Jiaozuo Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)

Hidden Gem of Henan

#2023TravelWish #nationalpark #mountainview #henanprovince #china Heard of Henan before? If you have, it’s likely for the Shaolin Temple or Longmen grottoes (check out my other posts for a review on those cultural highlights) but it’s not often that YunTai mountain is talked about as a must-go place. Situated in the north of the province, YunTai mountain not only hosts beautiful waterfalls, monkey trails and mountain top temples, but also the Red Rock Gorge. This really took my breath away with miles of stairs up and down the crevice with the characteristic… you’ve guessed it! Red rocks! The whole scenic area is easily accessible via tourist bus, cable car and boat!

Yuntai Shan, Monkey Kingdom! This is the place where you can meet these animals. They are accustomed to human but monkeys are monkeys, so, please, be careful, especially on the road going through the forest, where is complete wildlife area. Monkeys are not restricted and free to move anywhere. The precautions ate necessary. But our little brothers will be very glad to get a piece of bread from your hand. This visit was very interesting. It could be told thus place is too much cold for monkeys, yes, they are mostly met at southern provinces, not in central China, but these wild packs are adopted to the northern territories and feel very good.

Yuntai Mountain in January 2021. Winter adventure into the frozen mountain, a sight for sour eyes and a heart warming natural wonder. I weekend or even week day getaway for a family, for couples or for a solo traveler, having fun in the snow and taking Instagram worthy pictures of the frozen waterfalls. I enjoyed this outdoor fun experience in the cold and it was worth it. Dare to live, Dare to explore Life and it's wonders🌈🏖🏜🏞🌅 #unforgettableexperiences#wintergetaway#couplestrip

What a veiw. I was awestruck by this place. Wha a treasure to explore. What a priviledge to be able to experience it. I am blessed. Also, nature finds a way. Trees that can grow through slabs of rock never fail to impress me.

Hidden Gem of Henan

#2023TravelWish #nationalpark #mountainview #henanprovince #china Heard of Henan before? If you have, it’s likely for the Shaolin Temple or Longmen grottoes (check out my other posts for a review on those cultural highlights) but it’s not often that YunTai mountain is talked about as a must-go place. Situated in the north of the province, YunTai mountain not only hosts beautiful waterfalls, monkey trails and mountain top temples, but also the Red Rock Gorge. This really took my breath away with miles of stairs up and down the crevice with the characteristic… you’ve guessed it! Red rocks! The whole scenic area is easily accessible via tourist bus, cable car and boat!

Yuntai Shan Geopark. Red Rock Gorge. The Geopark area is huge and contains several unbelievably amazing locations. Red Rock Gorge is one if them. Just take a scenic spot bus from entrance gate and proceed until next stop, there will be the beginning of path leading to the Red Gorge. The canyons are so beautiful! This is adventure that makes illusion you were transferred to Jurassic period. Red cliffs and blue water together created unique place.

How to play with the recently popular Yuntai Mountain ice waterfall? Please save this photography guide

Yuntai Mountain Scenic Spot, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province (5A) 🎫： 120 yuan per ticket (admission + sightseeing bus. One ticket is valid for 3 days from the date of purchase) Recommended attractions: Red Stone Gorge Quanpu Gorge: Take the sightseeing bus directly to Quanpu Gorge station, get off, the glacier is very shocking and beautiful. Tanpu Gorge Diecai Cave Zhuyu Peak Wanshan Temple Photo spots: Ice House Wooden House + Snow Rose Nordic Style Wooden House Tent Snow Fox location, perfect for reflection shots! Secluded pool surface bridge, great for that cover photo! Entrance of the Ice and Snow World with red and green walls Coffee Cart

Princess, please check | Henan Yuntai Mountain Nanny-level Guide

Just returned from Yuntai Mountain and quickly sorted out the guide for the princesses, quickly memorize this nanny-level guide, after playing, you will find that Yuntai Mountain is unbeatable in terms of cost performance! 🚗Transportation Jiaozuo Station | After exiting the station, take the scenic area direct bus or carpool, or you can choose to take the Z3 tourist bus directly from the train station❗️Handsome guys and beauties are picked up here, with roses and small gifts. Xiuwu West Station | Taxi or tourist direct bus. Self-driving | Take Zhengyun Expressway, 40 minutes direct to Yuntai Mountain. Xinzheng Airport | Take the scenic area tourist direct bus, need to book in advance In short, as long as it is public transportation, the scenic area direct bus of Yuntai Mountain will be waiting for you there, very powerful👏 🎫Ticket price Tickets 120r/person Some groups are half price or free, sightseeing car round trip 60r/person, cable car one way 60r/person round trip 120r/person, tickets and sightseeing car tickets are valid within three days, equivalent to one ticket for three days! Online reservation directly swipe ID card to enter 🥘Eating It is recommended to eat directly in the scenic area, clean and hygienic and affordable. There are homestays, restaurants, and snack streets in the service area on the shore. There is a food city in Xiaozhaigou Scenic Area, I ordered beef noodles for 20, which is considered very low in many scenic spots! 🏠Accommodation Choose nearby homestays are good, 100+ live very well, you can book online in advance. 🗺️Two-day tour route DAY1 (Red Stone Gorge➡️Zifang Lake➡️Xiaozhaigou) All the scenic spots and scenic cars will deliver you to the door Xiaozhaigou | Includes Quanpu Gorge, Tanpu Gorge, Monkey Valley, Quanpu Gorge must go, there are more than 300 meters of Yuntai Skyfall and ice hangings, as well as many interactive projects, such as rock climbing, jungle slide, animal theater, lake train, ball screen cinema, etc. The Shanhaijing Music Festival event is in Xiaozhaigou, 185 handsome guys are super dedicated, there are interactive sessions, everyone has the opportunity to experience! DAY2 (Zhu Yu Peak➡️Phoenix Ridge) Take the cable car to Zhu Yu Peak, there is a 3km footpath between Zhu Yu Peak and Phoenix Ridge, both Zhu Yu Peak and Phoenix Ridge have cable cars. Zhu Yu Peak | The highest peak of Yuntai Mountain, the cable car arrives in 3 minutes, feel the Yuntai Mountain in Wang Wei's poem, you can watch the sunset. Phoenix Ridge | The cable car arrives in 6 minutes, where the double glass plank road is located. Princesses come to Henan to see the snow, princesses with questions are welcome to leave a message! I am a local in Jiaozuo, if there are sisters who want to stroll around and play in the city, you are also welcome to leave a message,

Qinglong Gorge. Qinglong Gorge is also located in the Yuntai Mountain Geopark. Qinglong means green dragon. This area represents geological formations after lithosphere plates colliding. Deep canyon with green vegetation and cristal clean water flows. It looks so pure, so clean, that you start to feel connection with nature. This is the shelter, the shelter for who is looking way to get rid of urban dust.

Exploring Qinglong Gorge: A Blue Marvel in a Breathtaking Landscape Painting

Hidden in the Taihang Mountains, Qinglong Gorge is renowned for its mysterious Qinglong Pool and the cascading Qinglong Waterfall. Here, the natural wonders crafted by the hands of the gods intertwine with the vicissitudes of history, sketching a vivid landscape painting that combines the soft beauty of the south with the grandeur of the north. Let us lift the veil of Qinglong Gorge and discover its unique charm. Main text: Traverse the canyon and witness the cliff faces as if carved by knives and axes, the myriad forms of the rocks, the delicate waterfalls like streams of silver, and the sparkling, bottomless azure pools. These natural landscapes, together with the ancient passes, compose a symphony of southern and northern beauty in perfect harmony. The star attractions of Qinglong Gorge are undoubtedly the Qinglong Pool and Qinglong Waterfall. The waterfall plunges from the cliffs, creating a deep and azure pool that shimmers under the sunlight. The rare blue hue of the water is astonishing. Visitors can walk behind the waterfall, take photos in front of the water curtain cave, touch the falling droplets, and make their way to the opposite bank. If time allows, why not take a bamboo raft and drift on the pool, fully enjoying the beauty of the landscape. Highlight : Upon entering the scenic area, the first sight is Danbi Garden, with the Shuanglong Waterfall on the left and the Shouxing Waterfall on the right. However, due to seasonal changes, only a trickle remains of the Shuanglong Waterfall, and the Shouxing Waterfall is reduced to water marks on the cliff. Rock climbing enthusiasts can challenge themselves at this base. In addition, the lifelike reclining Buddha and stone tiger statues are worth a visit. Highlight : Following the plank path deeper into the gorge, you arrive at the narrow passage known as 'One Line Sky'. The towering reddish-brown rock walls stack upon each other, creating a spectacular natural wonder. Highlight : Exiting the gorge, the view suddenly opens up. Continue past piles of rocks to reach an area as beautiful as a mini Jiuzhaigou. The unmissable Qinglong Pool is breathtakingly beautiful. It takes about 1 hour to walk from the entrance of the scenic area to Qinglong Pool, on a flat road. Upon arrival, the mountain path awaits the brave to explore, but we chose to stop here. Besides the thrilling experience of rafting, there is another place for fun on the outskirts of the scenic area. The scenic area's parking lot faces the Foshou Pagoda. Climbing the steep 'Z'-shaped steps will take you to the top of the pagoda. As a historical village, Dahe Village has many old houses, ancient stone paths, and the Great River Pass, which has been rebuilt over generations, making it an ideal spot for history enthusiasts. The Geological Museum is located to the left of the scenic area's main gate, where a wealth of geological treasures awaits the curious.

Zhengzhou 1h Surrounding Tour｜Walking Paper Pulp Village

📍Navigation: Xiuwu Paper Pulp Village 🏕: Entry-level hiking route It's one of the few hiking routes in Xiuwu that have water all year round. If you think the 'Houhe Grand Canyon', which is now called the Jingying Temple Grand Canyon, is crowded and full of garbage, it is recommended to hike here. You can experience the joy of walking along the water canal on the hillside, and you can reach both the first and second dams. The scenery at the second dam is infinitely good, and there are springs everywhere...

Have you ever seen a real-life version of the Hobbit fairy tale world? Come to Qinglong Gorge in Jiaozuo, Henan

This romantic fairy tale cottage is a great place for photo ops. The water here is as green as jade, drifting between the mountains. Taking a boat tour, you can experience the leisure of a light boat passing through countless mountains. ▲About tickets: It is recommended to buy a pass for 158 per person, including bus + cable car + boat + all tickets. Children under 1.2m are free. Tickets for Qinglong Gorge and Fenglin Gorge can also be purchased separately. Choose according to your needs. Address: Qinglong Gorge, Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province. Qinglong Gorge Scenic Area includes: Qinglong Gorge and Fenglin Gorge, buy tickets at the same entrance, Transportation: Just navigate to Qinglong Gorge Scenic Area. It takes 30 minutes to drive on rugged mountain roads after getting off the highway from Zhengzhou. Highlights: Climb the glass viewing platform, check in the popular diamond ring, love 1314. Look at the high gorge and flat lake, a pool of clear water, like God's tears. Enjoy the peaks and forests, geological wonders, marvel at the magic of nature

Tanpu Gorge. Again Yuntai Shan Geopark. Henan province. Charming magic place. The paradise for photographers. Clean area, pure water, green carpet covering gorgeous mountains, all of those elements are combined into fantastic landscape. This journey appears as an opened door to fantasy world where very step means adventure. Unforgettable experience.

Yuntaishan music and splash season Tan Waterfall Gorge | mountain spring point, stream water, small pool everywhere, waterfalls, between mountains and rivers, green and Zen.

Most of the mountains in the north of China are short of water, so the countless mountains like the Yuntai Mountain are especially precious. Tanpu Gorge is also known as Xiaozhaigou. The scenery here is pleasant. Three steps and one spring, five steps and one waterfall, ten steps and one pool is the true portrayal of the beautiful scenery of Tan Waterfall. Step into the Tan Waterfall Gorge. The valley is full of two or three hundred meters of peaks. You can hear the sounds of springs and waterfalls in the valley. The canyons here are rushing and falling. , rich in change. Water will always be by your side, sometimes in the rocks, sometimes on the shoals, and sometimes on the cliffs, making people full of coolness and surprises. The landscape of Yuntai Mountain is worthy of every person who loves to travel and stay in love.

The scenery of Xiaozhaigou is just like three steps and one spring, five steps and one waterfall, ten steps and one pool, and the various aspects of the waterscape are collected. Or lingering, or mighty, or Juan Xiu, or spectacular... Stocks flying springs, or magnificent, or soft and elegant. The mountains are swaying by the water, the water is surrounded by mountains, and the ever-changing landscapes are echoing. In the spring season, strolling in this fairytale fairyland, everything is so beautiful. Occasionally, I walked past the waterfall, seeing the flying springs flowing down, the splashing water mist filled the air; sometimes I can see the mountains and rocks staggered, the water in the middle of the appearance; sometimes looking down, you can also see the boulders in the water reflecting the sky and mountains. Leading people to stop.

Two-day and one-night travel guide from Zhengzhou to Yuntai Mountain

Yuntai Mountain, a 5A scenic spot in Jiaozuo, Henan, is known for its natural oxygen bar, green mountains and rivers, and pleasant climate. It is an ideal place for relaxing travel. Day1⃣ ✈️ **Transportation:** Take the C2962 train from Zhengzhou, depart at 09:00 in the morning, only need 28 yuan, the journey takes about 48 minutes. After getting off the train, exit from the "South Station Exit", you can take the tourist bus to Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area, 40 minutes in total, 30 yuan round trip. 🏡 **Accommodation:** Arrive at the homestay around 11:00 in the morning, after putting down the luggage, the bus directly to the scenic spot is just across the road, extremely convenient. 🍔 **Lunch:** Walk 50 meters, you can taste the food on Yuntai Mountain Snack Street, 35 yuan per person, allowing you to enjoy Henan cuisine, barbecue and snacks. ⛰️ **Attractions:** Visit Red Stone Gorge, the beautiful scenery is intoxicating, the design is unique, especially suitable for photography. It takes about 3 hours, and the rate of good photos is extremely high. 🌃 **Night:** Experience the nightlife of Snack Street, immerse yourself in Henan's special cuisine, and end the fulfilling first day. Day2⃣️ 🍔 **Breakfast:** Taste local pepper soup, buns, and fried dough sticks to inject vitality into the new day. ⛰️ **Cornelian Cherry Peak:** Take the scenic bus directly in the morning, it is the highest peak of Yuntai Mountain, Cornelian Cherry Peak. Although the climb is quite laborious, the magnificent scenery on the top of the mountain makes all the effort worthwhile. It takes about 4 hours. 🍔 **Lunch:** After coming down the mountain, taste the lunch at the foot of the mountain, the price is moderate, two or three yuan more expensive than usual, but it's worth it. ⛰️ **Tanpu Gorge/Monkey Valley:** Visit Tanpu Gorge, feel the wonder of "a spring every three steps, a waterfall every five steps, a pool every ten steps". If you want to see cute monkeys, you can visit Monkey Valley, which is very convenient. 🏡 **Pack up:** Return to the homestay to pack up and prepare to set off. 🚌 **Return:** Choose the 18:00 bus in the afternoon, just after playing in the scenic area in the afternoon, it is convenient to take the C2969 train and return to Zhengzhou at 19:59 in the evening. The ticket cost of 28 yuan is affordable. 🌟 **Summary:** The two-day and one-night trip to Yuntai Mountain, enjoy the fun of travel. The detailed arrangements in the guide allow you to have no worries, just immerse yourself in the natural scenery and food, break the fatigue, and relax. Every moment in the journey is a memory worth cherishing.

Yuntai Mountain two-day one-night travel guide!

Head for a romantic winter date, it's the ice and snow world in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, it's Yuntai Mountain in Wang Wei's poetry. 🕹Geographical location: Shaqiang Village, 306 Provincial Road, Qixian Town, Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province 🚘Traffic guide: Friends from other places can take the high-speed rail🚄 and city rail in Zhengzhou, then you can directly take the bus to the scenic area at the high-speed rail station, normally it takes 50 minutes to reach the "Shore Service Area" of Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area, the bus ticket🎫 is 15 for a single trip, 20 for a round trip, no time limit, you can return any day. ☸️Self-driving can directly navigate to the Shore Service Area 💰💰Ticket price: 180 per adult, including transportation in the scenic area (half price for teachers and students) 🍱🏠Eating and accommodation: There are 4 service areas in the scenic area, I recommend you to go to the Shore Service Area, where everything is available, and there is a parking lot to the south, which is very convenient for self-driving sisters ✨You can stay directly in the scenic area at night, and the accommodation problem can be solved for just over a hundred. 🚏Itinerary planning: 👉🏻Day1: Red Stone Gorge→Xiaozhai Gully Red Bean Gorge: You must go! It's beautiful! The road is relatively flat, very suitable for sisters who like to take photos and check in Xiaozhai Gully: Includes three attractions Monkey Valley, Spring Waterfall Gorge, Pool Waterfall Gorge ✅Monkey Valley: I personally suggest to book a round-trip cable car ticket (50 per person) directly, so you won't miss the monkey performance at 4:00 in the afternoon, and you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way ✳️Spring Waterfall Gorge: There is a Yuntai Skyfall with a drop of more than 300 meters at the end, which is very worth seeing ❇️Pool Waterfall Gorge: There are many large and small waterfalls inside, it's not an exaggeration to describe it as 'a spring every three steps, a waterfall every five steps' 👉🏻Day2: Cornelian Cherry Peak→Phoenix Ridge Cornelian Cherry Peak: It's the place in Wang Wei's poem 'Everywhere cornelian cherries are planted, one person is missing', and it's also the highest peak on Yuntai, with an altitude of 1297 meters ⚛️There are also several attractions on the top of Yuntai Mountain, if the weather is good, you can see the beautiful sunset on the top of the mountain ✡️On cloudy days, you can also see the sea of clouds under your feet ✡️I suggest sisters take the cable car up, if there are mountain climbing enthusiasts, you can also walk up Phoenix Ridge: Glass plank road 20 per person, walking on the cliff, you can see the plants and cliffs below the mountain when you look down, not for the faint-hearted 🎫Ticket: It's very cost-effective to buy an annual pass now, 100 unlimited times, except for May 1st and October 1st, it can be used at other times. The round-trip cable car🚡 of Cornelian Cherry Peak and Phoenix Ridge is 180, unlimited rides, buy tickets separately, the ticket and scenic area transportation fee is 180, the round-trip ticket price of the cable car of Cornelian Cherry Peak and Phoenix Ridge is 120.

Dreaming of Yuntai, chasing the peak of the Yuntai. The poet Wang Weis "Take the brothers to the heights, and insert one less person" has created the peak of today. The rolling hills and the changing clouds, the bright and beautiful in the majestic, the more charming of the mountains. The Zhenwu Temple on the top of the mountain, with its magnificent scenery of the whole mountain, is very shocking and moving.

Located in the Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, Jifeng is a sacred place for scholars and literati. Yufeng, the common name of Xiaobeiding, is 1,308 meters above sea level. There are Zhenwu Dadi Temple, Tianqiao and Yunti. The vegetation here is dense, the ancient trees are towering, there are thousands of famous trees yew, pentagram maple, Taihang flower, the forest coverage rate is as high as 93%, and it has the reputation of natural oxygen bar. There is a drug king hole in the peak of the peak, 30 meters deep and 10 meters in diameter. According to legend, it was the place where the medicine king of the Tang Dynasty used Sun Sizhen to collect the alchemy. The king of the medicine Wangdong had a strain of ancient yew, about 20 meters high, and the trunk was three. It is a rare and famous tree in China. There are more than ten caves such as Kitchen Cave, and Huangni Cave. The famous spring in the scenic spot is a bucket of water, and if the spring is like a small well, the water is flushed to the ground, and it will not overflow all the year round. In addition, Du Fufeng, Fuqiufeng, Cuiweifeng and Yunmen Peak also have their own characteristics.