Location：Haidian District-Mentougou District 

Recommended Route: Incense Burner Peak - Ghost Laugh Stone in Beijing Xishan National Forest Park - Zhaojiawa Viewing Platform

Best time to visit: All year

Duration: 1 day

Suitable for rock climbers and shutterbugs

Brief Introduction: A classic tour for leisure and overlooking the scenery of Western Beijing.

Tourist Activities: View sunrise and sunset, cityscape

Recommended Reasons: A hot clock-in place on the Internet. Visitors can view Taihang Ranges and grand building of Beijing, 17 Arch Bridge and Nanhu Dao in Kunming Lake. In Beijing Xishan National Forest Park with convenient transportation, it’s accessible to Central Television Tower and buildings of China World Trade Center. Visitors can also enjoy sunrise and sunset on Zhaojiawa Viewing Platform.

Route Highlights:

01 Incense Burner Peak:

Incense Burner Peak is also known as Gui Jian Chou. The Peak is located at the west of Xiangshan Park, 575 meters above sea level. The summit is named after shapes of two large censer-like stones. Visitors are able to take a bird’s view of Xiangshan by catching a cable car. 

02 Ghost Laugh Stone

Ghost Laugh Stone attraction is famous as a large stone in Southwest of Xishan National Forest Park. When the wind blows over this stone, it will produces a whooshing wind sound, which is similar to the sound of ghost laughing. The stone sits under Baita Mountain, 473 meters above sea level. Visitors can climb the mountain from the gate of Xishan National Forest Park, Xiangshan Post Office, Badachu park, and Black Stone village in Shijingshan District.

03 Zhaojiawa Viewing Platform 

Zhaojiawa Viewing Platform in Mentougou District is in the Zhaojiawa Village, which covers an area of 4.2 sq.km, east to Nanguanyuan Village, west to Tantuo Temple, and south to Yongding Town. A winding path leads to the top of the mountain, with two viewing platforms along the roadside. Visitors can enjoy the natural scenery in western Beijing.