Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Tourist attractions - After searching for a long time, there is a barren hill in Changping. In a village, you can see the whole picture of Beijing from the mountain. What's the name of that place?

After searching for a long time, there is a barren hill in Changping. In a village, you can see the whole picture of Beijing from the mountain. What's the name of that place?

Mangshan is located in the northeast of Changping County, 40 kilometers away from Beijing. Mangshan Mountain is like a giant python, with the highest peak of 659 meters. Plantation 1.3 million mu, trees and flowers 1.76 species. It is the largest national forest park in Beijing.

Mangshan Mountain, named after the ups and downs of the mountain, is mainly composed of sand shale. The highest peak of Mangshan Park is 659 meters above sea level, climbing stairs step by step. The stone steps here are paved with 3666 stones, which is the longest climbing step in Beijing, like a ladder reaching into the sky. Mangshan Giant Buddha is located halfway up the mountain, with a height of 9.99 meters and a weight of 3,000 tons, and is known as the largest Buddha in North China.

There is an artificial Tianchi Lake at the top of the mountain, which is a pumped storage power station of the Ming Tombs with a storage capacity of 4 million cubic meters, and it is the largest artificial Tianchi Lake in China. After storing water, you can tour around the lake and fly into the lake by boat. Echoing Tianchi from afar is Mangshan Watchtower, which is said to have been built in the Ming Dynasty. It is a 7-story ancient pagoda with brick and wood structure, 37 meters high, overlooking the Ming Tombs and Beijing.