Jingming Valley is a small scenic area in Yandangshan (click on the link for maps and details). We spent one hour here. Time of visit: April 2019 Entrance ticket: An alternative way to get down to the entrance: P1080398-Huadao-paizi-699p.jpg

One of the scenic areas in Yandangshan (click on the link for maps and details). It's a rather small area, we spent one hour here. It closes late in the afternoon and open again early in the evening, and then keep open all night. Time of visit: April 2019 The road leading to Lingfeng Entrance ticket: … Continue reading Yandangshan – Lingfeng 雁荡山 灵峰 →

Location: Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou City, Leqing City 浙江省 温州市 乐清市 Official website: in English and Chinese How to get there: By train to Yandangshan Railway Station 雁荡山站. 2 1/2 hours from Hangzhou, 3 1/2 - 4 hours from Shanghai. We stayed in Yandangshan Villas (Mountain Resort) 雁荡山山庄, close to Yandang village, 10 minutes by car from … Continue reading Yandangshan (Yandang Mountain) 雁荡山 →

Location: Zhejiang Province, Taizhou City, Xianju County, Baita Village 浙江省 台州市 仙居县 白塔镇 Official website (in Chinese only) How to get there: 50 minutes by taxi (100 yuan) from Xianju County 仙居县, or 20-25 minutes from Shenxianju 神仙居. There's also a direct bus from Xianju, but the buses are few and it takes twice as … Continue reading Shenxianju – Jingxingyan 神仙居 – 景星岩 →

Location: Zhejiang Province, Taizhou City, Xianju County, Baita Village 浙江省 台州市 仙居县 白塔镇 Official website: in English and Chinese How to get there: 45 minutes by bus (see time table below) or taxi (100 yuan) from Xianju County 仙居县. Xianju is a 3 1/2 hours bus ride from Hangzhou 杭州, or 90 minutes from Taizhou 台州市. … Continue reading Shenxianju (Fairy Residence) 神仙居 →

Location: Beijing Fangshan District close to Shidu Nature Park 北京房山十渡风景区附近How to get there: 3 hours by bus 917 from Beijing Beiweilu 北纬路 to Shidu 十渡 (the last stop). Time needed: half a day. The road is 19km long, it starts in Honggangkou (in Wolong Village, Shidu Town) 十渡镇卧龙村红港口 and ends in Jing'eryu (in Xiayunling Village) … Continue reading Beijing Shidu: Hongjing Road 北京十渡: 红井路 →

Location: Beijing Fangshan District, Shidu Nature Park 北京房山 十渡风景区 How to get there: 2 1/2 - 3 hours by bus 917 from Beijing Beiweilu 北纬路, get off at Yidu 一渡 Time needed: one day Total ascent: 800 meters Starting point: Shanjiayan Village 沈家庵村 close to Yidu bus stop Highest point: Sanhuangshan Mountain 三皇山 Final destination: … Continue reading Beijing Shidu: Hiking from Yidu to Wudu 北京十渡: 一渡到五渡穿越 →

Location: Beijing Fangshan District, Shidu Nature Park, Qidu 北京房山 十渡风景区 七渡 Gushanzhai belongs to the Qidu area, but it's located on the border between Liudu and Qidu, and the closest busstop is in Liudu. How to get there: 3 hours by bus 917 from Beijing Beiweilu 北纬路, get off at Liudu 六渡. Official website (in … Continue reading Beijing Shidu – Gushanzhai 北京十渡 孤山寨 →

How to get there: Take the bus from Beijing Wangjing West Subway Station 望京西站 to Luanping 滦平 in Hebei province and get off at Jinshanling Service Station 金山岭服务区, it takes 90 minutes (at least). The bus leaves once an hour from 7am. You can also often find private buses to Luanping at the same bus … Continue reading Jinshanling Great Wall 金山岭长城 →

How to get there: 70 minutes by bus (line 916) from Beijing Dongzhimen Public Transport Hub 东直门枢纽站 to Huairou, get off at Huairou Beidajie bus stop 怀柔北大街站, and take a taxi (one hour) to Xizhazi Village 西栅子村. Many private cars are waiting around the Huairou Beidajie bus stop, but they are very expensive. Ignore them […]

Location: One hour by boat on Yangtze River from Wushan 巫山, for maps and more details see this post. Time of visit: October 2017 Shennüfeng is just opposite the river from the scenic area Shennüxi (Goddess Stream) 神女溪. Time needed: 2 hours climbing up and down.

Location: One hour by boat on Yangtze River from Wushan 巫山, for maps and more details see this post. At Shennüxi dock a smaller boat is waiting, the Shennü Stream round trip takes two hours including 20 minutes ashore before the boat turns back. Shennüxi is just opposite the river from the scenic area Shennüfeng … Continue reading Little Three Gorges – Shennüxi (Goddess Stream) 小三峡 神女溪 →

Location: One hour by car from Wushan 巫山, for more details see this post. No entrance fee as of October 2017 when we visited Huangyan. It's a very nice 3 hours walk on a new 12 kilometers long scenic road ("Goddess Heaven Road" 神女天路) with almost no cars. It's rather flat, not much climbing. The road … Continue reading Little Three Gorges – Huangyan 小三峡 黄岩 →

Chongqing City, Wushan County 重庆市 巫山县 Time of visit: October 2017 In "Little Three Gorges" scenic area we visited: Shennüfeng 神女峰, see this post Shennüxi 神女溪, see this post Huangyan 黄岩, see this post Dangyang Grand Canyon 当阳大峡谷, see this post Right-click and download the maps to see full size: Bus from Fengjie 奉节 to Wushan, around on hour. … Continue reading Wushan – Little Three Gorges 巫山 小三峡 →

Location: Chongqing City, Wushan County, Dangyang Daxiagu重庆市 巫山县 当阳大峡谷 How to get there: One hour by car from Dajiuhu 大九湖 in Shennongjia 神农架 to Dangyang Village 当阳乡, where the Grand Canyon starts. We stayed one night in Dangyang Village, trekked through the canyon the next day, and returned to Muyuzhen 木鱼镇 (the tourist center in … Continue reading Dangyang Grand Canyon 当阳大峡谷 →

How to get there: 2 1/2 hours by car from Muyuzhen 木鱼镇, the tourist center in Shennongjia. For maps and details about the entire Shennongjia Geopark, see this post. Time of visit: October 2017 Views from the road to Dajiuhu: The road to Dajiuhu passes a small scenic area called Banbiyan 板壁岩. It's crowded because … Continue reading Shennongjia – Dajiuhu (“Big 9 Lakes”) 大九湖湿地公园 →

How to get there: 1 hour by car from Muyuzhen 木鱼镇, the tourist center in Shennongjia. Shennonggu Valley is the most beautiful place is Shennongjia. It belongs to Shennongding scenic area 神农顶景区 (Shennongding itself is the highest peak in Shennongjia, a couple of kilometers away). Time needed: half a day, we spent 5 hours in … Continue reading Shennongjia – Shennonggu (Shennong Valley) 神农架 神农谷 →

How to get there: 1 hour by car from Muyuzhen 木鱼镇, the tourist center in Shennongjia. Shennong Peak is the highest peak in Shennongjia (3106 meters), a couple of kilometers from Shennonggu (Shennong Valley) 神农谷. For maps and details about the entire Shennongjia Geopark, see this post. Time of visit: October 2017 2999 steps to … Continue reading Shennongjia – Shennongding Peak 神农架 神农顶 →

Location: 1 1/2 hours by car from Muyuzhen 木鱼镇, the tourist center in Shennongjia. For maps and details about the entire Shennongjia Geopark, see this post. Time of visit: October 2017 The road from Muyuzhen to Tianyan: Map of Tianyan sub-areas: Map of Yanziya 燕子垭 area, where the trekking starts. Not far from Tianyan is … Continue reading Shennongjia – Tianyan 神农架 天燕 →

Location: 7 km outside Muyuzhen 木鱼镇, the tourist center in Shennongjia, and beside Shennongtan 神农坛景区 scenic area. For maps and details about the entire Shennongjia Geopark, see this post. An asphalt road leads through a forest, and a footpath runs parallel to the road up to a museum a couple of hours walk from the entrance. … Continue reading Shennongjia – Guanmenshan 神农架 官门山 →