2023 Western Self-Drive Tour—Day55 Mount Hua

📆2023-10-21 Saturday The 55th day of the western self-drive tour 🚙Itinerary: Huayin County—Mount Hua—Huayin County 📍Mount Hua It has been known since ancient times as 'the most precipitous mountain under heaven'. 💰Ticket + one-way sightseeing car to North Peak + one-way cable car ticket to North Peak 260, cable car ticket back 80/person, sightseeing car 20/person. 🌅To have a better touring experience, make sure to get up early, otherwise, it will be overcrowded later. 🗺️Route: North Peak—Central Peak—East Peak—South Peak—West Peak—North Peak ⏰At 7:30, take the sightseeing car to North Peak, then take the cable car to North Peak. ⛰️North Peak One of the main peaks of Mount Hua, also known as Yuntai Peak. The poet Li Bai wrote in 'Song of Yuntai Mountain in Xiyue to Send Off Danqiu Zi': 'Three peaks stand as if they are about to collapse, the emerald cliffs and red valleys open high. The White Emperor's golden essence moves the primal qi, the rocks form lotus flowers, and the clouds form a platform.' North Peak is the best place for viewing and enjoying the scenery. ⛰️Central Peak One of the main peaks of Mount Hua, with an altitude of 2037.8 meters. The story of 'Playing the flute to summon the phoenix' took place on Central Peak. It is said that during the Spring and Autumn period, the daughter of Duke Mu of Qin, Nongyu, and her lover Xiao Shi, played the sheng and flute, sounding like the phoenix, and they became immortals here by riding dragons and phoenixes, hence it is also called the Jade Maiden Peak. The Hua Mountain Cloud Ladder is located on the north side of Central Peak of Mount Hua. The meaning of the cloud ladder is that the ladder hangs in the clouds, climbing the ladder into the clouds, and climbing the cloud ladder can reach East Peak. ⛰️East Peak One of the main peaks of Mount Hua, with an altitude of 2096.2 meters. East Peak is high and dangerous, with a broad view, and is a famous place for watching the sunrise, also known as Chaoyang Peak. ⛰️South Peak One of the main peaks of Mount Hua, with an altitude of 2154.9 meters, it is the highest peak of Mount Hua, known as 'the summit of Mount Hua', and because the returning geese often rest here when flying south, it is also called Luoyan Peak. The poet Kou Zhun of the Song Dynasty wrote here: 'Only heaven is above, no other mountain compares. Raising my head, the red sun is near, bowing my head, the white clouds are low.' At the top of South Peak, there is a Heavenly Pool. The water in the pool does not overflow when flooded, nor does it dry up in drought. Because it is located at the highest peak of Mount Hua, it is called Yangtian Pool. ⛰️West Peak West Peak is the most beautiful and precipitous peak of Mount Hua. In front of the Cuiyun Palace at the top of the peak, there is a huge rock shaped like a lotus flower, hence it is also called Lotus Peak. This is the place where Chenxiang split the mountain to save the Third Holy Mother in 'The Lotus Lantern'. 📌tips 🔸Hawk's Turnover (East Peak) 🔸Plank Walk in the Sky (South Peak) These two experiences really have long queues, probably two to three hours of waiting, depending on personal preference. ❌Complaint: After climbing the mountain all day, my calves are spinning and my legs are almost lame, but finally, when descending the mountain, I wanted to hurry to the exit to go home. However, there is a shopping street of several kilometers, winding up and down the buildings, and after winding down there is still more upstairs, not letting you miss a single store, it's truly a pitfall. 🤗Overall, today's choices were quite wise. According to the original plan, it would take four hours to walk to North Peak, and all the peaks would be overcrowded. Today we took the North Peak cable car up and down, saving a lot of time. During the tour, there were fewer people at North Peak, Central Peak, and East Peak, only South Peak and West Peak had more people.