Yunxiu Valley (云岫谷游猎自然风景区)

Yunxiu Valley is located in Miyun District, 132 kilometers away from downtown Beijing. It enjoys the superior natural environment, a vast mountain-area, with the vegetation coverage at 95% or more. East to Wuling Forest Park, its west side adjoins Simatai Great Wall, and Yunxiu Valley is the center for travel.
The highest peak in Yunxiu Valley is 1,700 meters high. With vegetation coverage above 95%, and annual average temperature of 12 degrees, it is a good place for the summer. In addition, a 400 meters-long zip slide allows you to experience the feeling of flying at a high altitude. Peaks, rocks, pools, waterfalls are found together, and in particular, the red stone of ancient geological phenomena and gravel of the Quaternary glacial lake are rare amongst the country’s rock formations and of great value. Yunxiu Valley is full of flowers and verdant, beautiful scenery, and also the depths of forests are preserved. The rocks, valley, caves, and river are scattered around, the beaded Lake, seven cents waterfall, pillar, etc. and more than 40 scenic spots are contained within the area. In addition, there are also multiple cultural attractions, such as Liu Bowen’s house, the Great Wall beacon towers and folk castles where more than 100-odd officers and men of future generations from the Ming Dynasty lived. Mongolian Village offers a variety of special folk services for tourists from around the world.
There is an area of six thousand acres of hunting grounds which cover almost 100 square kilometers with 20 kinds of animals; with modern shooting ranges and electric launchers, this is an area with facilities in which your visit can flourish. In addition, there are scenic folk hotels and peasant families who can act as hosts, travelers can taste the farmers’ meals and enjoy the farmhouses’ fun.
Features:
There are more than 30 attractions in Yunxiu Valley, notably including: Five-Color Three-Fold, Bottomless Abyss, Spraying Beads in the Yao Pool, Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl, Yunxiu Falls and etc. The rock sceneries include: Glacier Floating Rocks Camel Summit and Frog Watching the Moon and etc. The cultural relics include the Ming Beacon Tower, Ming Ancient Castle, ancient tree of 1,000 years, etc. The enclosed hunting lodge covers an area of 10,000 square meters. The hunting area is 6,000 Mu (about 3.9 square kilometers), which is partially closed off, and contains more than 20 types of animals and birds.