Wudang mountain self-help tour detailed introduction

D 1, arrive in Wuchang in the afternoon and transfer to Xiangfan.

Originally, I planned to stay in Wuhan for one night, but the train arrived after two o'clock in the afternoon, about two hours earlier than the previous schedule, so I decided to go to Xiangfan on the same day. N398 train, 16: 14 leaves Wuchang and arrives in Xiangfan at 20: 40 (about 40 minutes late). Hard seat 5 1 yuan/person. It's a little late to arrive in such a strange place. I stayed at Fengshen Hotel near the railway station, with standard room 138 yuan. It was clean, but it was very old. I'm a little sorry about the Samsung brand hung by the hotel.

D2。 Visit Xiangfan and go to Wudang Mountain in the afternoon.

Go to the train station in the morning to see the train bound for Wudang Mountain, and then take bus No.5 1 2 at the station square to Gulong Middle School, which takes about 50 minutes,1yuan/person. It's a little after 9: 30, and it takes 10 minutes to walk to the real scenic spot. Tickets to 60 yuan. I walked around it for about an hour, but I didn't go to the artificial attractions that were farther up the mountain. I didn't check out early because I didn't expect to take such a long bus ride to Gulong. I feel a little pressed for time when I go back. I took the third bus stop and went out of the scenic spot. There happened to be a bus leaving, which was very slow. Worried about going to a hotel other than 12, I almost ran back to the hotel when I got off the bus. At the hotel, it's only a minute or two before 12. Because there is another train going to Wudang Mountain via Xiangfan in the morning 1 1, and then it will be after 4 pm, so I decided to arrive early by bus. In the afternoon, take the shuttle bus from Xiangfan tourist coach station next to the railway station to Yixian at 1: 30, and go to the foot of Wudang Mountain, 37 yuan/person. There is a highway in the middle of this train, and I got off at Wudang Mountain a little after four o'clock. Buy Wudang Mountain tickets 1 10 yuan/and 70 yuan/people to enter the mountain, take a luxury bus with new attractions to Taizipo, then turn to Nanyan, stay in a private family hotel Jingui Hotel, and bargain in the standard room to 70 yuan. It's getting dark, so there's no time to see the nearby scenic spots as planned.

Xiangfan travel tips:

Xiangfan is an ancient city with rich history and culture. In addition to the well-preserved ancient city wall in Gulong Midtown, Migong Temple in memory of the great calligrapher Mi Fei, Lumeng Temple in seclusion outside the city, Shuijing Village, the hometown of Xu Shu in suburban counties, and Zhang Zizhong, an anti-Japanese national hero, etc., if you have time and are interested in humanities, it is worth visiting more. Gulongzhong is in the suburb outside the city, but there are not many things to see. Mainly the ruins of the thatched cottage where Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion at the beginning and some memorial buildings built by later generations. Although the landscape here is very good (Zhuge Liang really chose the place), the price of 60 yuan tickets is very high (last year's information on the Internet was only in 40 yuan), and the cost performance is not very high.

If you come from Wuchang in the morning, you can take the T372/373 train with a hard seat of 5 1 person. Wuchang leaves at 08: 13 and arrives at Xiangfan at 1 1: 20. From Xiangfan to Wudang in the afternoon, there are many trains from four to evening. Consider K282/283, 16: 08 to Xiangfan, 18: 20 to Wudang Mountain or 1008/ 1009, 17: 39 to Xiangfan. It's not convenient to be late, and it's tiring to find food too late. There are also many cars, because the national highway and the expressway in the northwest of Xiangfan pass under Wudang Mountain. But in the afternoon, I can only stay at the foot of the mountain for one night and then go up the mountain the next day.

Life in Xiangfan is not expensive. There are several hotels and small hotels near the railway station. If the stay is not long, it is recommended to stay here. The transportation is more convenient and saves time. The food is very cheap.

D3。 Visit Wudang Mountain and go to Shiyan in the evening.

Maybe it's not suitable for the local diet. My stomach was a little uncomfortable the night before, which was not a big problem, but it led to my leaving late that morning. It was almost 9 o'clock when I started to climb the mountain and climb the Jinding. It takes three hours or a little more to climb Jinding from Nanyan, all the way through some scenic spots, on Chaotian Palace Road, on both sides, go right, pass three Tianmen, and reach Jinding after 12 o'clock. It's foggy. Go to Jinding and Taihe Palace to buy tickets for 20 yuan. Seeing Jinding going down the mountain, the fog began to disperse. The peaks and buildings under and around Jinding are looming, and the scenery is beautiful. It took me a lot of time. When I went down the mountain, I took another road and returned to Chaotian Palace. Because I climbed the mountain from top to bottom, my legs were sore and I walked slowly when I went down the mountain. It was 4 o'clock when I got back to Nanyan. Then I went to see the nearby Southern Yan Palace. This Taoist temple hall is under maintenance, but some buildings are built on stone walls, which are very distinctive and worth seeing. It takes about an hour. Go back to the hotel to pick up the checked baggage, and take a bus from the scenic spot to the Zixiao Palace below. There is also the entrance fee for 15 yuan. The Taoist gatekeeper hesitated to look at us and told us not to buy tickets. This Taoist temple is large in scale, reasonable in layout and simple in style. It's also worth seeing. Watch it carefully for about an hour and come out after six o'clock. Waiting at the gate of Zixiao Palace, the bus passed by at 6 o'clock, and it was already past 7 o'clock at the mountain gate, and it was dark. Take a taxi to 8 yuan/get off Wudang Mountain Town. There are also many small vans at the gate. One person can sit for 5 yuan, but you have to wait for enough people.

Take the shuttle bus to Shiyan, 5 yuan/person in town. More than an hour later, I got off at 9 o'clock near the railway station and took a taxi from 6 yuan to the long-distance bus station (actually called the passenger center). I wanted to buy a ticket to Shennongjia the next day, but the station door was closed. I learned from the doorman in the parking lot behind that the bus to Shennongjia was at 7: 20 in the morning (getting up too early was really unbearable). Stay in Huazhong Hotel opposite the bus station, Samsung, special standard room 158 yuan, and send two breakfasts. The conditions are ok, which is similar to that of the older Samsung.

Tips for Wudang Mountain Tourism:

Wudang Mountain is dominated by human landscape, and the natural landscape is not very special, but the natural scenery around Jinding and Nanyan is also good, especially when it is foggy. I heard that it is often foggy when I go to Wudang Mountain. But I'm mainly here to see ancient buildings and experience Taoist culture. The main attractions of Wudang Mountain are Jinding (including Hall of Supreme Harmony and Zijin City), Nanyan, Zixiao Palace and Taizipo. There are many Taoist temples in the mountains, and the most representative is the Taoist temples in these places mentioned above. There are several large Taoist temples in the town below the mountain. Ordinary tourists can't and can't look around, so just look at some selectively. On the route, from Shanmen to Mozhen well to Taizipo, Xiaoyao Valley, Zixiao Palace and Nanyan, all roads are connected, and there are scenic buses to arrive. From Nanyan to Jinding, climb a mountain. This road is also the "right way" to climb Jinding. The other way to Jinding is on Qiongtai side. There are cable cars going up and down and walkways, but few people walk. Qiongtai also has a scenic bus, which is far from Southern Yan.

It's best to visit Wudang Mountain for a day and a half, or you can finish it in one day. If it takes a day and a half, the itinerary can be arranged as follows: if you arrive in the afternoon, you can take a bus to Nanyan halfway up the mountain, and visit Nanyan Palace and Zixiao Palace nearby in the afternoon for about two hours. Climb the mountain to Jinding the next day and arrive around noon. If you have a preference and strong climbing ability, you can go down the mountain the same way (you don't have to go the same way when you first come down, which is very tiring and not recommended), and then take a bus to see Xiaoyao Valley (the natural scenery is dominant, just beside the road between Taizipo and Zixiaoyan, and the car will pass by, which is not very special), Taizipo, Mozhen and Qiongtai. If there is not enough time, you can have a selective look, or you can give up the remote Qiongtai. If you don't want to get down after climbing Jinding, you can take a cable car down from Qiongtai to see the Taoist temple over there, and then take a bus to the scenic spots such as Taizipo, Mozhen Well and Xiaoyao Valley. If you don't carry your luggage up the mountain (it's very tiring to climb the mountain, so it's recommended to stay first), take a bus back to Nanyan to get your luggage down the mountain. Such days are more abundant. If you don't want to climb the mountain to Jinding, you can take a cable car from Qiongtai and walk down from Nanyan. After seeing these scenic spots mentioned above, go down the mountain. If you only have one day, you can start earlier and walk faster according to our route, or you can selectively visit more scenic spots such as Taizipo, Mozhen Well and Xiaoyao Valley. It's not too late to go down the mountain. If you climb the Jinding and get off Qiongtai by cable car, you can relax and see the scenic spots there. Generally speaking, tour groups go to Qiongtai by car, visit Taihe Palace, Forbidden City and Jinding by cable car, then get off the cable car and visit other scenic spots. In this way, the main scenic spots on Wudang Mountain are basically finished in one day, which is enough time, but it is too cursory and lacks the feeling of climbing the mountain. Of course, self-help tours can also be arranged in this way.

Wudang Mountain suggests that it is possible to live on the mountain. Hotels in Nanyan area on the mountain are the most concentrated, with various grades and not expensive. Samsung's standard rooms (of course, the conditions are not as good as Samsung in the city) 100, and there are several small family-style hotels. Although they are all hung with hotel signs (they may feel that they have face and attract guests), the standard room can be bargained to 70 or 80 yuan, which is still relatively clean. According to their menu, dinner can be bargained as high as 30%. It is more convenient to live in a town at the foot of the mountain. If you want to go to Jinding by cable car, you can also stay at Qiongtai Cableway Station the night before.

Wudang Mountain has recently started to operate a unified shuttle bus for scenic spots (looking for information on the Internet before departure has not been mentioned), and shuttle buses have arrived at the main scenic spots on the mountain. This is much safer, more comfortable, more convenient and more standardized than the previous private steamed buns. However, the price of one person in 70 yuan is very high (according to the staff in the scenic spot, 90 yuan is planned), which is suspected of exploitation. In fact, the mountain road is very narrow and there are many sharp bends, so this kind of bus doesn't seem to be very suitable. Generally, it stops when it meets a car.

For the external traffic to Wudang Mountain, except from Xiangfan as mentioned above, if you come from Wuhan, it is recommended to take T372/373, hard seat 70 yuan/person, Wuchang 08: 13, Wudang Mountain Town 13: 07, and then take steamed buns to the entrance of Wudang Mountain. It is said that there is a long-distance tourist bus to Wudang Mountain at Xinhua Road Station in Hankou, which runs twice a day, at 7: 30 in the morning and at 14: 30 in the afternoon, and the journey takes more than four hours. If you go to Shiyan by bus or train and transfer to Wudang Mountain, you can go to the South Passenger Station (500 meters east of Shiyan Railway Station) and transfer to CMB to Wudang Mountain.

In addition, according to my observation, the Taoist priests in Wudang Mountain (some of whom are not girls) should be real monks, all dressed as Taoist priests, with a calm and indifferent expression. In some trails, some people wear hats, robes and trousers and leather shoes on their heads. As long as tourists go in to visit, they will try their best to introduce the immortals enshrined in the temple, mobilize the people to burn incense, and draw lots to ask fortune tellers to tell their fortune, which is vulgar. I guess they are fake Taoist priests, maybe local mountain people, or maybe scenic area managers. Wudang Mountain is annoyed to attract customers for food and shelter, but fortunately, they basically only attract customers for their own stores, and they don't notice the situation of pestering you to get kickbacks. There are also local wild guides to attract tourists to show you around. On the whole, the local people gave me a good feeling.