In China, we have a one week of holidays in the first week of the October known as the National Holiday, I had a great time during the National Day Holiday season this year in Beijing. Usually during this time the temperature remains so comfortable to travel around the city after the hot summer season, and I have visited several scenic spots and I have visited some new temples and natural parks this year. Among so many new places, I have visited the Fragrant Hill park, which is located in the western mountains region of Beijing municipality. The transportaion to the park is also very smooth as it has a direct subway service that cover three iconic scenic places including the famous summer palace, then the Beijing Botanical garden and the last stoppage of the shuttle is the Fragrant Hills Scenic spot.
This destination is very popular during the autumn for the red leaf exploration but I have never visited it before and also I had plan for the autumn exploration which is not done yet and hopefully, next year I will complete the travel there. I have paid my first ever visit to this beautiful Fragrant Hills park in the last October as I always try to utilize my holidays whenever I get them. This park is quite a large park in the nearby City Area, and access to this park is cheaper with a the ticket price only 10 Yuan. I found so many visitors in the park roads which is not seen always in most of the parks in Beijing.
The Xianglu peak is the highest peak of the fragrant hill that is located in the most north-western section of the park which is very far from the gates available in the eastern section that is the only way to enter into the park. I visited the park in the early afternoon, as I had to travel a long way by taxi, bus, and several subways, since my location is quite far from the park and there are no proper transportation facilities with direct route.
It requires a lot of walking towards the peak through the deeper forest area and often it needs to climb the rough stairs made of old stones and some parts are made of bricks which has been newly renewed to ensure the safety of the travellers. So many visitors the scenic spot so it is very necessary to make and repair the new and stronger stairs to make them sustainable with heavy pressure for the visitors during the holiday season.
In my way to climb to the mountains, I found a tall temple tower, which is a part of a nearby temple that is not open to explore. There are many temples and some historical structures in the park, and many of them are now destroyed and some relics of the old structural gems can be found at different locations of the park. There are also many gardens and shelters for the noble people living in this area.
I found that a lot of visitors were climbing towards the mountain peak, and I think this can be a great outdoor activity in this vast area of the park. I saw many foreign tourists in the park which I have not seen in many areas in Beijing where I have visited in my Beijing life. All the tourists in the park enjoy their holiday with their families and take pictures with these beautiful natural scenic areas. I saw many foreigners also during this holiday season visiting this beautiful park.
The overall fascilities of the park is also very convincing with toilets at every locations as it is very important during climbing mountains and walking a lot to explore the beauty of the park. Besides, there are many sitting arrangements in the fragrant park, and I found so many people taking photos with the amazing background of the natural beauty. I saw many content creators also who were doing live and making their content in the scenic area.
I spent an excellent time there with the amazing beauty of natural beauty of the park and I enjoyed the moment, especially the surrounding natural views and the views from the mountain peak. In the future I hope to revisit the beautiful park to explore the beautiful nature there.
I hope you like my photos of the beauty of thenatural scenic beauty of the forest park of the Beijing Fragrant Hills Park, where the natural beauty is in a great form with the natural surroundings at its full in the afternoon. It was an amazing experience to explore such a fantastic place like this, with the discovery of natural beauty, to enjoy my Beijing life! Furthermore, the favourable weather with clean air and very comfortable weather during the day when I travelled there, the views were more beautiful than in a normal time. If you have any queries, let me know in the comments, and I will try my best to answer them.
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