Xi'an Outskirts Tour | Dreaming of the Qinling Mountains • Seeking Answers at Ta Yun Mountain
👍Most recommended: The number one fairyland of the Qinling Mountains, the most dangerous Taoist temple in the world! Few people, beautiful scenery, mild and cool, suitable for holiday travel!
❤Reasons for recommendation: Ta Yun Mountain was once called 'Tao Er Mountain', with the main peak at an altitude of 1665.8 meters. It resembles a pagoda reaching into the clouds, hence in the Qing Dynasty, the scholar Yan Anlan renamed it 'Ta Yun Mountain'. It is known for its beauty as 'Golden Summit Piercing the Blue Sky, Amidst the Sea of Pines and Fog', and is a national 4A level scenic area. The area is famous for its precipitous, peculiar, beautiful, spectacular, and mystical features. Not only does it have a profound and ancient Taoist culture, but it also boasts a variety of natural scenery. Here you can admire the shaped peaks such as Ta Yun Mountain, Jiao Ding Mountain, Wo Long Peak, and Fu Hu Peak, as well as see strange giant rocks like the Grasshopper Stone, Candle Stone, Da Er Wo Stone, and Flying Stone. You can also discover unique and rare plants like the Dragon and Phoenix Pine, White Bark Pine, and Loyal Vine. What is amazing is that Ta Yun Mountain's weather changes thousands of times in a single day, with a spectacular and beautiful sea of clouds that is ever-changing. No two days are the same, and no moment is static, whether it's like tufts of cotton or light gauze floating, or like a giant flow surging, giving people a sense of grandeur, atmosphere, vastness, and unrestrained shock.
🌟Must-visit!
1. Golden Summit Guanyin Temple, built during the Ming Dynasty, this small temple of less than 6 square meters is located on the top of Ta Yun Mountain, suspended on three sides above an abyss, a marvel of divine workmanship, making it breathtaking and known as 'The Pillar of Qin and Chu, the Ultimate Taoist Temple', 'The most dangerous house in the world'.
2. Zilan Glass Platform, overlooking the panoramic view of Ta Yun Mountain, experience an unprecedented high-altitude cloud walk; the glass suspension bridge, feel the thrill of the high-altitude glass bridge, crossing through the clouds, like a dream; walking on the Cloud Bridge, looking at the Mo Yue Tower soaring into the sky.
🚩Tour route:
▶️1. Time-saving and effortless light route: Scenic shuttle + round-trip cable car + glass bridge, about 3.5 hours in total.
🚶Visitor Center - Tianchi Square - Hui Feng Pavilion - Jiao Ding Mountain - Di Shui Cliff - Camel Back Ridge - Flying Cliff - Da Er Wo - Prayer Square - Stele Corridor - Xuan Gu Platform - Golden Summit - Nian Gong Pagoda - Wang Song Platform - Wen Dao Platform - Tai Sui Cave - Yi Shou Cave - Glass Bridge - Mo Yue Tower - Step Cloud Bridge - Drunken Cloud Platform - Wo Yun Platform - Zhen Yun Platform - Pan Long Mountain Fort - Fang Ma Slope - Nan Zhan Platform - Glass Platform - Wang Song Platform - Cableway Return
▶️2. Panoramic hiking route: Scenic shuttle + hiking, about 4.5 hours in total.
🚶Visitor Center - Tianchi Square - Hui Feng Pavilion - Jiao Ding Mountain - Di Shui Cliff - Camel Back Ridge - Flying Cliff - Da Er Wo - Prayer Square - North Wing Peak - Guan Yun Platform - Dragon and Phoenix Pine - Yu Huang Temple - Xuan Gu Platform - Golden Summit - Nian Gong Pagoda - Wang Song Platform - Wen Dao Platform - Tai Sui Cave - Yi Shou Cave - Lan Yun Walkway to Tong Tian Ladder - Fu Shou Pavilion (peak) - Mushroom Pavilion - Pan Long Mountain Fort - Fang Ma Slope - Nan Zhan Platform - Zilan (Glass Platform) - Wang Song Platform - Stele Corridor - Prayer Square - Downhill Trail Return (Note! From Fu Shou Pavilion down to Drunken Cloud Platform to Step Cloud Bridge, then back the same way to Wo Yun Platform)
⏳Suggested play time: About 5 hours
🕙Opening hours: 8:00-17:00
💰Cost: Ticket 100 yuan/person, round-trip sightseeing car 25 yuan/person, cable car one-way 50 yuan/person, 'Devil's Big Swing' at the entrance of the scenic area 10 yuan/person, slide 30 yuan/person, Zilan Glass Platform a pair of shoe covers 2 yuan, Stepping Cloud Bridge 35 yuan/person.
🚉Transportation strategy: Located in Anping Village, Chaiping Town, Zhen'an County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province, about a 3-hour drive from Xi'an, you can also take a train or bus to Zhen'an, then transfer to a tourist bus to Ta Yun Mountain.
📝Note tips:
1. The scenic area is a circular area, and the mountain climbing intensity is not high, it is not recommended to take the cable car, walking and stopping along the way, it takes about 4 hours.
2. The scenic area is 36 kilometers away from Zhen'an County, less than an hour's drive, if time permits, you can choose to stay in the county town, enjoy the local cuisine, and then go for a walk in the Jintai Mountain scenic area, where the entrance is free, the night view is beautiful, and it's very quiet, suitable for relaxation.
3. There are many steps on the mountain, so be sure to wear appropriate shoes.