Python Mountain National Forest Park is located at northeast of Changping District, 40 kilometers from the center of Beijing. The forest covers an area of over 600 hectares and the forest coverage is as high as 86%. Why people call it Python Mountain National Park? From the landform of the mountain, it looks like a huge python. The peak is 659 high and there are 176 greenery and blossoms in the park. There are luxuriantly green all year round, the biggest national level forest park in Beijing. Second, there is the largest stone Buddha statue in north China, greeting visitors from near and far. Third, there is the longest mountain ladders in Beijing, totaling 3,666 steps made of stone slabs. Fourth, there is the highest pagoda atop of the mountain in Beijing and the painted long corridor, offering a distant view of Beijing.

Python Mountain National Forest Park has over a dozen tourist attractions as the place where Deng Xiaoping planted trees, the cultural stele forest, the python-watching platform and the flower garden. And in the nearby areas, there are also sightseeing orchards and restaurants where visitors can taste fresh fruits and local flavor dishes.

In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping, Wan Li, Hu Yaobang and other first generation state leaders came to this site to plant lacebark pines and Chinese pines, and nowadays, these trees have matured and are flourishing. In the park, the “Green Culture Memorial Pavilion”, 100 Green Cultural Stele Carvings from celebrities bears inscriptions by top Party and government leaders, Chinese and foreign celebrities and renowned calligraphers.

Bus Route: Take Bus No. 643, 845, 919 to Shisanling shuiku

Driving Route: Drive from Jingchang highway to Changping exit 13C, to Dongguan huaidao-Shuiku road- Mangshan Park

Source: chinahotel.com.cn