Routes

Weekend Micro-Vacation in Fangshan

Beijing Suburb

Best Time:
June to August
Recommended:
1-2 days
Admission:

Features

The temple faces east with mountains on all four sides. White clouds often encircle the mountains like a ribbon. The mountain strata have a gentle dip angle, with minimal folding, resembling layers of mille-feuille or volumes of books. The mountainside has exposed white marble strata.

Shijing Shan (Mountain)
Yunju Temple

Stop 1 Shijing Shan (Mountain)

Explore the thousand-year-old mystery of stone sutras by climbing 108 steps to discover nine scripture caves and experience the profound weight of history up close.

Highlights:

Natural hiking ground with a 3-kilometer mountain trail; reaching the top offers a panoramic view of the ancient Yunju Temple.

Stop 2 Yunju Temple

A feast of "three unique" cultural relics, including the "Dragon Sutra" with over 7,000 wooden printing blocks, recognized as one of the "treasures of the National Version Pavilion of China."

Eat

Yunju Temple Vegetarian Restaurant

Stay

Grandma's Home

Pofengling Scenic Area
Zhoukoudian Site Museum

Stop 1 Pofengling Scenic Area

Known for the "most spectacular red leaves in North China," Pofengling offers a refreshing coolness in summer.

Highlights:

A 6-kilometer circular trail weaves through a forest of over 200,000 wild smoke trees and Chinese flame trees, with an average annual temperature of 12°C, 5-8°C cooler than downtown, making it perfect for summer hiking. The "Cloud Stone Houses" mid-mountain are surrounded by greenery with views of layered peaks, while the Eagle Beak Rock viewing platform at the summit offers views of the entire "Three Dangers of Hongluo" area, becoming a sea of clouds on misty days.

Stop 2 Zhoukoudian Site Museum

Travel back 700,000 years

Highlights:

View the original caves where early humans lived through glass walls at the site museum and listen to guides share stories about the "Peking Man" using fire and crafting stone tools. Currently, the museum is hosting the "Attack of the Dinosaurs – The Survival Way Continuing for Hundreds of Millions of Years" exhibition in collaboration with Zigong Dinosaur Museum.

Eat

Tianyu Manor