Beautiful hiking routes in the Taihang Mountains, a trip to Huguan

Follow the "Hiking Shanxi Great Wall Group" to Huguan, Changzhi to visit the Zhenze Palace of the Immortal Temple, the dangerous Tiansheng Bridge, search for the Great Wall of the Warring States Period, climb Yinggu Gorge, and visit the ancient villages and towns in southeastern Shanxi. It is full of content, including history, humanities, and nature.

Hiking route map of Goose House and Tiansheng Bridge in Huguan, Shanxi

Heading to Goosewu Village accompanied by the sweet fragrance of Sophora japonica flowers, you can see hikers constantly on the road. Tiansheng Bridge, Wanfo Temple and Yinggu Gorge are famous local hiking routes, attracting a large number of hiking enthusiasts from Shanxi and Henan provinces.

A unique two-story stone dwelling in southeastern Shanxi.

The first stop, Ewu Village, is a small mountain village farthest from the county seat in Huguan County. It is close to Linzhou, Henan and is located in the hinterland of Taihang. Due to the high mountains and deep valleys, there are no roads, so Ewu To go to Huguan County, villagers need to detour through neighboring Linzhou, Henan. It was not until the 1970s that the road to Huguan County was opened. Now this small mountain village has become a distribution center for hiking enthusiasts.

There are a large number of farmhouses where you can eat and stay in Ewu Village. We will have lunch here, with a big bowl of noodles and a big mouthful of vegetables.

After lunch, we walked around the village and overlooked the entire Gowu Village.

Standing on the road behind the village, you can see terraced fields, green fields, mountain flowers, and valleys. The scenery is endless. I saw many hikers walking into the mountains. Later I realized that they were heading to the Tianshengqiao Scenic Area. hiking routes.

The second stop is to walk into the dense forest and head towards Tiansheng Bridge. I haven’t done any homework and have no idea of ??what kind of landscape Tianshengqiao is.

Wild rose. The mountain road is rugged, accompanied by dense forests and mountain flowers.

The mountain road becomes more and more difficult and dangerous, and suddenly you reach the edge of a cliff with a height of ten thousand feet. The cliff is vertical and bottomless, making people afraid to get close. The beautiful scenery is always in a dangerous place. Some kind-hearted passers-by reminded me not to stay on the bridge for a long time, as it was dangerous. I was still a little confused. Only when I walked to the opposite side of the cliff did I realize that I was standing on the Tiansheng Bridge.

Even if it is video recording, I don’t dare to stretch my hands out. There is always the illusion that the mobile phone and the person will fall under the cliff. It is indeed not easy for those who are afraid of heights to come to this scenic spot.

The Prince on the other side of Tiansheng Bridge

The Prince in white clothes and Lao Shan in blue took a photo of me on the opposite side. This is Tiansheng Bridge, flying between the two dangerous cliffs in the north and south. It has a span of 50 meters, a height of 200 meters, a width of 5 meters, and a thickness of more than 10 meters. It is shaped like a natural stone arch bridge. Tiansheng Bridge is said to be the largest natural stone arch bridge discovered in northern my country so far. From a distance, it looks like a huge mountain gate has opened.

Continuing to walk forward, I also saw the Tiansheng Bridge Cave and photographed Teacher Song and the Great Sage in white clothes on the Tiansheng Bridge.

Finally we reached the opposite side of Tiansheng Bridge, the best viewing spot. I couldn’t help but marvel at the magic of nature and the bravery of hikers. By this time, I was flushed in the face and out of breath. At the same time, I was grateful to have the opportunity to see the majestic beauty hidden deep in the mountains.

The prince led the way and returned to the Goose House without turning back. Continuing to climb, the road is extremely dangerous and I feel like I have reached my limit. Finally I reached the top of the mountain and saw hope.

The village in the valley in the distance is where we will stay overnight, Qiaoshang Township.

The third stop, Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. Faintly, halfway up the mountainside is the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. Wanfo Temple is a small wild temple with no abbot. The temple is built on the top of a lonely hill, surrounded by cliffs. It has a mysterious feeling of immortality. It is said that the history of Wanfo Temple can be traced back to the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. The original temple was built on the mountainside at the foot of the cliff. The mountain was carved into a cave and many statues were carved. It was later destroyed by war. Now the small temple has been rebuilt in another place, several hundred meters away from the cliff. The year when the small temple was built is no longer certain.

Take the winding mountain road for about 2 kilometers halfway up the mountain towards the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.

It’s really a dead horse to look at the mountain. The Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple on the side of the mountain is clearly visible in the distance, but you can’t see it while walking along the winding mountain road. As you walk, you can see it again, and it becomes more and more obvious. Very close, and finally came forward. Fortunately, with the majestic mountain scenery and watching butterflies flying among the wild flowers, walking didn't feel monotonous.

To climb to the top of the small temple, the stone steps are very steep and narrow.

The small stone Buddha that remains on the wall of the small temple is probably where the name of Wanfo Temple comes from. The stone tablet says Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty.

There are various small temples built according to the cliff topography, with various kinds of offerings, all in disarray, and even a party flag is planted.

The cliff opposite may be the original site of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple.

I want to sit down and take a rest

It was already seven o'clock in the afternoon when we returned the same way. It felt like we were the only ones walking in the entire mountain. Two people in white are us.

We also took a picture of the great sage in white walking in front of us. We were winding around the mountains like this.

After completing a full day's itinerary, we went down to Gudiqiaoshang Township and checked in at the tourist distribution center of Taihang Grand Canyon Scenic Area. Qiaoshang Village is surrounded by mountains, with the Xihe River flowing, and complete tourist service facilities. It is close to Baquan Gorge and is a good place to stay for rural tourism in the Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon.

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