Yesanpo (Three Wild Slopes) - Part 2

Transport : Tourists may take train No. 719 at Beijing South Railway Station and get off at Gougezhuang Station. Please don't get off at Yesanpo Station. The Baili Gorge Scenic Zone stands by a village of Gougezhuang. It takes only 20 minutes to walk from the village to the entrance of the Baili Gorge.

Those driving cars may drive along No. 108 national highway from Shijingshan to the destination. It takes about two hours from Beijing to Yesanpo by car.

Accommodations : The main hotels in the scenic zone include Bailixia Hotel and Korean Village. In addition, many farmhouses in Gougezhuang have spare rooms to entertain tourists. Though simple and crude, the village houses are clean and tidy, with a fair low price (10 to 20 yuan a day). In addition, tourists may taste delicious local food and barbecues at the village.

Yesanpo (Three Wild Slopes) - Part 1

The scenic area is sub-divided into six zones; Baili Gorge Natural Scenic Zone, Weird Springs & Odd Caves Zone, Baicaopan Primitive Forest Zone, Longmen Gorge Great Wall Cultural Relics Zone, Jinhua Mountain Hunting Zone, and Juma River Recuperation Zone, including over 50 tourist attractions. Of them the most famous are the Baili Gorge, Sky Line, Baitai Stone Gate and cliff-side sculptures at Dalongmen.

Yesanpo (Three Wild Slopes)

Located in Laishui County, Hebei Province, Yesanpo is more than 100 kilometers from Beijing and consists of the upper, middle and lower slopes. With an area of about 520 square kilometers, it is a natural scenic spot integrating mountains, rivers, forests, flowers, trees, grasses, birds, animals, gorges, springs and caves, featuring "wildness." Its northern part is mainly composed of mountains, with the Great Wall as a natural screen; and its southern part is occupied by valleys and plains, which are run through by the Junma River.