Hiking Mt Hua Shan
Mount Hua Shan is about 75 miles from Xian and we took the early morning fast train which was very nice. Hua Shan is called "the number one precipitous mountain under heaven" and is one of China's five sacred mountains with a long history of religious significance. The mountain has five main peaks and the highest is 7,070 ft. The mountain is also home to several Taoist temples, where many emperors of past dynasties took part in Taoist activities and sacrificed to the god of the mountain, making it a holy land of Taoism. The most popular way to hike is overnight so you can watch the sunrise from on top ... about a 6 hour hike straight up. We didn't do this :-) but had a spectacular time hiking from peak to peak and some of the trails were very challenging / scary. My legs are still sore because hiking in China is climbing up and down thousands of stairs ... killer!
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| Enjoying the train ride |
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| beautiful views going straight up the mountain on the West cable care |
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| Entering the mountain trails |
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| thousands of locks and red ribbons ... binding your love etc. |
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| We were tempted but decided not to take the plank walk ... you are in a harness but it's a long way down |
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| Friends moving a couch from the apartment to their office .... China style! |
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