Miyun Warnings Or Dangers

We tried to go to Tianmen Shan in western Miyun County. Local villagers blocked the road to the ticket gate with stones and with farm implements as weapons. It turns out the villagers blocked the road to coerce more money out of the tourism development company (as though living at one part of its base means they own the mountain). Usually, I stick up for the underdog, but in this case, the villagers had no legal or moral right to block a road that the villagers themselves did not build, but that they make use of and profit from. We called the tourism association and they did nothing to help us. We had to turn back. Over and over, our group found people in this area were less pleasant compared to local people in other places around Beijing. Most of the time, I enjoy travel and meeting new people. I advise tourists that there are plenty of better places to go for overnight trips around Beijing besides Heilongtan, Tianmen Shan, and the vicinity.