Hua Shan
About Hua Shan
One of five sacred mountains in Taoism and is the western most one from the center of it all, Song Shan, Henan.
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Oct 29, 2008 What an amazing place! It's breathtaking! We opted not to hike the 3-5 hours to get to the North Peak (1615m), so we took the cable car in about 10 minutes...it gives you a good idea of how steep the mountain is! Definitely take the time to make the hike over Green Dragon Ridge to get to the other peaks. It's a tight path with steps carved into the rocks and some pretty sheer drops off the side! But there are places to stop and enjoy the view or have some food and a cup of tea. We went in the winter and everything was ice so it was pretty slow going (people are going up and down the same sections at times, and lines backed up pretty quickly). The view is amazing and once you're over the ridge you can go around to all of the peaks in a loop on more walking trails. The highest peak is the West Peak (2083m), and the views are incredible! This really is amazing!! I'm definitely going to make it back there some day to spend some more time on the mountain and do the full hike up. If you're in Xi'an take a day to come here! :)
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I went to Hua Shan also, but in summer. I loved it too! It's well worth doing the hike from the village to the top, but be warned it's extremely steep at times, which is part of the fun!