There are many renowned mountains in the Huairou district where I am currently living, and I have visited a lot of them. But it is one of the largest districts in the Beijing Municipality and also most of the area of the district is covered with mountains, so I still find some mountains which are prepared as tourist attractions. In my observation, these mountains are mainly the place of the Budhists temple because almost at every location where these famous mountains are located I found some temples and some of the mountains are named after these temples. From the very past I think the religious community of the Chinese civilization have chosen the inaccessible mountains for the spritual activity which is safe and easily ca be hide form the people or the troops of the king or emperor who are aginst such rituals. I am very lucky that I could explroe these mountains in my nature exploration journey in the Huairou district.
The place that I am going to share is a mountain that is named 'Ling Hui Shan' in English it is the Ling Hui Mountain Scenic Spot. It is the end of the road and this spot is the las destination to this area. It is not so easy task to enter to the end of the road and this scenic mountain is just after the last mountain village called the Hongluo Huiyuangu. I have gone there by riding bicycle and that was really so tiring as the road climed up and up till the end. But as usual for more than 4 km road I didn't paddle due to the downwards road and it was a fantastic feeling to have. But it is quite riskky as the speed is sometimes too much due to stepper downside in the roads. But I have enjoyed the scenic spot that is a new discovery for me.
The entry gate of this scenic spot is not so aristrocratic as seen in most of the places in Beijing. Also, there is no automated gates to scan the ticket codes but manual checking with manual control of the vehicle entry. Also, I found no visitors when I arrive there, the whole place was like a complete emptiness that is the proof how rural the area is and very few people usually visitis so far in this mountain region. There is no queue at the ticket counter. Also, the information arts are so old which reflects they didn't polished or repared the scenic spots for a long time due to the lack of tourists and lack of funds in my opinion.
After my entry to the scenic spot, the first thing that caught my sight was the tall Buddha idol which is placed at a very high basement and I had to walk a lot upward through the stairs as you can see in the pictures. The stairs are stones and it feels that there is something that waits for me. After climbing tothe top area I found the dam like huge basement that create a small lake behind this and the height is alos so high when I see the ticket counters are at so lower points from there.
From there I have taken some close looks Buddha idol and saw some visitors have provided som fragrance sticks and some fruits and water to the idol. I saw the beautiful lake ehich is a kind of large pond having so many smaller sittng spots with beautiful roofs which are same as the traditional Chinese structural beauty that can easily attract any people.
The architectural beauty of this place is praiseworthy as the traditional touch can be seen everywhere. From the basement of the idols, the resting places for the smallert roof top shades, and everywhere the place is a seemingly very old. But the securiy of the area is still uncompromised as all the area is under proper surveillance through cameras.
Also the natural beauty of the scenic spot is eyecatching as like the other places. ANd deeper section of the mountains is always so green during the summer time when I have visited the place, but late summer. that time I found some flowers like marigold in the walking way. And I found the chestnuts fruits cover here and there as that was the season for harvesting chestnuts.
Finally, I acn say that though the spot is very far from the city but the journey toward the area was thrilling for me. I have stopped many times on my way as the road was upwards and I became tired so early while cycling on the road. But I have enjoyed the fresh oxygen and enjoyed the natural views on the road. I will share those views in my future cycling post. So, stay tuned. All for today.
I hope you like my photos of the beauty of The Ling Hui Mountain Scenic Spot in the western Mountains Region of the Huairou district with these amazing scenic views in the late afternoon. It was an amazing experience to explore such a fantastic natural scenic place like this, with the discovery of the natural beauty of the mountains and lakes, to enjoy my Beijing life! Furthermore, the favourable weather with comfortable tem, temperature make the tour adorned with the healing power for removing the stress that we get in my daily work routine. If you have any queries, let me know in the comments, and I will try my best to answer them according to my knowledge.
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Wish you a great day!
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