Located in the northwest mountains of the Thirteen Ming Tombs Scenic Spot of Changping District, DuijiuValley is about 55 kilometers away from downtown Beijing. To get there, go along the Badaling Expressway and get off at the Changping-Thirteen Ming Tombs Scenic Spot tourism exit, or you can approach from the east side, at 108 National Road. DuijiuValley was opened to the public in 1987.
Stretching about 3000 meters, the scenic spot belongs to the Jundu Mountain Branch. It is the result of more than 100 million years worth of granite stone weathering brought on by the movement of Yan Mountain Range. There are erect cliffs, rare stones, flowing streams, green trees and blooming flowers all to be found here at this scenic spot. It can be divided into four parts, namely the Music Welcoming Guests part, the Streams on the High Gorge, the Wonderland of Golden Gorges, and Dragon Pond, all of which include a total of about 50 identified sights. The most featured one is the Small Sanxia (Three-Gorges) in the north of Beijing sight found in the Wonderland of Golden Gorges. The first gorge is called the Narrow Sky Gorge. There is a very narrow crack between the two walls there with a huge stone wedged about 10 meters in from the top. The second gorge is the so-called Fairy Fishing Gorge. The cliffs of the gorge are straight and there is a pond under the cliffs, with the Fairy Fishing Platform engraved on a stone beside it. The third gorge is the Dragons Playing in the Water. The textures on the granite cliffs are varied in shape and color, giving the image that there is dancing going on on cliffs, or perhaps a plunging into the pond, like dragons playing in the water.
Built in 1998, DuijiuValleyFolkCustomsVillage is located close to the scenic spot. There are 48 tourist peasant households and 500 beds. The villagers are unsophisticated and hospitable. A shoal paddling field, an evening bonfire square, a fishing field, a parking lot, and other accessory service facilities are all provided for folk culture activities. Many kinds of fruits are produced here including cherries, apricots, peaches, large-fruited Chinese hawthorns, persimmons and Chinese chestnuts. In the different seasons, tourists can taste from the flavors of more than a hundred wild plants and farmhouse meals. Tourists can also participate in the activities of groping for fish in the river, fishing, barbecuing, goat roasting, playing with firecrackers, and many others.
Admission: 20 yuan
Open Hours: 08:00 a.m. 17:00 p.m.
Location: North of DuijiuValleyVillage, ChanglingTownship, Changping District, Beijing
Bus Routes: take Bus 345, 345( Express), 845 and 919 to Changping, then transfer to Bus 5 to Duijiu Valley Village; or take Bus 925 in the city
Telephone: +86-10-89721775