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Mount Hua
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8.6 km from downtown
Phone +8609138376888
Address: 1000 meters southeast of the intersection of Jiling Road and Huashan Road, Huashan Town, Huayin City, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 day
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Each of the Five Peaks has its own unique sunrise and legends
Thrilling Chang Kong cliffside path
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We hiked up Yuquanyuan, ascending the North, Central, East, and West Peaks in that order! Then we took the West Peak cable car down! The scenery and fun were fantastic! Unfortunately, the lines for the Skywalk were several hours long, but I'll definitely come back next time!
Today's weather was beautiful, the first sunny day in five days. The temperature wasn't high, and there weren't many tourists. We even saw a magnificent sea of clouds (Figures 1-2).
Huashan (5A), a National Scenic Area, a National Key Cultural Heritage Site, and a National Geopark, is one of the Five Great Mountains, one of China's Ten Famous Mountains, and the birthplace of Chinese civilization. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the most dangerous mountain in the world" (Figure 3).
We consulted online travel guides and took the scenic shuttle bus from the visitor center at 8:00 AM to the West Peak Cableway Station (40 minutes), then transferred to the cable car to the West Peak Station (20 minutes). Starting at 9:00 AM, we toured West Peak, South Peak, East Peak, Middle Peak, and North Peak in that order (a six-hour journey). At 3:00 PM, we arrived at the North Peak Cableway Station, about 10 minutes from the station, and then took the scenic shuttle bus back to the visitor center for about 20 minutes.
For a full-peak tour, I personally think the recommended route above is relatively strenuous. Aside from the long stone steps leading up and down the first three peaks, the route after East Peak is mostly downhill. If you go the other way, entering from North Peak and exiting from West Peak, the route from North Peak to East Peak is almost entirely uphill, which is very demanding on your fitness and endurance. This is my personal suggestion for your reference. Of course, young, wealthy individuals with plenty of stamina for hiking up and down the mountain can skip this route.
Sharing a few photos of Mount Huashan (in order of visit):
West Peak (Figure 4), South Peak (Figure 5), "Changkong Plank Road" (the wooden plank road on the left of Figure 6), East Peak (Figure 7), Central Peak (lower left of Figure 7), Canglong Ridge, known as the "Single Road to Mount Huashan Since Ancient Times" (Figure 8), and North Peak (Figure 9).
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