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| 20℃. 📍Coordinates: Matianling, Wei County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province 📌 Tags: --- 🔥Why choose Ma Tin Leng? "North China Shangri-La" certified by China National Geographic! Only 3 hours from Beijing, escape the scorching heat, embrace ** 20°C cool summer ❄️ Continuous meadow 🌱, magic pine forest 🌲, giant windmill, wild flowers 💐, brilliant starry sky ✨... realistic version of Windows desktop! Newbie friendly! A day's light hiking route, the scenery is beautiful and not hard. 🚗 Transportation Tips: 1️⃣ Self-driving choice: Navigate "Ma Tin Leng Village" 🛣️ Route: Beijing-Tibet Expressway → Beijing-Li Expressway → 109 National Road ⏱️ Driving time: about 3 hours 🚙 Recommended SUV: Some sections have gravel 🎐 Surprises along the way: spectacular windmills, stacked mountains, scenery worth the fuel money! 2️⃣ Safe tour: Every Saturday/Sunday, there is an outdoor tour bus 🚌 directly from Beijing, suitable for people without cars / want to meet like friends. 🗺️ One Day Essential Hiking Route & How to Play: 07:00 Happy Departure from Beijing ➡️ 10:30 Arrive at the starting point (beekeeper cabin 🐝 at the entrance of the village) 11:00 Across the Magic Pine Forest 🌲: Pine needle carpet + mottled light and shadow, a sense of fairytale world! 12:30 Meadow Picnic🧺: Enjoy a relaxing time with the sound of cattle and sheep bells🔔 (bring your own food, no supplies). 14:00 Conquer the Windmill Matrix⚡️: Stand on the top of the hill, giant windmills are within reach! 📸 Telephoto lens must be brought, take a shocking sense of space! 15:30 Explore the Wildflower Valley💐 (Best in July-August): Wolf poison flowers, blue pot flowers... all over the mountains and plains, beautiful to be speechless! 17:00 Return to enjoy the sunset 🌅: Watch the sunset dyed red grass waves, perfect ending visual feast! 📸 Five must-see fairy places: 1. 🌲Pine Forest Tunnel: Straight deciduous pine corridor, 0.5x wide angle seconds out of a blockbuster! 2. ⚡️ Windmill Cliff (Windmill No. 23): Telephoto lens YYDS, small scene is super shocking! 3. 💜Wild Leek Flower Slope (mid-July): Purple flower carpet as a background, running back atmosphere! 4. ☁️ Shepherd Cloud Terrace (around 15:00): Cloud shadow painting in the meadow, perfect place for time-lapse photography! 5. 🌌Starry Sky Camp (overnight accommodation optional): The Milky Way is visible to the naked eye! Take a long exposure star trail with a tripod! 🎒 Beginner's Equipment List (Lightweight): 👟 Shoes: Non-slip sneakers/hiking shoes (some slopes up to 40°) ☀️ Sunscreen: ice sleeves, fisherman hat, high power sunscreen (2 hours reapply! ⚠️ UV rays 3 times stronger!) 💧 Water: 2L water bag/water bottle (no resupply throughout the process, bring enough!) 🧺Kids: Folding seat cushion (meadow wet), portable raincoat 🌧️ (changeable weather), garbage bag (traceless mountain!) 📞Communication: Intercom (No signal on some sections📶) 🍱 Meal Suggestions: Sandwich, Energy Bar, Electrolyte Water, Ui County Dried Apricot (Lightweight Top) 🌟 Hidden Play & Featured Experience: 🐝 Beekeeping experience: Give $10 to shake honey 🍯 and take away freshly cut honeycomb honey! ⛺ Starry night stay: Village committee rent a tent (¥100/top including sleeping bag), sleep to see the Milky Way ✨, full of romance! 🍄 Farming Fun Mushroom Picking (August): Find porcini mushrooms, horse manure packets and experience the fun of harvesting! 🎇 Intangible cultural heritage eggs (on the way back): Wenquan Ancient Town to see 1600 °C "beating trees and flowers" 🔥, shocking! ⚠️ Important pitfall avoidance guide: 🚫 Love the meadow! It is strictly forbidden to drive and crush! Each square centimeter lasts for 5 years! ⛰️ Safety first! Must go down the mountain before 4pm! Thick fog may cover the ridge for 10 minutes! 🐮 Stay away from the herd! Keep a distance of 10 meters, especially the head bull wearing the bell! 🔥 Fire Prevention Period Note: Follow local regulations and do not use fire in the wild! --- 🌿The charm of Matianling lies in its uncarved wild beauty. There are no refined trails, only ridgelines stained green by rollergrass. The windmills turned the summer wind, and the pine waves hid the breath of the wilderness. When the urban heat wave hits, why not leave your footprints👣 in the cloud grassland at 20°C? 📌 Related Topics:
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