Beijing Qinglong Gorge Tourism Resort [Beijing]

Qinglong Gorge Tourism Resort in Huairou consists of rural scenery, mountains and water, waterfalls and fountains, remains of the Great Wall.

The ancient Great Wall that traverses along the Qinglong Gorge was first constructed during the reign of Emperor Shenzong (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty. It was the main fortress linking Beijing to Dage and Rehe in the Ming and Qing dynasties. This part of the Great Wall connects with Simatai Great Wall in Miyun in the east, and Mutianyu Great Wall in the west. The wall was built with rocks or bricks with a rock base. The wall and a dozen of beacon towers well preserved today still show its ancient features after several hundred years. This makes the place one of the famous sections of the Great Wall in the ancient

cultural heritage of China. Situated between the mountain area and the plain, one may see, on the wall, the Miyun Reservoir in the east, rural scen­ery of north Beijing in the south, the ancient Great Wall in the west and ranges of mountains with trees in the north.

Longxia Lake at the foot of the Great Wall is situated between mountains on both sides. It can be toured by taking a yacht, a dragon boat, an an­cient-style boat or a luxury pleasure boat. The mountain there is just like Huangshan Mountain; the gorge there is just like the Three Gorges along the Yangtze River while the water there is just like Lijiang River in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The high-rising Qinglong Mountain has zigzag­ging stone ways leading to the top. Covered with

a thick layer of pine trees, the mountain also sees other forests of wild grapes, wild Chinese prickly ash, wild hazels, Chinese wistaria and thousand of wild plants. Exquisite scenes at Qinglong Gorge also include Yixiantian (a huge stone crack) and sheer crag or cliffs.

Canglongyu Natural Scene is known for its deep valley and luxuriant vegetation.