Long Qing Xia

It makes a great day trip from Beijing..just about a 2 hour drive from the city.

At the entrance is a beautiful garden.Lovely scenery with the mountains at the backdrop. From the entrance you can take the world's longest elevator ride (which is in the shape of a dragon). The elevator has also entered the Guinness World Records for its length.

From the top of the dam you can take a boat ride around the lake. The view is amazingly beautiful! The blue sky, tall mountains and water. So picturesque.

From there you can take a cable car ride to the top of the mountain, walk through the cave way and do a bit of sightseeing. You can climb the hill to see the Diamond Temple. You can then walk back to the top of the dam and then take the Toboggan ride for about 20kuai.

They also have Bungee jumping here. We didn't try it out this time though..

We had lunch at a restaurant there and headed back to the city.

P.S Check out the URL for some pictures.
http://www.yuantravel.com/beijing/long-qing-xia/