During the trip to Central China, I advise you to visit one of the five sacred mountains of Chinese Taoism - Huaashan Mountain (Huàshān), located in Shaanxi Province, about 123 km eastern city Xian.
This mountain consists of five main peaks (vertices) - northern, eastern, southern, western and central, by type resembling flower. Hence, she got its name: "Hua" - a flower, and Shan "- Mountain.
Huashan has a great religious value in China and is the object of mass pilgrimage of supporters of Taoism. In addition, it is famous for its amazing rocky landscapes, as well as monasteries, pagodas, temples, caves, and very dangerous lifts to the heights.
You can climb the mountain Huashan as on foot from the town of the same name below (there are two pedestrian routes) and on the funicular (to the north peak). Usually, pilgrims climb only on foot and spend the night on one of the vertices, and the next day all five peaks bypass.
In general, in order to get on foot to any of the five peaks, you first need to go up to the north peak, the lowest (1614 meters). As mentioned above, it can be reached by two routes:
The first is the traditional and most popular route "Hua Shan Yu", designed in the 3-4 century of our era. Its length is about 6 km (on average it will take about 5 hours), begins from the village of the town of Huashan.
Second - new route Huang Pu Yu, passing parallel to the cableway through the Huang Pu Yu Gorge (Juan Pu Yu).
From the northern vertex, a number of narrow paths are departed, which can be reached by four other vertines - Western (height 2038 m), central (2042 m), Eastern (2100 m) and southern (2154 m). Until 1998, it was the only option to get to other vertices, but then in the east of the mountains built it alternative. New way Enives the ridge and branches up a few paths leading to the tops of the mountain.
Eastern peak is considered the best place To observe sunrise. Next to him is the "Cave of Dawn", near which tourists usually break the tents. From the top there is a narrow path, literally hung over the precipice, at the end it is a small pagoda. Here is an approximate sunrise time:
Spring: 05:00 - 06:00
Summer: 04:30 - 5:20
Autumn: 05:00 - 5:20
Winter: 5:30 - 06:00
By the way, most peaks have guest Houseswhere you can stay in a separate room (from 120 USD per night) and in rooms designed for 4-20 people (from 20 to 40 USD per person). Not cheap, but the pleasure of meeting the dawn on the height of a bird's flight is worth it. Please note that guest houses are not landscaped (no water supply, toilets outside) and not heated, including in winter.
Another thirty years ago, Huashan Mountain was a place of privacy for hermites, but the last two decades she gained popularity among tourists (for which they even built a cable car), and not only at pilgrims, but also from extreme lovers.
Very cool lifts, dangerous narrow trails and suspended bridges - it is because of them, the routes to the tops of Huashan are called "death paths" and "the most dangerous paths in the world", they are attracted here to ripped nerves here.
Peak tourist season On the mountain Huashan falls for the period from May to October, but the most beautiful time to visit is September. In the winter months, the mountain is open for visiting, but, nevertheless, this is the most successful time for walking.
Tourists usually get to the Huashan mountain from the nearby city of Xian, located 120 kilometers. From Xiane to the town of Huashan, there are buses (35 yuan one way, in the season they want from 6 am, travel time for 2 hours). From here to the Eastern or Western Gate national Park Huashan, where and the mountain is located, you can take a taxi (10 USD per car). Cable car - 80 yuan one way, 150 - back. The entrance to the territory of the National Park is also paid - 180 yuan per person.
Good day, dear Extreme lovers! Today, our post will be devoted to the place, which is called Mount Huashan in China. What is interesting there? And everything is simple, there is a famous death trail. This is a spectacular place and will be speech today. Drove.
Mount Huashan death trail
Another extreme attraction of the world is trail on Huashan Mountain (Huashan) in China. Mount Huashan is one of several sacred Gor. In China, which are worshiped by Buddhists and Daus around the world. The sacred mountains are only five, and they form a figure similar to the cross, the parties of which are focused on the sides of the world.
- In the East, this is Mount Taishan (Chandun Province, 1545 meters above sea level).
- In the West - Mount Huashan, which will be discussed in this story (Province of Shaanxi, 1997 m).
- In the south - Hanshan Mount (Hunan, 1290 m).
- In the north - Hanshan (Shanxi Province, 2017 meters).
- In the center there is Mount Sunshhan (Hunan Province, 1494 meters).
Recently I saw a video on the Internet from this place, and decided to figure out a little more detail that this is for a terrible route.
Mount Huashan death path video:
Lifting to Mount Huashan is considered very interesting,
due to the fact that the surroundings in which it occurs is very picturesque, and the lift itself is very extreme, since he passes almost over the precipice.
The height on which you are, moving along the route - almost 2000 meters above sea level. Tourists climb upstairs, going through a thin boardwalk, bonded rusty nails, while holding the chain, which is done right in the rock. There is also an insurance that apparently does not give much confidence that does not give a lot of confidence, since there is a huge abyss below, and the insurance resembles a straw for which the drowning is enough. And so, slowly, "sticking" to the rock, you need to go from the beginning to the end of the route, and still go back. At the end of the route there is no exit, you need to return back 😉
Another video about the death trail on Mount Huashan:
I look at the Huashan Cliffside Path in Huashan Cliffside Path) and adrenaline is enough for the most liver, despite the fact that you are at a computer. I imagine that people feel in place feel. Judging by the reports on the Internet, there are people who having done one step further can be moved on either a centimeter, their hands and legs are grown from horror and take them carefully with pedestrian route.
By the way, while I studied the materials on this route, there was a natural question: "And someone from there with a parachute jumped or?". If you know something on this issue, let me know in the comments, please.
The cost of the attraction of the pedestrian route Huashan: 30 yuan (about 160 rubles).
Interest: 9.0 out of 10 (captures the Spirit, and it seems to me that it is a serious test for strength for those who are afraid of heights).
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Well, a little more extreme and adrenaline today. Some people are tough opponents of all this, and a decent part of the baldests from the severity of sensations!
If you can live without sharp sensations and just dream of a new portion of adrenaline, the extreme "attraction" on the Chinese mountain Huashan is for you. Here come here and brave people who wish to prove their own fearlessness, and people who dream of getting rid of internal uncertainty. Huashan Mountain. - This is an effective pill from fears and effective vitamin self-affirmation.
Flower mountain, namely, the word Huashan in Russian is translated into Russian, is a sacred Chinese mountain, which united five vertices having a petal form, and located near the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi province. Many exciting tourist routes are laid here - among them there are both rises on the cable car, and hiking. Inquisitive travelers, if desired, can get to each of the five peaks of Huashan - South, North, Western, East and Central.
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It is most convenient to use the funicular and climb from the foot of the northern mountain to the top. Secure road and to western peak. Hiking to the north vertex, originating from the eastern entrance, with all the overwhelming and steepness of ascent, although it requires a fair physical training, but also is also not related to the greatest risk, as it is laid on fairly wide stone stairs.
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But there is such a tourist routewhich is able to bring the most impressionable tourists to a fainting condition - this is the transition from the northern peak of Huashan to South. Some travelers, making the first step, literally brought away from horror, unable to break off the suspicious fingers and move away. And there is nothing surprising.
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This road, laid along with the vertical rocks, is not in vain called the death path () - to break off with narrow boards to the bottomless abyss would mean faithful death, but the flow of tourists seeking to make risky climbing, does not rare. The travelers stepped on the pits over the abyss and move to the top in an embrace with a rock or holding the chain soldier firmly to the stone wall.
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No railing and fences are only you, crazy wind, and hundreds of meters under the legs. Of course, any insurance is present - on all the bolts you wear a belt with a cable and a carabium on it, so that you can cling to the safety rope, stretched along the entire route.
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The award-winning brave tourists will not only be a wonderful panorama, which opens from the southern vertex - the highest of all five "petals" of the Huashan flower, but also a whole bouquet of stormy emotions that have experienced travelers. News that climbing on a dangerous trail is not a one-way route, and the road in both ends, sounds for many tourists as a thunder among the clear sky, but the descent is usually given already easier.
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Believers who believe in happy signs are leaving the symbols of a negascique feeling on the top of the conquered mountain - shiny locks and red ribbons, from the abundance of which ripples in the eyes. Each of those who have conquered a dangerous trail, is glad to share the extraordinary sensations from climbing - first it is a panic fear, and after a delightful euphoria from the fact that he did not give up, he managed, overcame, won.
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120 km east of Xiane rises above the northern plains, the granite peaks of the Huashan array (Huashan). It is one of the five sacred mountains of China, in their system it was called Siyou (Xiyue), West Peak. Particularly honored her Taois.
Total Huashan has five vertices: the highest - southern (2154, m), then eastern (2096.2 m), Western (2082.6 m), central (2037.8 m) and North (1614.9 m). The form of the location of these vertices resembles a lotus flower. Perhaps because of this mountain and got their name.
Rock up to Huashan, which is about 14 km, is very dangerous. In some places there are no road, the steps are simply wounded in a sheer cliff. In ancient times, Huashan called "the most obscure mountain in the Middle Kingdom".
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The most famous segment of the trail is the edge of the green dragon - with the abuse on both sides of the steps.
From the village of Huashan to the top of the mountain, it takes from six to nine hours, but you can stay at night both in the village itself and in fairly modest hotels on the route.
By the way, the massive chains were bolted to the mountains of the mountain relatively recently - for Western tourists. And before, at Huashan, they rose simply - on the tables. It is good that at least in some sections of this amazing route Chains do not fit to the rock itself, and suspended in the form of a railing from the outside of the path.
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For those who were bored with monotonous tourist programs with a visit to various monotonous temples and an infinite number of museums, there is an excellent alternative, for real extremes: this is a death path on Huashan's mountain in Si'an City Shanxi Province.
This trail is located at an altitude of about 2,000 meters on sacred Mountain Huashan having five vertices in shape resembling petals, the most high top - South her height of 2154 meters from sea level, the lowest northern peak of 1614.9.
How to get on top
On the mountain you can get in two ways there are two inputs, one entrance from the westwhich is equipped with a cable car and climb on top only on it (the cost of lifting one end costs 140 yuan, it is about $ 20), the cost of the bus that will take you to 3 $.
Second entrance from the north, here too cable carBut it costs a little cheaper than 120 yuan in both directions. But also there is hiking route with steps carved in the rock, and rope bridges. But the path will not just take you about 6-8 hours on the rise.
What is the death trail
On the top, it opens simply amazing views of the mountains and nature of China.
Trail on Mount Huashan is very popular tourist place Both visitors from other countries and the Chinese themselves. Therefore, a decent line is very often created, so get ready for at least 20-30 minutes to simultaneously in it. (Maybe of course you are lucky, and you will pass it, but we are not lucky).
Although the photographs of the death path looks awesome, it is almost safe, since before starting you are given a special safety ammunition (belts and cable with a carbine total value of about 30 yuan is 4 bucks approximately).
After you get an ammunition and give out our things to the storage chamber (so that I would accidentally lose them while walking along the trail at the bottom).
We'll have to wait a little more, since the trails have only one end and you can return from there just the same way, trying to rear with people going back to you at the meeting.
Only after that you can go on the road. The trail begins with a descent on the metal pile of pile of stone. 
In the bottom you will be celebrated by a Chinese who will help you preclude carabiners from one cable to another.
Somewhere in the middle of the way, in the hole in the rock is a booth where you can make first-class photos, but if you have a phone with you, you will not need the main thing. Do not drop your gadget at the bottom. The Chinese say that this happens very often maybe they do to sell their photos, but it is better to be restrained.
The time route lasts only 15-20 minutes. Rising to the top you can see a small sacred altar and a beautiful landscape opening from the mountain Huashan.
Be sure to visit the death path, get new emotions and enjoy the views of the surrounding nature.
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