Black Dragon Pool Scenic Spot

Black Dragon Pool Scenic Spot is a AAA scenic spot, located to the northwest of MiyunCounty, and 93 kilometers away from Beijing. To get here, go along the Jingshun Road from Dongzhimen to Miyun, then go in the direction of Miyun Reservoir. It is an erosion-formed pool formed by streams flowing in the valleys. In the early years of the last century, as the precipitation in the summer in Beijing was huge, the floods together with a great deal of sand and stone rushed against and eroded the rock surface on the river bed, forming a large number of holes after a long period of time. Formally opened to the public in 1984, it has attracted many tourists.

The scenic spot covers an area of 9 km . It is a narrow corridor, stretching for four kilometers, with more than 220 meters of height drop. The physiognomy belongs to middle mountains and hills. The heights of the summits on both the north and south sides go from 300 meters to 500 meters. The altitude of the bottom of the valley is from 150 meters to 370 meters. Called WheelValley, it is winding and twisting, with steep cliffs on both sides. There are more than 30 sights, including Xuan Pool, Chen Pool, Luoyan Pool, Tongtian Pool, Pingsha Pool, Qu Pool, Dishui Pool, Wei Pool, Sandie Pool, Longxi Pool, Pearl String, Three-PoolFalls, Bottomless Pool, Black Dragon Pool, Dragon Doorway, Dragon Cleaving Stone, Hedgepig Stone.

Tongtian Falls has cliffs that are vertical and steep, as if they were cut by knives. The falls fly down with a height drop of more than 50 meters, with splashing water and fog pervasive in the valley.

Miren Cave is 15 meters deep, it can hold more than 100 people. To facilitate travelers, a cave has been dug out with 38 steps from the original entrance to the cave. Through this cave, one can arrive at the top of the TongtianFalls.

The Black Dragon Pool is only four to five square meters in acreage but 25.6 meters in depth. It is the deepest pool known in Beijing. The walls around the pool are smooth. On the south side, the pool is in an oval shape, while the north part has steep cliffs. The water drops vertically from the cliffs more than 10 meters high. There is a narrow gap in the middle of the cliffs, no more than one meter in width, yet it is tens of meters in length. There are also two small pools in the narrow gap. One is called the Spring Flower Pool, and another is called the Autumn Moon Pool. The two pools are like two shy girls, hidden in their boudoirs. If the tourists would like to see the panorama of the pools, they have to wait until the spring and autumn. Since 1985, activities such as talking walks in the spring, seeking coolness in the summer, picking fruits in the autumn, and ice climbing in the winter, are held every year, which have attracted many tourists.

Location: DaguanBridge, ShichengTownship, MiyunCounty, Beijing

Admission: 35 yuan

Open Hours: 08:00 a.m. - 06:00 p.m.

Bus Routes: Bus 980, 987 and 970 at Dongzhimen and get off at MiyunCounty, then change to the mini-bus to ShichengTownship.

Telephone: +86-10-61025028, 61025391

Website: http://www.bj-hlt.com/