Mangshan Forest Park

Mangshan National Forest Park occupies the first place in terms of forest area in the vicinity of Beijing. Forests cover 86.5% of the total area of the park and cover an area of 86 square kilometers. The park includes the artificial Lake of Heaven and Mount Mang, which is 659 meters high. At the top of the mountain is a 37-meter observation tower. The park has more than 170 species of trees and flowers.

Amazing beauty of nature, in fact, is the main attraction of the park, but not the only one. In the park is one of the largest stone statues of Buddha Maitreya weighing 1,500 tons and almost 10 meters high.