Xibai Mountain, you really know how to enjoy the outdoors! Early spring hiking to the highest peak in Shengzhou
How can you not climb mountains in spring?! The springtime at Xibai Mountain, the highest peak in Shengzhou, Shaoxing, has always attracted many people with its blooming flowers, so I arranged a hiking trip with a few friends. There are several entrances to Xibai Mountain, and we chose the one starting from Xiaokun Village in Changle Town, Shengzhou. You can park your car at the innermost entrance, but Xiaokun Village itself is an ancient village with a history of over 800 years, well worth a leisurely stroll. If you also want to take a look around the village, you can park at the village entrance parking lot.
The entrance at Xiaokun Village features an archway gate with the inscription 'Forget Worries at Xibai,' marking the starting point of the hike. Ascending the mountain path with the company of fragrant fir trees on both sides, there are rest stops and toilets built for hikers along the way, and the path is well-maintained and clean. However, the higher you go, the more trash is left uncleaned, and the donkey friend station near the summit is also abandoned, with piles of garbage left at this station. Continuing upwards from the abandoned station, you will pass through an area that might be a peach orchard; we arrived a bit too early and it was not yet the flowering season, which must be absolutely stunning when in bloom.
In ancient times, Xibai Mountain was always a place for Taoist health cultivation, with famous Taoist figures such as Ge Xuan, Ge Hong, Zhao Guangxin, and Chu Boyu having practiced Taoism, gathered herbs, and passed on medical knowledge here. Walking and taking photos along the way, it takes less than two hours to reach the summit of Xibai Mountain at an altitude of 1095.7 meters. The first thing you see is the meteorological radar station, and at the summit, there is a huge rock inscribed with 'Shaoxing's Highest Peak.' However, in reality, Xibai Mountain is only the highest peak in Shengzhou; the highest peak in Shaoxing is Dongbai Mountain, located at the junction of Dongyang, Zhuji, and Shengzhou counties, with an altitude of 1194.6 meters. Probably because Dongbai Mountain is closer to Dongyang in Jinhua, and geographically Dongbai Mountain is to the west of Xibai Mountain, the names imply that Dongbai Mountain is on the east side of Jinhua and Xibai Mountain is on the west side of Shaoxing. It sounds like Dongbai Mountain has a bit of an 'impure bloodline,' so Xibai Mountain still claims to be the highest peak in Shaoxing.
The summit of Xibai Mountain offers the best scenery of the entire journey. From the top, you can gaze at the rolling mountains and the closely packed villages at the foot of the mountains, definitely worth the trek. Descending from the other side, head towards Baiyan Pit Village, and after reaching the road, follow it for a while to a place called Shijia Bird, then take a sharp 90-degree turn to climb over a pass. This section is not easy to walk, with dense shrubs. After crossing the highest pass, you can soon see Xiaokun Village on the mountainside, and from this angle, you can best appreciate the origin of Xiaokun Village's nickname 'Zhejiang's Little Shangri-La.'
Starting from the parking lot, the total distance is 7.8 kilometers, with a total ascent of 814 meters, and it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes.
Today, I want to introduce you to the place is a thousand-year county-level city hidden in the hinterland of Shaoxing. It is the "home of Chinese folk culture and art" and the birthplace of a hundred-year-old Yue Opera. It has a long natural history, born Xie Lingyun, a poet of landscapes, and Wang Yuzhi's late-life reclusive place. It was called "Yuxian County" in ancient times. And the sentence of praise "the southeast landscape is the most, the more the scenery is leading", said that it strolls through the ancient town of Chongren, the ancient buildings that have been vicissitudes of history under the precipitation of the scenery is still. The towering horns, intricate paths and long cultural atmosphere always have the power to deeply understand the people. It is moving. On the Xibai Mountain, the first peak of Shaoxing, the layers are stacked, the vegetation is dense, and the clouds are haunted, such as in a fairyland. Camping on the top of the mountain, watching the red scattered houses dotted halfway up the mountain, waiting for a sunrise and moon, is even more romantic. Or go to the Chenghuang Temple to pray for blessings, the carefully carved corridor is sacred under the lush branches and leaves, the pilgrims are endless, and the ribbons of prayer flutter with the wind, which makes people feel deeply unconscious. Yes, solemnly to everyone, Amway's treasure town is the state of Shèng! The most ink-colored one belongs to the treasure food here. As the only "Chinese snack culture city" in Zhejiang Province, Shengzhou's status in the food industry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is obvious. To unlock Shengzhou cuisine, don't miss it.
It was frozen for a few days, plus snow for a few days after a row. Many places on the steps of the Xibai Ancient Road were blocked by fallen bamboo branches. Someone was forced to go down the mountain when they arrived. We all fought to see the beautiful scenery. If we can’t walk, we will wear it from the side. Or just drill from below, there is a kind of strength that is not good on the top of the mountain. The beauty of this small Kuncun to Xibai Mountain is like a flash in the pan. From the beauty of finding it to the disappearance of less than half a day, we have already melted a lot when we go down the mountain. Thankfully we are not afraid of the hard climb to see such a beautiful view! This money pine forest of the Xibai Mountain logo did not disappoint us, and it was simply powerless to express before the beautiful scenery. I can only say: too beautiful, too beautiful ...... Standing on this white earth, forgetting all troubles, washing our hearts! ⛄️ #Xibaishan #Snowscape #Small Secret Land #Ctrip Community @Community Welfare Jun @Ctrip Community Creation Center Xibaishan
The first trip of the Year of the Tiger Spring Festival went to Shaoxing around Ningbo. I was lucky. As soon as I entered the mountain, I encountered the first snow of the New Year.❄️ The snowflakes floating on the red eaves of Xiaokun Village fell on the red eaves of Xiaokun Village. I only felt that it was an unspeakable beauty at this moment.❆ Xiaokun Village is located in the west white at 600 meters above sea level. Mountain ⛰️ has an 800-year history. The whole village is built on the mountain. The layers are scattered and scattered. Shaoxing's "Little Potala Palace" is known as ❀ The village has retained many ancient buildings. There is an ancient temple, two ancient temples, four ancient bridges, and several ancient roads and alleys. The old brick and wooden structures in the village are mostly built in the Qing Dynasty. And in the Republic of China, the old house gate has a history of more than 200 years. It is an ancient village that can be worth slowing down. If you come to Xibai Mountain, Xiaokun Village really must punch in and this is the starting point of hiking and forgetting Xibai. You can climb up to Shaoxing No. 1 in 2⃣️ in an hour. ⃣️ The main peak of the peak is 1080m above sea level. Sometimes the stream and sometimes the jungle. The scenery is very beautiful, especially the century-old thousand-year-old aromatherapy trees on both sides of the road are really beautiful in the snow. It has become a painting. ❅ Unfortunately, this time I was in a hurry and didn’t climb to the top. I only climbed to the cabin and returned here. I heard The sunrise in Xibai Mountain is great. If you have the opportunity, you must come to see it once. There is also the Zui Meitian ladder in the list. The snow is the ladder of heaven. 📍 Address: Xiaokun Village, Shengzhou Changle Town, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province 📷 Shooting: 2022.2.3 #Travel after the Spring Festival #Travel photos taken by your boyfriend #Snow in your hometown Did you?
The road around the mountain in Xibai Mountain is perfect, basically cement road, it is connected to the traffic between the mountain villages, along the way is tea mountain and ancient banyan trees, the air is a faint fragrance, the mountain canyon bottom a clear river slowly flowing, the natural scenery of the dazzling, make you linger.
It is said that it snows on New Year's Day, and you can also see a beautiful snow scene of the West White Mountains.