Fenghuangling - Beijing

Fenghuangling This nature park is very close to Beijing and is also known as the Phoenix Mountain in the northwest part of the capital. We came by the time of the peach tree blossom and in March most of the trees we saw was just by the foot of the mountain. We spend some time relaxing in the mountain coffee shop that we made a stop by and it was just by the entrance of the park. After that we looked for the temple that is famous for having high educated science geek monks from China’s top universities. Longquan temple is located just by the foot of the mountain and said to be first built in Liao Dynasty (907-1125). The monks here made a cartoon character called Monk Xian’er and made a robot version of him 60 cm high and it has become a star here in China. We found pictures and statues of him around the temple. After the temple visit it was time for the hike. We did not climb or see nearly as much as we should of the mountain and we probably only climbed a small part of it before we had a picnic and it was time to turn around and go back. But it was a beautiful day outside and I definitely have to go back here to see more. Right back at the entrance we stopped by to enjoy the beautiful trees in bloom. How to get here: Take the subway to Beigongmen on line 4 and then take bus 346 to Fenghuangling the end stop.#fenhuangling #beijing #nationalpark