Beijing Surroundings | 2-hour drive, feels like Guilin.

“The wind is cold and the river is icy” This line of poetry always evokes a sense of tragic grandeur. Yishui River must be bleak in autumn, with high mountains and cold waters. Only in summer do I dare to visit Yishui Lake. It is known as the “Little Guilin of the North.” The lake is rippling with green waves, and the mountain tops are breezy. Climb to the top of Laozi Peak and overlook Yishui Lake. The water is clear, the mountains are layered, and the water is shimmering. It truly feels like being in a landscape painting of Guilin in the south. 📍Location: Yishui Lake, Yi County, Baoding, Hebei 🎫Tickets: Admission + boat ticket CNY 140 ⛰️About this place ✅Mountains and waters are connected, with huge rocks and peaks, and scenery at every step, like the scenery of the Li River in Guilin. ✅2 hours from Beijing, relatively friendly distance, suitable for a one-day weekend trip. ✅3 km loop boardwalk, no backtracking. The boardwalk is gentle, friendly to the elderly and children, and can be completed in about 2 hours. 🔁Itinerary: Jinpo Wharf, Yishui Lake (board the boat) ➡️ Laozi Peak (disembark) ➡️ Loop boardwalk ➡️ Return by boat ➡️ Taihang Water Town 📸[Check-in Spots] ✔️Gushen Cave Natural limestone cave, karst landform. Use the cave entrance as a frame, with green water and mountains as the background, for a photo with a sense of depth. ✔️Zhixu Terrace The best viewing point of Yishui Lake, stand here and feel the breeze. ✔️Tianmen Ladder A relatively steep section of the boardwalk on Laozi Peak, with a total of 156 steps. ⚠️Tips ✅If you want to take photos or enjoy the scenery, be sure to choose a sunny day to go. The blue reflected in the water really doesn’t need editing. ✅If you want to take large-scale photos, you can travel off-peak and choose to go on a weekday. ✅There is also Taihang Water Town nearby, which you can visit if you have time.