A town located by the Miyun Reservoir, on its northern side. Dominated by mountains, the area is primarily planted with fruit trees, offering beautiful scenery and fresh air. Attraction location: Bulaotun Town, Miyun County, Beijing…
The Julongshan Agricultural Park in Miyun's Caijiawa covers an area of 10,000 mu. Building upon traditional agriculture, the park focuses on creating a sound ecological environment, vigorously developing premium agriculture, high-efficiency agriculture, high-quality fruit growing, fostering green and organic farming, and promoting the development of folk tourism. The park currently has 5,000 mu mainly planted with...
Ponghe Bay Scenic Area is located in Pongheyan Village, Shicheng Town, Miyun County, at the foot of the Yanshan Mountains, about 120 kilometers from the city center. It is a red tourism destination that combines historical culture, natural ecology, and humanistic landscapes, perfect for leisure and vacation. “Water comes alive because of the mountains, and the mountains come alive because of the water.” The Baihe River originates from springs in the northwest of the Yanshan Mountain Range, meandering hundreds…
A free rapeseed flower field in the far suburbs of Beijing, covering a large area. Unlike those famous flower fields that charge for photos, picnics, barbecues, and more, this one is completely unmanaged — but let’s all be considerate and avoid trampling the flowers. There's a small river beside the flower field, along with riverbanks and woods perfect for barbecuing. The village also has...
Changzi Xiongguan is located in Guanshang Village, Dachengzi Town, Miyun District, Beijing, at the easternmost edge of the district's jurisdiction. Built during the Ming Dynasty, it was an important strategic pass and a fiercely contested military site. It is now a cultural heritage site under the protection of Miyun County, and has been visited by World Heritage volunteers. The local farmers are hospitable, and the area boasts beautiful scenery, …
The Gubeikou Great Wall Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall is located in the ancient town of Gubeikou, Miyun District, Beijing. The entire complex consists of a main hall, east and west side halls, a front gate, side gates, and is enclosed by courtyard walls. The memorial hall covers an area of approximately 3,000 square meters and displays materials such as artifacts, photos, and texts related to the events of the 1933 Battle of Gubeikou. To its east...
Located on the banks of the Cha River in Caijiawa Village, Jugezhuang Town, Miyun County, Rose Love Garden spans over a thousand acres. It is the first multifunctional theme park in the suburbs of Beijing to integrate leisure tourism, product exhibitions, agricultural science education, as well as hiking and cycling bases. Combining rose culture with the rose industry, it is set to become a new highlight of rural tourism in the city outskirts.
Miyun Station of the National Astronomical Observatories is located on the northern shore of Miyun Reservoir in Miyun County, Beijing. Approved for construction in 1966, it served as one of China’s primary early bases for radio astronomy observations. The station’s most significant piece of equipment is the Miyun 50-meter Antenna, which was newly built to support the lunar exploration program and radio astronomy research, and is currently the largest antenna in China...
With its lush forests, rugged valleys, abundant plant life, and fresh air, it has been developed into an exploration base for young people. The scenic area features a large canyon, Wisdom Valley, stretching over several kilometers. The valley is home to babbling streams, uniquely shaped and verdant peaks, and a forest coverage rate of over [X]%. Wild vegetables, berries, mushrooms, medicinal herbs, and native plants grow abundantly throughout the area…
Yunfeng Mountain Lavender Garden is located in Yunfeng Mountain, north of the Miyun Reservoir. The manor is planted with a large quantity of lavender of the same variety as that in Provence, France. With purple lavender covering the mountains and valleys, it is an excellent spot to view lavender in Beijing. The lavender garden in the scenic area is mainly divided into two sections. Section one is centered around the Lefanti Lavender Shop...
Yaoqiaoyu Reservoir was completed in 1984, with a total storage capacity of 19.4 million cubic meters and a normal water surface area of 612,000 square meters. It features a dam, spillway, desilting tunnel, water conveyance tunnel, and a power station. The dam is the first concrete buttress dam used in Beijing. It supplies an average of 20 million cubic meters of water per year and generates about 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. The design...
Located 20 kilometers from Miyun County. Completed in May 1973, it involved the excavation of 1.605 million cubic meters of earth and stone. The reservoir has a total capacity of 21.2 million cubic meters, a normal water surface area of 426,000 square meters, and controls a catchment area of 128 square kilometers upstream of the Hongmenchuan River. It features one main dam, three auxiliary dams, one spillway…
To the northwest of the canyon lies Shiwa Mountain, and to the south is Zebra Mountain. The two mountains stand towering, with the Jiubian River winding through them, where streams and waterfalls cascade everywhere. The scenic area features over ten natural formations including “Flowing Sand,” “Swallow Tail,” “Twin Waterfalls,” “Stone Cave,” “White Sand,” “Mirage,” “Hanging Rock,” “Snail,” and more than ten deep pools — all naturally formed in unique positions and angles. The scenic area…
Construction started in November 1975, and the dam was completed in July 1976, with flood control and water storage beginning the same year. A total of 850,000 cubic meters of earth and stone were excavated. The reservoir has a total capacity of 10.2 million cubic meters, a normal water surface area of 373,000 square meters, and controls a drainage basin of 6.1 square kilometers. It features a dam, spillway, water inlet tunnel, and...
Beijing’s Royal Dragon Oriental Wine Manor is located nine kilometers east of Miyun County, where fairy-tale-like European castles stand against the mountains. It embodies the harmony between humans and nature, a perfect fusion of ancient Chinese oriental culture and modern Western culture, and a classic blend of East and West. The manor features a 12,500-square-meter golf driving range,…
Baishiling Great Wall is located to the north of Miyun County. This is a small, artificially built scenic spot, featuring sections of city walls on both sides, each with three watchtowers. Though not as grand and majestic as the Great Wall, it offers a unique charm of its own. Address: Miguan Road, Miyun District, Beijing…
The 12.5 Farm is located opposite Sanyo Heavy Industry on Xingqi Road, Henancun Town, Miyun County, covering a total area of 130 acres. Of this, 120 acres are used for agriculture, 13 acres for greenhouses, and 107 acres for outdoor planting. With a creative concept in new forms of agricultural tourism, it emphasizes urban leisure, agricultural sightseeing, and innovative farm stays as its main...
According to the *Place Names of Miyun County, Beijing*, the village was originally called “Upper Platform” as it was located on the terraces of the Hongmenchuan River Valley. There was once a family surnamed Wang in the village whose elderly couple were both blind and had only one daughter. To take care of her parents, the daughter never married and cared for them until their passing. The villagers, in praise of her filial piety, renamed the village...
The Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers in the Gubeikou Battle is located at the foot of the Great Wall on the west side of the national highway, outside Nanguan of Gubeikou Town, Beijing. It features a tall burial mound built from yellow sandy soil (commonly known as the "Meat Mound Tomb"). The tomb is surrounded by a flower-patterned wall made of blue bricks, over two meters high, with an entrance in the southeast direction and a gate tower standing three meters tall. The Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers in the Gubeikou Battle is...
Bailongtan Longquan Temple is located in the northeast of Miyun District and is among the fifth batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units in Beijing. The temple has been restored and houses a poetic stele inscribed by the Ming Dynasty general Qi Jiguang during his visit to the Dragon Pool, imperial calligraphy steles from Emperors Qianlong and Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty, as well as commemorative steles by Li Hongzhang and Yuan Shikai regarding the construction of the Dragon Pool. …