Fanjing Mountain

It has rich wild animal and plant resources and is named after the "Pure Land of Brahma". It is a famous mountain for summer resort and Buddhism.
The nationally renowned Maitreya Bodhisattva temple is the fifth largest Buddhist mountain in China and plays an important role in the history of Buddhism.
The original ecology of Fanjing Mountain is well preserved, with many rare species and no traces of artificial scenery in the mountain area.
The main peak, the “Mushroom Stone”, is a famous landscape. It is large at the top and small at the bottom, about ten meters high. It has stood on the mountain for 1 billion years and is a sacred place for taking photos.

Attractions Location: Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area, Heiwan River, Taiping Township, near Hangrui Expressway, Jiangkou County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province

Tickets:
Tickets + round trip sightseeing bus: East Line (Jiangkou) 138 RMB / West Line (Yinjiang) 102 RMB

Opening hours:
07:00-15:00 (East Line (towards Jiangkou County)), 07:00-13:00 (West Line (towards Yinjiang County)) (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)

Contact Details: 4009976999

Transportation:
There are passenger buses from Changsha, Zhangjiajie, Changde, Jishou and Fenghuang in Hunan to Tongren every day. In the peak season, there are multiple passenger buses from Tongren North Bus Station (200 meters in front of Tongren Railway Station) to Fanjing Mountain every day. In the off-season, you need to take a bus to Jiangkou County Bus Station first, and then transfer to Fanjing Mountain.

Time reference: 1 day


Recommended itinerary for Fanjing Mountain tours

1-Day Itinerary: Fanjing Mountain Exploration

This short trip is ideal for visitors who want to experience the majesty of Fanjing Mountain in a day. You'll explore the iconic Red Cloud Golden Summit and the Mushroom Stone.

  • Morning: Depart from Tongren City to Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area (1.5–2 hours by car or tourist shuttle).
  • Late Morning to Afternoon: Take the cable car (20 min) to the mid-level station. Hike (~1.5 hrs) to Red Cloud Golden Summit, visit Mushroom Stone, and enjoy panoramic views.
  • Evening: Return to Tongren.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Tongren. Try local delicacies like sour fish soup and Guizhou beef noodles.

Souvenirs: Buddhist prayer beads, Fanjing Mountain herbal tea, handmade silver jewelry.


2-Day Itinerary: Fanjing Mountain + Jiangkou Ancient Town

A 2-day journey combining nature and ancient culture. Discover the spirituality of Fanjing Mountain and the local charm of Jiangkou Town.

  • Day 1: Tongren → Fanjing Mountain (same as 1-day itinerary). Explore full summit area.
  • Afternoon: Descend via cable car, drive to Jiangkou Ancient Town (40 min).
  • Day 2: Explore Jiangkou Ancient Town, traditional Miao stilt houses, and local markets.
  • Return to Tongren in the afternoon (1 hr).

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Jiangkou; try Miao-style grilled fish and sticky rice cakes.

Souvenirs: Bamboo baskets, Miao embroidery crafts, wood carvings.


3-Day Itinerary: Fanjing Mountain + Zhenyuan Ancient Town

This itinerary adds a stop at the riverside town of Zhenyuan, known for its winding Wuyang River and ancient charm.

  • Day 1: Tongren → Fanjing Mountain → Jiangkou (as above).
  • Day 2: Jiangkou → Zhenyuan Ancient Town (~2 hrs by car). Explore Qinglong Cave, cruise the Wuyang River.
  • Day 3: Morning market stroll in Zhenyuan. Return to Tongren (2.5 hrs).

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Zhenyuan by the river; enjoy tofu balls, river fish soup, and rice wine.

Souvenirs: Wuyang River wine, Zhenyuan calligraphy fans, handmade batik fabric.


4-Day Itinerary: Fanjing Mountain + Zhenyuan + Wuyang River Canyon

Combine spiritual elevation with river canyon exploration and ancient town life for a more immersive trip.

  • Day 1: Tongren → Fanjing Mountain → Jiangkou
  • Day 2: Jiangkou → Zhenyuan Ancient Town
  • Day 3: Zhenyuan → Wuyang River Scenic Area (1 hr). Boat tour through canyon, visit natural caves.
  • Day 4: Return to Tongren (3 hrs total).

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Wuyang River area guesthouse; local delicacies include cured meats, wild vegetables, and glutinous rice dishes.

Souvenirs: Canyon crystal stones, cave-dyed batik, ethnic jewelry.


5-Day Itinerary: Fanjing Mountain + Zhenyuan + Xijiang Miao Village

This itinerary brings you closer to Guizhou’s ethnic roots with a visit to the famous Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village after exploring Zhenyuan and Fanjing Mountain.

  • Day 1: Tongren → Fanjing Mountain → Jiangkou
  • Day 2: Jiangkou → Zhenyuan Ancient Town
  • Day 3: Zhenyuan → Kaili (2.5 hrs by car/train) → Xijiang Miao Village (1 hr)
  • Day 4: Full day in Xijiang: folk performance, stilted houses, traditional Miao silver workshops.
  • Day 5: Return to Tongren or Guiyang (4–5 hrs drive or 2.5 hrs by high-speed train from Kaili).

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Xijiang village guesthouse; try sour soup fish, bacon hotpot, and Miao wine.

Souvenirs: Silver headdresses, handwoven Miao brocade, miniature stilt house models.


6-Day Itinerary: Fanjing Mountain + Libo Zhangjiang Scenic Area + Xijiang Miao Village

Cover iconic natural wonders and ethnic heritage sites in this varied 6-day tour.

  • Day 1: Tongren → Fanjing Mountain → Jiangkou
  • Day 2: Jiangkou → Zhenyuan → Kaili
  • Day 3: Kaili → Libo Zhangjiang Scenic Area (4 hrs). Explore karst rivers, forest parks.
  • Day 4: Libo → Kaili → Xijiang Miao Village
  • Day 5: Full exploration of Xijiang
  • Day 6: Return to Guiyang or Tongren (high-speed train or bus)

Accommodation/Food: Stay in Libo and Xijiang. Must-try: wild forest mushroom soup, rice tofu, sticky rice tubes.

Souvenirs: Libo green tea, karst stone carvings, ethnic silver pendants.


7-Day Itinerary: Grand Guizhou Loop Featuring Fanjing Mountain

Experience a full spectrum of Guizhou’s natural and cultural marvels: mountains, ancient towns, rivers, and ethnic villages in a well-paced loop.

  • Day 1: Arrive in Tongren → Fanjing Mountain
  • Day 2: Jiangkou → Zhenyuan Ancient Town
  • Day 3: Zhenyuan → Kaili → Xijiang Miao Village
  • Day 4: Xijiang → Leishan → Langde Miao Village (1 hr). Visit Miao museum and family workshops.
  • Day 5: Langde → Libo Zhangjiang Scenic Area
  • Day 6: Libo → Guiyang (5 hrs). Explore Jiaxiu Pavilion and Qingyan Ancient Town.
  • Day 7: Departure from Guiyang.

Accommodation/Food: Stay in rural guesthouses and hotels in Guiyang. Highlights: spicy pickled vegetables, fried pork with peppers, and local corn wine.

Souvenirs: Langde hand-stitched clothing, Guiyang chili sauce, Qingyan woodwork.


User Reviews

By Hyunjin |

Fanjing Mountain is divided into the East Line and the West Line. The East Line takes you up the mountain by foot, while the West Line takes you on foot. I chose the East Line to take the East Line. Since December is the off-season, there are so few people that I am happy (Fanjing Mountain only accepts offline online advance ticket purchases). I arrived at the entrance of the scenic area at 8:30 in the morning, swiped my ID card and went in directly. I took the shuttle bus after entering the gate, and then transferred to the cable car, which was seamless (it took about 50 minutes. The advantage of the off-season is that you don’t have to wait for people to squeeze in), and then started climbing the mountain. It took about two and a half hours to climb the entire way (I didn’t enter Cheng’en Temple). It was easy to climb after walking and stopping, going up and down, and the tour ended at 2 pm (arrived at the entrance of the scenic area). This is the charm of traveling in the off-season!

It was still raining when I got up early, and the mountain was foggy. Once the cable car broke through the clouds, there was a beautiful sea of clouds on the mountain. I hope it can bring you different surprises!

By This road - it's great to have you |

I think the biggest difference between Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area and other scenic areas is that its attractions are all concentrated on the top of the mountain. There is no beauty to enjoy during the climb. Therefore, if you don't want to climb the mountain, you can just take the cable car back and forth, and you don't have to worry about any physical fitness issues. When I went there, the weather was bad, and I didn't see anything, which was a pity. Another point is that there is a Fanjing Mountain Exhibition Center at the gate square of the scenic area, which I think is worth a visit.

By Little Fish Big Doctor |

This trip to Mount Fanjing was destined to mean a regretful return. The continuous drizzle on Mount Fanjing was enough to completely cover the entire scenery in rain and fog. Everywhere was white, and after this piece of white, there would be the next piece of white.

Sitting on the cable car, you can't see the outside clearly at all. You only have the most direct feeling: the altitude is slowly rising, rising. This feeling of rising that you can't see clearly at all is actually a bit scary. I just imagine how high and steep it is.

Perhaps the only thing that left a deep impression on me was the road to the old Jinding. It was a bit steep and required both hands and feet. There were two roads to climb the Jinding, one up and one down. It was a bit thrilling and going in the opposite direction was strictly prohibited.

By Silly Alpaca |

I came here on a business trip to install meteorological equipment on Fanjing Mountain. First of all, let me talk about transportation. I started from Jiangsu and took a nine-hour high-speed rail to Tongren South Station. Tongren South is a lonely high-speed rail station with nothing around it. Travelers, please note that you can take a bus to Tongren. I took a private black car and it cost 80 yuan per person to Jiangkou County. The street on Fenghuang Road in the county town is full of hotels. Then the county town is still some distance away from the scenic spot, and the taxi cost me 80 yuan per person. I stayed in Jiangkou for ten days. By the way, I bought all the tickets and took the cable car to take a look. I entered three times in total. I was lucky and saw groups of golden monkeys twice. Very cute. The snow scene is beautiful in winter.

By Empty Mountains and Distant Valleys |

The cable car slowly goes up in the fairy mist. Looking out through the window glass, the sky is also full of mist, and the green vegetation is looming.

The drizzle was falling lightly as I climbed up along the wooden plank road, breathing the fresh air unique to the mountains and enjoying the super rich negative ions bestowed by nature. It was really a heavenly feeling.

On both sides of the rest pavilion on the hiking trail, there are also scientific knowledge galleries on animals and plants, which provide a relatively perfect introduction to the characteristics and living and growing habits of animals and plants unique to Fanjing Mountain. You can also learn a thing or two while taking a break during the hike. There are lush plants everywhere on both sides of the trail, with a wide variety of species, and it is worthy of being called the kingdom of plants.

By Xiaoke |

Directly scan the ID card to enter, take the cable car, and the shuttle bus. In addition, the number of people allowed in Fanjing Mountain is limited to 8,000 people per day. If the number exceeds the limit, no tickets will be sold. Therefore, you must make reservations in advance and enter early. It is strongly recommended to take the cable car and the shuttle bus to enter and go up and down the mountain. It is said that the one-way hike takes five or six hours. I am still not fit for this physique. After taking the cable car up, it takes three hours to climb up and down the Mushroom Stone, the Old Golden Summit, and the Red Cloud Golden Summit. The shuttle bus is ten kilometers, and the hike takes three hours. In addition, it takes five or six hours to climb to the top of the mountain and four or five hours to go down the mountain. One day is not enough. You must have super strong physical strength to stick to it! From the Old Golden Summit, go down the mountain to the Pudu Square, pass by the Buddha worship platform, and it is said that you can see a mountain like a reclining Buddha, but because the sea of clouds is too big, you can't see it. After going down to the Pudu Square, start climbing the Red Cloud Golden Summit. Because the fallen rocks were cleared in the morning, the Red Cloud Golden Summit was open, but there were not many tourists, and there was no limit on the number of people climbing to the top. It is difficult to climb up the vertical steep and narrow steps. Being able to climb to the top of the mountain is also a challenge to yourself.

By Sanjiang Idle People |

Arrived at the tourist service center of the scenic area, there is a large parking lot. There is still a long mountain road from the entrance of the scenic area to the cable car station. The road surface is not wide and the bends are quite rugged. After driving for about 20 minutes, the shuttle bus directly arrived at the lower station of the cable car. This is also the starting point for hiking. There are not many tourists in the off-season, so there is basically no need to queue up, and I got on the cable car in a few minutes. The closed carriages here can accommodate 8 people at full capacity. After the cable car enters the cable car, it starts with a very steep slope upward. At the beginning, you can still see the scenery outside, and there are dense forests below. I can't remember how long it took, but the cable car was full of clouds and fog outside, and I couldn't see anything. In the final stage, the clouds finally cleared and the fog dissipated. The whole process felt like flying in the clouds. Approaching the top of the mountain, the trees on the hillside were dressed in autumn clothes, which decorated the mountains with colorful colors and a strong autumn atmosphere. Going to a higher place, the spectacular scenery began to appear. The foggy process when taking the cable car up is actually really walking through the clouds. Below the blue skyline in front of you is an endless sea of clouds. This kind of scenery seems to have only been experienced when taking a plane. There are many kinds of vegetation in the mountains. Some of the leaves on the deciduous trees have completely fallen off, leaving only bare branches and claws; some have just begun to change color, golden, dark red, and clusters of them are dotted all over the mountains. It is said that primitive wilderness is the landscape feature of Fanjing Mountain. This "Brahma Pure Land" is covered with the best-preserved and most typical primitive forest at the same latitude on the earth. This is a land full of mystery. It is said that before 9 am or after 4 pm on Fanjing Mountain after the rain, a colorful halo often appears in the clouds opposite to the sun, with human figures embedded in the halo, and the shadows move when people move. Everyone calls it the Buddha's Light Phantom, which is one of the wonders of Fanjing Mountain. Climbing up to the Golden Summit, the road ahead suddenly becomes steep, and the width is limited to one person. There are guardrails made of cement pillars and iron cables on the outside of the cliff, and there are many iron chains hanging on the inner stone wall for climbers to climb. At this time, you can't back down, you can only climb up. The steepest place on the way has only dozens of concave holes dug a long time ago as steps. The depth of the stone hole is not enough to accommodate a foot, and the surface has been polished smooth like a mirror. There are still beautiful scenery on the way down the mountain. In the haze, the mountains along the way are full of autumn charm, the vegetation along the way is unusually lush, and the quiet forests are unfathomable. This is a pure land full of mystery.

By Yang Yang |

The ticket office of Fanjing Mountain does not sell scenic spot tickets. When I took the scenic shuttle bus up the mountain, I saw 5 or 6 monkeys crossing the road. The driver stopped to let the monkeys pass first. The scenery on the road was also very good. The scenic shuttle bus directly dropped people off at the cable car station. The cable car also took more than ten minutes. Sitting in the cable car, the mountain was already foggy and I couldn’t see anything clearly. When I got off the cable car, I put on my raincoat and umbrella, and also put on shoe covers. The rain on the mountain was heavier than that on the mountain. I no longer had any illusions about seeing any scenery.

It was still a bit difficult to climb up, and I had to use both my hands and feet.

The scenery on the mountain is beautiful, the ink-and-wash landscape is beautiful.

We entered the scenic area at 8 am and left at 1 pm, which took 5 hours. The weather was really bad.

By Scented Cat |

As an important check-in place for the journey, the weather was not good. The fog was thick and accompanied by rain that day, which allowed us to see the hazy beauty of Fanjing Mountain. Entering from the entrance of the scenic area, you will take a minibus to the entrance of the cable car. The mountain road is very bumpy, so be careful of motion sickness. It takes about 20 minutes for the cable car to reach an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. A car can seat eight people. It is very stable on the way up, but the fog outside is so thick that you can't see anything. It is full of magic. At the same time, I am glad that it didn't rain heavily. You know, it just rained heavily not long ago. There are raincoats and shoe covers for sale at the entrance of the scenic area, which is very convenient. Coming out of the cable car, the whirring mist spread. This weather without any signs makes people completely confused about Fanjing Mountain. Start climbing along the mountain road. I was originally more resistant to climbing mountains. Fortunately, the Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area is very mature, and there are well-repaired steps and plank roads for climbing mountains, so it is not difficult to walk. Along the way, various masters who got on the car asked if they needed to be lifted up the mountain. It was hard work.

We slowly went down the mountain and returned to the cable car. The fog seemed to have dispersed a little. Although the visibility was not good enough, it was at least much clearer. It was a blessing to be able to catch up with good weather during the trip.

By summer |

The scenic spot tickets could have been ordered online, but because the half-price discount tickets for ten provinces in the country cannot be purchased directly online, they can only be purchased on site with an ID card (half-price tickets are 55 + round-trip sightseeing bus tickets are 20). The sightseeing bus ticket is a must-buy, and there are various bends and a little distance inside, so the price is quite fair. Luggage storage seems to be priced differently according to the size of the bag. The entrance to the Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area is to turn right and go straight up the hill in the ticket hall, but the location of the scenic area gate is not very clear. I saw a long queue at the gate for ticket inspection. It was a hot day, but fortunately the scenic area has set up a sunshade and each person was given a bottle of mineral water for free. After queuing to enter the scenic area, continue to queue up for the sightseeing bus (the sightseeing bus is a business-type minibus), and then continue to queue up for the cable car after getting off the sightseeing bus. A series of various long queues, there was basically no enthusiasm at the end. By the way, the air inside is really good. As the sightseeing bus goes deeper into the scenic area, you can feel it more deeply. You can buy the cable car ticket up there and take the cable car up the mountain. It's raining heavily. As the cableway ascended, the fog became thicker and thicker, and it was completely white at the back. You could hardly see anything, as if you came from the clouds. The way up the mountain is basically made of wooden boards or stone steps, which are easy to walk, but the slope is still quite steep, so it is recommended to wear non-slip sports shoes or hiking shoes. The higher you climb, the lower the temperature is. Walking and climbing the mountain makes your body warmer. If you can't walk anymore, you can take a slide (price unknown). It's really steep and the road is very narrow. You have to hold on to the iron chains on both sides to climb up. On rainy days, there are still many people visiting Fanjing Mountain. You have to queue up to take photos and leave a souvenir. The reception capacity of the scenic spot really makes us sad. There are long queues going up and down the mountain, which shows that the actual reception capacity of the scenic spot is far lower than the daily flow control volume. This situation may be related to the peak season and weather, but the scenic spot should have certain considerations and corresponding response measures for this. I hope the scenic spot will improve in the future. TIPS: It is recommended to avoid peak travel times; pay attention to weather conditions in advance, try to choose sunny days, and bring rain gear with you (it is best to wear waterproof clothes and shoes on rainy days). In addition, it is really cold on rainy days in the mountains, and food is also expensive, so it is necessary to prepare clothes and food in advance.

By Ximen Sihai |

When I grabbed tickets online, I grabbed tickets at 8 o'clock, and it was already 11 o'clock when I bought tickets for my son on another page. The owner of the homestay sent us to the entrance of the scenic area. After queuing for half an hour, we entered. There was a queue for the national bus and the cable car. After I got off the cable car according to the tips of netizens, I went to Pudu Square in the opposite direction from the downhill entrance. I made an appointment for Hongyun Jinding. The one entering was number 2000, and we were more than 5000. After observing the speed of entry, it was expected to be able to go up at 16 o'clock. I was thinking about eating first. After looking around, I found that there was no instant noodles, only fried rice and intestines, and the price was 30-50 yuan. My son looked at it and said he didn't want to eat. When I entered Cheng'en Temple to rest, I found that there was porridge. I drank two bowls and was not too hungry. After this, I saw that the time was almost up, so I decided to wait for Hongyun Jinxiang. When it was our number, it rained and the notification stopped calling numbers. After the rain stopped, we queued directly and didn't press the number. We only queued in the middle of the crowd, and it was past 18 o'clock when we went up. The way up was really dangerous, and we had to use our hands and feet. The top of the Golden Summit was also very small, probably about 300 square meters, and we only stayed there for 10 minutes. After coming down, we went to Mushroom Stone and Fantian Seal, and prepared to go up to the old Golden Summit, but the passage was closed. We walked down the wooden path in the forest from the front mountain and found that there were too many people queuing for the cable car. We continued to walk to the end of the queue going up the mountain. Fortunately, we got into the queue in the middle. Someone asked us curiously if we were going up to stay (covering our faces with a bee). After we went down the mountain, it was almost 22 o'clock when the homestay car picked us up. We ordered dishes at the homestay, and the taste was average.

By lifeline |

Mount Fanjing, the main peak of the Wuling Mountains, is 2,572 meters above sea level. It is located at the junction of Jiangkou, Yinjiang and Songtao counties in Tongren City, Guizhou Province. It has a total area of 775.14 square kilometers, a heritage area of 402.75 square kilometers and a buffer zone of 372.39 square kilometers. Mount Fanjing is one of the earliest places in southern China to rise from the ocean to land, about 1.4 billion years ago. Mount Fanjing belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, which preserves the subtropical native ecosystem and has ancient rare species from 70 million to 2 million years ago. It breeds more than 7,100 species of wild animals and plants and is the only habitat for the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey. Mount Fanjing is a famous cultural mountain in the southwest with a history of more than 2,000 years. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Mount Fanjing belonged to the "Qianzhong Land" of the Chu State, the "Qianzhong County" of the Qin Dynasty, and the "Wuling County" of the Han Dynasty. Since then, it has been a sacred mountain worshipped by the "Wuling Barbarians". Buddhism in Fanjing Mountain was founded in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming Dynasty. The "Bi Ci Monument" erected by Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty praised Fanjing Mountain as "the ancestor of all famous mountains in the world" that "stands on the heaven and earth without being destroyed, and is the best in ancient and modern times and is unique". This is some information about Fanjing Mountain. Combined with my personal experience, I highly recommend traveling to Fanjing Mountain. Friends who travel to Guizhou should not miss this attraction.

By Lin Guaiguai Rabbit |

1. Before going up the mountain, consult the scenic spot, nearby hotels, and observe the ticket remaining on the ticket booking public account to understand the current traffic situation of Fanjing Mountain. When the tourist area is full, remember to wait in advance to grab tickets. The earlier the entry time, the better. Otherwise, if you enter after noon, you may not even be able to see the mushroom stone.

2. There are two entrances to Fanjing Mountain. The traffic at the East Gate is relatively convenient, but there are no scenic spots on the way to the top of the mountain from the East Gate. There are only steps and trees. Only when you reach the top of the mountain can you visit Mushroom Stone, Old Golden Summit, and Red Cloud Golden Summit in turn. It is not very convenient to enter from the West Gate, but you can see Huguo Temple and the 10,000-meter Sleeping Buddha on the way from the West Gate to the top of the mountain. If you do not have Buddhist beliefs and have high expectations for the realism of the 10,000-meter Sleeping Buddha, there is no need to enter from the West Gate. Some tourists enter from the East Gate and take the cable car up the mountain to the top of the mountain. Then, walk down the mountain and exit from the West Gate, so that you can tour the entire Fanjing Mountain. However, it takes another hour and a half to drive from the West Gate back to the East Gate to pick up the luggage.

3. The way to climb the mountain is to spend 120 yuan to buy a ticket. After checking the ticket, take the scenic sightseeing bus and sway for half an hour to reach the entrance of the mountain. At this time, there are two options to climb to the top of the mountain. One is to swing your legs, and the other is to spend 70 yuan to take the cable car. If you want to take the cable car down the mountain, spend another 70 yuan. It is easier to climb the mountain on foot at the West Gate than at the East Gate. I went up and down the mountain from the East Gate. The actual calculation is that it takes three hours to climb up and two hours to go down, but this speed is faster. The entrance of the scenic spot prompts that it is enough to go up for four hours and come down for three hours. I walked up and down the mountain, and later I found that this was a very pretentious behavior. My physical strength was about to be overdrawn, and I was so tired that I couldn’t stand it. My thighs were very painful in the next few days. It is still necessary to take the cable car to climb Fanjing Mountain.

4. Visit the top of the mountain. The "top of the mountain" mentioned here refers to the small square where you can eat after you get out of the cable car. From here, you can visit the various scenic spots on the "top of the mountain". First, take the very friendly steps and climb to the Mushroom Stone in 20 minutes. Then, use your hands and feet to climb to the highest peak, the Old Golden Summit, for more than half an hour to see the small mountains. Go down the mountain from the Old Golden Summit and reach Cheng'en Temple in 20 minutes. Then, along a rocky path carved out of a huge rock that can only accommodate one person, step on the stone, pull the iron rope, and climb to the Red Cloud Golden Summit, the city in the sky, commonly known as the New Golden Summit, in 20 minutes. I spent three and a half hours on the mountain. Note that there was no queue.

5. Time to visit. The most ideal situation is to enter the scenic area early in the morning and take the cable car to the top, and then quickly climb up to the new and old Golden Summits. It happens that there is still a little fog on that day, and the red cloud golden summit pokes its head out of the clouds, and the artistic conception of the sky city comes out. It happens that the sun is still bright on that day, and once the fog is gone, the steep boulders and peaks can appear very clearly in front of you. It happens that the temperature is still high on that day, and it will not feel cold even though the mountain is windy. The worst time is when it is very cloudy, or even raining, and it is extremely cold on the mountain. In short, try to pick a time when the weather is better and relatively warm. Locals said that some people used to go up the mountain in the afternoon, and through some pre-communication relationships, they violated the regulations and stayed on the mountain to watch the sunrise early the next morning.

By Director Ren's report |

There are still many tourists going there during the May Day holiday, so remember to buy tickets in advance. It's cold on the mountain, so remember to bring more clothes. There was no fog when I went there, so the scenery was still good.

By Snowball Dance |

Fanjing Mountain is located at the junction of Jiangkou, Yinjiang and Songtao counties in the northeast of Guizhou Province, with an altitude of 2,572 meters. Fanjing Mountain is huge, about 21 kilometers wide from east to west, about 27 kilometers long from north to south, and has a total area of 567 square kilometers. It is listed as an online member of the United Nations "Man and Biosphere" and is a national nature reserve. The ancient strata and excellent ecological environment give it a unique mountain scenery. The ancient strata from 100 million to 140 million years ago are miracles left by nature during the glacial period, breeding more than 2,600 species of organisms, including ancient plant and animal species from the Tertiary and Quaternary periods from 70 million to 2 million years ago, becoming a rare ecological kingdom and plant and animal gene bank for humans. The most representative ones are Davidia involucrata, Lagerstroemia indica, Liriodendron chinense and the "world's only child" - Guizhou golden monkey, giant salamander and other rare plants and animals. Fanjing Mountain is a place with numerous mountains, cascading waterfalls, crisscrossing streams, and a forest coverage rate of up to 95%. It is the area in the world with the best-preserved native vegetation at the same latitude.

By Purple Ice Dream |

Mount Fanjing is named after the "Pure Land of Brahma". It is located at the junction of Jiangkou, Yinjiang and Songtao in Tongren City, Guizhou Province. It is 2,493 meters above sea level and is the main peak of the Wuling Mountains. The forest coverage rate is 95%. It is one of the few Buddhist temples and nature reserves in China. It is one of the five famous Buddhist mountains in China, along with Mount Wutai in Shanxi, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang, Mount Emei in Sichuan, and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui.

By Yaoeryao |

No one mentioned in the guide that it is very difficult to buy tickets for Fanjing Mountain! And you can only buy them on the official website. A limited number of tickets are sold every day. I rushed to buy them for two days but couldn't get them. The same is true for my friends who traveled with me! The public platform number given on the official website is also wrong. I can't find it at all. I finally found the platform. The ticket sales started at 8:00 and they were sold out in minutes. In addition, if you book a hotel, you must book a refundable one, otherwise you can't buy a ticket and the hotel will be booked in vain. I also want to complain about the bus from Zhenyuan to Fanjing Mountain. It's a small minibus. The driver will fill the entire aisle with luggage, so don't even think about getting off the bus to go to the toilet. And the seat spacing is super small, and tall people can't stretch their legs at all. I have been to many places big and small, and the travel experience in Guizhou is really bad.

By Sunshine after rain |

One of the five famous Buddhist mountains in China and a national 5A-level tourist attraction. On July 2, 2018, Fanjing Mountain in Guizhou Province, China was included in the World Natural Heritage List.

By Ha Xiaobi |

The normal ticket price is 100 yuan, the round-trip sightseeing bus is 20 yuan (10 kilometers one way, 20 minutes), and the one-way cable car is 90 yuan.

Follow the official account "Fanjingshan Ecological Tourism Area" and buy tickets on WeChat. There are no paper tickets in the scenic area, and you can enter by swiping your ID card.

There are two lines, east and west. The popular one is the east line towards Jiangkou County, and the west line is Yinjiang County.



Buy a ticket and enter the gate. Take the sightseeing bus to the terminal (the lower station of the cable car). Get off the bus and walk 200 meters to the starting point of the hike. There are 6,600 steps along the way. It took me 2.5 hours to reach the upper station of the cable car. The mountain road is not dangerous and is relatively simple. There is no water for sale along the way, so you have to bring your own. There is a store on the top of the mountain.



Climb to the upper station of the ropeway and you will be on the top of the mountain. The tour route is a loop, and you can get back here in any direction.

You have to climb up to the Golden Summit, and it will take another hour to reach the Old Golden Summit. The wind is strong on the Golden Summit, so you can prepare some clothes early. You can spend 3 hours on the mountain.

Hongyun Jinding (New Jinding) is now closed for maintenance due to a recent accident, and the opening time is unknown.



ps: The foot of the mountain is a little far from the top, the weather is unpredictable and the top of the mountain is prone to fog, so just go with the flow

By China-TravelNote users |

Today I visited Fanjing Mountain. When I was strolling around a specialty store on the mountain, I was attracted by the promotion of Chinese herbal medicine in the store. A clerk and a waiter tricked me into buying more than 5,000 yuan for one kilogram of Gastrodia elata and Dahongteng herbs. They didn't tell me the price at first. They said it was a good price after I ground it into powder. I had to buy it. After I bought it, I found out that it couldn't cure cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage at all. It was really a rip-off.

By The highest good is like water |

Fanjing Mountain is a famous Buddhist holy place and the dojo of Maitreya Buddha. Fanjing Mountain is very unique. The new Jinding is on the top of a raised mountain. It will test your perseverance to climb up. But if you climb up, the scenery will be another kind of beauty. At this time, the saying that the most beautiful scenery is on the dangerous peaks is true! Although the difficulty of climbing the old Jinding Mountain is not so high, it will also test your physical strength. Climbing to the top of the mountain will bring you another kind of beautiful scenery!

By Mai+ |

This trip to Fanjing Mountain can be said to be blessed by the goddess of luck.

It was raining all morning. I arrived at the entrance of the scenic area at 8 o'clock and the cable car at 8:40. I was notified that there was lightning on the top of the mountain and the cable car was suspended.

It was not until half past ten that we were notified that we could go up the mountain.

When we reached the top of the mountain, the rain stopped, the fog began to dissipate, and we finally saw the beautiful sea of clouds.

Compared with Zhangjiajie, I personally prefer Fanjing Mountain! It is really beautiful, but it really depends on luck.

After we went up, we took advantage of the fog to climb Hongyunjinding. Because it was early, there were fewer people, but some places were really steep and we needed to pay attention to safety. It was very windy on Hongyunjinding and it kept raining. It felt like the fog was about to come again.

After we descended from the Golden Summit, it was completely foggy and we could hardly see the beautiful scenery we had just seen when we first climbed up. There was no point in climbing the old Golden Summit as we really couldn’t see anything.

When I returned to the foot of the mountain at around 2:00 p.m., I saw many people queuing up to take the sightseeing bus up the mountain. I felt sorry for them because my family came down the mountain more than an hour later than me, and they all said that the fog had not dissipated yet.

By Bessie |

There was fog when I was climbing the mountain, and I thought I couldn't see anything when I climbed up the mountain. After waiting for a while, the fog cleared a little, and I quickly checked in.

There are discounts for seniors, but the cable car station is still a long way from the mountain.

The small platform on the mountain was occupied by a group of square dance aunties

By Ice without words/wx |

The Pure Land of Brahma in my heart. Challenge your fear of heights and head towards the blue sky, pure land, and future above your head...

By ifwhat |

Beautiful, worth going, the stream at the foot of the mountain is also very clean

By 198fish |

Climbing stalagmites is fun, the rocks are like books. The food is delicious too.

By Blue Moon V Sorrow |

The scenery is really nice and the air is very good. I recommend it, but it's too remote.

By Bao Gaishi |

Fanjing Mountain is the main peak of Wuling Mountain Range and the symbol of Wuling Mountain Range. It is the only place of Maitreya Bodhisattva among the five famous Buddhist mountains in China.

By Bugs Bunny |

Don't go there. I spent 280 yuan, but I had to queue for two or three hours to enter the mountain gate. The tourist resources and facilities in the scenic area cannot meet the requirements at all. The management is in chaos. I will never come here again in my life. The beautiful scenery and mood have been ruined by the chaos in management. There is no way to complain!

By China-TravelNote users |

We will come to Fanjing Mountain again. The thick fog has obscured your true appearance. We will come again on the east route this year.

By Monsoon Outdoors |

We took a train from Changsha to Tongren, and then took a bus to Fanjing Mountain. We started climbing in the afternoon. There was a cable car to go up. We camped on the top of the mountain. We saw the sea of clouds the next day and then went to Zhenyuan Ancient Town and Qianyang Ancient City.

By The eldest son of the Wu family |

I see a lot of friends give one star, which makes me laugh to death. I was going to travel by car before. I did enough homework. Fanjing Mountain is relatively far away, and it has just been upgraded to five stars and is a world natural heritage. There must be a lot of people and queues. I decisively chose to travel with a group. As for travel agencies, I used to travel with hotels and travel agencies. There is no queue in the peak season. Meals can also be guided. Not to mention that tour guide Wu Tong is the most considerate tour guide I have ever met. I even asked for his contact information that day, hahahahahaha

By Jiang% *_* |

I went there during the summer vacation and was very disappointed. The room was expensive, there were too many people, and it was difficult to get into the mountains. It was a far cry from Zhangjiajie.

By Jasmine--L |

The sunrise and sunset at Fanjing Mountain are very nice. If you are lucky, you can see the Buddha's light and the sea of clouds.

At noon, when the sun is out, the top of Fanjing Mountain is not much different from the bottom of the mountain. Please note that there is a temperature difference between early morning and evening.

The scenery at the top of Fanjing Mountain is magnificent. It is recommended to bring a good camera so that you can take great photos.

Hiking is a physical activity. Bring appropriate water and dry food. Remember not to bring too much, as you will not be able to climb. Some attractions require you to use your hands and feet to climb up.

By rf |

There were very few people walking up the mountain. I walked for half a day but didn't meet many people. There were almost no staff at the rest points near the trail. When we met tourists climbing the mountain, we all greeted them warmly and encouraged each other.

We started climbing at 8:50 and ended at 11:20 when we finally reached the upper station of the cable car.

By Yongchuan Sanning |

I walked all the way down the Wanbu Cloud Ladder. I will never do this again. I walked for 5 and a half hours.

By johnandgu |

This is a scenic spot with a very low cost-performance ratio. You just go up to see a few rocks and climb the iron chain. It's so funny. There is no natural scenery if you want nature, and no humanities if you want culture. It's really a waste of money. The cableway is so expensive. Let's see how long it can deceive people. Zhangye Danxia is much better than it.

By Lin Er |

It was raining moderately at the foot of the mountain, but it turned into drizzle on the mountain. It was also very cold with strong winds and fog. The wind was so strong that it was hard to stand at the wind outlet. The fog was also very thick, with a visibility of only about 20 meters. There was nothing but white in the distance. The temperature on the top of the mountain was less than 10 degrees. You had to put on a down jacket and a raincoat, as the temperature difference from the foot of the mountain was as much as 15 degrees.

There are two ways to go up the mountain from the cable car entrance. One is a forest plank road where you can see plants, and the other is a stone stairway where you can see the mountain.

The wooden plank road was very slippery in the rain, so everyone was very careful. On the way, we passed by the sea of azaleas and the sunrise in the forest. Due to the bad weather, it was all white and foggy outside, and we couldn't see anything.

It is said that the weather on Fanjing Mountain is rainy and foggy most of the time, no wonder many tourists have to climb the mountain several times before they can see its true appearance. If the weather is bad, there is no good view on the Golden Summit.

There are many mountain streams along the way down the mountain, flowing with sweet, pollution-free pure stream water. The mountains here are so cool, the water is so pure, and the air is so refreshing. It is really a good place to escape the summer heat.

By No traces in the snow |

There are three traditional routes to enter Fanjing Mountain, namely from Jiangkou, Yinjiang and Songtao.

The Songtao direction is a hunting route for hunters and is not suitable for tourists.

Reminder: Fanjing Mountain opens at 8 am at the earliest, and tickets are booked online, not on-site. If it is not the peak season, you can scan the code to buy tickets at the ticket hall, or ask the owner of the inn where you are staying to book in advance, they all have this service.

There are many buses going from Fanjing Mountain to Tongren and Jiangkou. You can buy tickets directly at the ticket window of the scenic area and check your tickets at the parking lot before getting on the bus.

I want to complain about the Fanjingshan service area. After the successful application for World Heritage status in July this year, the free lockers were cancelled. You can store your luggage, but it is charged according to the size of your luggage. A suitcase costs 20 yuan, and a backpack costs 15 yuan. It's really disappointing.

By yxb110128's Weibo |

Unfortunately, the weather was not good. Although we climbed the mountain in the rain, the thick fog covered the Fanjing Mountain and we returned with regret. But climbing to the top is also a challenge for ourselves. What's more worth mentioning is that the rare natural animals and plants along the way are quite informative.

If you choose to visit Fanjing Mountain for a day, it is recommended to take the cable car up and down the mountain. After getting off the cable car, you can choose to walk to the top. If you have limited physical strength, you can also take a sedan chair. In addition, if conditions permit, you must pay attention to the weather on the mountain before going up the mountain, so that you can see the most beautiful scenery.

By Fumiko |

There are two gates to Fanjing Mountain, one is the Heiwan River Gate and the other is the Huguo Temple Gate, which belong to Jiangkou County and Yinjiang County respectively. The two gates are 1.5 to 2.5 hours' drive away. We stayed at Jiangkou Fanjing Mountain and entered from the Heiwan River Gate. The sightseeing bus drive from this entrance is 9.5 kilometers. The walking path under the cableway has 6,600 steps, an altitude difference of 1,200 meters, and about 5 kilometers. If you have the strength, you can climb slowly. It is said that you can experience the feeling of the four seasons. There is a cableway in the air above this section of the road, which is also 3.5 kilometers long. It costs 160 yuan for a round trip and 90 yuan for a one-way trip. Don't make this little money without a Vajra body. With our current physical strength, we will be exhausted before reaching the top of the mountain! So if you enter Fanjing Mountain from this gate, you must buy the cableway and sightseeing bus! This spot has the honor of being the most expensive attraction on our trip to Guizhou, with an average price of 235 yuan per person. To enter from the Huguo Temple, you need to take a sightseeing bus, so there is no need to pay for the cable car. However, you need to walk a 7-kilometer trail, which is 14 kilometers round trip. The journey is relatively flat, so it is a good choice if you are not pressed for time!

We spent four hours in the whole tour area, except for the Phoenix Tower, and we reached all the others! Give yourself a big thumbs up! The weather was very clear, so there were no clouds or fog, only dangers, and everything was clearly presented in front of us!

By Tang Lao Poetry |

Enter the scenic area at 8 o'clock, take the unified shuttle bus in the scenic area for about half an hour, and then take the cable car for about ten minutes. From the cable car, you can see the sky bridge on the Red Cloud Golden Summit.

By meditation |

Because we arrived early, there weren't that many people, just the usual ones, walking slowly. After climbing over a dozen mountains in the cable car, I felt it was getting colder and colder.

Cold! The altitude rose by 2,000 meters quickly. Our clothes had changed from summer to winter. Even our thighs were cold.

The Golden Summit of Fanjing Mountain is not for the faint of heart... When you climb up to the Golden Summit, you won't feel cool at that moment, but cold. A gust of extremely cold wind blew over you.

By Sam |

The sightseeing bus stops at Yu'ao. There are two options here: hiking or taking a cable car. The cable car takes about 20 minutes. It is not as steep as Mount Huashan, nor as high as Mount Tianmen. The scenery is beautiful and very comfortable.

By millennium |

It takes nearly 8,000 steps to get up from Jiangkou County, but there is a cable car available. From Yinjiang County, you can drive to Mianxuling halfway up the mountain. The road up the mountain is also relatively flat, but you have to walk all the way.

We decided to take the cable car from Jiangkou County to the mountain. When we arrived at the Huguo Temple parking lot, there were not many people at the ticket point. It is estimated that most tourists went up the mountain from Jiangkou County. The ticket price is 110 yuan, and the round-trip sightseeing bus ticket is 25 yuan, up on the west line and down on the west line. The sightseeing bus climbed along the rugged mountain road for nearly half an hour to Mianxu Ridge, and then got off the bus and walked up the mountain along the west line.

The road has been ups and downs along the ridge, sometimes climbing up the slope, sometimes walking on flat ground, and sometimes walking down the steps. The air is fresh and the ecology is pleasant. I don't feel too tired. I feel that the valley also has good rock scenery, but it seems to be undeveloped. The scenery along the way is beautiful, various plants are thriving, and mosses and tree beards that symbolize ecology can be seen everywhere. There are also national key wild protected animals such as the famous Guizhou golden monkey living here. Unfortunately, we didn't encounter them. We only saw some birds, squirrels and rhododendrons that were not afraid of people.

By You and I |

When traveling to Fanjing Mountain, you need to pay special attention to local weather changes. The temperature difference between the mountain and the foot of the mountain is too large. No matter how high the temperature is at the foot of the mountain, it is recommended to bring seasonal clothing (the day we went, it was 32℃ at the foot of the mountain and 12℃ on the mountain) to prevent yourself from getting cold and getting sick.

A visit to Fanjing Mountain takes at least 5 to 6 hours including the up and down cable car ride. It is recommended to purchase a round-trip cable car ticket, especially on sunny days when the tour time will be relatively longer.

By WILL |

The beauty of Fanjing Mountain was beyond my expectation! The sea of clouds was very shocking! I personally suggest that you buy all the shuttle buses and cable cars in the scenic spot, because there is still a long way to climb at the end of the cable car. If it is the peak season, it is best to book the return ticket in advance.

By Xu Lina |

The road to the top of the mountain is particularly difficult to walk on. The weather is extremely cold and there is a strong wind. It is scary to think about walking through the cliffs holding a chain.

However, in the end, I still finished the journey to the top of the mountain crying...

We originally planned to take the cable car up the mountain and walk down the mountain, so we only bought a one-way ticket for the cable car up the mountain. Later we found that we overestimated our physical strength. At an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, we felt that we would not be able to reach the mountain before dark, so we bought a ticket for the cable car on the way back.

By Walker |

Take the cable car up to the mountainside and hike forward. The mountains and clouds along the way are shrouded in mist, as if you are in a fairyland.

Looking at the towering golden roof that appears and disappears from time to time, one can't help but feel a desire to conquer it. After a difficult climb with iron chains in hand and stone holes under foot, the steepness will finally be under your feet. Standing on the golden roof wrapped in clouds and mist, your mind and soul will be purified.

By じ☆Vの. green |

Going around the mountains and galloping between them, it is really easy to get carsick. Don't worry, there are black plastic bags on the bus, you can feel it yourself. After getting off the sightseeing bus, you have to walk downhill for a while and come to the lower station of the cable car. From the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, the cable car swayed for 20 minutes. This is the longest cable car I have ever taken, and it is also the most exciting. The vertical drop is about 1,200 meters and the length is about 3,500 meters. It goes over one mountain top after another, and it is surrounded by clouds and mist. My heart is always hanging there. Every time I pass a node, the cable car will shake a few times, and my heart is about to jump out. It is cloudy today and the fog is very heavy. As the cable car continues to climb, I feel like I am going to heaven. I overlook Fanjing Mountain, see the mountains and mountains, and experience the thrill of the cable car passing through the clouds. 160 yuan is definitely worth it.

Hiking route: If you don't take the cable car, it will take 3-4 hours for most people to climb from the foot of the mountain to the halfway point where the cable car ends. I really want to try hiking to the top, get close to Fanjing Mountain, get to know more rare plants, see the "living fossil" and "giant panda" of the plant world - pigeon flowers, and find flowers and plants along the way, wade in the stream, and listen to the gurgling water... I will definitely come. After coming out of the cable car, the temperature dropped several degrees. The sun was shining at the foot of the mountain, and there was heavy fog and humidity on the mountain.

It was only 2 pm when we returned to the exit of Fanjing Mountain scenic spot. The whole trip was not rushed, and we basically checked in for everything we were supposed to do and see. There were not many people, and the scenery was really good. In spring, all things wake up, in summer, flowers bloom, in autumn, you can see the charming autumn colors, and in winter, you can see everything covered with snow. This place is worth recommending, with a recommendation index of 5 stars.

By The Mountain is Silent |

After Mount Fanjing became a world natural heritage site, this scenic spot, known as the fifth largest Buddhist mountain in China, has seen a surge in tourists and has become extremely popular. The sea of clouds, strange rocks, red clouds and golden peaks of Mount Fanjing are very charming, but Guizhou's changeable weather requires a certain amount of luck and enough patience to see the above beautiful scenery. In addition, the service management level of the scenic spot needs to be improved. If you buy your ticket late, you have to wait until the afternoon to enter the scenic spot, which basically takes 5 to 6 hours.

By Meet up |

After entering the scenic area, take the scenic area bus to the cableway boarding point, and then take the cable car up the mountain. There was not much queuing, and it was almost 9 o'clock when we got off the cable car. The weather on the mountain changes unpredictably, so it is recommended to bring rain gear and raincoats. When we were at the foot of the mountain, the sun was shining, but when we got to the top of the mountain, it was shrouded in haze, fog, and low visibility.

By sandy fish |

The original plan was to go to Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area, take the cable car up the mountain, and then walk to the Golden Summit.

However... I accidentally navigated to another gate of the scenic area - the West Gate, which is 80km away from the East Gate where I take the cable car.

Pay attention! The destination of the navigation must be "Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area", not "Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve Ticket Office", there is a huge difference...

The key is that you can only walk up and down the mountain from Ximen. There is no cable car. The mountain is steep and the round trip is a total of 11km.

I had no choice but to finish the climb with gritted teeth and trembling legs. The only consolation was that I saved more than 600 yuan on cable car tickets.

By Little Heron |

When we went there, the number of tourists in Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area had greatly decreased. There was no need to queue up at the entrance. Hundreds of shuttle buses were working. We waited in line for less than half an hour before we got on a bus that took us to the sightseeing station at the foot of the mountain.

There were more people hiking up the mountain than I expected, including elderly people in their seventies and children as young as three.

The air was very good, it was a primeval forest, and after a long time I didn’t feel much, all that was left was the difficult climb.

The stones here are very layered and beautiful! However, there are many people and heavy fog, which greatly affects their beauty! The visibility is less than five meters, and I really don’t think there is anything to see. If I go down the mountain, I will definitely tell others that there is nothing to see in Fanjing Mountain. I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, but I am in this mountain.

The road that Lao Jin took to get down was not easy at all, it was extremely dangerous and required extreme caution. Of course, there were even more difficult roads ahead!

By Xiaowan |

Climbing the mountain is exhausting, and going down the mountain is even more exhausting. It’s better to take the cable car up and down.

By Clear water |

We bought tickets around 10 o'clock and were already in the 50th group. Although we had entered the park in groups, there was still a long queue waiting for the sightseeing bus after entering the park. We waited for almost an hour before getting on the sightseeing bus.

Compared with Huangguoshu, the evacuation work in Fanjing Mountain was pretty good. There were staff members counting the number of people on each sightseeing bus to remind you to be careful of bumping into others. There were also special people to distribute mineral water for free. Thanks to the thoughtful service, the waiting was not so annoying.

Friends who are going to Fanjing Mountain during the peak season, please go to buy tickets early. In addition, you don't need to carry too much water. There is water at the entrance, one bottle per person. The sightseeing bus drove on the mountain road for about 20 minutes (this section takes 1-2 hours to walk) and arrived at the cableway point.

There was a long queue for the cable car, and it was estimated that it would take an hour to wait in line. If we didn't take the cable car, it would take about 3-4 hours to climb the mountain. Thinking that my family is quite good at walking, this distance should not be a problem, we decided to walk up the mountain and then take the cable car down.

At the beginning, everyone was very excited, but they started to lose strength after less than 1,000 steps, and started to back out before they reached 2,000 steps. So my father, mother and niece decided to go back down the mountain. Sadly, my parents took all the rain gear with them when they went down the mountain, leaving only five poor people to continue walking in the rain.

Along the way, our clothes were soaked by sweat and rain. We insisted on climbing up the steep slopes one by one. We didn't dare to rest for too long even when we were tired. We felt cold after resting for a while. We finally climbed to the top of the cableway. We were still strong enough to hold on, but the wind and rain got stronger as we went up. The five of us were soaked to the skin. The coats we brought in our bags were also soaked. It was really hard to keep going in the wind and rain with the temperature only around 10 degrees. People coming down from the mountain said that the rain was too heavy and they couldn't see anything clearly. Well, retreating was the best option at this time. So we didn't climb to the top and took the cableway down the mountain directly.

Because it rains all year round and the climate is humid, the tree trunks are covered with moss, and from time to time there are many wild mushrooms and some wild tea trees, which gives it a sense of a primitive deep forest.

There are 6,600 steps from the lower cableway entrance to the upper cableway entrance of Fanjing Mountain, which takes 3-4 hours to walk. There are 1,700 steps from the upper cableway entrance to the top of the mountain, which takes 40 minutes to walk. Friends who decide to climb the mountain should be fully prepared and do it within their ability.

The temperature on Mount Fanjing is much lower than that at the foot of the mountain, so be sure to prepare clothes in advance. In addition, it rains all year round on Mount Fanjing, with 280 rainy days a year. Please prepare raincoats and umbrellas in advance. A raincoat that costs 5 yuan at the foot of the mountain costs 20 yuan on the mountain. Also, bring food and drinks with you, as prices on the mountain are high, and you may not be able to find a place to buy them at critical times.

By I love traveling0516 |

Here I would like to introduce the way to visit Fanjing Mountain: Fanjing Mountain has two entrances, one is located on the east line of Jiangkou County, and the other is located on the west line of Yinjiang County. Jiangkou mountain sightseeing bus and cable car go up and down, Yinjiang mountain sightseeing bus takes you to the middle of the mountain and climbs the mountain on foot. Many netizens suggest entering from the west and exiting from the east, so that you can enjoy the scenery of the west line, and you can save energy by taking the cable car without going back. However, everyone ignores a problem. The east and west entrances are located in two counties, more than 70 kilometers apart. There are no tourist buses during the period, only a small number of passenger buses. If you drive by yourself or bring luggage, it is not feasible, and you can only choose one of the east and west lines.

There were not many people climbing the west route. We lined up at the entrance to buy tickets before 7 am and entered the mountain at 7:30. We took a sightseeing bus for nearly half an hour to the entrance of the mountain trail and began our "long journey". Legend has it that the west route is 6.5 kilometers long and takes two and a half hours to walk one way. Legends are always just legends...

In fact, although the walking distance in Fanjing Mountain is long, it is far from being a continuous climb up the mountain like previous mountain climbing. Instead, it alternates up and down, and many sections are relatively flat, almost following the ridge.

The most difficult part of Fanjing Mountain is the New Golden Summit. It has a single path up and down, with right up and left down. The nearly vertical steps can only be climbed with the help of iron chains. Here everyone has to use their hands and feet. Not only are the steps vertical, but they are also very narrow and can only accommodate the toes. I really don't know how the ancients carved out such a road.

There are two temples on the top of the mountain, which makes you feel like you are really above the clouds, overlooking all the other mountains. Coming down from the Golden Summit is like returning from heaven to earth, with a sense of solidity.

By Leisurely |

The whole process was served by the ropeway, and it was easy and pleasant to go up and down. My son said while climbing: "It's too dangerous! Your feet are flashing, but my whole body is flashing." It's easy to go up the mountain, but difficult to go down. You can see that the son held his mother's hand tightly and moved his feet tremblingly. Dangerous! Dangerous! Still dangerous! Important things should be said three times, which may be the main reason for the scenic spot to limit the number of tourists! Climbing to the Golden Summit really feels like "I will be on the top of the mountain, overlooking all the small mountains." The spring water of Fanjing Mountain, the milk of the mother mountain, is also very spiritual! Clean your hands and body, and you will be blessed. Treat diseases if you are sick, and keep healthy if you are not sick.

By 👑Guguxia |

We lined up to buy tickets at 6:30 in the morning. The management of the scenic area was a bit chaotic. Even if we booked tickets online, we had to wait until 7:30 in the morning to get the tickets on the machine, and 9:00 to buy tickets to enter the mountain. After all the hard work along the way, we arrived at the landmark stone of Fanjing Mountain. In front of this stone that is billions of years old, all the fatigue was instantly swept away, and our excitement was extremely high.

By Love in the blue sky |

Not even one star! If I go to Fanjing Mountain again, I will be a pig. It's so bad. I arrived at the destination at noon the day before and couldn't buy a ticket. I went to queue at three in the morning the next day. At this time, hundreds of people had already started queuing. I didn't buy a ticket until around nine in the morning (but scalpers can jump the queue at any time, and there are many scalpers). My number is 37, so I started to queue endlessly. The key is that in the high temperature of 37 or 38 degrees, the scenic spot didn't even provide a fan for the waiting tourists! I endured it until twelve o'clock before my number was called. Don't worry! You can't take the cable car right away when you are called, you have to queue up (the scenic area management should be considered a mess). The queuing is weird, stretching for one or two kilometers 😭😭 all kinds of sweat and odor intertwined, and it was not until about two o'clock in the afternoon that we got on the bus to the cable car (the bus driver drove too hard, and my daughter, who doesn't usually get carsick, vomited). At this time, I was already holding back my complaints, and got off the bus and started queuing up to wait for the cable car to go up the mountain. I just can't understand why the scenic area must make you walk and queue up all the time, turning around and around? After half an hour, I went up the mountain just to see a few stone mountains, and I had to queue up to go down the mountain. This trip was really not fun at all! The scenic area management staff can be laid off! Waste the beautiful mountains and waters given to you by nature!

By Autumn leaves |

When I arrived at the entrance of the scenic spot, I found that it was crowded with people. It was hot and sunny. Fortunately, there was a number-calling system here. You can wait in the nearby rest area before your number is called (but there are not enough seats). You don’t have to wait in line for a long time under the scorching sun. There is also a large LCD screen to display the number-calling information. Take the cable car up the mountain, and after getting off the cable car, you still have to walk about 3,000 steps to the top of the mountain. Although there are 3,000 steps, it is still quite cool to walk on the wooden steps, and there is a platform to rest after climbing a section of the uphill, so it’s not too tiring.

By Poisoning is shameful |

I heard from the driver that Fanjing Mountain was rejected for five stars. Last year, there were only many people during holidays, but this year there are suddenly a lot of people, so many of those who gave it one star should have come this summer vacation. It was only 8 o'clock when we got from Tongren Railway Station to the entrance of the scenic area, and the tickets were already sold out. There were very few tickets for individual tourists. It is estimated that most of the 6/70 groups were individual tourists. This part of people will go up the mountain in the afternoon. There is usually no problem with those who travel with a group. There are air sprays and water dispensers when queuing, for fear of fainting. And then someone really fainted, and we carried him all the way into the scenic area (there was no ticket checking, now I think it's true or not, I don't know). We followed him in, and there was still no ticket checking. It was smooth entering the scenic area yesterday. We queued up step by step (grouping, tickets, sightseeing bus, cable car), and it took more than four hours in a day, which is rare in other scenic spots. Later, a couple who shared a car on the return trip queued up to buy tickets at three in the morning. One person bought a high-priced ticket of 450. Tickets can be booked online, but you have to go at least one or two days in advance, and you have to go to the scenic spot very early to get the group number. The scenery is nice, but the queues and waiting all the way made my good mood worse. It is recommended not to go during the peak period. It suddenly became popular this year. I don’t know how it will be in the future with so many negative reviews. At present, it is still recommended to climb the mountain at other times. It is beautiful to take a walk to appreciate the two words "Fanjing".

By Cool World |

In addition to the entrance ticket, you also need to buy sightseeing bus tickets and cable car tickets for Fanjing Mountain. These tickets alone cost 180 yuan for adults. The sightseeing bus also needs to be called in groups, just like queuing for a meal in a restaurant. Tourists whose numbers are called enter the sightseeing bus waiting area from the waiting area and continue to queue. When we walked to an observation deck to rest, the sky cleared up! The fog dissipated in an instant, and the beautiful scenery appeared in front of us, revealing the true face of Fanjing Mountain. It is really a pure land of Brahma! It makes people feel relaxed and happy. The mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist. If the weather is good, you can see the sea of clouds and Buddha's light.

By China-TravelNote users |

Bad service! 1. Tickets purchased in advance are not allowed to be picked up in advance, maliciously causing crowd congestion. 2. Online ticket purchase channels such as Ctrip and Fliggy were closed two days in advance. No discounts were given to those who bought tickets for the next day on site, and the bundled consumption of the round-trip cable car was 160 yuan, which violated Guizhou tourism policies. 3. After picking up the tickets in the morning, you still have to queue up to get a number to enter the gate, maliciously increasing useless processes and supporting artificial congestion. 4. The ticket price is shown as zero yuan, and the ticket purchased with an ID card is not real-name, malicious tax evasion

By sir_robert |

I couldn't buy enough tickets online one day in advance. The next morning, I went to the scenic spot and saw a long queue, so I decided to leave.

By Positive |

Damn Fanjing Mountain, I don't want to give it a cent, 😡😡😡

By tangerine |

Don't go!

Very bad experience!

I've been queuing for a day.

Still waiting in line.

We have no offers

However, there are a large number of scalpers who are not supervised by anyone and who use their local status to buy tickets for dozens of people.

For a scene like the picture, you need to queue for a whole day😊

The complaint phone number is never connected 😊

I can go to him 😊

When I was refunding the ticket, they were still sweeping the floor to delay time (censored)

By Spring Blossoms |

The scenic spot limits the sale of tickets to 8,000 per day, with sales starting at 7 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m.

Go up the mountain according to the number, queue up for the park, queue up for the sightseeing bus, queue up for the cable car, anyway, a whole day is wasted in queues! There are gusts of wind and rain on the mountain, and you will get soaked all over. Umbrellas are useless. It is a love-hate attraction! Non-slip insoles, raincoats, dry food, all are indispensable!

We got on the sightseeing bus and walked through the winding mountain road for more than 20 minutes. I really admire the driver's skills! Shangli Cableway, we still have to walk a long way... a long way to reach the observation deck! I don't remember how long it was, anyway, I was panting and my calves were numb! But it was worth it to see such a beautiful view!

By abner |

I can only say that this is the worst scenic spot I have ever visited. Five people bought tickets for 1,200 yuan, but we left without entering the scenic spot. We queued for 4 hours in 38 degrees before entering the scenic spot, and then we were told that we would have to wait until 9 o'clock to go down the mountain after the fun. I checked Weibo and found that others did not go down the mountain until 10 o'clock. And the number of tourists that day was only 7,800. Such a scenic spot is really a disgrace to the people of Guizhou, and it is not worth the high-cost highway in Guizhou. I can't imagine what this place will be like during the Golden Week. From entering the scenic spot to find a parking space to the last time we left, there were no more than 10 staff members in the whole process.

By China-TravelNote users |

Very bad experience! First, the queue is very long. I arrived at 6 o'clock in the morning and it was more than 11 o'clock before I could enter the scenic area to queue for the sightseeing bus. Second, there are many queues, and there are queues everywhere. First, you have to queue in groups to enter the gate. It usually takes more than 5 hours to queue up; then you have to queue up for the cable car... Third, the tickets are checked everywhere, entering the gate, getting on the sightseeing bus, and getting on the cable car. Although the tickets require real-name purchase and use ID cards to pick up tickets, once the tickets are lost, you can only buy new tickets, and those who pick up tickets can use your tickets to enter. What is the meaning of real-name? Regardless of whether there is a mobile payment voucher, it only recognizes the ticket but not the person. In this case, don't use real-name. Fourth, the scenery on the mountain is really average. I just returned from Yuntaishan last week. Whether it is scenery or management services, Fanjing Mountain is far worse than Yuntaishan! Fifth, the service is too poor. It rained heavily on the mountain. There was no awning at the entrance of the cable car. The staff only knew to check tickets at the indoor entrance, and tourists waited in line in the rain. This is the only scenic spot I regret visiting in so many years. The only thing worth praising is the toilet at the foot of the mountain in the scenic area. It is large and relatively clean. Although there is a lot of garbage, at least the incense is not smelly. The beautiful scenery along the sightseeing bus is as shown in the picture. Is it worth 5-6 hours of queuing and 300 yuan for tickets and bus tickets? Moreover, once the ticket is purchased, it is clearly marked on the ticket that it cannot be refunded or exchanged. What a bully clause! The consultation phone number on the ticket is always busy; the complaint phone number is either busy or no one answers. The scenery is worse and the service is worse. I probably know how to allow ticket refunds, and many people will refund them, so refunds are not allowed. The ticket is only valid on the same day and can be picked up on the spot on the same day.

By Kou Tian Qing Yu Wen |

The scenery is very good! ! It exceeded my expectations and cured my boredom and impetuous heart due to waiting in line! ! It is said that Buddha's light appeared yesterday, but it was a pity that I was a step late. The temperature on the mountain is a bit low, so you can wear a thin coat. There are few toilets on the mountain, which is a bug. There are phones and plugs, and you can also bring charging cables. If you are worried about running out of power, the cable car can seat 8 adults. The departure and landing speed is very fast, and it feels like a roller coaster 😄. In addition, Fanjing Mountain is free of charge for students with admission tickets, but the cable car and sightseeing bus are not included in the ticket, and you still have to pay. I have said so much upside down, in short, no matter how impatient you are before going up the mountain, when you reach the top of the mountain, everything is worth it! !

By shutter |

The reception capacity is very poor. There were only 101 groups at 3 pm. This is not recommended. The number of people is limited to 8,000 per day (the staff said)

By Face life with a smile |

It is recommended to find an inn to rest after arriving. There are many inns near the tourist service center. The price is less than 200. Don't go to see the performance of the Dong ethnic group at night, it's really not good. The ticket to enter the mountain should be purchased on the mobile phone one day in advance, so you don't have to queue up, just go to the self-service machine to enter your identity information and get the ticket. If you are not very physically fit, it is recommended to buy a round-trip cable car ticket. Because after getting off the cable car, you have to climb a very high mountain and walk a lot. The mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist... The scenery is beautiful. You have to wear more clothes after reaching the top of the mountain. It's a bit cold because of the strong wind. Special reminder, get up early and go into the mountain. We got up after 6 o'clock and packed up before 8 o'clock. There were not too many people. After 9 o'clock, there were many people. It was already past 2 o'clock in the afternoon when we got down to the mountain gate after playing.

By Jiang Jiming |

Wait for the ticket sales to open at the tourist center of the scenic spot. Buy the first batch of tickets to enter the scenic spot at 7:30. The ticket price is 100 yuan, and 55 yuan for people aged 60-70.

At 7:40, we followed the first group of tourists into the scenic area and took the sightseeing bus. We started from the mountain gate and walked 9.2 km along the cement winding mountain to reach the mountain climbing steps, which is the starting point of the 8,000 steps. The one-way trip costs 10 yuan per person, and it actually takes about 10 minutes to reach the cableway.

I bought a two-way cable car, which costs 90 yuan for one way and 160 yuan for a round trip. The actual time of the cable car is 10 minutes. Fanjing Mountain is really beautiful.

Get out of the ropeway and climb towards the Old Golden Summit. The scenery along the way is really nice.

The experience of visiting Fanjing Mountain is:

1. Comparing the distant views of the new and old Golden Summit, the new Golden Summit is indeed more spectacular. Unfortunately, due to my photography skills and the weather, I didn't take good pictures.

2. It is worth staying at Pudu Square. You can see the surrounding landscape with a wide field of vision. When the weather is good, the two golden peaks can be seen clearly, which is very convenient for taking pictures. There are also some snacks in Pudu Square, which is also the only place to provide food on the mountain. Of course, the price of food on the mountain is relatively high. In addition, there are some chairs in the square for tourists to rest.

3. Even after taking the sightseeing bus and cable car up the mountain, you still need some physical strength to climb the mountain. Whether going up or down the mountain, you can see from the photos above that some roads are very steep and the steps are very high.

4. To avoid crowds, enter the scenic area as early as possible. Otherwise, a large number of tourists, especially tour groups, will have to wait in line for a long time for both sightseeing buses and cable cars. The same applies to going up and down the mountain. It is said that the number of people in Fanjing Mountain Scenic Area is limited to 8,000 per day.