{"id":4752,"date":"2014-02-24T14:04:39","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T06:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/?p=4752"},"modified":"2022-02-16T15:46:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:46:29","slug":"hua-shan-mountain-the-most-dangerous-hiking-trail-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/hua-shan-mountain-the-most-dangerous-hiking-trail-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Hua Shan mountain: Is this the most dangerous hiking trail in the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many tourists come to Xi\u2019an to visit the Terracotta Army<\/a> and then leave as fast as they can. Even if some of them decide to explore my beloved Muslim quarter and the Grate Mosque, few tourists leave Xi\u2019an knowing what is Hua Shan, one of the most beautiful scenarios in China.<\/p>\n

In this article you\u2019ll find all the information you need to visit Hua Shan.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What’s Hua Shan?<\/h2>\n

Mount Hua or Hua Shan (\u534e\u5c71, literally “The magnificient Mountain”) is one of the five sacred mountains of China<\/a> and is located about 120 kilometers east of Xi\u2019an. Hua Shan is also been known as the “most dangerous hiking trail in the world\u201d but, as I’m going to explain later on this article, no hiking skills are required to enjoy this amazing scenario.<\/p>\n

Going to Hua Shan<\/h2>\n

The easiest way to reach Hua Shan is to arrive in Xi\u2019an and then take the train or the bus. While the train is the fastest way the bus is more convenient because you don’t have to buy the tickets in advance. Moreover, the bus leaves you much closer to the mountain.<\/p>\n

By train<\/h3>\n

The closest station to Hua Shan is Hua Shan North Train Station (\u534e\u5c71\u706b\u8f66\u5317\u7ad9, Hua Shan Huoche Bei Zhan). There are many trains that stop here from Luoyang (Henan Province), Zhengzhou (Henan Province), Datong (Shanxi Province), Xi\u2019an (Shaanxi Province). Even the fast train Beijing-Xi\u2019an stops here. The prices and the duration will vary a lot depending on the train’s type and on the departure station. Just as an example, the fast train from Xi\u2019an takes half an hour and cost 55 Yuan. <\/p>\n

Once you arrive at the train station, you can take a minibus to the mountain. Also, you can get a cab (it should cost around 20-30 Yuan).<\/p>\n

By bus<\/h3>\n

There is a touristic bus that leaves from the East side of the train station; it’s the same spot where you can get on the bus to visit the Terracotta Warriors. You just need to find a bus with the characters “\u534e\u5c71” written on top. The ride takes two hours and the ticket costs around 30 Yuan. Notice that buses only depart when they are full so don\u2019t chose an empty one (unless you enjoy to wait in the parking).<\/p>\n

Once you get off the bus just walk to the entrance of the park. Tuk tuk drivers (here the tuk tuk are called \u8e66\u8e66\u8f66, bengbengche, literally “jump jump car”) or taxi drivers will tell you that the entrance is so far. However it only takes around 15 minutes walking (go up direction to the temple). If you don\u2019t want to get lost and decide to take a ride, it shouldn’t pay more than 10 Yuan.<\/p>\n

\"HuashanThe first part of the main HuaShan trail, difficult isn’t it?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Planning your visit to Hua Shan<\/h2>\n

The entrance ticket to the Hua Shan Park cost 180 Yuan (you can get a half price discount with a student card). Notice that foreign student cards may also be accepted (I oet the discount with my expired Spanish University student card).<\/p>\n

Even if you arrive by bus, there is enough time to visit Hua Shan and come back to Xi\u2019an during the same day as the last bus departs between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m (depending on the season). Also, there are trains until 11 p.m. However you may want to enjoy the sunrise and the sunset on the mountain: in this case you can spend the night at one of the guest houses on the top (normally only shared rooms are available).<\/p>\n

\"HuaView from the Northern peak<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If you don’t want to rush your visit and also enjoy a comfortable sleep, you may want to spend the night in town. In this case I’d suggest you to stay at the Weinan Huashan Baolianshe Youth Hostel<\/a> or, even better, at the Huashan Gehui Hotel<\/a>. They are both located near the park’s entrance and are quite comfortable.<\/p>\n

For more information on where to stay near Mount Hua, click here to view other hotels that we recommend in the city of Weinan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for more practical information you may want to check Wikitravel<\/a>. In the second part of this article I’ll talk about my personal experience and impressions.<\/p>\n

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The most dangerous hiking trail in the world<\/h2>\n

If you google “Hua Shan” you\u2019ll find many articles titled \u201cThe most dangerous hiking trail in the world\u201d or similar. If you click on them you’ll find a lot of pics of steel ladders driven into a hole in the rock, rotten wooden planks not wide enough for your feet and so on. All these at the edge of a scaring cliff.<\/p>\n

If you suffer a bit of fear of heights you may think that Hua Shan isn\u2019t for you. The truth is that all those photos are taken in a small section of the trail (called \u957f\u7a7a\u6808\u9053, Hangkong Zhandao, literally “Vast Sky Plank Walk”) that isn\u2019t necessary to cross in order to reach the top. Also, since the infamous \u201cmost dangerous hiking trail in the world\u201d became a popular tourist attraction isn\u2019t dangerous at all as it\u2019s mandatory to use safety harness.<\/p>\n

After seeing the photos some people may think: \u201cAm I fit enough for climbing this mountain?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HuaOne of the most stylish toilets I ever seen, at least outside ; )<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The answer is “yes”. There are two paths to reach the top: the “easy” path and the \u201cdifficult\u201d path, also called the \u201csoldier\u2019s way\u201d. I must say that both of them have some difficult sections but, if I was able to reach the North Peak in less than three hours, you should too.<\/p>\n

Why? Because I don\u2019t regularly exercise, I smoke twenty cigarettes per day, I live in Beijing (one the most polluted cities in China<\/a>) and if all this it\u2019s not enough I\u2019ve worked in a lab more than ten years surrounded by harmful and volatile chemicals. I think you don’t need to be a doctor to imagine that my lungs aren’t 100% efficient. F**k, I just need to start eating junk food daily to win the price as the healthiest person in China!<\/p>\n

\"HuaA section from the soldiers trail<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Also you should consider that even Chinese tourists, the antithesis of fitted people, managed to get to the top. They maybe took six hours, but they got there. And no, here you can\u2019t find any gurney service as at the Emei Shan<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Finally, if you are too lazy you can always get the cable car to the North Peak (80 Yuan one way, 150 Yuan return ticket) or the recently open cable car to the West Peak (140 Yuan). In this case be prepared to queue with thousands of Chinese tourists.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut.. I\u2019m clumsy, is it dangerous?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HuaMe at the top of the Northern peak, I did it!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re a bit careful, Hua Shan isn\u2019t dangerous at all. I\u2019ll now provide you with you two examples of people that survived the experience even if they did act careless (don’t try this at home).<\/p>\n

The first bad example it\u2019s from myself. If you\u2019ve read our previous article “Climbing Mount Emei: Invisible monkeys, gurneys and canes<\/a>“, you may know that I\u2019m infamous for climbing sacred mountains wearing flip flops.<\/p>\n

Nope, I\u2019m sorry but this time I forgot my winter flip flops at home: I was wearing the much more appropriate \u201cYakutza shoes\u201d, a kind of shoes popular in Japan in 2006, when I went there. The problem with these shoes is that they have a long and empty tip that makes almost impossible to climb stairs, especially the ones in Hua Shan.<\/p>\n

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The second bad example come from many of the Chinese girls that come here. Yes, they may look pretty with their princess style dress and their high heels, but is it necessary to look that pretty to climb a mountain? The answer seems quite obvious to them: \u201cOf course, you should always look pretty!\u201d <\/p>\n

The surprising thing is that a lot of them were able to get to the top wearing ten inches high heels. Ok, it isn’t entirely true as I saw many poor boyfriends carrying up their princesses (I\u2019m sure they also miss the Emei\u2019s gurney service).<\/p>\n

What’s the point? Don\u2019t be scared by these proud bloggers that claim they were able to survive the most dangerous hiking trail in the world. If a lazy, clumsy, acrophobic, unfit and unprepared traveler as me was able to climb the Hua Shan and survive in order to write about it, you also can. Don’t miss this amazing view…<\/p>\n

\"Huashan\"<\/p>\n

Photo Credits: Photos by Sapore di Cina<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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