When will the azaleas bloom at the entrance of trumpet ditch?

After the long summer, the whole weather around is getting hotter and hotter, and a hot atmosphere has begun everywhere in Beijing. To say the most wonderful scene in May, I think it should be the trumpet ditch gate in the suburbs, and the alpine azaleas in the valley are in full bloom! Let us know the wild beauty of nature in the valley.

Labagoumen travel guide

Scenic address:

Sun Zhazi Village, Labagoumen Manchu Township, Huairou District, Beijing

Bus route:

From Jingcheng Expressway to Huairou, there are road signs along the11national road in the west of Labagoumen Township Government.

The driving route on the road:

Drive from Beijing to Huairou; From Huairou along the national highway 1 1 1, it is 90 kilometers to the intersection of Labagoumen Manchu township government and 8 kilometers to the west.

Main landscape:

Birch forest, wild pig forest, June glacier, Baizhang cliff, Seven Fairy Bath, Tang Chi Hot Spring, etc.

Lunch suggestion:

Labamen Manchu Township Government is located in a Manchu dining street or folk household in Sunzhazi Village (tasting Manchu specialties and wild vegetables).

Accommodation suggestions:

Baihualin Hotel or Sunzhazi Folk Reception Village

Clothing suggestions:

It is suggested that the virgin forest scenic spot is colder than the urban area, and pay attention to bring warm clothes such as coats.

It's not as hot as in the city. From mid-April to early May, all kinds of beautiful flowers will bloom in the trumpet ditch in the suburbs of Beijing. Spring has basically just arrived there.

Brief introduction of Labagou gate

Just north of Beijing, it belongs to Tanghe River in the north of Huairou District. There are mainly Manchu people living here, with 70,000 mu of primary secondary forest, which is the only natural ecological scenic spot of primary secondary forest in Beijing.

As the north gate of Beijing, the natural ecology of Labagoumen Township is the most grounded. Labagoumen Nature Reserve is the only natural ecological scenic spot of original secondary forest in Beijing, with 70,000 mu of original secondary forest. Here, the scenery of each season is unique, especially in the late spring, pink alpine azaleas bloom everywhere, and there is a unique scenery.

In fact, it is also a wonder to see the alpine rhododendron in Guang Mao in the plain area! As the largest and richest natural forest area in Beijing, Labaomen has a unique forest environment and a cool climate at high altitude.

Wild rhododendrons mainly grow on the hillside at an altitude of 700- 1 100 meters, and are found in Emei Mountain, Macheng and Tangsheng. They are also the first plants in the Labagoumen scenic spot in Beijing!

Flowering Period of Rhododendron in Labagoumen Scenic Area;

Mid-May

The rhododendrons here basically grow between 700 meters and 1700 meters above sea level, and the South Monkey Peak is 1705 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in this scenic spot and the fourth highest peak in Beijing.

Labagoumen Primitive Forest Scenic Area consists of three parts:

Phoenix Terrace Scenic Area, Baizhang Cliff Scenic Area, Glacier Scenic Area.

Rhododendrons are mainly distributed in Phoenix Terrace and Glacier Scenic Area.

Take a bus and get off at the Mid-levels, then walk into the mountains. It is said that it will take two and a half hours to climb.

There will be some difficulties along the way! Cement road, stone road, dirt road, mountain road, narrow path, taking photos while walking, basically you can reach the sightseeing pavilion in an hour.