RMB 78 for a two way shuttle bus and RMB 80 for the entrance ticket. Lots of local tourist were going up the hill and all were holding on to prayer incense to be offered at the top of the mountain.
The shuttle bus was a blessing for as the bus started winding up the road, I could tell that there was no way I would have made even the one way journey. Bus took us all the way to almost the top and the last stretch was on foot where everyone had to walk or be carried by tradditional hand carrigae. That was a bomb as well costing RMB 110 per way for a very short distance but very steep hike.
The short hike itself drag out much of my strenght and took an hour to reach the top. Mount Heng was a spiritual mountain for China and it was quite a view from the top. Taoist, Confucious and Buddist temple lined the mountain everywhere.
 |
| Zhurong Peak at Mount Hengshan |
 |
| View at Zhurong Peak |
The shuttle bus was a blessing for as the bus started winding up the road, I could tell that there was no way I would have made even the one way journey. Bus took us all the way to almost the top and the last stretch was on foot where everyone had to walk or be carried by tradditional hand carrigae. That was a bomb as well costing RMB 110 per way for a very short distance but very steep hike.
The short hike itself drag out much of my strenght and took an hour to reach the top. Mount Heng was a spiritual mountain for China and it was quite a view from the top. Taoist, Confucious and Buddist temple lined the mountain everywhere.
 |
| Hiking to Zhurong Peak |
 |
| Mid Checkpoint Hike to Zhurong Peak |
 |
| Palanquin for Charter going to Zhurong Peak |
On the way down we keep hopping off the shuttle bus to see some of the other temples along the mountain. Nothing too facinating but the detour to Nanyue was a fresh breather from all the touristy places. This place was rated AAAAA tourist scenic area but the visitors were mostly locals on pilgrimage.
The next day we had ample time so after a late wake up, we took a stroll into the largest temple in south China which was at the base of Mount Heng. There is nothing much to say about it I guess, just visiting and enjoying the ambiance. By 4pm we packed up and headed back to Hengyang via the colectivo and got our super late train tickets at 1105 pm to Guilin.
 |
| Grand Temple of Mount Heng |
 |
| Grand Temple of Mount Heng |
Super cheap tickets and lousy general class seats meant we were super tired once we reached Guilin at 4am in the morning.
Traveled on: Dec 2023
Traveled on: Dec 2023
No comments:
Post a Comment