Day 1 | Morning
Yudaokou Scenic Area
Ticket Price: 130 RMB
Recommended Length of Stay: 4-5 Hours
Location: Yuke Line, Weichang Manzumengguzuzizhixian, Chengde Shi, Hebei Sheng, China
Yudaokou Scenic Area is located in the northwest of Weichang County, Chengde City and covers an extensive area. There are many types of terrains within the area, such as primitive grassland, natural secondary forest, wetlands and a lake. It is one of the origins of the Luan River. It has four distinctive seasons throughout the year and the scenery is beautiful. Historically, this place used to be part of the Mulan Weichang Royal Hunting Ground.
Day 1 | Afternoon
When time permits after visiting Yudaokou Scenic Area, don’t forget pay a visit to Qixing Lake.
Qixing Lake
Opening Hours: Open from 8:00am-6:00pm
Ticket Price: 0
Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours
Location: Chengde City Manchang Mongolian Autonomous County Saihanba National Forest Park
Qixing Lake is located in Saihanba National Forest Park in Chengde, Hebei. Qixing Lake has a large area of water and grass beaches covered with wildflowers. They are active floating layers, but the bottom layer is still lake water, so the seven lakes, large and small, are actually a connected flowing whole. When night falls, there is a Big Dipper in the sky and seven stars in the water, the artistic conception is very beautiful. In order to protect the naturalness of the lake, wooden pontoons have been erected on the lake, and wooden houses have been built on the pontoons. Qixing Lake is suitable for visiting in the early morning, and you can take pictures of the morning fog on the lake.
Day 1 | Evening
After visiting the glorious Qixing Lake, S.Phoenix Hotel Chengde nearby is the best place to stay.
S.Phoenix Hotel Chengde
Opened in 2022, the S.Phoenix Hotel Chengde is a great accommodation choice in Chengde.
The hotel is only 5km from Chengde Railway Station and 38km from Chengde Puning Airport, giving guests a number of convenient transportation options. Seeing Chengde's sights from this hotel is easy with Wulie River, 萬豪冰雪王國 and Huafuboli Art Museum all close by.
In their spare time, guests can explore the hotel's surroundings. This Chengde hotel offers parking on site.
According to our trusted guests, the facilities at this hotel are first-rate.
Day 2
Mulan Weichang (“Hunting Ground”)
Opening Hours: Open 24 hours
Ticket Price: Free
Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Days
Location: Hariha Township, Weichang Manchu and Mongolian Autonomous County, Chengde City
Since ancient times, the grassland of Mulan Weichang has been rich in water and grass. The area also includes the traditional imperial hunting ground used during the Qing dynasty (1636-1912). Every year during the fall, the emperor would bring his court ministers here to hunt. The great expanse of Mulan Weichang encompasses four scenic areas: the Saihanba National Forest Park, Yudaokou Grassland and Forest Scenic Area, and Hongsongwa (“Valley of Korean Pine”) National Nature Reserve on the Hebei side, and the Wulan Butong Grassland on the Inner Mongolia side. Come to Mulan Weichang to experience the happiness of a galloping horse.
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Day 2 | Evening
Don’t forget to book Chengde Imperial Palace Hotel in advance, because all the tourists head to Mulan Weichang (“Hunting Ground”) love staying at it.
Chengde Imperial Palace Hotel
The Chengde City Imperial Palace Hotel (Chengde Xinggong Dajiudian) is situated by the Kela River in the Twin Pagoda Mountain Scenic Area, to the west of Chengde. It will take around 25 minutes by car to arrive to Chengde Railway Station. The on-site restaurant serves an assortment of delicacies for Chinese and Western palates, while a coffee shop serves an assortment of snacks and beverages. For those guests with business requirements there are a number of meeting rooms available as well as the services of the business center. Guests at this Chengde hotel can enjoy free in-room Wi-Fi as well as free parking. For those wanting to keep in shape a gym is available while those just wanting to relax can hit the hotel's Spa. In the evening guests can fine tune their singing skills in the private karaoke rooms.
Day 3 | Morning
Moon Lake
Recommended Length of Stay: 2-2 Hours
Location: Weichang, Chengde, Hebei, China
The total area of Moon Lake Scenic Spot is 10 square kilometers. The lake water is like a moon embedded in the grassland, hence the name Moon Lake, and the Mongolian name is Saranor Lake. In the hearts of Mongolian people, the sun and the moon are regarded as "gods". Moon Lake is a plateau lake above 1,000 meters above sea level, which integrates forests and grassland lakes. Moon Lake is a plateau lake above 1,400 meters above sea level. The lake surface is more than 6,000 square meters and the water depth is 6 meters. The north side of the lake is a neat and green plantation, and the west and south sides are Yudaokou Ranch.
Day 3 | Afternoon
When time permits after visiting Moon Lake, don’t forget pay a visit to Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon
Opening Hours: Open from 7:00am-7:00pm
Recommended Length of Stay: 2-2 Hours
Location: The northwestern part of the Weichang Manchu and Mongolian Autonomous County of Chengde City (near the junction of Hebei Province and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region)
The Grand Canyon is located in the northwest of the reception center of Yudaokou Scenic Area, with a total area of 40 square kilometers. From the north to the Shuangcha River and the small canyon, to the south to the Taiziqian Bridge, with a total length of 10km, the Xiaoluan River flows out from the bottom of the valley from north to south, dividing the canyon into two landforms. The east is the remnant of the Yanshan Mountains, with the original secondary birch forest growing on the steep high mountains, and the west is the remnant of the Inner Mongolia Plateau. The plants in the Grand Canyon are lush and various, and it is the breeding ground for roe deer, black fowl and pheasant. There are extremely precious fine-scale fish growing in the water of the Luan River at the bottom of the valley. At that time, Emperor Kangxi wrote a poem after eating: "Nine bends in the Yixun River, there are tail fishes with fine scales and thorns in autumn, and empty mouths blowing. John, what do you remember?"
Day 3 | Evening
For convenient access to more popular attractions, Xiuhuan Holiday Hotel is the best places.
Xiuhuan Holiday Hotel
The Xiuhuan Holiday Hotel is a great choice for guests looking for accommodation in Weichang, having been recently opened in 2020.
When guests have some time on their hands they can make use of the onsite facilities. This Weichang hotel provides parking on site.
Our guests rate this hotel as one of the best hotels for cleanliness. For guests traveling with families, this hotel is consistently one of the most popular choices.
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