Peach Garden Paradise Scenic Area

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Peach Garden Paradise Scenic Area is located in Miyun County,about 90 kilometers from downtown Beijing. Covering an ares of 16 square kilometers,there are heavily forested in Peach Garden Scenic Area. It is a national class-AAA scenic zone and ecological tourist and scenery area. In the valleys of the scenic zone, the forests are thick, the mountain peaks are high and imposing, there are numerous ponds and waterfalls, and the most well-known ones are the one lake, six waterfalls and 13 ponds. In winter, it becomes a wonderland of snow and ice, with more than 80 tourist attractions dotted in this wonderland. All natural sceneries together form a natural landscape corridor, like a paradise out of the bustling world.

Highlights

In the scenic zone, there is a water recreation area: the Taoyuan Lake, where visitors could go fishing, boating or diving and ride a boat to have a panoramic sightseeing of the lake. There is also the "land of paradise", which is surrounded by water in three directions-west, south and east, and is encircled by mountains in the four directions. Here on this land of paradise, flowers give off fragrance, birds are singing, and everything is thriving, giving visitors an unforgettable experience.The Qinglong Pond is 80 meters long, 10 meters wide and 2-6 meters deep, covering an area of about 800 square meters, and visitors would find they are absorbed by its beauty and reluctant to return home. Climbing up the skywards ladder from the pond area, visitors would find a stunning view-the Taoyuan Waterfalls. Climbing northwards, visitors would find the rock slot with a gleam of the sky and get a view of the "golden tortoise shadow" on the northeast slope of the mountain. A legend goes like this: once upon a time, a severe drought hit the area.

Traffic

Train from Beijing north station - Shitang road - Peach Garden Paradise Scenic Area

BUS 980,987 from Dongzhimen to Peach Garden Paradise Scenic Area

Bus from Xuanwumen - Peach Garden Paradise Scenic Area

Drive from Sanyuanqiao - Jingmi road-Miyun - Peach Garden Paradise Scenic Area

Peach Garden Paradise Scenic Area fee and opening hours

Admission 26yuan

Opening hours 8:00-17:00

8:00-17:30(holiday), Chinese new year 8:00-15:00