the Imperial Palace, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is also the symbol of ancient China. When you are in the majestic and orderly high walls and deep courtyards, you can truly feel its former glory. ▲The long history has left behind large-scale precious buildings and countless cultural relics, which have also become the main attraction of visiting the Forbidden City today. ▲Classic attractions: The Forbidden City Corner Tower is a polygonal building with a convex plane on all four sides. It is located in Dongcheng District, Beijing. The roof has three layers. The upper layer is a hip roof with vertical and horizontal intersections. It is composed of a gable roof with flowing water on two slopes and a hip roof with four slopes. Because there are nine main ridges on this roof, it is called the Nine-ridge Hall. ▲Sundials are divided into two types according to their installation principle: equatorial and horizontal. The sundial installed using the equatorial principle is called an equatorial sundial. The key points of its production are that it must have a time plate, a latitude arc and a gnomon. When operating, the time plate must be parallel to the equatorial plane of the earth, the gnomon must be in the same direction as the earth's axis, and the shadow cast by the gnomon on the gnomon is the desired time. ▲The Treasure House is located in the Ningshou Palace area. It has a rich collection of treasures, including Buddhist supplies, ornaments, daily utensils, and treasures for appreciation. Among them, the red coral lion about 14 cm high, the Dongzhu court beads about 130 cm long, and the gold "Fengtianzhibao" seal are all rare treasures. ▲The Clock and Watch Museum is located in the Fengxian Hall in the palace. Most of the clocks on display are British products, but there are also clocks from other countries such as France and Switzerland. In addition to the timing function, these clocks are decorated with figures, birds, beasts, flowers, etc., which can also make various different movements. They are very delicately made. Among them, the copper-plated gilded writing clock, the copper-plated gilded enamel gourd-top fishing and woodcutting farming clock, and the copper-plated gilded rotating flower running man rhinoceros carrying clock are very rare.China · Beijing
The Mountain Resort Scenic Area
Construction of the resort began in 1703 and took 89 years to complete, spanning the reigns of the Qing emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong. This was the second political center apart from Beijing during the Qing dynasty. The mountain resort is divided into four major areas. On the south side are the palace and lake areas, and on the north side are the mountain and grassland areas. The palace and lake areas house the essence of the mountain resort. The lake area contains many examples of architecture from China's Jiangnan region just south of the Yangtze River. These are a result of the love the emperors Kangxi and Qianlong had for the Jiangnan scenery.Chengde · 50.9km from Luanping
Simatai Great Wall
AuthenticGreat WallAttraction] Simatai Great Wall is one of the latest opened sections in BeijingGreat WallAttraction, located at the border of Beijing and Hebei, has preservedMing Great WallThe original Great Wall was built along razor-edged mountain ridges, making it extremely precipitous and creating diverse wall forms in this section. The eastern segment has 16 watchtowers, while the western segment has 18.BadalingCompared to other attractions like the Great Wall, Simatai Great Wall is farther from the city center, so it has always had few visitors.Badaling Great WallThat kind of overcrowding phenomenon. In addition, the Simatai Great Wall was developed relatively late, avoiding the issue of excessive renovation, and withBadaling Great WallIn comparison, this place appears more authentic, with dilapidated walls and ruins stretching as far as the eye can see. Every fall, the red leaves here attract many travelers to admire the crimson-covered mountains from the ancient Great Wall, offering a completely different experience from viewing the foliage at Fragrant Hills. Simatai Great Wall east section introduction: Simatai one-sided wall is now open: The Simatai Great Wall, hailed by UNESCO as the "original Great Wall," was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987. It has gained global acclaim for its five distinctive marvels: thrilling ascents, dense watchtower distribution, picturesque scenery, ingenious design, and complete preservation. The Times of the UK once ranked it as the "top of the world's 25 must-see landscapes." A professional saying circulates in the industry: only by climbing Simatai can one truly understand the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. Unlike other standardized restoration sections, Simatai completely retains its authentic Ming-era features, serving as the definitive model for studying the military engineering, frontier defense wisdom, and architectural aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. The opening of the Simatai single-sided wall showcases one of the rarest and most unique ridge-core remnants along the Great Wall. Centered around this perfectly preserved Ming Dynasty single-sided wall as its landmark feature, complemented by four exceptionally rare original Ming structures, these layered and mutually enhancing elements create China's only authentic outdoor classroom of Ming frontier defense. Together, they fully reconstruct the military system and cultural heritage of the Great Wall as it existed six centuries ago. Single-sided wall [the Great Wall's perfectly preserved single-sided wall]: The single-sided wall, as an irreplaceable gem of the Great Wall, is the only surviving original structure of its kind along the entire wall, with no replicas or restoration alterations, preserving the authentic architectural style of the Ming dynasty. Ming border garrison troops mastered the military strategy of "using terrain to fortify defenses," innovating the wall's construction by leveraging Simatai's steep ridges and cliffs: abandoning the conventional dual-wall structure, they utilized the sheer outer cliffs as a natural defensive barrier, building only a single orderly defensive wall on the inner side, creating the unique marvel of the single-sided wall. It is not a naturally collapsed ruin, but a functional structure deliberately designed, precisely laid out, and completely preserved under Ming military planning, serving as the physical embodiment of Qi Jiguang's frontier defense philosophy. This entire wall section perfectly integrates natural barriers with man-made defenses, shattering the public's conventional perception of the Great Wall as having "twin high walls in continuous regularity." Walking along the single-sided wall on the precipitous ridge, with one side flanked by the solid ancient Ming wall and the other by sheer cliffs dropping thousands of feet, visitors directly experience both the majestic grandeur and the harsh realities of Ming frontier defense. It is precisely because of this unique form and heritage that the industry consensus emerged: only by climbing Simatai can one truly understand the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. Ascending this single-sided wall allows genuine comprehension of the ancients' supreme military wisdom in "using natural barriers as defenses and craftsmanship to repel enemies," as well as the Ming Great Wall's construction philosophy of adapting to local conditions and following natural advantages. It serves as a precious physical specimen for studying the Ming Dynasty Great Wall's frontier defense system and architectural techniques. [Four rare supporting relics] 1. Octagonal dome-top watchtower: A rare octagonal watchtower on the Great Wall, built without wooden beams or iron nails, relying solely on interlocking brick-and-stone physics for load-bearing, representing the pinnacle of Ming Dynasty masonry craftsmanship; 2. Twin lotus stone carving: an original Ming dynasty relief carving on the arched gate of the enemy tower, embodying soldiers' wishes for national peace and family reunion on the frontier; 3. Ming dynasty wall-attached platform: The only intact original wall-attached platform along the entire Beijing Great Wall, used for stationing troops and storing military provisions, restoring the authentic scenes of frontier defense life; 4. Arrow window arch lintel: The original Ming dynasty brick and stone arch features refined lines, embodying the architectural aesthetics of the Ming dynasty Great Wall. The Simatai Great Wall takes the single-sided wall as its core framework and four exceptionally rare original Ming structures as its cultural pillars, perfectly preserving the historical appearance, military system, and humanistic stories of the 600-year-old Ming Dynasty Great Wall. This opening strictly follows the cultural relic revitalization principle of "minimal intervention and preservation of original state," bringing these long-secluded frontier remnants out of obscurity and transforming them into a living cultural classroom accessible to the public for climbing, viewing, interpreting, and reflecting. It truly achieves mutual empowerment between heritage conservation, cultural transmission, and tourism integration, enabling more people to ascend the Simatai Great Wall and understand the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. Travel route reference The hiking trail at Simatai Great Wall is relatively steep. It takes more than 1 km of uphill walking from the foot of the mountain to the watchtower, requiring a certain level of physical strength. At the base of the Great Wall, there is a cableway that directly reaches near "East Tower 8" and "East Tower 5". Visitors with limited physical strength can choose to take it. The cableway costs CNY 90 for a one-way trip and CNY 160 for a round-trip.Beijing · 31.7km from Luanping
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What travellers say about Luanping
Anonymous user19 September 2026
4.0
10 years I had traveled and visited the Mutinyaniu section and I appreciated this one a lot more, less crowded and better sceneries by far. The bus trip was decent, although traffic on the way back was a bummer.
Jinshanling Great Wall
Eciolife7 March 2025
5.0
The lonely concert hall is very suitable for taking children for a walk in the scenic area. It is very comfortable in summer.
Aranya · Jinshanling
Wachaphol TH24 September 2026
4.0
If you plan to visit this town i recommend that you must atleast stay for 1-2 night to explore the town and get to view the night view or visit simatai great wall. In weekdays the town is quiet and tranquil some may say it is desert.
BEIJING WTOWN
列阿尼徳5 October 2024
5.0
Baicaowa Forest Park is a relatively well-preserved primitive forest park in Luanping County. It has a high coverage rate of birch forests, as well as other deciduous shrubs such as pine and linden. It is a natural oxygen bar and worth a visit. You can drive up the mountain in the scenic area. There are several viewing points where you can stop and watch. It’s just that the road up the mountain is narrow, and there are sometimes some problems with passing cars. If there are not many people swimming, it’s still okay. We went there during the National Day holiday. We entered the park early and didn’t encounter too much traffic jam. There are alpine meadows and wooden plank roads on the mountain. You can walk, look into the distance, watch the scenery, and take pictures. It feels pretty good! It’s a scenic spot worth visiting, recommended!
Baicaowa National Forest Park
Daniel from Australia22 September 2026
5.0
I booked the high speed train from Beijing North to Badaling Great Wall .. via Trip.com of course .. arrived at the wall around 9:30am - Monday visitBooked the entrance tickets also via Trip.comWalked the north section of the wall. (No cable car)Very quick to get through the security and ticket gate. The crowd at the start of the wall was mild. The crowd up to Tower 8 was big.The walk to Tower 12 had minimal people.I had thought about Badaling or Mutianyu. After experiencing the crowd here I would definitely choose the high speed train option and Badaling VS travelling for 2 hours to get to Mutianyu - you just have to venture past Tower 8
Badaling Great Wall
Anonymous user23 September 2026
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Enjoy the Christmas winter holiday at the Universal Studio Beijing. Going here is easy and seamless train ride. Attractions waiting time is easy peasy to enjoy the activities
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M2d***c224 September 2026
5.0
The tour guide's explanations were very detailed, and the history of many artifacts was explored in great depth. The pace wasn't fast, making the whole trip quite efficient. There were also stops for photos, and the guide offered suggestions on framing angles. Finally, they even gave us directions on how to properly explore the Forbidden City. A truly wonderful experience.
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Anonymous user22 September 2026
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The Chengde Mountain Resort is the largest existing imperial garden in China, a World Cultural Heritage site, and a national 5A-level tourist attraction. It covers an area of 564 hectares, and together with the surrounding temple complex, the total area reaches 611.2 hectares.
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Anonymous user12 September 2026
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My husband walked up, and surprisingly, he arrived at the 8th floor only 10 minutes later than me and the child. After getting off the cable car, it was still a 10-minute walk to reach the 8th floor. However, the scenery along the way was still quite good, a very authentic Great Wall.
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Nestled amidst the winding, verdant mountains lies a tranquil haven of Zen – the Aranya Jinshanling Upper Courtyard, designed by renowned architects Liu Yichun and Shunmyo Masuno.
The Upper Courtyard was initially conceived as a spiritual landmark for the valley, not a functional construct, but a sanctuary for the mind and body. Entering through the forest, one finds stone chambers, meditation rooms, reading areas, and scripture-copying rooms descending in tiers, blending seamlessly with the mountain.
Seated within, one can find clarity of mind and true nature, returning to one's authentic self in stillness, discovering abundance in simplicity. With its unpretentious essence, it reveals itself to heaven and earth, and with endless Zen contemplation, it connects with like-minded individuals.
The Upper Courtyard is a spiritual landmark in the mountains, a series of spaces forming a sequence, like a still space-time. Follow the mountain paths to discover this place and embark on a journey of introspection. Here, the rolling mountain scenery unfolds before your eyes, and the wisdom of living in harmony with nature and with your own mind and body is quietly found within this rustic space. Sit quietly, meditate, gaze at the mountains, read, and return to inner peace and tranquility.
In the Upper Courtyard, the staggered spaces also provide an ideal setting for art exhibitions, where guests from various fields present multi-dimensional activities. Immersed in aesthetics and art, the hustle and bustle of city life gradually fades away, and spiritual nourishment permeates the daily life of mountain living.
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