Located at the eastern side of the Ming Tombs Reservoir in Changping District, Mangshan National Forest Park is a national AAA-rated natural mountainous scenic spot.
With a dense forest covering an area of86 km² 86.5 percent of the park, the largest forest area in or aroundBeijing. More than 170 kinds of trees and flowers produce fresh air and charming scenery. In addition, it features many man-made landscapes. it has forests of steles: up to a hundred steles stand with greening inscriptions by personages like Qi Gong, Dong Shouping. It also has an the Artificial Lake of Heaven, a pumped power station in the Ming Tombs lying on the Mangshan Mountain peak with an area of166.7 km², has been selected as one of the priority projects in the Eighth Five-Year Plan for economic development. It has what is calledObservationTower, a 37 meter high structure on the peak of a 640 meter high crag. It additionally has the Stone Maitreya. He comes off very kind-hearted, with a warm smile on his face, and he is the biggest carved stone statue of Buddha in the North with a height of 9.9 meters and a weight of 1,500 tons.
Also, various activities take place in the Park each year, such as a trip for planting in March & April, hiking and flowers viewing in April & May, mountain fruits collecting from June to October, enjoying the red leaves of maple trees in the autumn, and mountain-climbing & fitness in the winter and New Year.
Location:
2 Mangshan Road
, Changping District,Beijing.Admission: 20 yuan
Open Hours: 08:00 – 17:00
Transportation:
By Bus Routes: take Bus 919 (Deshengmen-Jiulong Amusement Park) at Deshengmen, Bus 845 at Beijing Western Railway Station, Bus 912 Branch at Andingmen, and get off at the terminal; or take Bus 345 Branch, get off at the terminal, and then transfer to the 6th Ring Bus or 912 to get there.
By private car: drive along the Beijing-Changping Expressway and take the Changping Xiguan Exit. Drive eastward toward Dongguan Round along the Government’s Street of Changping, then northward along
Reservoir Road
. Follow the road signs to Mangshan Resort, the park is right past the Mangshan Resort.Telephone: +86-10-60711866
Star Rating: AAA
Nearby Sights: The Ming Tombs Reservoir,JiulongAmusement Park
