Huashan (Flower Mountain)

Huashan Mountain

Hua Shan boasts a lot of religious sites: Taoist temples, pavilions, and engraved scriptures are scattered all over the mountain.
Hua Mountain is well-known for its sheer cliffs and plunging ravines. It is known as "the most precipitous mountain under heaven" and is probably the most dangerous mountain in the world frequented by hikers.
Hua Mountain is located 120 kilometers east of Xi'an, about 3 hours from the city center.
There are five peaks that make up the mountain: Cloud Terrace Peak (North Peak, 1613m), Jade Maiden Peak (Middle Peak, 2042m), Sunrise Peak (East Peak, 2100m), Lotus Peak (West Peak, 2038m), and Landing Wild Goose Peak (South Peak, 2160m).

Hua Shan Tours

• Our 15-day China Ancient Cities and Celebrated Mountains Tour takes in Hua Shan. You could also customize any of our Xi'an tours to include Hua Mountain.

The Route to Climb

Jade Maiden Peak.

North Peak, the lowest of the five, is the starting point. There are three ways to ascend: the six kilometer winding track from Huashan village, the cable car, or the path beneath it.
Next on the route is Jade Maiden Peak. Legend has it that a jade maiden was once seen riding a white horse among the mountains, hence the name. Then hikers can choose to take a left to Sunrise Peak, a fine place to enjoy the sunrise (which would involve climbing the mountain in the dark as there is nowhere to stay on the mountain).
Alternatively visitors can take a right to Lotus Peak.

The Highest, Most-Dangerous South Summit

Finally there is a gondola which takes visitors across a steep valley to Landing Wild Goose Peak, the highest among the five summits. The path to the summit includes a foot-wide plank walkway fixed to a sheer rock face with only a chain along the rock for support.
The route continues with footholds in the rock and a chain for holding. This is followed by a vertical ladder in a cleft in the rock. Finally there are steep stone steps.
The South Peak is not for the faint-hearted and is particularly dangerous in winter. However, the views are breathtaking. The climb to its summit makes it clear how "the impenetrable mountain" kept away attackers over the centuries

     

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