Where to experience the beauty of spring when you arrive in Beijing? Lots of places can be on your list of travel, and one of the best places in the wild is Taoyuan Fairy Valley, located about 90 km away from downtown Beijing, which starts from Miyun Reservoir in the east and ends at the peak of Guanfengtai (观风台: Wind-Viewing Terrace). This tourist attractions contains one lake, six waterfalls and 13 pools.

The natural beauty of it is beyond measure, for it consists of undulating mountain ranges, deep valleys and dense forests, which have cobwebbed lakes, waterfalls, pools, caves, peaks, rocks and waters. Therefore, it is one of the best places to experience the beautiful scenery of spring. In spring, visitors from near and afar come to this valley to see peach and apricot blossoms. Indeed, activities for appreciating these flowers are also held in this valley each year when spring arrives.

Apart from the large patches of lands of peach and apricot blossoms, travelers visiting this valley will also be welcomed by many other different species of gorgeous flowers such as winter jasmine, dandelion, splendid achnatherum and so on. You will have a nice tour of well-known and unknown flowers nature has brought up.

The peach and apricot blossom activities are often held from April 1 to June 20 each year. Since the flowers here are many and so their flower periods can last longer than those of those places. If you decide to visit the valley, please read the following information carefully.

Admission: 45 yuan

Getting there: Dongzhimen Bus Station (980, 970)-----Miyun Grand Theater (密云大剧院)------Bus No. 60 to the valley.

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