Zhangjiakou Weather in December

In December, there is no doubt that you’d better take your thick clothes and shoes when visiting Zhangjiakou. Down coat, thick sweater, thermal underwear, padded pants and winter boots are inevitable outfits. What’s more, please do not forget to take scarf, hat and gloves to protect your exposed skin. In this month, the best places to go in Zhangjiakou are definitely the ski resorts such as Wanlong Ski Resort, Genting Resort Secret Garden and Changchengling Skiing Field. Thanks to the special geographical location, Zhangjiakou owns excellent natural ski resorts with nice quality and quantity of snow, where you can enjoy the snow and ice to your heart's content and have a great view of the snow-covered scenery.

Zhangjiakou Fort is considered as the “root” of Zhangjiakou, which has important historical and cultural value. Built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhangjiakou Fort is an important military fort on the Great Wall of China with a history of nearly six hundred years. As one of the best-preserved Ming and Qing forts in China, you can see more than 700 cultural relics and historic sites in Zhangjiakou Fort. 

Yuanzhongdu Museum (The Middle Capital of Yuan Museum), located in Zhangbei County, is the first museum with the theme of Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) in China. The museum was built in imitation of the Middle Capital of Yuan, where you can see varieties of least-destroyed cultural relics of Yuan Dynasty.