Mount Heng

Mount Heng Scenic Area, located in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, spans Shanxi and Hebei provinces. It stretches across the border, towering and majestic. The Mount Heng Scenic Area is famous for its beautiful scenery, and there has always been talk of the 18 views of Mount Heng. After the Ming Dynasty traveler Xu Xiake visited Mount Heng, he recorded his observations in 'Xu Xiake's Travel Notes'. The Mount Heng Scenic Area, with its green pines and cypresses, temples and pavilions, strange flowers and grasses, and strange rocks and caves, constitutes the famous 18 views of the Mount Heng Scenic Area. Each of the eighteen views is unique, like eighteen beautiful scrolls, displayed in front of tourists: Magnetic Gorge Misty Rain, Cloud Pavilion Rainbow Bridge, Cloud Road Spring Dawn, Tiger Mouth Hanging Pine, Fruit Old Immortal Traces, Cliff Crying Bird, Sunset Glow, Dragon Spring Sweet and Bitter, Secluded Room Flying Cave, Stone Cave Flowing Cloud, Thatched Cottage Smoke and Fire, Golden Rooster Announcing Dawn, Jade Sheep Wandering Cloud, Purple Gully Cloud Flower, Fat Picture Brocade, Immortal Mansion Drunk Moon, Chess Platform Playing Qin, Peak Pine Wind. In addition to the world's unique wonder, the Hanging Temple, the entire Mount Heng Scenic Area is picturesque, making tourists feel as if they are in a paradise, lingering and stopping. The great Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai left the ink mark 'magnificent' on Mount Heng. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went to Mount Tai for the sealing ceremony, he personally came to Mount Heng for the sacrifice, held the 'Burying the Original Jade' ceremony, and sealed Mount Heng as a god for the first time. Afterwards, emperors of all dynasties continued to seal Mount Heng. In the first year of the Tang Kaiyuan, the Northern Peak was sealed as the King of Peace; in the fourth year of the Song Dazhong Xiangfu, it was further sealed as the Holy Emperor of the King of Peace; after Kublai Khan unified the world, the Northern Peak was further sealed as the True Yuan Holy Emperor of the King of Peace; in the third year of his reign, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, decreed to change the name of the god of Mount Heng. Throughout history, Mount Heng has always been revered as the Northern Peak. Mount Heng ⛰【Travel Guide】 📍Detailed address: 10 kilometers south of Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province 🚗Traffic strategy: You can take a train to Datong, then take a long-distance bus for about 60 kilometers, and after a 90-minute journey, you can reach the Mount Heng Scenic Area in Hunyuan County. 🕙Opening hours: March 1st—April 30th, October 1st—October 31st, 8:00—16:30. May 1st—September 30th, 8:00—17:30. November 1st—February 29th, 8:30—16:00. 💰Ticket price: The ticket fee is 16 yuan/person, the temple group ticket fee is 35 yuan/person. Free admission for those over 60 with ID. Public security officers, active military personnel, and disabled people are exempt from tickets with certificates, and full-time undergraduates and below students are half-price with student ID.

Mount Heng: Along with Mount Tai in the east, Mount Hua in the west, Mount Heng in the south, and Mount Song in the middle, it is known as the Five Mountains of China. There is an old saying: 'Mount Heng is like walking, Mount Tai is like sitting, Mount Hua is like standing, Mount Song is like lying down, Mount Heng is like flying'. Hengshan Temple Group: It was first built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, with only more than 20 places (built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties) remaining. It covers an area of 1400 meters from east to west and 900 meters from north to south. The main temple of Hengshan is the largest temple; the sleeping palace is the oldest building; the residence of the immortals is the largest place for the immortals to live, with eight immortals carved inside. It takes 54 minutes to go up the mountain and 25 minutes to go down. The ticket price is 45

Mount Heng, a national 4A-level scenic area and one of the Five Great Mountains, has a long history and rich cultural heritage. The peaks are steep, the scenery is beautiful, and the landscape is picturesque. The vegetation is lush and abundant, the mountains undulate, the air is fresh, and it's a natural oxygen bar with a comfortable body feel and high oxygen ion content. Mount Heng enjoys a unique geographical location, situated on Hengshan South Road in Hunyuan County, Datong City. It is recommended to book tickets online in advance. The scenery is beautiful with pure natural landscapes. Inside the scenic area, you can take a cable car or a shuttle vehicle, experiencing different views along the way; there are many temples within the scenic area, with the Hanging Temple being highly recommended. Climbing high for a panoramic view gives a sense of overlooking all the other mountains, which is quite pleasant and comfortable; indeed, its reputation is well-deserved. It truly achieves a perfect fusion of man and nature, sharing the beauty together, and is worth checking in. Detailed address: Hengshan South Road, Hunyuan County, Datong City Transportation strategy: There are parking spaces for self-driving, and parking is convenient and quick

"Mount Heng", also known as "Northern Mount Heng", is located about 10 kilometers south of Hunyuan County in Shanxi Province, with its main peak, Tianfeng Ridge, standing at 2017 meters above sea level. The Heng Mountain Range is a series of peaks between the Sanggan River and the Hutuo River, in the southeastern part of Datong City in Shanxi Province and the southern part of Zhangjiakou City in Hebei Province. It extends roughly from southwest to northeast, with a length of about 300 kilometers from east to west and a width of about 80 kilometers from north to south. The highest peak is Mantou Mountain, located on the border of Shanyin County and Ying County, with an elevation of 2426 meters.