Cuandixia Village
爨底下村
A Ming and Qing mountain village deep in Mentougou, with more than seventy courtyard houses built into the hillside. It preserves the authentic scenery of the old Western Beijing road.
Cuandixia Village is in Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District. It was first built during the Ming dynasty. Today it preserves more than seventy Ming and Qing courtyard houses and nearly five hundred rooms. They are built in tiers along the mountainside in a fan-shaped layout. It is one of the best-preserved mountain villages in Beijing and is often used as a film location. You can climb the mountain behind the village for a view of the whole village, or walk the Jingxi Ancient Road to the neighboring villages of Baiyu and Shuangshitou. Admission is about 35 yuan. You can stay in a villager's guesthouse and eat home-cooked country meals. It is about 90 kilometers from downtown, about 2 hours by car. By bus, transfer at Pingguoyuan.
Opening hours
Open all day (ticket sales approx. 8:00 am–5:30 pm)
Nearby sights
- Shidu Scenic Area
- Tanzhe Temple
- Yunju Temple
- Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site
- Jietai Temple
- Yeyahu (Wild Duck Lake) National Wetland Park
- Badaling Ancient Great Wall
- Guyaju Cliff Dwellings