Lushan In-depth Hiking Guide | The Four Seasons Fantasy of the Fairy Mountain in the Clouds

| The four-season illusion of the fairy mountain in the clouds. 🎒 **Things to know before you go** ✅ **Ticket**: 160 yuan (valid for three days) + sightseeing bus ticket 70 yuan (must buy! The mountain road is over 30km) ✅ **Transportation**: - 🚄 High-speed rail to Jiujiang Station → Bus No. 57 directly to the cable car station (30 minutes) - 🚠 Cable car: Lushan Station → Guling Town (10 minutes, 80 yuan, the sea of ​​clouds experience is worth the price) ✅ **Equipment**: non-slip hiking shoes + windproof jacket (large temperature difference on the mountain) + raincoat (average foggy days per year 200 days) ✅ **Accommodation**: Guling Town (1,167 meters above sea level, recommended villa B&B in the Republic of China, 150 yuan per person) --- 🏞️ **Classic hiking routes (level of intensity)** **🌟 Easy Tour: One-day Highlights Tour (6h, suitable for families)** Guling Town → Ruqin Lake → Huajing (Bai Juyi Thatched Cottage) → Jinxiu Valley (Cliff Plank Road) → Xianren Cave → Meilu Villa → Lushan Conference Site **🌟Advanced Challenge: Two-day Sea of ​​Clouds Route (12h, a must for photographers)** **Day 1**: Watch the sunrise at Hanpokou → Wulao Peak (climb five peaks in a row, the best view from the four peaks) → Sandiequan (2,600 steps round trip, amazing during the flood season) **Day2**: Lulin Lake→Huanglong Temple→Sanbao Tree→Datianchi→Longshou Cliff→Suspension Bridge (overlooking Shimenjian) **🌟Hardcore Crossing: Three-Day Secret Line (Exclusive for Wild Fun Players)** Guling Town → Yangtianping → Hanyang Peak (the highest peak of Lushan Mountain, 1,474 meters) → Taiyi Village → Guanyin Bridge → Xiufeng (the prototype of Li Bai's "Flying waterfall drops three thousand feet") --- 📸 **Great camera position for filming** 🌅 **Hanpokou**: Sunrise over the sea of ​​clouds + sailing over Poyang Lake (grab a spot at 5am) 🌌 **Xiaotianchi**: Winter rime + starry sky of Nona Pagoda 🍁 **Lulin Lake**: Reflections of red maples in autumn (filming location of "Love in Lushan") ⛩️ **Bailudong Academy**: Thousand-year-old ginkgo + green tile corridor (100% suitable for Hanfu) --- 🍜 **Mountain Food Guide** 🔥 **Cloud Tea Banquet**: Stewed chicken with stone ear, fried stone fish with eggs, Lushan Cloud Tea (recommended Wanglushuo) 🔥 **Guling snacks**: tea cake (osmanthus flavor), fried tofu (old lady pushes a cart on the street) 🔥 **Zen Temple vegetarian**: Donglin Temple vegetarian meal (10 yuan self-service, reservation required) --- 🚶 **Avoidance Guide** ❗ The water volume of San Diequan is low during the dry season (November to March), so it is better to visit during May to October ❗ The sightseeing bus runs every 30 minutes. Please keep the QR code of your ticket and check the timetable at any time. ❗ The guides often lie that there is a small path from Wulao Peak to Sandiequan, but in reality you have to go back the same way. ❗ Prices in Guling Town are high. Mineral water is 2 yuan at the foot of the mountain and 5 yuan at the top of the mountain. It is recommended to bring your own water bottle --- 🏡 **Accommodation Easter Egg** - **Songmo B&B**: 270° viewing terrace, lie down and watch the stars - **Republic of China Pavilion**: Renovation of the old residence of Chiang Kai-shek's chief of staff, experience of old-fashioned phonograph - **Donglin Jingshe**: Zen suite, sip tea in the morning and evening bells --- 🌈 **Seasonal Limited Gameplay** - **Spring** (April-May): Azalea Sea in Botanical Garden + Tea Picking Experience - **Summer** (June-August): 22℃ natural air conditioning, the best season for waterfall viewing - **Autumn** (September-November): Red Leaf Valley is covered with colorful trees - **Winter** (December-February): Ski resort fun + hot spring villa private bath (Shangtang Hot Spring) --- Mount Lu is a fairy mountain filled with poetry by literati of all generations. Su Shi saw the mountain as no longer a mountain here, and Li Bai drank wine and asked about the flying spring here. Save this guide and measure the texture of this "holy mountain of humanity" with your feet! ⛰️✨