Baiyun Mountain

Baiyun Mountain has beautiful scenery and has been a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou since ancient times. For example, "Yuanquan", "Baiyun Wanwang", "Jingtai Senggui", etc., are listed in the ancient "Yangcheng Eight Views". In the 1960s and 1980s, Baiyun Mountain was rated as one of the "Yangcheng New Eight Views" by the "Baiyun Songtao" and "Yunshan Jinxiu" respectively.

Baiyun Mountain covers a large area of northeast Guangzhou. It has been considered to be the top natural scenic part of the city.With a forest coverage of over 28 square kilometers.Riding a cable car to the top, you can enjoy the view of the plain of the Pearl River Delta and far away urban part of Guangzhou.Popular activities: Do a zipline ride, admire wild birds and rare plants, view Guangzhou from a higher place, visit cultural relics, see artistic works, and relax in gardens.Time needed: 2 hours (using the cableway and battery electric vehicle) / 5 hours (hiking all the way)Highlights of Baiyun MountainThe mountain range is full of grandeur with its majestic peaks, crisscrossed valleys, and cultural sites. There are seven scenic areas on the mountain.Baiyun Cableway:Ticket price: 25 yuan to go up, 20 yuan for the downward tripOperation time: 9am to 6pm (weekends and holidays: 8:30am to 8pm)#china

Baiyun Mountain, located in Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, is one of the famous mountains in Nanyue, since ancient times has been known as "Yangcheng First Show". The mountain is quite wide, composed of more than 30 peaks, which is the branch of Jiulian Mountain, the highest peak in Guangdong. The area is 20.98 square kilometers, and the main peak Moxingling height is 382 meters. Baiyun Mountain has beautiful scenery and has been a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou since ancient times. For example, "Yuanquan", "Baiyun Wanwang", "Jingtai Senggui", etc., are listed in the ancient "Yangcheng Eight Views". In the 1960s and 1980s, Baiyun Mountain was rated as one of the "Yangcheng New Eight Views" by the "Baiyun Songtao" and "Yunshan Jinxiu" respectively. After the reform and opening up, many leaders of the Party and the country and international friends have also visited and named it, leaving a lot of ink treasures for Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area.

Baiyun Mountain is the first of the new "Yangcheng Eight Views", the national key scenic spots, the national civilized scenic tourist area and the national AAAAA-level scenic spot. It is located in the northeast of Guangzhou, one of the famous mountains in Nanyue, and has been known as the "Yangcheng First Show" since ancient times. The mountain is quite wide, composed of more than 30 peaks, which is the branch of Jiulian Mountain, the highest peak in Guangdong. The area is 20.98 square kilometers, the main peak Moxingling height is 382 meters, the peak overlaps, the stream is vertical and horizontal, and the city can be seen from the height and the Pearl River. Whenever the rain is sunny or late spring, the mountains are surrounded by white clouds, and the name of Baiyun Mountain is derived from it. Baiyun Mountain has a beautiful scenery and has been a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou since ancient times. Such as "Yuanquan", "Baiyun Wanwang", "Jingtai Senggui", etc., are listed in the ancient "Yangcheng Eight Views". In the 60s and 80s, Baiyun Mountain was rated as one of the "Yangcheng New Eight Views" by "Baiyun Songtao" and "Yunshan Jinxiu" respectively. At the end of Qing Dynasty, there were ancient temples such as Baiyun Temple, Shuangxi Temple, Nengren Temple, Maitreya Temple and Baiyun Xianguan, Pearl Tower, Baihua Temple and other places of interest. Every 9th Chongyang Festival, the people of Yangcheng more to climb Baiyun Mountain as a joy, then, the old and the young, the bustling scene of the crowd will form a unique style painting of Yangcheng.

If you want to have a nice hike and at the same time get to know something about the Chinese Culture, the baiyun mountain is the place to go. When entering several signs explain it's forbidden to take water from the Baiyun peddles or little rivers, however, many local Chinese take home this water for their belief that the Baiyun Mountain Water has healing or blessing characteristics. The mountain has some facinating stories, I was told by a local on the mountain that it's famous, a record of over thousand years ago speak of Cantonese of the Panyu region to travel by foot to the mountain to gather water, herbs or find help from the ancient spiritual leaders that took fruits and herb of the mountains to make medicines.It is stronly adviced to talk to the people walking on the mountain, if you find English speakers, they will be able to tell their knowledge of the mountain, about the thombstones on the side of the mountain and it's history. Please keep in mind that it's not appreciated to film and/or photograph thombstones or graves in China. As a rule of fist, if you see a local do something, feel free to do so, if you notice locals don't go near or photograph things, don't engage into unthoughfull behaviour or ask around first.Last but not least! Bring Water! If you happen to take the wrong turn and walk around the mountain, you won't find any access to drinks or food.