Shidu Scenic Area

Shidu (ten ferries) is a spectacular place, which can be reached by taking a sleeper train from beijing which only takes over an hour. You can buy a ticket for 180RMB which is a combo ticket and allows you to do all the activties e.g climbing mountain, glass bridge, go kart, boating etc. It is worth spending the day there and buying the ticket as there is so much you can do. Would highly reccomend to all

Shidu is a very nice area with green mountains. There are many activities to do : there is a glass bridge, a water slide, and a zipline. You can go on a hike and enjoy thrilling views from the glass bridge. It is easy to get there by car but if you go with the public transport you need to take a bus in the very early morning. It is a nice place to escape the city and enjoy nature. There lakes are surrounded by green hills and mountains and it is a very popular destination for teambuilding activities.

this is by far one of the best getaway places in Beijing during summer. We had an amazing time here. lots of places to visit and fun activities in the water. highly recommended!

Shidu Scenic Area is located in the southwest of Fangshan District, Beijing. It has the only large-scale karst karst landform in northern China. Shidu Scenic Area is China's National AAAA Scenic Area and China's National Geopark. On September 17, 2006, UNESCO officially approved and awarded China Fangshan Global Geopark. The successful declaration of the park has added a technological world geopark with natural landscapes to Beijing, making Beijing the world's first capital city with a "world geopark". Fangshan Global Geopark has eight parks, of which Shidu is the core park of the eight parks-Shidu Park. Shidu Scenic Area is a valley formed by the Juma River, a tributary of the Daqing River, which cuts the northern end of the Taihang Mountains. The whole distance is about 20 kilometers. Since there were ten ferry crossings crossing the Juma River in this valley in history, it was named "Shidu". The road has been built into the river valley, and these ten ferry crossings have long been converted into Manshuiqiao, and there is no real ferry crossing, but the name Shidu has been still used today. In the ancient Juma River, the water was so large that no bridges could be built on the river. There was a ferry crossing every time you turn a big bend into a village. There are 10 bends within 20 kilometers from Yidu to Shidu, and there are also 10 ferry crossings. Hence the name. Another argument is related to Buddhism. "Shidu" is the abbreviation of Buddhism's "ten directions, universal life". The Shifang world is east, south, west, north, southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest, up and down. Why are the first to five crossings of Shidu not called "du", but only from Liudu is called "du", because Buddhist believers should do the Five Precepts (also known as the Five Passes), that is, no killing, no stealing, no adultery, no lying, no drinking. Only after passing these five hurdles can it be reduced. (Five crossings are called Xiguanshang) Six paramita, also known as "six degrees", "six to the other shore", are six ways proposed by Buddhism from the other shore of life and death to the other shore of Nirvana. The six ways are: generosity, precepts, patience, diligence, meditation, wisdom, all the sentient beings that are predestined and deserve to be saved, all beings are saved, all sentient beings are saved, the bodhi is attained, self-interest and other. "Shidu" is a symbol of full accomplishment.

It’s not very far from downtown Beijing. Although there are not many entertainment facilities, the scenery is really great. Tickets are a bit expensive, but you don’t need to spend extra money. Take a small cable car to the mountainside, and then take a leisurely stroll up the stairs. The cable car goes to the top of the opposite mountain, and you can see the glass plank road when you reach the top of the mountain. Although it is small, it is scary enough for me.