We participated in the Self Drive Tour on 16th May.

It took less than 2 hours to drive to the destination – Heilongtan(Black Dragon Pool). We were off into the hills after taking a break. We spent about 2 hours exploring the river that feed the Heilongtan Pool and eventually reached the head of the valley. It was steep and bare stone was carved into a narrow ravine. Here everyone is expected to get into homemade rafts that made from tyre inner tubes with a plywood bottom. The track back down goes be a different route. We then circled around the lake on a path clinging to the opposite side of the canyon's steep sides until we finally got back out on to road we travelled in on. We returned the departure and chose to have a dinner in the farmyard. Hiking is a good aerobic exercise. What an incredible day!

Instruction of the Heilongtan - Black Dragon Pool

Heilongtan(Black Dragon Pool) is located in Shicheng Village, Miyun County, Beijing(west of Miyun reservoir, 25 km to Miyun County, 100 km to center of Beijing city, and it takes 2 hours to drive there). The scenic spot is 4000m in length, with much ponds, grotesque water, strange rocks as its features. There are altogether 3 waterfalls and 18 ponds. Heilongtan is located between Jingjing peak of Yunmeng Mountain and Shuangshikong Mountain. Beijing has distinct seasons. The summer is hot and the winter is cold. The temperature is neither cold nor hot in spring and autumn, but there may be sandstorms in spring. May is the most colorful month in Beijing, many international performances will be shown at that time. The best travel season is from April to November.