Songshan in Zhongyue, travel guide!
Transportation;
Dengfeng City is a small county town, about 2 hours drive from Zhengzhou, there is no high-speed rail, no train, no car rental point, the transportation is not convenient. It is best to choose self-driving or chartering from Zhengzhou, and the local one-day tour is also good.
Tickets:
Songyang Academy 30 yuan
Fawang Temple 20 yuan
Songyue Temple Tower 40 yuan
Huishan Temple 40 yuan
Qimu Que 50 yuan
Taishi Mountain (including climbing and Laomu Cave) 50 yuan
Sightseeing car one way 15 yuan
It is recommended to buy a Songshan all-in-one card, 100 yuan for residents in Henan Province, and 150 yuan for residents outside the province, including Songyang Scenic Area, Shaolin Scenic Area, and Zhongyue Scenic Area, which is very cost-effective. It can be purchased on major OTAs, of course, it does not include cable car and sightseeing car fees.
Climbing Taishi Mountain route: Take the sightseeing car at the Taishi Mountain ticket office to the Taishi Mountain Square on the east side or the Fawang Temple on the west side. Both sides can walk to the highest peak Junji Peak, so you can choose one side to climb and descend on the other side without going back.
1. The highest peak of Taishi Mountain is Junji Peak, with an altitude of 1440 meters, which is also the highest peak of Songshan. Junji Peak, Laomu Cave, Songyue Temple Tower, Fawang Temple, Huishan Temple, Qimu Que, and Songyang Academy form the Songyang Scenic Area.
2. From the Shaolin Scenic Area, follow the ring road at the foot of Taishi Mountain towards Dengfeng City. Along the way, you will pass Huishan Temple, Taishi Mountain ticket office, Qimu Que, Junji Peak, Laomu Cave, Songyue Temple Tower, and Fawang Temple.
3. Enter the Taishi Mountain ticket office and check the ticket gate and walk forward a bit to Songyang Academy. The sightseeing car you take has two lines, one to Fawang Temple and one to Taishi Mountain Square. Both sides can walk to Junji Peak. This section of the road can only be walked, there is no cable car, Laomu Cave is on the way from Taishi Mountain Square to Junji Peak, about 500 meters, Songyue Temple Tower is 700 meters walk after getting off the car at Fawang Temple, and there is a section of stairs in the middle.
4. About food🍽️
🥯【Biscuits】
Sesame-covered biscuits are a special feature of Dengfeng, which can be stuffed with tofu skewers/eggs/kelp shreds, etc. As long as you can eat it, don't be afraid of not being able to stuff it, you must eat it while it's hot.
🍜【Noodles】-The staple food in Henan is noodles. Dengfeng is mainly stewed noodles and knife-cut noodles. If you can eat spicy food, you can challenge the pepper-fried knife-cut noodles.
🍖【Stewed Lamb】-One of the must-eats in Dengfeng
Thirteen stick stewed lamb: There are three flavors of original flavor/pickles/wild mushrooms, and the soup is also delicious. It is recommended to buy a biscuit and soak it in the soup.
🥣【Pepper Soup】--Pepper soup for breakfast is a feature of Henan
Dengfeng's first soup: It is recommended to order a small fried dough stick and soak it in the soup; if you don't have time to drink this pepper soup, you can drink it in Zhengzhou city.
👀 Tips:
✅ Try to choose a sightseeing car (you can do both the one after going up the mountain and Shaolin Temple to save some physical strength)
✅ Be sure to choose a cable car. The cable car is not expensive but it can save a lot of physical strength. We are the ones who regret not taking the cable car. The long way to Shaolin Temple by cable car needs to be walked by yourself, and there is no scenery. It is a bit like the trail of the forest park)
✅ Eat well before going up the mountain. Climbing is a very physically exhausting thing. Of course, you have to bring more water. There is no place to buy water for a long time. You can also pack some food in your bag.
✅ The parking lot of Shaolin Temple is charged, and the parking lot of Sanhuangzhai is free.
✅ Finally, I wish everyone a happy journey!
Lushan is very worth climbing, the scenery is beautiful and the climate is pleasant. The Zen music festival is even more shocking, the scene is grand, the music is inspiring, the martial arts performance is wonderful, and the service is very thoughtful!
The Zhongyue Movement is the most important tectonic event in the history of geological development and evolution of the Lushan area. It forms a unified base in the region, which is the end of the basement evolution stage and the beginning of the sedimentary cover evolution stage, and also marks the formation of the unified continent in North China.
From the Shaolin cableway to Sanhuangzhai, the mountain road is winding and winding. The scenery along the way is beautiful. The peaks are standing, and the book cliff, Zhuodaofeng and the canyon are beautiful. The only regret is that I encountered rainy weather and couldn't walk to the suspension bridge and arrived at Sanhuangzhai Temple. I hope to go again next time.
The Lushan Mountains are from the west to the east, including Wan'an Mountain, Anpo Mountain, Ma'an Mountain, Wufo Mountain, Tanyang Mountain, Yuzhai Mountain, Lushan Main Peak (Junji Peak), Wuzhiling and Jianshan, and the main mountain ranges of Lushan are Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain. Lushan has 72 peaks, Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain each occupy 36 peaks. Junji Peak is the main peak, with an altitude of 1492 meters.
Very good, Shaolin Temple is still very interesting and worth visiting. Ctrip is still convenient to book tickets, as long as you take your ID card, all the way. The only bad thing is that there is no channel for teacher tickets. Too many offline windows for the New Year are closed again. I can only buy a full-price ticket.
I am so happy to see the sea of clouds. There are a lot of nights after 00 in the visitor center. Then Yue Lao is there to draw the line for others. I climbed at night.