Huashan Guide Easy Day Trip to Xi'an A Must-See Guide to the Skywalk

For those brave warriors who want to climb Huashan easily and play on the Changkong Plank Road without queuing, this guide is shared with everyone. It is suitable for tourists who travel back and forth from Xi'an on the same day and whose main purpose, like me, is to visit the plank road and watch the sunset. It is also suitable for the elderly, people with average physical strength, and those with children. The chosen route is west-up and west-down, with cable car the entire way. Let’s review the timeline first👇 🕒𝟖:𝟐𝟏Arrive at Huashan North Station, 𝟗:𝟒𝟐Arrive at the queue for the West Peak cable car, 𝟏𝟎:𝟐𝟏Get off the cable car and start climbing the mountain, 𝟏𝟏:𝟏𝟓Arrive at the reservation area for the Nantianmen Skywalk. (Figure 2) During the trip, you will pass the top of the South Peak. What you need to pay attention to during this section is that all the processes before going up the mountain must be fast‼ ️If you want to play on the skywalk, run as much as you can‼ ️Because there are a lot of people queuing for the Xifeng cable car, it is better to arrive one minute earlier and go up the mountain. Otherwise, there will be too many people queuing for the Xifeng cable car and you will be tired before you even get up the mountain. 🧗🏻‍♀️Time and tips for playing the Skywalk: There are two places on the Skywalk where you need to queue up. The first is at the reservation office on the lower right of Figure 2, where groups of 50 people are registered and released. The second is that after registering, you have to wait for about an hour until the previous group has finished playing. During this stage, there are rooms inside where you can sit and wait. While I was waiting for my friends to come, I ate something to replenish my energy, then made an appointment with 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎, registered, and went in to wait. When we came out after playing at around 2 o'clock, the queue had already reached the intersection. The people behind us basically had to wait in line for at least three and a half hours to play. 🟡The actual whole journey on the Changkong Plank Road takes only a little over an hour, and half of the time is spent resting at Siguo Cliff and waiting for everyone to arrive before starting the return journey, so the one-way journey only takes about ten minutes, which is very fast. 🟢The safety belt is very tight, "tied up tightly" as shown in Figure 8. It is very safe. There are staff to ensure supervision throughout the process. As long as you are not afraid of heights, you can rush with confidence. 🔴You can’t play alone, but don’t worry, many people play by themselves, so you can just form a team on the spot. It is best to bring cash for convenience, but it doesn’t matter if you forget it, there is a QR code that can be scanned. The main thing is that if someone changes their mind after you arrive, it will be complicated and troublesome to get a refund. 🟠Hold your mobile phone well. People lose their mobile phones and mainland China ID cards every day. Put all your belongings except your mobile phone in your bag and put them in the storage area at the door. As shown in Figure 10, three people lost their mainland China ID cards on that day... You can buy a neck strap in advance to hang your mobile phone like I did. 🔵Want to take photos while sitting on the wooden board‼ ️On the return trip, the chain was on top and not long enough for you to sit down. The staff explicitly prohibited you from sitting down to take pictures, so unfortunately I didn't get to take any. 🌄For watching the sunset and going down the mountain: After getting off the Changkong Plank Road, the route is to go to the East Peak, Middle Peak, and West Peak in turn. Watch the sunset from the West Peak or when the West Cable Car is descending. Check the sunset time in advance every day. When going down, there was no one queuing for the cable car, and each person went down in a cabin. 👚In terms of clothing: The weather in the mountains changes rapidly, so it is necessary to bring a jacket. Don't wear shorts in this season. Wear non-slip shoes! For ladders or steep roads that are difficult to walk on, shoes with strong grip save a lot of effort. As for food and drink: I only brought two bottles of water and didn't finish them, mainly because I didn't want to go to the toilet on the mountain. The water pressure on the mountain is unstable, and the toilets are really smelly and disgusting. Bring some food like chocolate protein bars, and try to travel light; there are several stone tablets of the Huashan Sword Contest, all of which are free of charge. There are some that charge for taking photos and stand there shouting. Many people think that you can't go there even if you are charged, but that's not the case! Just go over and take the photo!