Mount Laojun's Golden Summit

Fortunately, Li Bai did not see it, otherwise the Chinese language textbook would be several times thicker! ⛰️First time to Mount Laojun, super detailed lazy person travel guide!!! 🗺️Geographic location: Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, about 160 kilometers from the city center, 2.5h by expressway 🎫Ticket: Full ticket 100, half ticket 50 ⛲️Scenic area opening hours: Open 24 hours ⏰Night climbing ticket checking time: 22:30~23:30 The passage will be closed on rainy days ⏰Golden Summit lighting time: Evening 17:40~18:10 Early morning 3:30~4:30 🚠Cableway: 1️⃣Two first-level cableways: Round trip 130 (up 70, down 65) 🔒Zhongling, Yunjing cableways (choose one) ⚠️(It is recommended to take the first-level cableway, which takes only 10min) 2️⃣Second-level cableway: Fenglin cableway Round trip 80 (up 45, down 40) ⚠️(Not far from the Golden Summit, varies from person to person) 3️⃣Cableway operating hours: Upward 6:30~16:00, after 16:00 you can only walk up the mountain The latest is 19:30, plan your time to descend the mountain reasonably 🚌Travel strategy: 1⃣️Self-driving: Purchase tickets in advance, navigate directly to the entrance of Mount Laojun Yunjing or Zhongling cableway, parking is available within the scenic area, if parked at the entrance of the scenic area, you need to transfer to the scenic transportation. 2⃣️Carpooling: There will be cars specifically for soliciting passengers near the train station, about 60 yuan for a single trip, there may be situations where they charge based on the passenger's appearance, be careful. After arriving at the scenic area, two segments of scenic transportation, 20 yuan for a single trip. 3⃣️Bus: If you get off at Luoyang station, take the bus from the Luoyang Bus Station diagonally opposite, 40 yuan for express or ordinary; if you get off at Longmen station, take the bus from Longmen Bus Station, 40 yuan. 4⃣️Join a one-day tour group: Joining a tour group is more cost-effective, saving money, time, and hassle, especially for friends with tight schedules. 🗺Tour route: 👉Visitor Center Ticket Checkpoint: 1~2km, 15min walk, scenic transportation 5 yuan 👉Ticket Checkpoint—First-level Cableway: 7~8km, 1h walk, scenic transportation 15 yuan (joining a tour group can save the transfer and fees) 👉First-level Cableway—Zhongtianmen: Take the cableway for 10min, walk 17km mountain road, about 5h to reach Zhongtianmen, this section of the cable car is recommended to take. 👉Zhongtianmen—Shili Huaping: Take the second-level cableway for 10min, walk 1.5h recommended to hike, the difficulty is small, the mountain scenery along the way is beautiful. 👉Shili Huaping—Mazhengling—Nantianmen—Golden Summit: All are 1.5h walk to reach the Golden Summit. 📹Recommended shooting spots: Zhongtianmen, Shili Huaping, Mazhengling, Nantianmen, Golden Summit 🌄Sunrise viewing spots: Yuhuangding, Liangbaotai 🔔Mountain climbing reminder 1️⃣Do not forget to bring your ID card and power bank, mountain climbing sticks are essential. 2⃣️There will be a temperature difference between the top and the bottom of the mountain, bring an extra piece of clothing to keep warm; 3⃣️Golden Summit lighting, the scenic area will adjust the lighting time according to the season and the time of darkness, the lighting time of the Golden Summit and the cableway suspension time are very close, after watching the lighting, you must take the second-level cableway to Zhongtianmen to catch up with the first-level cableway