You must visit Mount Wutai at least once!

Mount Wutai is vast, so vast that it would take more than a month to explore it all. Yet, Mount Wutai is also small, small enough that you can visit all the main attractions in just one day. If you want to enjoy Mount Wutai thoroughly, it's better to go on a free-and-easy trip. However, if you just want to visit some of the main attractions or save some money, joining a tour group is the best option. The one-day tour packages for Mount Wutai are really affordable. You can depart from Taiyuan in the morning and return in the evening, with the guide introducing you to a few main attractions along the way, usually around three temples and one monastery. You can also increase the number of sites you visit according to your physical strength, such as climbing to the top of Dai Liao or the Bodhisattva Peak of Fanxian Mountain. I chose to join a tour group, and including the entrance fees, the total cost was less than 150 yuan. However, I only visited the Zunsheng Temple and Wuye Temple, and then went to climb the Bodhisattva Peak and Dai Liao Top. The entrance fee for Bodhisattva Peak is 10 yuan, and for Dai Liao Top is 8 yuan, which are additional costs. The public buses in the Mount Wutai scenic area are free, and there are direct buses to all the main attractions. If you want to go to the five peaks, you need to take the scenic area's bus. Mount Wutai is quite high in altitude, and there is snow on the mountain tops. It is said that Mount Wutai is very efficacious; believe it, and you will find it true, doubt it, and you will not.