High-speed rail direct access! Home to the world's ninth greatest wonder! Autumn colors at their peak!

🌅 The 800-li Taihang Mountains are known as the backbone of China.
Taihang and the Yellow River, with the power of one mountain and one river,
named today’s four provinces of Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Hebei.
Historically, this land called the "Central Plains"
was the earliest "mountains and rivers" of China!

🔥 Understanding the mountains and rivers
is to understand the pulse of Chinese civilization!
In September, the summer clouds clear, and the autumn breeze is pleasant.
The southern Taihang also enters its best hiking season.
The Hikers Alliance invites you to set off together
to experience the most beautiful autumn scenery of the Chinese land!

⛰️ A legendary mountain range with the "world’s ninth greatest wonder"
Here are towering cliff landforms, with sheer walls rising thousands of feet, majestic and grand, yet richly vegetated, everywhere layered with splendid colors. This is the Taihang Mountains, known as the "spine of the world."

📍 Taihang Mountains, the most magnificent mountains and rivers of North China. The unique geological wonders formed by geographic faults give it the grandeur of the north and the elegance of the south. The southern Taihang, with its mountains and waters, is recognized as the most charming section of the 800-li Taihang!

🎒 A paradise for hiking enthusiasts
The southern Taihang was rated by 《》 as one of "China’s Top Ten Most Beautiful Canyons." With its unique natural scenery and diverse landforms, it has become a paradise for hikers.

1️⃣ Bali Valley
Here is the Tianhe Waterfall with a drop of 180 meters, known as the "Number One Waterfall in North China."

2️⃣ Baodu Village
With high mountains and deep valleys crisscrossing, the southern Taihang hides many quaint villages. The most typical is Baodu Village at the border of Shanxi and Henan provinces — the last mountain village in Shanxi without a road.

3️⃣ Shiziling and Wangmangling
These cover features like canyon crossing, ladder climbing, and cliff walking. They are among the classic southern Taihang routes favored by many hikers.

4️⃣ Guoliang Village Hanging Road
Carved entirely by hand, hammering into a sheer cliff hundreds of meters high! This road was once praised as the "world’s ninth greatest wonder!"

🍂 Stunning autumn scenery of the northern country
In autumn, deep in the southern Taihang, colorful forests, quiet farmhouses, tall persimmon trees, trees full of red hawthorns, neat corn stacks, families drying autumn harvests... the strong scent of everyday life hits you—there is no more healing autumn journey than this!

🚶 Hikers Alliance route features
The Hikers Alliance selects the most essential sections of the southern Taihang, hiking across the natural provincial border between Shanxi and Henan, reaching the hidden village of Baodu, which still has no road access, hiking classic destinations like Shiziling, Wangmangling, and the Hanging Road, traversing the southern Taihang.

Route product | "Southern Taihang Hiking Traverse"
Route type | Light hiking, no camping required
Hiking distance | About 48 km, completed in 4 days
Meeting city | Xinxiang, Henan, 5 days 4 nights
Activity intensity | ★★★ (moderate intensity, suitable for all ages)

🔻 Hikers Alliance activity advantages
✔ Directly operated by Hikers Alliance, ensuring higher quality
✔ Free rental of professional trekking poles
✔ Professional insurance matching the activity nature
✔ Like-minded teammates

Post by cortex3txezkgnib | Oct 24, 2025

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