Simply gorge-ous

Sunshades and sun lotion are indispensable for any trip in summer, but not for visitors to Bailixia Gorge. This forest park in Laishui county, Hebei province, is just three hours by train from Beijing.

The gorge is named after its zigzag path that extends more than 100 li (50 kilometers).

Many people from the capital and nearby cities spend the weekends there, for the scorching sun rarely penetrates through to the bottom of the valley. Only the vegetation crowning the cliffs are bathed in the golden light of the sun.