[6]: 385  Eventually in 1952, it was reassigned to the Zhangjiakou Special Zone [zh] in Hebei Province, and in 1958, it was transferred to Beijing.

[7] In November 2015, the State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the adjustment of the administrative divisions of Beijing, and Yanqing County was abolished and established as a district.

The most visited attraction of Yanqing is Badaling, a restored section of the Great Wall, that is highly popular with tourists.

One of the most popular day-trips for residents of Beijing is the Longqing Gorge located in the village of Gucheng in the district.

The scenic area features a canyon filled at the bottom with a reservoir from a nearby man made dam, providing short boat cruises along the dramatic landscape of narrow peaks.

[22][23] The remnants of a 1,000 year old cliff dwelling community date back to the Tang dynasty are found at Guyaju Ruins near the village of Dongmenying.

One theory holds that the Kumo Xi, a steppe tribe, carved from the rocks the halls and hundreds of dwellings that form a fortress community in the caves.

It is a national 4A scenic spot and an artificial wetland composed of the Yanqing area of Guanting Reservoir.

In July 1997, the Beijing Wild Duck Lake Wetland was established, and it was a municipal-level nature reserve in December 2000.

The water originates from the eastern foot of Haituo and flows into Gucheng Reservoir through Yudu Mountain.

Longqing Gorge has used this unique natural condition to hold the Ice Lantern Art Festival since 1987.

The Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Art Exhibition has become a traditional project of winter tourism in the capital.

It is the first ski resort in the surrounding area of Beijing, with the large scale, complete equipment and facilities, and the pioneer in China to adopt artificial snowmaking.

[34] Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall is located in Badaling Special Zone, Yanqing District, Beijing, China, built to commemorate Chinese railroad engineer Zhan Tianyou, and is subordinate to China Railway Museum, a national third-class museum.

[36] Yanqing District is an important transportation hub in the north of Beijing, with urban and rural roads extending in all directions.

The Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway opened its Yanqing branch on December 1, 2020, and it takes 26 minutes to commute to downtown Beijing.

This food is made by adding cabbage, tofu, preserved pork, vermicelli, etc., into a brazier.