Routes

Weekend Tour in Fangshan | Enjoy cool fairyland

Beijing Suburb

Best Time:
June to August
Recommended:
2 days
Admission:

Features

This route in Fangshan offers a diverse weekend getaway. It combines natural wonders like Baihuashan’s cool climate and Shidu’s karst landscapes with cultural treasures such as the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site and Yunju Temple’s stone scriptures. Visitors can also enjoy unique food like the Intangible Cultural Heritage Banquet and stay in charming homestays blending tradition and modernity, all making for a refreshing and enriching experience.

Fangshan Baihuashan Scenic Area
Shidu Scenic Area

Stop 1 Fangshan Baihuashan Scenic Area

In the midsummer season, Fangshan Baihua Shan (Mountain) has a cool climate, with an average temperature of 22 degrees, making it the best time to climb high and enjoy the scenery to escape the summer heat.

Address:

Fangshan Baihuashan Scenic Area

Highlights:

Baihua Shan (Mountain) has colorful natural landscapes and abundant ecological resources. The main peak, Pusa Peak, has an altitude of 1991 meters, gathering five major attractions of "flowers, roads, clouds, light, and temples." When hiking, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery along the winding mountain roads; when reaching the main peak, you can overlook the continuous mountains, as if in a fairyland on earth.

Stop 2 Shidu Scenic Area

Shidu is exactly what is described as "green mountains and wild crossings, a hundred-mile gallery."

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Shidu

Highlights:

Shidu Scenic Area is the largest karst peak forest and canyon group in North China, famous for its "strange peaks, bizarre stones, beautiful waters, and mysterious caves." Here, you can satisfy both extreme challenges and poetic dwelling needs in one stop.

Eat

Fangshan Intangible Cultural Heritage Banquet
Yunju Temple Vegetarian Restaurant

Stay

Huangshandian Homestays

Zhoukoudian Site-National Archaeological Site Park
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site Museum

Stop 1 Zhoukoudian Site-National Archaeological Site Park

The site area has many famous fossil locations such as the Yuanren Cave, Shanding Cave, and Xindong.

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Zhoukoudian Site-National Archaeological Site Park

Highlights:

The Yuanren Cave was originally a natural limestone cave and is the excavation site of the skull of Peking Man; the Shanding Cave was the dwelling place of the Shanding Man, with a high-altitude platform that offers a panoramic view of the cave.

Stop 2 Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site Museum

The museum has a total of seven exhibition halls, showcasing not only famous skull models, various animal fossils, and stone tools but also providing knowledge about human evolution.

Address:

Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site Museum

Highlights:

Coming out of the site park, walking about 800 meters will lead you to the museum. The museum has a total of seven exhibition halls, showcasing not only famous skull models, various animal fossils, and stone tools but also providing knowledge about human evolution. The museum features 3D animations, simulated excavations, and other interactive educational projects.

Eat

Jingzhenxuan Ox Head Banquet

Stay

Yunling Shanfang
Yunyinli