Location: Chongli County
Top Things to do in Chongli County
Top Restaurants in Chongli County
Top 5 Things to do in Chongli County, China
Chongli (Chinese: 崇礼区; pinyin: Chónglǐ Qū; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋ lì tɕʰý];) is a district of northwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the Zhangjiakou City. By road, it is 241 kilometres (150 mi) from Beijing.
Restaurants in Chongli County
1. Wanlong Ski Area
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Michelle T
When we were living in Beijing, almost every winter weekend we would come to Wanlong to ski. Now that we have left Beijing, we only visited Wanlong recently and pleasantly surprised that it has been upgraded with much bigger parking, restaurant, lockers facilities, and also more ski runs. The ski runs are quite well maintained, and if you don't have time to travel aboard to ski, then this is next to the best thing easily available in Beijing as it's just 2 hours drive from the city.
2. Great Wall Ski Ridge
Overall Ratings
4 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By PerryTan - Singapore
Our group of 5 children (ages 4 to 9) and 4 adults (including 2 seniors) went to ski at Great Wall Ridge Ski Resort in late November 2011. It is about 320 km northwest of Beijing. You can take bus or train to Zhangjiakou (in Hebei Province), then arrange for transport to Chongli town and then to the ski resort.
As it was early in the ski season, the Advanced Ski Slope was yet not opened. It was being prepared for opening that coming weekend. The Intermediate Ski Slope (not steep but had a good run of 900m) and the Beginner’s Ski Slope (which was rather gentle) were opened when we were there. The Beginner’s Ski Slope was served by a travellator (a moving platform called “Magic Carpet” at ski resorts in China) while a 2-person chairlift system served the Intermediate Ski Slope. Another 2-person chairlift system (starting from the top of the Intermediate Ski Slope) served the Advanced Ski Slope.
We skied there for 4 full days, mostly at the Intermediate Ski Slope. Ski lessons were affordable. On the first day we skied there, it was very cold because of strong wind. Fortunately the weather improved after that. On the whole we enjoyed our skiing there.
As there were few skiers there on weekdays, the draglifts (tow-bars) at the Beginner’s Ski Slope was closed. I understand that this ski resort gets very crowded during weekends (and I presume also during holidays) but very few skiers during weekdays.
We stayed at the ski resort’s hotel which was very close to the 2 restaurants and the ski equipment building. The hotel rooms were heated by a central heating system. In 2 of the 3 room we stayed in, the hot water was not hot enough. The TV in one of the 3 rooms could not work. On the whole, the hotel rooms were satisfactory.
Choices of food for breakfast, lunch and dinner were rather limited.
You can either use your credit card or cash for deposit to rent ski equipment. However, as in other ski resorts in China, if you use your credit card for deposit, you have to leave it at the ticketing office until you returned the ski equipment..
Of the 3 ski resorts we had skied in China, we found that
• Nanshan was easiest to get to and it was a great place to learn to ski; however its accommodation was basic and the path between Shirton Inn and the ski building was slippery when covered with trampled snow.
• Xiling had nicer hotels but our skiing experience was marred by the management’s and workers’ unfriendly attitude: prevented our coach to get to the lower cable car station for no good reasons, forcing us to lug our luggage some distance up the slope from the coach to the lower cable car station; the driver of the free bus service at the upper cable car station refused to come to the cable car station until we gave him Rmb50; and the workers at the ski resort were reluctant to rent out ski equipment to children 5 yrs and younger.
• Great Wall Ridge was the most affordable; its hotel, restaurants and ski equipment building were located next to each other; but it was difficult to get to get there from Beijing.
3. Thai Woo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By matevzh - Dovje, Slovenia
Thaiwoo opened this winter and it is still under heavy construction. Currently, two cable cars and two chairlifts are currently available (plus beginners zone). The variety of slopes is good, even advanced skiers can find some nice slopes. The longest distance one could ski in one go is around 3km. In the next two years they will expand the slopes to the nearby hills. Accommodation here is very limited, as everything is under construction. Although high speed rail station will be here someday, car is currently only good option to access Thaiwoo from Chongli. Even if you take a taxi, there is quite a walk from the only open hotel in the area.
We were there in late February 2016. Perfect snow conditions, pistes groomed to perfection, blue sky and almost no other skiers. I haven't skied in such conditions (that lasted the whole day) for a long time. All available slopes were open and groomed! Devices are modern, new. Don't expect too many options to eat or drink, as almost everything is under constructions. When we were there, only alpine (Austrian) hut at the end of first cable cable ride was open - food there was good.
However, i do have some complaints.
Speed of cable cars and chairlifts is quite slow. Also, the upper chairlift (for advanced skiers) has very sparsely installed chairs - there is just too much distance between them. Ok, there are no crowds here, but even only a few people made a waiting line at the chairlift. I also do not understand why there are two cable cars to the top and not only one (at the middle you have to go out, walk 5 meters and enter into new one).
Pricewise its expensive to ski in China. Though, daily ski ticket is cheaper in Thaiwoo than in Wanlong. Expect to pay from 320 RMB upwards for a 4 hour ticket, much more for a daily ticket. Renting here is very expensive, though the equipment is quite new. I still suggest renting in Chongli - beware if you need larger ski boots - it was quite difficult to get size 29.5, as majority of rentals maxed out at 28.5!!
All in all... great experience, one of the best skiing i had in a long time. Some minor issues (like speed of the lifts), but this didn't ruin the overall experience. I expect that for the next winter they will enlarge the ski area, so this could be another reason to return!
4. Duolemeidi Ski Resort
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 11 reviews
Duolemeidi Ski Resort, China's inly Italian invested Ski resort, 220km north of Beijing, 8 slopes, high speed wind covered chair lift, 2 surface lifts, 2 magic carpets, snow park, snow hut, accomodation, restaurant, ski rental, Italian barnds skiis & snowboards, ski school.
Reviewed By fivedauns - Aachen, Germany
Ok for the beginners, ONE pretty modern chair lift.
Chaotic and complicated check-in procedures with a variety of prices and discounts. Reserving for the next day will give you the VIP rebate.
Good pizza restaurant (make sure you real get your order, better to wait next to the cashier for it).
