{"id":10223,"date":"2012-11-02T17:50:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T09:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=10223"},"modified":"2021-06-28T23:18:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T15:18:06","slug":"flying-dragon-valley-in-pinggu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/travel-review\/flying-dragon-valley-in-pinggu","title":{"rendered":"Flying Dragon Valley in Pinggu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Flying Dragon Valley (Feilong Gu, or Feilong Valley \u98de\u9f99\u8c37) is reputed as “Beijing’s Zhangjiajie<\/span><\/a>” for its magnificent sandstone peaks and valley. This north-south canyon is a 8 km-long, 20m wide and 7m wide at the narrowest.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ravine\u00a0is located between Diaowo Village<\/span><\/a> and Lishugou Village, Huangsongyu Township of Pinggu District<\/a>, about 110km east of Beijing. The gorge is well known for its deep valley, original sandstones,\u00a0thick forest, beautiful waters and mysterious caves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flying Dragon Valley is an important component of Pinggu National Geopark which also consists of Jingsong Karst Cave<\/span><\/a> and the Shilinxia Scenic Area<\/span><\/a>. In the Flying Dragon Valley, there are several developed pay attractions like “Ten Thousand Buddha Gorge”(\u5343\u4f5b\u5ce1\uff09 and “Hudong Shui” (Lake Cave Water \u6e56\u6d1e\u6c34).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get there?
<\/span>Take the public bus 918 starting from Dongzhimen Transportation Hub<\/span><\/a> to the Pinggu Bus Terminal, then change for the local bus 25 for Diaowo Village<\/span><\/a> or Lishugou Village. No entrance fee for the canyon itself, but you have to pay to visit the Shilinxia Scenic Area, the Ten Thousand Bhuhhda Gorge and the Donghushui Scenic Area.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel tips
<\/span>The best time to visit the canyon is between April and October. You may take a private car to drive along the valley and have some pictures from the high terrace on the mountains. If you have strong legs, walking in the valley is highly recommended. Both Diaowo Village<\/span><\/a> and Lishuigou Village provide homestay and farmhouse meals for travelers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s go!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bus No.25 runs to Diaowo Village<\/span><\/a> and Lishugou Village from the Bus Terminal of Pinggu District<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flying Dragon Canyon starts from Diaowo Village streches to Lishugou Village with a total length of 8km. Driving past Huangsongyu Reservoir<\/a>, We enter the Diaowo Village.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Driving past Huangsongyu Reservoir, We enter the Diaowo Village<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Now we are entering Flying Dragon Valley.\u00a0We are driving past the center of the Lishugou Village. The big rock is carved with the name of the village in Chinese \u68a8\u6811\u6c9f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are driving past the center of the Lishugou Village<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The mountain road on\u00a0the bottom of the valley is well built with cement and asphalt lined with\u00a0wire poles\u00a0topped\u00a0with solar powered lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The mountain road on the bottom of the valley is well built with cement and asphalt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A narrow pass through the valley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A narrow pass through the valley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The entrance to the Donghushui Scenic Area.The entrance to the Ten Thousand Buddha Gorge.The sandstone\u00a0peaks of various sizes\u00a0stand on the both sides of the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sandstone peaks of various sizes stand on the both sides of the valley.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A signal tower in the valley with autumn hues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A signal tower in the valley with autumn hues.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Flying Dragon Valley\u00a0has a\u00a0peculiar natural landscape, which features original sandstones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Flying Dragon Valley has a peculiar natural landscape, which features original sandstones.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Driving zigzag up on to the top of the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Driving zigzag up on to the top of the mountain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Now we are on the high platform on the top of the mountain and looking down at the roads with hairpin turns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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looking down at the roads with hairpin turns<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Having an eye-bird\u2019s view of the Flying Dragon Valley from the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having an eye-bird’s view of the Flying Dragon Valley from the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The major Attractions in Pinggu, Beijing<\/strong>
Diaowo Village<\/a> is an interesting place to explore the suburban life in Beijing, having a bite of the local village food, drinking, barbecuing, fishing and more. The village is located about 35km to the southwest of the Peach Orchard in Pinggu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More major attractions in Pinggu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Flying Dragon Valley<\/a>
2) Bolitai Great Wall<\/a>
3) Jinhai Lake<\/a>
4) Pinggu Glass Sightseeing Platform<\/a>
5) Jingdong Karst Cave<\/a>
6) Huangsongyu Reservior<\/a>
7) Diaowo Village<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hassle-Free Private Tour to Visit the Glass Sightseeing Platform<\/strong>
If you don\u2019t want go the daunting do-it-yourself-route and prefer an organized hassle-free private tour to visit the glass sightseeing platform, no worry and we have the following options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Family Visit Springtime Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Family Visit Summer Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Family Visit Autumn Day Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Night Snack Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Beijing Huguosi Street<\/a>
Any questions,  just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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