How to get to Cangyan Mountain from Shijiazhuang

Cangyan Mountain Scenic Area boasts beautiful scenery, with stunning views at every turn. The buildings are built into the mountain, appearing small and exquisite, like a fairyland. The local stories are also very interesting. So, how to get to Cangyan Mountain from Shijiazhuang? Let’s take a look!

1. Scenic Area Address

Address: Cangyan Mountain Town, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

Transportation Guide

You can take a minibus or a small bus from Shijiazhuang City, the fare is around 20-30 yuan, and it takes about 2-3 hours.

Take the Cangyan Mountain bus from the Xiwang Bus Station in Shijiazhuang City, or take the bus to Jingxing County and then transfer to the Cangyan Mountain bus. If you are driving, take the Shitai Expressway and exit at Xiulin (No. 5), then turn right and drive for 20 kilometers to reach the destination.

2. Introduction to the Scenic Area

Cangyan Mountain Scenic Area is known as “the most beautiful of the Five Great Mountains, and the only Cangyan among the Taihang Mountains”. It is located in Jingxing County, southwest of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, covering a total area of 63 square kilometers. In spring, the peaks are graceful and charming, in summer, they are verdant and lush, in autumn, the mountains are washed clean, and the maple leaves are like clouds, in winter, the green mountains are serene and covered in silver, it is a historical and cultural mountain with amazing towers, strange sandalwood trees, majestic mountains, secluded valleys and beautiful forests.

The area around Cangyan Mountain is covered with barren hills for dozens of miles, but this mountain alone has lush forests and ancient trees, hence the name “Cangyan”. The mountain is more than one thousand meters high, with strange peaks and dangerous cliffs, waterfalls hang high on the mountain, clear springs flow down the mountain, and buildings line the way. Ancient people praised it with the poem “Ten thousand views face the ravines, a thousand peaks arch the sky”. Many films and television dramas, such as “Journey to the West” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, were filmed here.

3. Recommended Sightseeing Spots

Cangyan Mountain is famous at home and abroad for its “Three Wonders”, “One Wonder”, “Sixteen Views”, and “Seventy-two Sceneries”. It also has four seasons of natural wonders, with ever-changing scenery. The Three Wonders of Cangyan are: 1. The Bridge, Tower, and Palace, 2. The White Sandalwood Tree, and 3. The Ancient Cypress Tree Paying Homage. The Sixteen Views are: Rock Pass Locks Green, Wind Spring Cleans Jade, Academy Afternoon Shade, Green Stream Spiritual Sandalwood, Hanging Stairs Ladder Clouds, Steep Cliff Embeds Pearls, Bridge Palace Flies Rainbow, Peak Returns Railing, Minister’s Ancient Inscription, Preaching Precipice Platform, Empty Pavilion Hides Secret, Furnace Peak Evening Glow, Mountainside Fancy Cypress, Dark Cliff Stone Milk, Empty Valley Bird Sound, Opening Hole Separates Heaven.

3. Sightseeing Routes

Route One:

Day 1: Visit the Green Stream Spiritual Sandalwood → Bridge Palace Flies Rainbow → Preaching Precipice Platform → Princess Temple → Jade Emperor Peak, etc. Go to Sendai Mountain. Stay at Sendai Mountain Hotel at night.

Day 2: In the morning, visit the Sendai Mountain Main Peak Red Leaf Area (red leaf area covers 40 square kilometers), view Xiufeng Peak → Straight to the Cloud Ladder → Flying Stone → Beacon Tower Ruins, etc. Return in the afternoon.

Route Two:

Day 1: Visit Yujiashi Stone Ancient Village; Qingliang Pavilion → Ancient Opera Stage → Stone House → Stone Mortar → Stone Mill → Stone Roller → Stone Road, etc. Stay at Cangyan Mountain Scenic Area at night.

Day 2: In the morning, visit the Green Stream Spiritual Sandalwood → Bridge Palace Flies Rainbow → Preaching Precipice Platform → Princess Temple → Jade Emperor Peak, etc. Return after lunch.

Route Three:

Day 1: Visit the Green Stream Spiritual Sandalwood → Bridge Palace Flies Rainbow → Preaching Precipice Platform → Princess Temple → Jade Emperor Peak, etc. Stay at Cangyan Mountain Scenic Area.

Day 2: In the morning, visit Qinhuang Ancient Post Road → View Ming and Qing Dynasties Post Stations → Ancient Cart Tracks → Backwater Battlefield Exhibition Hall → Gengzi Long Wall, etc. Return after lunch.