#High Ladder Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Hiking
Mountains
Address:
Guo Liang, Wanxian Mountain Scenic Area, Huixian City, Xinxiang City
Opening times:
Open year round, 24/7Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
0.5-1 hour
Climb the ladder to heaven, and behold the Tiegang Reservoir
Climb the ladder to heaven, and behold the Tiegang Reservoir, the sunset | Xiao Qingdao Jian Gang Mountain
Jian Gang Mountain Park is known as the 'Little Qingdao' of Shenzhen.
Here you can see ancient temples that are thousands of years old, mountain villas, the Tiegang Reservoir, city buildings, and the sunset glow... You can also take a detour to the ecological wetland below the mountain...
It is also one of the few low-altitude mountain parks in Shenzhen, with a height of over 200 meters, and it takes about half an hour to reach the summit...
The Jingyun Plank Road is our path up the mountain this time. It is located at the 'Dajingshan Main Entrance' and has a total of 1000 steps. You can ascend quickly without paying attention to the signs, just head straight up.
The descent is on the other side, and at the foot of the mountain is the 'Guangsheng Road' entrance, right in the villa area. Turn left and walk a few hundred meters to return to the ecological wetland 'artificial lake'.
At the summit:
U-shaped 'surrounding house' gallery
Two mysterious ancient temples thousands of years old
From afar, you can see the Tiegang Reservoir
You can see the villa area, city buildings
The best spot to view the sunset and evening glow
At the foot of the mountain:
Ecological square, with lawns, vending machines, drinking water facilities, small bridges, small lakes, resting benches, some children playing here, some people picnicking, dancing...
📍Jian Gang Mountain Park
Located on the south side of Tiegang Reservoir in Bao'an District
Transportation: Metro Line 5 Xingdong Station Exit D, walk 547 meters
Self-driving: Parking is relatively tight on weekends, parking is available on the roadside at the park entrance.
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Zhangjiajie Travel~
~ Lazy Person's Babysitter Guide.
Suitable for friends who travel to Zhangjiajie for a short period of about three days🙌🏻
🥘Upon arriving in Zhangjiajie, have a delicious meal before setting off!
Zhangjiajie's specialty cuisine is 'Three Pots', we ate at Master Hu's, suitable for the first stop to experience the local flavor
Lightning warning!!! Fern root jelly is extremely oily
DAY1⃣️ Tianmen Mountain
Depart from Zhangjiajie city center, you can choose to take a bus or taxi to Tianmen Mountain cable car station
🚌Take bus routes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, get off at City Garden cable car station, the fare is 2 yuan
🚕Taxi fare is about 15 yuan
We bought line A, full ticket + insurance for 278 yuan, including admission, Tianmen Mountain cable car, mountain escalator, and Tianmen Cave express cable car
Going up and down the mountain👉🏻Round-trip cable car + shuttle bus
Take the Tianmen Mountain cable car up the mountain, you can see the Tongtian Avenue, with a total of 99 turns, the altitude rises from 200 meters to 1300 meters
On the mountain, there are attractions like the Hanging Rope Gorge, Tianmen Waterfall, North Overlook of Tianmen, along the way passing by Lingquan, Yuhu Peak, Drunken Cloud Pavilion, Button Cloud Pass, Xianyuan, etc., finally reaching South Overlook of Tianmen. The most thrilling part on the mountain is the Ghost Valley Plank Road, those who are brave must go and experience it!
The Tianmen Cave is still worth experiencing, after all, everyone comes here to see that cave😝 and then experience the 999-step ladder (Line B is going up the 999 steps)
The mountain top is divided into East and West lines, if time is not sufficient, or physical strength is not enough, prioritize the West line!! Because the main attractions are concentrated on the West line
Finally, take the cable car + shuttle bus back to the cable car station
DAY2⃣️ Wulingyuan
Depart from Zhangjiajie city center
🚌Take bus routes 1, 4, 5, the fare is 2 yuan
🚕Taxi fare is about 50 yuan
Enter—Scenic area shuttle bus—Bailong Elevator—Yuanjiajie—Yangjiajie—Tianzi Mountain
Bailong Elevator: 65 yuan/person
Tianzi Mountain cable car: 72 yuan/person
After descending the mountain, take a ferry boat back to the landmark gate, I'm already out of energy after this trip😩😩
DAY3⃣️ Landmark Gate—Golden Whip Stream—National Forest Park
Walk about 5 kilometers, watch out for monkeys on the way! It's easy to catch a taxi from the South Gate, you can go straight back to the hotel
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The 9th wonder of the world! Top of the outdoor circle! Hidden beautiful peach blossom valley
Have you ever walked through this secret place?
What kind of towering mountains are they?
It's so attractive that Bai Juyi has to go there alone to find out.
What kind of place is it?
It nurtures numerous rivers and nourishes the homes of people in Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan.
It spans north and south of China and is known as the 'backbone of China'! There are also cliffy landscapes, towering cliffs, majestic and towering, but also rich in vegetation, everywhere is like a brocade.
This is the legendary mountain with the ninth wonder of the world - Taihang Mountain.
Why is South Taihang outstanding?
People are used to dividing Taihang Mountain into three sections, North Taihang in Hebei, West Taihang in Shanxi, and South Taihang at the border of Henan and Shanxi.
The north is often short of water, while South Taihang is the favored land of the creator. The area where South Taihang is located is rich in groundwater resources, and the unique precipitation nourishes South Taihang, making it lush and vibrant.
No wonder National Geographic generously praises Taihang Mountain, giving the most beautiful section to South Taihang.
In March, in the valleys of South Taihang, peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, and forsythia flowers bloom in competition, and peach blossoms on the ridge of hundreds of kilometers decorate the northern mountains.
How to walk through South Taihang on foot?
On the first day, take the high-speed train to Xinxiang, Henan. It is recommended not to arrange the itinerary on the same day. You can go to Fat Donglai to check in and purchase some supplies.
The second day, enter from Xinxiang Bajigou Scenic Area, pass through Jingtianhe Waterfall, One Line Sky, climb the Dragon Plate Ladder on the cliff, hike through the natural boundary mountains of Henan and Shanxi provinces through the mountain path, and go to the isolated paradise - Baodu Village.
Baodu Village has not been connected by roads to this day, and there are only 6 or 7 households.
Baodu Village is also the essence of South Taihang's trekking. There is a saying in the outdoor circle: if you haven't been to Baodu Village, you haven't been to South Taihang.
On the third day, pass through the Old Dragon Mouth to reach Jiulian Mountain, go to worship the only thousand-year-old temple in the country without a wall, which integrates Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism - Xilian Temple. Then pass through Zhoujiapu Tunnel, complete the feat of trekking across provinces, and stay in Zhangjiagou that day.
On the fourth day, walk through Shiziling and Wangmangling, which is the most classic section of South Taihang, covering canyon crossing, ladder climbing, cliff walking, etc. After arriving at Wangmangling in the evening, take a car to Panying Village for accommodation.
The fifth day, get up early to watch the sunrise on the hillside near the farmhouse. Then take a car through Kunshan Hanging Highway, arrive at Kunshan Village on the border of Shanxi, buy tickets to enter Wanshan Scenic Area in Henan, take the scenic area shuttle bus to Guoliang Village, walk through Guoliang Village Hanging Highway in the afternoon, take the scenic area shuttle bus to the gate, and return to Xinxiang by car.
Precautions
1. Because South Taihang trekking requires carrying all the way, the weight of the luggage needs to be controlled. It is recommended that men do not exceed 10 kilograms and women do not exceed 7 kilograms.
2. Breakfast and dinner can be solved in the inn, and lunch can also be solved along the way for most of the route, but there is no place to eat along the way on the day of Wangmangling's itinerary, so you need to prepare a road meal in advance.