There is a sea of flowers and grasslands in Beijing, which is called the Little Great Wall in the suburbs of Beijing. There are few idle people and beautiful scenery.

In Changping, Beijing, there are good places with mountains and water. The scenery here is comparable to the Inner Mongolia prairie, about 55 kilometers away from the urban area. Every summer and autumn, horses flock here and wild flowers are fragrant, especially at this time, which is a good place for summer vacation.

Located on the east side of Qikong Bridge in Changping District, it is known as the second dam of the Ming Tombs Reservoir and is known as the Little Great Wall of Changping. Here, the terrain is flat and open, aquatic plants are abundant, and large tracts of green land sway its colors and rich natural flavor wantonly, blending tourists into this beautiful picture.

The Ming Tombs Reservoir was built at 1958. On the outer slope of the dam, there are five characters "Ming Tombs Reservoir" inscribed by Chairman Mao, which makes the Ming Tombs Reservoir famous for a long time. There is a seven-hole bridge in the upper reaches of the Ming Tombs Reservoir. There is a short dam about five meters high between the reservoir and the Qikong Bridge, which is commonly known as the "Second Dam" to prevent the sand and gravel washed down from the upstream from entering the reservoir. Now the dam crest is an oil passage through the reservoir. For more than 50 years, due to the decrease of reservoir water storage, the banks of the Second Dam have become sandy wasteland and swamp wetlands.

Natural beauty is often the most attractive. The second dam is an invisible natural landscape, which is naturally divided into small puddles, a bit like a swamp. Standing on the high dam, there are many people fishing, fishing, kayaking, paragliding, riding horses, walking dogs and sketching, which is a lively scene.

The second dam of the Ming Tombs Reservoir is close to the flower sea of Qikong Bridge, surrounded by mountains, water and grass, and horses, cattle and sheep galloping. It can be said that "the wild wind blows grass and cattle and sheep are low", just like being in the Inner Mongolia prairie. The reservoir is blue and quiet, overlooking the other side of the river. The grass grows and the mountains and rivers are connected. In the mountains and rivers, tents are set up in the open air or under trees, and the family is singing and dancing on the grass, showing infinite warmth and romance. The whole body and mind are very comfortable.

After the rain, the clear sky is particularly blue, white clouds are rolling in the sky, green mountains are connected together, the floodplain is covered with grass, and large clusters of yellow Inula flowers are blooming, which are very similar in shape to sunflowers. Closer to the water is a cluster of Lycium barbarum flowers. Such beautiful scenery is really rare in the world, romantic and unreal.

The most important thing is that there are no tickets here. Standing on the Second Dam and looking to the northwest, you can see the imperial tombs dotted with mountains. Looking eastward, you can see the reservoir dam and Guanyin Island in the water. Nature is always connected by mountains and rivers, and mountains and rivers are interlinked. When we are between mountains and rivers, we feel carefree, especially when the sun sets and the yellow halo is sprinkled on our faces, which is dreamlike and beautiful. In the beautiful time of summer, it is a good choice to find a place with mountains and water suitable for outdoor activities.

Friends who want to go can navigate the Seven-hole Bridge Flower Sea Scenic Area. After entering the flower sea, go east to the end and there is a stone road. Then walk east along the dirt road and over the stone wall, and you can see horses and the endless Barr grassland.