Houhe

Houhe

Houhe River, called Gucheng River, is located in the upper reaches of Longqingxia. It originates from Haituo mountain, more than 30 kilometers northwest of Yanqing, and flows eastward into Gucheng reservoir, namely Longqingxia reservoir. Then through the ancient city river, the river converges to Guishui River, which is known as "the nine bends of the ancient city" because its current meanders along with the mountains.

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Houhe gorge is an ancient limestone and dolomite geological structure. After thousands of years of surface water erosion and weathering, there are many stone pillars, stone pestles, stone swords and caves on both sides of the gorge. There are stalagmites, stalactites and stone curtains in the caves. The lake water in the canyon is green and the climate is cool and pleasant. It is a good place to cool in summer.

Houhe River, also known as Gucheng River, is located more than 10 kilometers north of Yanqing County. It originates from Haituo mountain, 30 kilometers northwest of Yanqing County, and bifurcates from Yudu mountain range. On both sides of Houhe gorge, there are many stone pillars, stone pestles, stone swords and karst caves, in which there are stalagmites, stalactites and stone curtains, which are quite similar to Zhangjiajie in Hunan. It is said to be "surrounded by cliffs, overlapping peaks, sweet springs, gurgling streams, scattered rivers and rocks, birds contending, wild flowers blinding, fish shuttling, stars twinkling, kuwei Lijiang River, green water south of the Yangtze River". In the canyon, the lake is green and the mountains are reflected. It has both the great shore of mountains and the agility of water.

Longqing gorge is located in the lower reaches of the Houhe river. The ancient town at the mouth of the gorge was called huayuantun in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is said that it was the Garden Palace of Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Dynasty. There are many donkey friends who have done the survey. There are many springs on both sides of the ancient city river, and the river water keeps flowing for many years. On both sides of the cliffs, there are many landscapes, such as Zhenshan Tathagata, Shixiong Tiaoyan, Jiulian cave, Jiguan mountain, Jingang mountain, matitan, jiangjunyan, Jingang temple ruins, etc.

Starting from the dam, you can walk up the mountain along the obvious route in the valley. When you get to the pass, you can smell the moist water vapor and hear the gurgling water. That's the water of the Houhe river. Your mood suddenly becomes anxious and you want to run to the clear water. This kind of feeling reminds people of Liu Zongyuan's the story of xiaoshitan, a journey from the hill to the West A hundred and twenty steps, separated from bamboo, smell the sound of water, such as Ming peihuan, heart music

Houhe gorge is an ancient limestone and dolomite geological structure. After thousands of years of surface water erosion and weathering, there are many stone pillars, stone pestles, stone swords and caves on both sides of the gorge. There are stalagmites, stalactites and stone curtains in the cave. At first glance, it looks like Zhangjiajie in Hunan. Along the river, from time to time there is a broad lake like pool, the water is green and the mountains are reflected. Occasionally, the sun was covered by clouds, and the water seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, which seemed to be rich in color. According to the "predecessors" in the forum, it is a small "Lijiang River beyond the Great Wall" with "brilliant mountain flowers in spring, cool summer, long-range climbing in autumn and clean winter".

There is not much water in Houhe river. A gentle green belt meanders through the canyon, and then flows leisurely to another group of mountains. The river is so cool that people can't help jumping in and having fun. However, they are afraid that the water is too shallow to stretch out, so they finally give up. Fortunately, the rocks on the bank are big and round. It's really nice to sit on them and bask in the sun and poke the water plants around you.

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Starting from Beijing, get on the bus at Deshengmen 919 of North 2nd Ring Road and get off at Yanqing bus station. There will be many small noodles outside the station in Yanqing. About 35 yuan, take Xiaomian to Longju villa. Yanqing drivers usually pull over the donkey friends, so that the driver can drive directly to the mountain pass.

Note: time of first and last bus: 919: departure 5:30 return 18:30

Strategy of entering the mountain

At the entrance to the mountain, you can see a big dam with the big character "Longju gorge" written on it. Along the barbed wire, you can walk to the bottom of the dam. There is a small gate at the bottom of the dam. You can go up all the way through the fence to reach the peak pass (the time to reach the pass is about 40 minutes)

There are two roads to the back of the pass, one is directly to Houhe, the other is to beer Creek and Haituo mountain.

1. Left: go straight to no fork road, all the way down to Sujiahe, continue to yudushan scenic area dam, reservoir, scenery, and then continue to walk, you can come out to beer Creek.

2. Right: This is the way to Houhe

A section, direct descent, although there is a fork in the road, but also all can reach the river, the following is: after the river! Go down to the right and keep going in the direction of the current, passing by some nice campsites. Continue to walk, all the way along the river, tracing the river n times... Up and down... Walk about 1.5 hours, you will find a flat place, at this time, you have to make a fork in the road!

Section B, to the left, is to go to the valley in the direction of Wulipo, but we have to go to the right, about 20 minutes to get to the legendary "ghost house". After that house, along the path all the way to Longqing gorge, a large amount of water gathered here, a very beautiful scenery will appear in front of us.

Warm tips: you can choose to camp in the ghost house. It's very spacious, and there are many fish in Houhe river. You can bring corrupt fishing gear. When you return, you must return to Yanqing 919 bus station at 17 o'clock, or you will miss the last bus!

Equipment suggestion

1. Necessary equipment: backpack, tent (GG), sleeping bag, damp proof mat, climbing shoes, beach shoes (recommended), climbing stick, quick drying clothes, assault suit (or fleece), headlamp (flashlight), stove, gas tank, military Dao, lunch box, chopsticks, etc.

Because in the river, it is hard to avoid getting wet clothes, and the weather is cold at night, it is recommended to take clothes for change

2. Sunscreen and rainproof equipment: hat and gloves, sunglasses; raincoat or poncho (essential, mountainous climate changeable).

3. If it rains in the mountains and the temperature is low, be sure to bring warm clothes (assault coat or fleece).

5. Bring two simple lunch, one breakfast and one dinner (fruit, instant noodles, vacuum packaged food, etc.) with you.

6. Boys carry three liters of water, girls carry two liters of water.

7. Garbage bags are necessary. You must take away your own garbage.

8. Camera, walkie talkie, hand table, GPS with you.

Address: Yanqing District

Longitude: 116.492086

Latitude: 40.605931

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