Changchi Road is a municipal highway that connects Changling Town of Beijing’s Changping District with Chicheng County of Hebei Province. In Beijing, it winds up and down mountains between Changping and Yanqing Districts, with a section of 58.8km in Yanqing District. Driving through the way that abounds with bumpy roads and steep slopes, you will definitely feast your eyes with attractive scenery from stem to stern, such as the lordly Ming Tombs, the best view of glacier and green valley, the most beautiful Village of Xiangtun, and the hamlets and farm fields of Dazhuangke Township.

Scenic Spots in Changping District

• The Ming Tombs

It is no wonder that numerous tourists would flock to red leaves attractions like the Fragrant Hills. Nonetheless, Zongshendao in the Ming Tombs also shows an eye-filling autumn with redder and brighter leaves that can be comparable to above-mentioned sites.

Address: Shisanling Town, Changping District 昌平区十三陵镇

• Juyongguan Great Wall

Built in a 15km-long valley, Juyongguan Great Wall is embraced with overlapping ranges of mountains, lush trees, and blooming mountain flowers, forming the appealing scenery of “Juyong Diecui” (gorgeous landscape in Juyong Pass) that was listed as one of the “Eight Great Sights of Beijing” as far back as the Jin Dynasty, almost 800 years ago. In late autumn, trees here are dyed in splendid colors, dressing the valley as beautiful as a fairyland.

Address: Juyongguan Village, Nankou Town, Changping District 昌平区南口镇居庸关村

• Mangshan National Forest Park

With a man-made forest of nearly 86 square kilometers, Mangshan National Forest Park has a forest coverage rate up to 96.5%. Standing on the summit, you can enjoy a wide view and even overlook the capital in sunny days. By the middle of October, acer truncatums, cotinus coggygria, and live oaks dress the mountain in fiery red, which looks like sunset clouds, as splendid as brocade.

Address: No. 2, Mangshan Road, Changping District 昌平区蟒山路2号