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Updated Apr 2024
  • No.1
    󰺂9.2
    4.7/5
    38336 Review
    From27.3
    "After all, the most dangerous in Wuyue is really difficult to climb, and the scenery is really beautiful. As long as you can stand it, it is really worth seeing. The toilet is difficult to say, and try to finish it before going."
    Huayin
    >100km from Shiyan
    Highlights: Mount Huashan, known as "Xiyue" in ancient times, is one of the five famous mountains in China. It is located in Huayin City, Shaanxi Province. Huashan is also known as "Taihua Mountain" and is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. The "Hua" in "China" and "Huaxia" originates from Huashan. The word "strange danger" is the essence of Huashan scenery. "A Road in Huashan Mountain Since Ancient Times" describes the precipitousness of Huashan Mountain. The scenic spot includes many thrilling attractions such as the Long Sky Plank Road, the Flying Kites, the Thousand-foot Building, the Hundred-foot Gorge, and Laojun's Furrow carved out of the cliffs. Come and visit for yourself The scenery is breathtaking.Huashan Mountain Scenic Area covers a vast area, including the Main Peak Scenic Area, Xiyue Temple Scenic Area, Xianyu Scenic Area, etc. Among them, the main peak scenic area is the core scenic area of ​​Huashan Mountain, including the "Huashan Mountain Road" and the five main peaks in the southeast, northwest and middle. The Huashan Mountain in most people's minds refers to the main peak scenic area.Five main peaksThe East Peak is about 2,100 meters above sea level and is named after its location in the east. There is a platform on the top of the peak. It is high up and has a wide view. It is a good place to watch the sunrise. It is called Chaoyang Peak. Therefore, Dongfeng is also called Chaoyang Peak. The East Peak is composed of four peaks: one master and three servants. The peak toward the balcony is higher, Yunv Peak is in the west, Shilou Peak is in the east, and Botai is in the south. There are more than dozens of landscapes on the East Peak. There are natural stone patterns on the cliff side of the East Stone Tower Peak, which look like a giant palm print. This is the Huayue Cactus, which is listed as the first of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong. The giant spirit god opened the mountain and guided the river. That's where the story comes from.The west peak is about 2,000 meters above sea level. Because there is a huge boulder on the top of the peak that is shaped like a lotus petal, ancient literati often called it Lotus Peak or Furong Peak. Xu Xiake's "Diary of Traveling to Mount Taihua" records: "The stone rises up from the peak, and there are stone flakes covering it, like lotus flowers." It refers to this stone. There are many landscapes on the west peak, such as Cuiyun Palace, Lotus Cave, Giant Spirit Feet, Ax Split Stone, Sacrifice Cliff, etc., and are accompanied by many beautiful myths and legends. Among them, the well-known story of Agarwood splitting the mountain to save his mother is spread here.The South Peak is more than 2,100 meters above sea level and is the highest main peak of Huashan Mountain. The ancients called it the "head of state of Huashan Mountain". On one side of the south peak is a thousand-foot cliff, upright as if cut, with a fault and deep ravine below, which is isolated from Sangong and Sanfeng Mountains. The south peak consists of one peak and two tops. The east side is called Songhui Peak and the west side is Luoyan Peak. The origin of the name Luoyan Peak is that returning geese often rest here.The North Peak is about 1,600 meters above sea level. It is suspended on all sides, with a crown of scenic clouds above and a ground connection below. It is majestic and unique, and is also known as Yuntai Peak because of its appearance like a cloud platform. Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty once wrote in the poem "Song of Yuntai in Xiyue to Send Dan Qiuzi": "The three peaks stand as if they are about to be destroyed, and the green cliffs of Dan Valley are as high as palms. The white emperor's gold essence transports vitality, and the stone is made of lotus and the clouds are used as the platform." The famous " The story of "Taking Huashan Outsmarted" happened here. There are many landscapes on the mountain, the famous ones include Zhenwu Hall, Jiao Gong Stone Chamber, Changchun Stone Chamber, Laojun Hanging Plow Place, etc.The middle peak is the place that must be passed by to get to the other four peaks. It is located in the center of the east, west and south peaks. The woods on the peak are lush and green, and the environment is quiet. There is a Taoist temple named Jade Girl Temple at the top of the peak. It is said that it was the place where Duke Mu of Qin used jade to cultivate her body during the Spring and Autumn Period, so it is also called Jade Girl Peak.Main landscape:There are more than 210 famous scenic spots in Huashan. From ancient times to the present, countless literati and poets have left various classic poems here.long sky plank roadThe Changkong Plank Road is located on the mountainside on the east side of the south peak of Huashan Mountain. It was built by the master of the Huashan School, Taoist He Zhizhen in the Yuan Dynasty, who inlaid stone piles on the cliff and laid wooden boards in order to stay away from the world and become an immortal. When you reach the end of the plank road, you can see the "Hezu Cave" where Master He cultivates his body. The road builders dug stone holes into the cliff, wedged stone piles into the holes, and laid wooden boards about 40 centimeters wide between the stone piles. To pass here, tourists must stick to the cliff, pull the iron chain with their hands, step on the wooden boards, and stand sideways. Move forward slowly.Xiyue TempleXiyue Temple, also known as Huayue Temple, is a temple where emperors of all dynasties worshiped and worshiped Shaohao, the Great Emperor of Xiyue. It was first built during the Yuanguang period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (134 BC - 129 BC). It was built at the entrance of Huangshen Valley (today's Huangfu Valley) at the foot of Huashan Mountain. During the reign of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty (147-167 AD), it was moved to its current location and renamed its present name. It was rebuilt many times in the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties.Canglong RidgeThe steps on Canglong Ridge are only more than 2 feet wide, with deep ravines on both sides, as steep as a knife or an axe. The height difference between the upper and lower ridge is about 500 meters, and the slope is more than 45 degrees. Here you can look at the green pines and white clouds in the distance and hear the roar of the wind, which is frightening and dizzying.JinsuoguanJinsuoguan is one of the five passes of Huashan Mountain. It is built on a stone arch at the entrance of Sanfeng. It is the choke point from Wuyun Peak to the east, west, south and middle peaks. After locking the pass, there is no way. Therefore, it is also called Tongtian Gate. Taoists believe that Huayue is a fairyland, and only after passing through the Tongtian Gate can one enter the fairyland. Therefore, there is the folk song "After passing the Golden Lock Pass, there is another level of heaven".A road in Huashan since ancient times"A road in Mount Huashan since ancient times" is the "Huashanyu" hiking trail, which includes various scenic spots along the hiking trail in Mount Huashan since ancient times. Together, it is what is commonly referred to as "a road in Mount Huashan since ancient times."Tour methodThere are two mountain gates (mountain entrances) in Huashan: Dongshan Gate and Xishan Gate (also called Huashan Gate). If you take the ropeway up the mountain, go to the East Mountain Gate; if you are hiking on foot, enter from the West Mountain Gate. Huashan currently has two ropeways, the east and west lines, which reach the North Peak and the West Peak respectively (please plan your climbing route in advance before purchasing tickets and purchase the corresponding ticket type, which cannot be changed midway.).Route One: Hiking RouteA road in Huashan Mountain since ancient times, an ancient mountaineering road with a total length of 12.5 kilometers and 9567 steps, which takes about 4 hours. Starting from Yuquanyuan on foot, we reach Beifeng via Wuliguan, Shaluoping (night climb before resting), Qianchizhuang, Baichixia, etc., and then start the tour from Beifeng.Route 2: "West to the West", a hiking route suitable for the elderly and tourists with childrenThis route is on the Huashan Xifeng Cableway and off the Xifeng Cableway, that is, going west and going down. The entire route takes a relatively short time, about 4 hours, and is relatively energy-saving. It is more friendly to the elderly and tourists with children.Route 3: “Westward and Northward”, the one-day hiking route chosen by 80% of touristsThis route is on the Huashan West Peak Cableway and off the North Peak Cableway, that is, up west and down north. The entire route is a classic one-day tour route, which takes about 6 hours. There is no turning back. All scenic spots can be visited. Most tourists Another point of choosing this route is that it goes almost all the way down, which is easier and faster than the uphill route.Route 4: “Up North and Down North”, a time-saving, economical and panoramic mountaineering routeThis route is on the North Peak Cableway of Huashan Mountain and under the North Peak Cableway, that is, up north and down. The entire route is a relatively low-cost cableway climbing route. If you have limited time to visit, you can choose this route to visit the North Peak. There are memorial pavilions, za Erya, Canglong Ridge, Huashan Sword Monument, Panoramic Huashan and other scenic spots.
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  • No.2
    󰺂8.3
    4.4/5
    10261 Review
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 73 reviews
    "Both attractions are very expensive... The cable car has to buy another ticket (105 yuan), and it takes 2 hours to walk in the cable car to get to a pillar of incense. There is an escalator down the mountain, and it takes more than 3 hours to walk to the escalator..."
    Enshishi.Enshi Grand Canyon/Luyuanping
    >100km from Shiyan
    Highlights: Enshi Grand Canyon National 5A Scenic Area and National Geopark is a world-renowned "natural museum" of composite karst landforms with "ground fissures, cenotes and rock pillars" coexisting at the same time. Its ecological environment is unique, and its natural scenery is primitive and simple, with a gallery of ten thousand meters of cliffs, a thousand-foot waterfall, hundreds of unique peaks, and ten miles of deep ravines. Yunlong Ground Fissure is called "the beautiful scar of the earth"; "One Incense Stick" was rated as one of the 40 famous scenic spots in China by foreign media.Yunlong ground seamYunlong Ground Fissure Scenic Area covers an area of ​​11.3 square kilometers and has an altitude of 600-800 meters. The main landforms in the scenic area include ground fissures, waterfalls, deep pools, karst caves, underground rivers, pictographic stones, and geological profiles. Yunlong Ground Fissure is zigzag-shaped in plane, extending nearly north-south, with a total length of 3.6 kilometers, an average depth of 75 meters, and an average width of 15 meters. The river valley is deep and the bank is steep. It is known as the "ten-mile and hundred-foot cliff". It is the main sightseeing area of ​​Yunlong Ground Fissure Scenic Area. The two walls of Yunlong Ground Fissure are steep and nearly parallel, and the width is basically the same from top to bottom. The cross section is "U"-shaped, which is extremely rare and unique.A stick of incenseKarst stone pillars. A stick of incense is a landmark of the Enshi Grand Canyon and a very rare landscape among similar karst landforms. A stick of incense is 150 meters high, with a diameter of 6 meters at the bottom and a minimum diameter of only 4 meters. Its rock type is Triassic limestone. Because the strata here are horizontal, and the rock has a high compressive strength (800 kg/cm3), and there is no tilt or slip, it cannot be moved by the wind or knocked down by the rain. It has stood proudly among the peaks for tens of millions of years, guarding this mysterious land, which is rare.Cliff plank roadThe Cliff Plank Road, also known as Buyuntian Plank Road and Cliff Corridor, was built in August 2006 and took 1 year and 8 months to complete. The plank road is located on the mountainside of the vertical cliff on the east side of the mountain, with an altitude of about 1,700 meters, a total length of 488 meters, a height difference of 300 meters, and 118 stone steps. It is integrated with the mountain cliffs. Because the plank road is built on the cliff, some people call it the Cliff Corridor, or the "Cliff Plank Road". The project is a combination of the manufacturing technology of the ancient Bashu plank road with modern reinforced concrete building materials and advanced construction technology. It is scientific, safe, and magnificent. Welcome SongThe Welcoming Pine, which is estimated to be nearly a thousand years old, grows proudly on the cliff, as if opening its arms to welcome tourists from all over the world.
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  • No.3
    󰺂8.2
    4.2/5
    5656 Review
    From6.61
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 103 reviews
    "The park is very large. There are many locals exercising in it. It is recommended to take a car or walk for a long time. The car can be parked at any time. There are not many people in the museum. It is very cool and there are small games. It is highly recommended."
    Xi'an.Daming Palace National Heritage Park
    >100km from Shiyan
    Highlights: The Daming Palace National Heritage Park was built on the site of the Daming Palace in the Tang Dynasty. Seventeen emperors had run their state affairs from the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty. This had lasted for more than 200 years. Empress Wu Zetian and her husband, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, as well as Empress Wu’s daughter, the Princess Taiping, had all lived in the palace. Daming Palace was the most splendid palace complex in the world at the time and the center and symbol of the Tang Empire. Today, the remaining park is divided into two parts: a free area and a paid area. The toll zone comprises the core area of the scenic spots, including the remains of the Hanyuan Hall and Xuanzheng Hall as well as the Daming Palace Relics Museum.
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  • No.4
    󰺂8.2
    4.5/5
    408 Review
    Free
    taCommentScoreUrlbased on 13 reviews
    "Xi'an's ancient love is really beautiful. Adults and children feel very shocking. Especially Zhang Shu's mission to the western part is very moving. The last red flag makes every Chinese person extremely proud."
    Xi'an.International Exhibition Center/Chanba
    >100km from Shiyan
    Highlights: At Xi’an International Horticultural Expo Garden, visitors can see and enjoy all kinds of garden landscapes and rare plants from around the world. The novel architecture of Xi’an International Expo Garden makes it a perennial favorite for local wedding photography. Some of the buildings representative of Xi’an International Expo Garden include Chang’An Pagoda, Creativity Pavilion and Natural Pavilion. The Chang’An Pagoda is one of the symbolic landmarks of the Expo Garden. After climbing to of the tower you will have a bird’s-eye view of the entire garden. New plant and flower specimens are on display in the Creativity Pavilion; there are many tropical plants to discover in the Natural Pavilion.
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  • No.5
    󰺂8.0
    4.6/5
    2591 Review
    "After Yingcheng, the sky gradually became clear, leaving the shower to Hanchuan and Caidian. When you go to Yichang, the mountains will pick up, and the car will gallop in the mountains like a dragon. High speed with water, the two sides of the bank are green, blue sky and white clouds are leisurely in the mountains; When you stay in Zhaojun's hometown by the Xiangxi River, the scenery is more soft and beautiful, so that people have to stop and linger. From the Xiangxi, the sound of running water is endless, and the bright azaleas or jump in the water, or shake hands in the green forest to welcome you, adding endless surprises to the journey. Shennong, this with mystery and nostalgia, the group image of people seeking their thirst, slowly unfolded before my eyes...Tomorrow, and perhaps many tomorrows after, I will continue to explore this infinite secret to comfort the nostalgia and thirst in the depths of my soul..."
    Shennongjia
    >100km from Shiyan
    Highlights: Shennongjia covers an enormous area which includes multiple towns and forests as well as the tourism areas of Shennong Peak, Tianyan (“heavenly swallow”), Xiangxiyuan River, and Yuquan River, of which Shennong Peak is the most famous. The Shennongjia Forestry District contains expansive virgin forest full of towering trees and lush vegetation, creating nature's own fresh oxygen. At Shennong Peak, you can climb onto of the “roof of central China” and see cute but rare golden snub-nosed monkeys. According to legend, this is where the ape-like “Shennongjia wild man” roams.
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FAQ

What are some Spring Outings near Shiyan?
Some Spring Outings near Shiyan include:Mount Hua|Enshi Grand Canyon|Daming Palace National Heritage Park|Xi'an International Horticultural Expo Garden|Shennongjia
What are some highly-rated Spring Outings near Shiyan?
Some highly-rated Spring Outings near Shiyan include:Mount Hua:4.7|Enshi Grand Canyon:4.4|Daming Palace National Heritage Park:4.2|Xi'an International Horticultural Expo Garden:4.5|Shennongjia:4.6
Where are Spring Outings near Shiyan located?
The Spring Outings near Shiyan are mainly located in:Mount Hua:Huayin|Enshi Grand Canyon:Enshishi|Daming Palace National Heritage Park:Xi'an|Xi'an International Horticultural Expo Garden:Xi'an|Shennongjia:Shennongjia