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Badachu
Daily 5am - 7.30pm (summer), 6am - 6pm (winter). RMB 10. Badachu Lu, Shijingshan District. (88964661)
Getting there:
Bus: Take 972 from Pingguoyuan subway station, 347 from Xinjiekou, 389 from Yuquan Lu subway station or 958 from Shijingshan Amusement Park Bajiao Yuleyuan subway station.
Car: take Xisihuan Lu and exit at Dinghui Beiqiao. Go west on Tiancun Lu past Xiwuhuan and turn north on Badachu Lu. Or take Chang'an Lu west to Bajiao Xijie intersection, turn right and head north for about 3km, then follow signs.
Approx: 19km
Getting there:
Bus: Take 972 from Pingguoyuan subway station, 347 from Xinjiekou, 389 from Yuquan Lu subway station or 958 from Shijingshan Amusement Park Bajiao Yuleyuan subway station.
Car: take Xisihuan Lu and exit at Dinghui Beiqiao. Go west on Tiancun Lu past Xiwuhuan and turn north on Badachu Lu. Or take Chang'an Lu west to Bajiao Xijie intersection, turn right and head north for about 3km, then follow signs.
Approx: 19km
Beijing Botanic Garden
Tickets sold daily 6am-7pm, closes 9pm (summer), tickets 7am-5pm, closes 7pm (winter). RMB5. Wofosi Lu, Xiangshan, Haidian District. (62591283)
Greenhouse
Daily 8.30am-4.30pm. RMB50, RMB40 (students)
Wofo Temple
Daily 8.30am-4.30pm. RMB5
Getting there
Bus: Take bus 714 from Fuchengmen, 318 from Pingguoyuan, 331 from Xinjiekou, 360 from Dongwuyuan (the zoo) and 904 from Xizhimen.
Car: Take West Fourth Ring Road and exit at Sihai Qiao, turn west and take Beiwucun Lu or Minzhuang Lu and follow signs.
Approx distance: 19km
Greenhouse
Daily 8.30am-4.30pm. RMB50, RMB40 (students)
Wofo Temple
Daily 8.30am-4.30pm. RMB5
Getting there
Bus: Take bus 714 from Fuchengmen, 318 from Pingguoyuan, 331 from Xinjiekou, 360 from Dongwuyuan (the zoo) and 904 from Xizhimen.
Car: Take West Fourth Ring Road and exit at Sihai Qiao, turn west and take Beiwucun Lu or Minzhuang Lu and follow signs.
Approx distance: 19km
Cuandixia
Daily 24 hours. RMB10. Cuandixia Village, Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District. (69819333)
Getting there
Bus: From Pingguoyuan subway station take Bus 929 zhi (RMB7, 2.5 hours) to Zhaitang Town. From there take a taxi (RMB10-15, ten minutes) to the gate. Twice a day (7.30 and 12.40), 929 zhi goes all the way to the gate.
Car: Go west from Fuchengmen along Fushi Lu to Mentougou. Then take National Road 109 to Cuan Di Xia exit at the 85km marker. Follow signs.
Approx distance: 64km
Getting there
Bus: From Pingguoyuan subway station take Bus 929 zhi (RMB7, 2.5 hours) to Zhaitang Town. From there take a taxi (RMB10-15, ten minutes) to the gate. Twice a day (7.30 and 12.40), 929 zhi goes all the way to the gate.
Car: Go west from Fuchengmen along Fushi Lu to Mentougou. Then take National Road 109 to Cuan Di Xia exit at the 85km marker. Follow signs.
Approx distance: 64km
Dajue Temple and Qi Wang Cemetery
Dajue Temple
Daily 8am - 5pm, RMB20. Beianhe Village, Haidian District. (62456163, 62461449)
Getting there
Bus: Take route 903 direct or 346 from the Summer Palace to the last station and walk straight ahead for about 2km. Driving or hiring a taxi is recommended for seeing additional sites in the area not serviced by public bus routes. If you haven't arrived by taxi, it may be difficult to find one in the area on weekdays.
Car: From Madian Qiao on North Third Ring Road, take Badaling Expressway to Bei'anhe exit, turn west to Beiqing Lu, pass Bei'anhe and follow signs.
Approx distance: 30km
Qi Wang Cemetery
Daily sunrise-sunset, Jun 1 - Oct 31 (off-season visiting permits can be obtained from the Sujiatuo Town Forestory Station nearby). Free. Bei'anhe Village, North of Guanjialing, Haidian District.
Getting there
Bus: Route 346 from the Summer Palace terminates in Bei'anhe, but taxis in the area are hard to find. To be safe, get off at Beiqing Road near the Sixth Ring Road and hire a taxi from there.
Car: From Madian Qiao on North Third Ring Road, take Badaling Expressway to Bei'anhe exit, turn west to Beiqing Lu. At the end of Beiqing Lu take a right and then a left at Qiwangfen town, which leads straight to the tomb.
Approx distance: 30km
Daily 8am - 5pm, RMB20. Beianhe Village, Haidian District. (62456163, 62461449)
Getting there
Bus: Take route 903 direct or 346 from the Summer Palace to the last station and walk straight ahead for about 2km. Driving or hiring a taxi is recommended for seeing additional sites in the area not serviced by public bus routes. If you haven't arrived by taxi, it may be difficult to find one in the area on weekdays.
Car: From Madian Qiao on North Third Ring Road, take Badaling Expressway to Bei'anhe exit, turn west to Beiqing Lu, pass Bei'anhe and follow signs.
Approx distance: 30km
Qi Wang Cemetery
Daily sunrise-sunset, Jun 1 - Oct 31 (off-season visiting permits can be obtained from the Sujiatuo Town Forestory Station nearby). Free. Bei'anhe Village, North of Guanjialing, Haidian District.
Getting there
Bus: Route 346 from the Summer Palace terminates in Bei'anhe, but taxis in the area are hard to find. To be safe, get off at Beiqing Road near the Sixth Ring Road and hire a taxi from there.
Car: From Madian Qiao on North Third Ring Road, take Badaling Expressway to Bei'anhe exit, turn west to Beiqing Lu. At the end of Beiqing Lu take a right and then a left at Qiwangfen town, which leads straight to the tomb.
Approx distance: 30km
Fahai Temple
Daily from 9am-5pm. RMB8. 80 Moshikou Dajie, Shijingshan District. (88724148)
Getting there
Subway/bus: Take subway line 1 to the Pingguoyuan Subway stop. Use exit A or D where plenty of friendly taxi drivers are waiting to escort you to Fahai Temple for RMB10. Save money by taking bus 331 to Moshikou, or get on buses 336, 396, 959, 746 which all go to Shougang Xiaoqu.
Car: Take Fushi Lu from Hangtian Qiao on West Third Ring Road to Pingguoyuan and follow signs to Moshikou Dajie.
Approx distance: 19km
Getting there
Subway/bus: Take subway line 1 to the Pingguoyuan Subway stop. Use exit A or D where plenty of friendly taxi drivers are waiting to escort you to Fahai Temple for RMB10. Save money by taking bus 331 to Moshikou, or get on buses 336, 396, 959, 746 which all go to Shougang Xiaoqu.
Car: Take Fushi Lu from Hangtian Qiao on West Third Ring Road to Pingguoyuan and follow signs to Moshikou Dajie.
Approx distance: 19km
Tian Yi Eunuch Tomb
Daily 9am-4pm. RMB8. 80 Moshihou Dajie, Shijingshan District. (88724148, 88722585)
Getting there
Subway/bus: Take line 1 to the Pingguoyuan Subway stop. Use exit A or D where plenty of friendly taxi drivers are waiting to escort you to Tian Yi Tomb for RMB10, or save money by taking buses 336, 396, 959, 746 which all go to Shougang Xiaoqu.
Car: Take Fushi Lu from Hangtian Qiao on West Third Ring Road to Pingguoyuan and follow signs to Moshihou Dajie.
Approx distance: 19km
Getting there
Subway/bus: Take line 1 to the Pingguoyuan Subway stop. Use exit A or D where plenty of friendly taxi drivers are waiting to escort you to Tian Yi Tomb for RMB10, or save money by taking buses 336, 396, 959, 746 which all go to Shougang Xiaoqu.
Car: Take Fushi Lu from Hangtian Qiao on West Third Ring Road to Pingguoyuan and follow signs to Moshihou Dajie.
Approx distance: 19km