The season from April to May is the best time for hiking. Hiking is truly a self-punishing experience, both physically and mentally, but many hiking enthusiasts enjoy it. So, what are the top 10 hiking routes in China?
1. Hiking to Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash is recognized as the first sacred mountain in the world and is also considered the center of the world by Tibetan Buddhism, Bon religion, Hinduism, and ancient Jainism. There are countless legends about it. Every year, believers from all over the world come to walk around the sacred mountain and worship it.
Recommended route: Tashilhunpo→Cugu Monastery→Zhire Monastery→Zachu Monastery→Tashilhunpo
2. Hiking to Daocheng Yading
Legend has it that in the depths of the snow mountains in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, there is a hidden kingdom surrounded by double snow mountains. There are snow mountains, glaciers, canyons, forests, meadows, lakes, gold mines and pure air. This kingdom is the Kingdom of Shangri-La, known as the last piece of pure land on the blue planet, which is today’s Daocheng Yading.
In Daocheng Yading, looking far away, the sky and the earth are vast and boundless. The rocks are overwhelming and heartbreaking. 1145 alpine lakes are scattered among the rugged rocks, as blue as jade, with magnificent scenery. Therefore, Daocheng Yading is known as the last Shangri-La. Walking in Yading, you can find peace and tranquility for a while, as if you have entered a paradise.
Recommended route: Daocheng County→Selala→Yading
3. Hiking to Lijiang River
“Guilin’s landscape is the best in the world”, everyone knows this, so many people come here, but most of them come with a tour group, it is difficult to truly appreciate its beauty. Hiking allows you to experience its beauty at close range.
Recommended route: Yangti Township→Langshi→Quanjiazhou→Lengshui→Huashan→Xingping Town
4. Hiking to Yuanyang
Surrounded by 13 peaks above 6000 meters, the Lancang River, which runs through the Hengduan Mountains, has circled a hidden village, its name is Yuanyang. This fairyland that has been lost in the world, has 45 households, more than 100 indigenous people, hiding in the mountains under the protection of the snow mountain god “Kawagebo”. There are canyons, snow mountains, flying streams, ancient trees, gravel, Tibetan villages… as beautiful as a painting.
Yuanyang is a special village surrounded by mountains on all sides. Due to its natural geographical location, it has become a pure land that few people have access to. This is a place that people can’t refuse. Although it’s far away, and it takes a hike to get there, when you truly approach it, you just want to be a villager here, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
Recommended route: Xidang Hot Spring→Nanzong La Pass→Yuanyang Upper Village→Yuanyang Lower Village→Yuanyang River→Ninong
5. Hiking in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
“The cries of apes on both sides cannot be stopped, the light boat has already passed through thousands of mountains”, “The Three Gorges of Badong and Wuxia are long, the cries of apes make tears stain the clothes”… The Three Gorges, a place that carries countless Chinese cultural and humanistic feelings.
The Yangtze River rolls eastward, with verdant mountains on both sides. Within the 400-kilometer dangerous passage, countless beautiful scenery is contained. If you want to see magnificent and beautiful mountain and water scenery, you must not miss this hiking route.
Recommended route: Three Gorges Dam Site→Three Tours Cave→Gezhouba→Wuxia Gorge→Daning River Small Three Gorges→Baidi City→Zhangfei Temple
6. Hiking to Medog
Medog is not very famous because it is the only county in China without a road. Naturally, it has become a hiking paradise for tourists. Medog means “hidden lotus” in Tibetan Buddhism. Here are the most primitive and purest scenery, it is described in the famous Tibetan scriptures “Ganjur”: The pure land of Buddha, Baimagang, the hidden holy land, the most special.
Medog has many mountains, rivers, and waterfalls, as well as rare forests in China. Inside, you can also see rare animals such as Bengal tigers, cattle, long-tailed gray monkeys, and great hornbills. Only when you truly arrive in Medog can you appreciate its extraordinary beauty, which is difficult to resist. Of course, the scenery here is beautiful, but hiking is also very difficult.
Recommended route: Pai Township→La Ge→Ani Bridge→Baden Ze→Medog→Damu→80K
7. Hiking to Mount Siguniang
In Sichuan, for those who like hiking, there are two places you can’t miss – Daocheng and Mount Siguniang. Due to its beautiful Southern European scenery, Mount Siguniang is also known as the “Chinese Alps”. It is a paradise for tourists, a paradise for mountaineers, a maze for hikers, and a paradise for photographers.
Recommended route: Changping Village Entrance→Pass→Bipenggou Main Road
8. Hiking to Tiger Leaping Gorge
The reason why hiking in Tiger Leaping Gorge is called a fashionable cross-border journey is that many foreigners come here to hike, people of different skin colors and different languages hike together, which will make you feel like you have traveled to Manhattan in the United States.
It is also known as “one of the top ten classic hiking routes in the world”, and is one of the most popular routes for hikers to challenge. Tiger Leaping Gorge is on the way from Lijiang to Shangri-La. It takes almost three hours to drive from Lijiang to Tiger Leaping Gorge Town. After passing the Chongjiang River Cave at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain from Tiger Leaping Gorge Town, you can enter the canyon.
Recommended route: Bridgehead→Naxi Ya Ge→28 Bends→One Line Sky→Walnut Garden→Old Ferry→Daju
9. Hiking on the Great Wall
The Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese nation. Hiking on the Great Wall is often given the name of public welfare. However, for ordinary people, completing a full-length hike on the Great Wall is undoubtedly a huge challenge.
Ordinary people hiking on the Great Wall usually choose a section as their goal. Therefore, hiking on the Great Wall, the distance can be long or short, and the main choice is concentrated near Beijing. If anyone can complete the full-length hike from Shanhaiguan to Jiayuguan, then they will achieve a new milestone in their life.
Recommended route: Shanhaiguan→Jiayuguan (according to your ability)
10. Hiking to Hailuogou
Hailuogou is located in the southeastern part of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, on the eastern slope of Mount Gongga, which is the highest mountain in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Hailuogou is located at the foot of Mount Gongga, known for its low-altitude modern glaciers. Hailuogou is the lowest-altitude modern glacier discovery site in Asia, at an altitude of 2850 meters. Its large ice waterfall is 1080 meters high and 0.5-1100 meters wide, the highest ice waterfall discovered in China so far.
The crystal-clear modern glacier spills down from the towering valleys. Flying 3 million, it turns the silent valley into a world of jade and ice. Giant ice caves, steep ice bridges, make people feel like they are in the crystal palace in mythology. The gorge contains large-scale hot and cold mineral springs, large areas of virgin forests and high glacial peaks, abundant rare animal and plant resources, with gold and silver mountains shining together, a magnificent sight.
Recommended route: Camp 1→Camp 2→Camp 3→Glacier Viewing Platform
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