Natural site · SHAANXI
Mount Huashan
华山 · Huáshān
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Sacred Daoist mountain 120 km east of Xi'an, with five peaks connected by knife-edge ridges. Famous for the plank-walk-in-the-sky.
Mount Huashan is one of the Five Great Mountains of China and a sacred Daoist site. The five peaks (East, West, South, North, Centre) are connected by spectacular ridges. Two cable cars (West and North) reach the upper trails; the via ferrata-style 'plank walk' on a cliff face on the South Peak is the photogenic challenge that draws Instagram crowds. Reachable as a long day trip from Xi'an by HSR (40 minutes), but most hikers stay overnight at one of the mountain hotels for the sunrise from East Peak.
How to get there
HSR Xi'an to Huashan North Station (40 min), then shuttle bus.
When to visit
April–October. Avoid winter ice on ridges. Sunrise from East Peak (overnight).
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