Sport for the Brave

2017-06-23

Bungee jumping, as a sport for the brave, can greatly exercise the courage to challenge difficulties and fears. Beijing enjoys the earliest and fastest development for bungee jumping in China, having such attractions for bungee jumping around it:

Bungee jumping in Shidu Scenic Area, Fangshan District

Shidu Scenic Area is a20-meter river valley formed by the Juma River, a branch of Daqing River, flowing thought the North Taihang Mountain, the one and only large-scale Karst land form in northern China, as well as the National 4A Scenic Spot and National Geopark of China. By virtue of the pleasant climate, quality water, and the humid and fresh air with high negative oxygen ion, it is hailed as the "natural oxygen storehouse and natural air condition".

The first platform for bungee jumping in China —Shidu bungee jumping platform: In mid-May 1997, the first domestic bungee jumping platform was established on the cliffs of Badu Qilin Mountain in Shidu Scenic Area, Fangshan District. It has a height of 48 meters above the water. Soon, another 55-meter-high platform stood beside it in late April 1998.

Address: Shidu Scenic Area, Fangshan District

Bungee jumping in Longqing Gorge, Yanqing District

Located at the Hekou Ancient Town of northwest Gucheng Village, 10 km northeast away from Yanqing County and 85 km from Beijing downtown, Longqing Gorge Scenic Area built its 48-meter-high bungee jumping platform on the cliffs of Jingang Temple. It was designed by the Design Institute of the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND), and its main facilities in use are the imported ADA system equipment from the United States.

Address: Gucheng Village, Yanqing County (within the Longqing Gorge Scenic Area)

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