Mangshan National Forest Park: Sitting by the Shisanling Reservoir with 3,666 Steps of Heavenly Ladder

——A Letter to the Brave Who Want to Challenge Beijing’s Longest Hiking Trail

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1: 🗺️【Conquest Route】
Great Buddha Scenic Area → Painted Corridor → 3,666 Steps → Viewing Tower → Ancient-style Ming Tower

1. 7:00 Rush to the top of the 3,666 steps (each step is engraved with zodiac blessings in the morning light)
2. 9:30 Overlook Shisanling Reservoir (water color changes through seven shades of blue and green with the light)
3. 13:00 Touch the largest stone Buddha in the north (8-meter-high Maitreya Buddha’s palm temperature stays at 18°C year-round)
4. 16:00 Climb the ancient-style Ming Tower (gazing across at the Ming Tombs group on Tianshou Mountain)

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2: ✨ Three Majestic Moments

1. Step Code: At the 1,999th step, looking back reveals the steps forming a dragon scale pattern along the ridge. Surveyors say this is an “unintentional architectural miracle.”
2. Reservoir Spectrum: In the afternoon sunlight, waves break the light into a rainbow projected onto the hiking trail.
3. Forest Echo Fountain: Shout under the viewing tower, and sound waves activate a hidden fountain—the louder the shout, the stronger the fountain.

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3: 🍲 Mountain Feast
✔️ Must-Try Hiking Energy Boosters

· “Mangshan Roasted Lamb Leg”: smoked with wild yellow thorn branches (served with sour jujube juice)
· Chestnut Braised Rice: braised with Changping oil chestnuts and cured meat

✔️ Hidden Flavors

· Tea Stall “Polygonatum Tea”: made from wild polygonatum harvested from cliffs
· Snack Stand “Python Egg”: chocolate crispy shell filled with ice cream “snake gall”

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4: ⚠️ Mountaineer’s Guide

1. Bring a backpack! (average step height is 20cm, far exceeding national standards)
2. Wear knee pads (knees bear four times the body weight when descending)
3. Best photo spot: third floor of the viewing tower (frames reservoir + Great Wall + Ming Tower)
4. Pitfall Warning: Do not attempt wild trails (many areas are geological fault zones)

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5: 🎒 Peak Souvenirs

1. Get the “3,666 Steps Certification” badge (only for summit achievers)
2. Record the trio: pine waves / step counter / mountain top wind whistle

Remember to touch the white marble python sculpture at the entrance on your way down—the snake’s head, polished like jade by countless victors’ touches. This forest park, measured by footsteps, always witnesses the shining moments of ordinary people challenging themselves.