Travel Routes

Panshan: The First Mountain East of the Capital

Panshan lies in Jizhou, Tianjin, about 80 km from Beijing; its highest peak, Guayue, rises 864 metres and the mountain is famed for four wonders — strange pines, odd rocks, clear springs and old temples. The Qianlong emperor climbed it thirty-two times and sighed that had he known Panshan he need not have gone south of the river; his retreat villa Jingji Shan zhuang still stands in ruins among the slopes.