Beipiao Dahei Mountain

Beipiao Dahei Mountain

Beipiao Dahei Mountain is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

Dahei Mountain is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and a provincial-level ecotourism demonstration site. Located in the northwest of Beipiao City and bordering Aohan Banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, it is 30 kilometers from downtown Beipiao. It is a mountainous forest leisure tourism destination characterized by peculiar peaks and grotesque rocks, northern forests, apricot and azalea blossoms and fruits, icefalls and hot springs, red pavilions and stone inscriptions, wild animals, and prayer Buddhist temples.

Dahei Mountain is located on the southern foothills of the eastern section of the Lunu’erhu Mountain Range, with its highest peak reaching an elevation of 1,074 meters. The area features undulating mountains, numerous striking peaks, dense forests, and a rich diversity of flora and fauna. The core scenic area spans 29.4 square kilometers and consists of four major scenic zones—Western Journey Wonderland, Peaks Contending in Beauty, May Ice, and Sacred Mountain Deer Park—as well as the Mountain Gate Square. It boasts hundreds of natural and cultural attractions, including Soaring Dragon, Monk Tang Worshiping Ancestors, Mountain Guardian, Heaven-Gorge Earth Crevice, Southern Sky Stone Forest, Waterfall Curtain, as well as the Tibetan Buddhist Huiyuan Temple and the Han Buddhist Chanwu Temple. Known for its “seclusion and wild charm,” the area combines “grandeur, peculiarity, danger, beauty, serenity, and openness,” with a forest coverage rate of 93%, earning it the reputation of “Green Island of Western Liaoning, Source of Life.”

Dahei Mountain is situated in a low mountainous area with not particularly high elevations—the highest peak reaches just over 1,000 meters. However, the vast stony sea stretching for dozens of miles, though not as towering as Mount Taibai nor as precipitous as Mount Hua, possesses a unique natural charm. Walking along the hiking trails feels like wandering through a magnificent stone forest, offering an overwhelming visual feast. The surrounding peaks rise majestically, with uniquely shaped pines dotting the landscape, resembling a fairyland, as if one has stepped into a splendid painting meticulously crafted by a master artist. The rugged and oddly shaped rocks vary greatly—some resemble humans, tigers, monkeys, bears, oxen, horses, rabbits, turtles, camels, and countless other forms such as stone stalagmites, pillars, gates, sheds, caves, and even rock houses... The expansive and open stony sea is imposing and majestic, with rolling waves that seem to rise like surging ocean tides. Upon closer inspection, one sees thousands of layers of peculiar rocks nested within each other, rising and falling in a beautifully staggered arrangement—it’s truly as if “upside-down peaks make even heaven sigh, and cliffs hanging at the summit startle gods and spirits alike.” The stony sea of Dahei Mountain, with its billions-of-years-accumulated power of overcoming hardness with softness, creates a sacred and magical haven in this noisy world.

Since 2016, Dahei Mountain Scenic Area has undergone large-scale planning and construction, comprehensively upgrading to create new scenic spots, landscapes, hiking trails, and cable cars. The 4,500-meter barrier-free Chinese Filial Piety Trail allows visitors to explore the area with ease, while the 2,200-meter sightseeing cable car offers a brand-new panoramic experience.

The main equipment of the Dahei Mountain sightseeing cable car was imported from Austria and France, making it one of the most advanced passenger cable cars in China and abroad. Construction began on April 1, 2016, and it officially opened to the public in September 2017.

The cable car uses a single-loop detachable grip system with eight-person cabins, totaling 58 cabins. It has a designed capacity of 2,000 passengers per hour, with a one-way journey time of 8 minutes. The total length of the cable car is 2,200 meters, with a vertical height difference of 300 meters, and includes 13 support towers along the route. The lower station is located on the southern slope of the Visitor Center, adjacent to the Visitor Center building, which covers an area of 2,000 square meters. It is nestled along the mountain terrain and gently winds through the lush forests of Dahei Mountain. The upper station is situated southeast of the Tenglong Viewing Platform in the Peaks Contending in Beauty scenic zone, and includes the Tenglong Mountain Villa, covering a construction area of 4,500 square meters.

When taking the cable car uphill from the Visitor Center, as the cabin gradually ascends, visitors feel as if they are floating above a green island in the ocean. With a gentle breeze brushing against their faces, the ambiance of “cicadas chirping makes the forest quieter, birds singing makes the mountain even more serene” offers a refreshing and invigorating experience. Conversely, descending from the Tenglong Viewing Platform, looking down from above, one can take in the sweeping panoramic views of Dahei Mountain while admiring the unique beauty of the peculiar peaks and rocks—an experience that is both exhilarating and indescribably wonderful.