Fanjingshan Nanny-Level Guide (Teaching You How to Perfectly Avoid the Crowds)

⭐️Most important step: Book tickets online in advance⭐️ 1️⃣ Get tickets on the official Fanjingshan WeChat public account. Tickets are released 15 days and 3 days in advance at 5:30 am. Choose East-Up East-Down tickets (cable car round trip), West-Up West-Down tickets (hiking round trip), or West-Up East-Down tickets (hike up, cable car down). 2️⃣ Choose the earliest ticket time possible. You can enter the park later than the ticket time, but not earlier. Entry before 8:00 am is fine (the earliest is 6:00 am). 3️⃣ If you don't get tickets online, go to the East Gate Visitor Center the day before at 3:00 pm to buy tickets on-site (tickets are issued at 5:00 pm, but queuing early helps secure earlier entry times). 4️⃣ There are many discounts and free ticket policies for those born in the Year of the Dragon, Guangdong Province residents, seniors, teachers, medical staff, etc. If you buy full-price tickets online, you can get a refund at the visitor center with valid documentation. For on-site purchases, simply book with valid documentation. 5️⃣ If you can't get tickets online or on-site, or your ticket time is after 10:00 am, there's a paid option. There are two guesthouses inside the scenic area, Longting and Xiongjia. The owners can help you get tickets, allowing you to be among the first to enter the mountain the next morning, taking the cable car to Jinding with the staff. 🚩Fanjingshan Main Attractions (Red Cloud Golden Summit, Old Golden Summit, Mushroom Rock) 🚩Fanjingshan Route: (Shortcut, cable car round trip) Bus uphill—Cable car uphill—⭐️—Pudu Square—Red Cloud Golden Summit—Cheng'en Temple—Buddha Worshiping Platform—Old Golden Summit—Mushroom Rock—Pudu Square—Cable car downhill—Bus downhill I went up at 6:00 am and down at 12:00 pm (I took my time, and saw long lines for the cable car going up on my way down). Getting down before 1:00 pm avoids long queues for the downhill cable car. ⭐️This is the shortcut. Don't follow the signs. After getting off the cable car, go to the right (where the sign says "Cable Car Station Entrance Downhill"), then go uphill against the flow of people. You'll see Pudu Square and Red Cloud Golden Summit in 20 mins. ♥️You need to scan a QR code and get a number for Red Cloud Golden Summit, similar to a restaurant queuing system. They call 300 numbers per hour. You can go directly up before 8:00 am. If you can't make it before 8:00 am, scan the QR code after getting off the cable car.