Mount Sanqing (Sanqingshan 三清山)
UNESCO World Heritage - National AAAAA tourist area
a UNESCO Global Geopark located in Yushan County (玉山县 Yùshānxiàn), Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. The mountain covers a total area of 756.6 square kilometers, and features three main summits being Yujing (the tallest at 1819.9m), Yushui, and Yuhua. It is a sacred Taoist mountain in Chinese culture with the three peaks representing the Three Pure Ones who are the highest ‘gods’ in the Taoist belief. The three peaks looks like three divine spirits Yuqing, Shangqing and Taiqing of Taoism resting in a row, hence the name Mountain Sanqingshan. The geological evolution of 1 billion years has formed a unique landscape of mountains with towering peaks and ry valleys. “It combines the beauty of Huangshan Mountain, the spectacular of E'mei Mountain, the nimbus of Lushan Mountain and the steepness of Huashan Mountain in one, thereafter displaying a unique quality”.
Sanqing Mountain was a place for practicing Taoist in ancient times. The first Taoist temples were built in Tang Dynasty. More than 200 temples, pavilions, stone inscriptions, stone carvings, mountain gates and bridges were built, making Taoist buildings all over the Sanqing Mountain. The ancient buildings of Sanqing Palace are arranged according to the eight diagrams.
The granite landforms are the most valued component of Sanqingshan landscape. Mountain Sanqingshan has plentiful granite morphological landscape resource, picturesque meteorological landscape resource, ecological landscape resources, rare plant and animal resources. Mountain Sanqingshan boasts a particular high biodiversity: there are 2373 species of higher plant and 1728 species of wild animals.
UNESCO World Heritage - National AAAAA tourist area
a UNESCO Global Geopark located in Yushan County (玉山县 Yùshānxiàn), Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. The mountain covers a total area of 756.6 square kilometers, and features three main summits being Yujing (the tallest at 1819.9m), Yushui, and Yuhua. It is a sacred Taoist mountain in Chinese culture with the three peaks representing the Three Pure Ones who are the highest ‘gods’ in the Taoist belief. The three peaks looks like three divine spirits Yuqing, Shangqing and Taiqing of Taoism resting in a row, hence the name Mountain Sanqingshan. The geological evolution of 1 billion years has formed a unique landscape of mountains with towering peaks and ry valleys. “It combines the beauty of Huangshan Mountain, the spectacular of E'mei Mountain, the nimbus of Lushan Mountain and the steepness of Huashan Mountain in one, thereafter displaying a unique quality”.
Sanqing Mountain was a place for practicing Taoist in ancient times. The first Taoist temples were built in Tang Dynasty. More than 200 temples, pavilions, stone inscriptions, stone carvings, mountain gates and bridges were built, making Taoist buildings all over the Sanqing Mountain. The ancient buildings of Sanqing Palace are arranged according to the eight diagrams.
The granite landforms are the most valued component of Sanqingshan landscape. Mountain Sanqingshan has plentiful granite morphological landscape resource, picturesque meteorological landscape resource, ecological landscape resources, rare plant and animal resources. Mountain Sanqingshan boasts a particular high biodiversity: there are 2373 species of higher plant and 1728 species of wild animals.
Day 1 Hike map and photos
Day 2 Hike map and photos
Day 3 Hike map and photos
Food at the mountain top
Visiting
There is a southern gate, eastern gate, and the northern gate. The southern and eastern gates have the option of a cable car.
Eastern Cable Car at Jinsha – 三清山东部(金沙)索道 - Southern Cable Car – 三清山索道外双溪站 - North Gate – 三清山世界地质公园-北门. The areas around the cable car stations are well developed with some hotels, shops, restaurants. The northern gate is less developed.
My Schedule
D0
High Sped Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to YushanNan South 2h:31 214 CNY - Bus N.6 to Yushan 20min 2 CNY - Bus to To South Gate 1h:20 15 CNY - Entrance Ticket+Ropeway Up (15min) 190 CNY - Sleep at the mountain top (Tiyunling Hotel 三清山梯云岭宾馆)
D1
Nanqingyuan Scenic Area (南清园景区) – a concentrated display of the granite peaks and geomorphology formed by the geological evolution of 1.4 billion years
Longevity Garden Scenic Area (万寿园景区)
D2
Sunshine Coast Scenic Area (西海岸景区) – this area features the famous plank walking path that is attached to the side of the alpine cliffs. It is one of the longest cliffside paths in the world and provides spectacular scenery
Sanqinggong Scenic Area (三清宫景区) – it is the epicenter of Sanqing Mountain’s cultural landscape and ancient Taoist buildings
Sunshine Coast Scenic Area (东海岸景区) – it is the second high-altitude plank road. It has a total length of 4000 meters and an average elevation of 1600m
D3
Longevity Garden Scenic Area -South Coast Plank Road - Nanqingyuan Scenic Area - Sunshine Coast Scenic Area -Sanqinggong Scenic Area - West Coast Scenic Area
D4
Ropeway down to South Entrance (15min) 55 CNY - Bus To Yushan 60km 1h:20 15 CNY - Bus n.6 to Train Station 20min 2 CNY - High Speed Train from Yushan South (玉山南) to Shanghai Hongqiao 2h:31 214 CNY
There is a southern gate, eastern gate, and the northern gate. The southern and eastern gates have the option of a cable car.
Eastern Cable Car at Jinsha – 三清山东部(金沙)索道 - Southern Cable Car – 三清山索道外双溪站 - North Gate – 三清山世界地质公园-北门. The areas around the cable car stations are well developed with some hotels, shops, restaurants. The northern gate is less developed.
My Schedule
D0
High Sped Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to YushanNan South 2h:31 214 CNY - Bus N.6 to Yushan 20min 2 CNY - Bus to To South Gate 1h:20 15 CNY - Entrance Ticket+Ropeway Up (15min) 190 CNY - Sleep at the mountain top (Tiyunling Hotel 三清山梯云岭宾馆)
D1
Nanqingyuan Scenic Area (南清园景区) – a concentrated display of the granite peaks and geomorphology formed by the geological evolution of 1.4 billion years
Longevity Garden Scenic Area (万寿园景区)
D2
Sunshine Coast Scenic Area (西海岸景区) – this area features the famous plank walking path that is attached to the side of the alpine cliffs. It is one of the longest cliffside paths in the world and provides spectacular scenery
Sanqinggong Scenic Area (三清宫景区) – it is the epicenter of Sanqing Mountain’s cultural landscape and ancient Taoist buildings
Sunshine Coast Scenic Area (东海岸景区) – it is the second high-altitude plank road. It has a total length of 4000 meters and an average elevation of 1600m
D3
Longevity Garden Scenic Area -South Coast Plank Road - Nanqingyuan Scenic Area - Sunshine Coast Scenic Area -Sanqinggong Scenic Area - West Coast Scenic Area
D4
Ropeway down to South Entrance (15min) 55 CNY - Bus To Yushan 60km 1h:20 15 CNY - Bus n.6 to Train Station 20min 2 CNY - High Speed Train from Yushan South (玉山南) to Shanghai Hongqiao 2h:31 214 CNY