One-day trip to Lishan Mountain in Xi'an: recommended travel routes and attractions

Xi'an Lishan is a very famous tourist attraction in China, so what is there to do in Lishan Scenic Area? How to play? Friends who don’t know can take a look together. This is the best route for a day trip to Lishan!

1. Recommended route

Huaqing Palace in Lishan Scenic Area

Lishan is an important part of Huaqing Palace Scenic Area. There are many cultural relics and historic sites on the mountain and beautiful natural landscapes, including the Beacon Tower, Lao Mother Hall, Laojun Hall, Wanjing Pavilion, Binjian Pavilion, Shangshan Lake, Qixi Bridge, Shangde Garden, Yuxian Bridge, Sanyuan Cave and other famous attractions. Whenever the sun sets, Lishan Mountain shines in the golden sunset. The scenery is particularly beautiful, so it is known as the "Lishan Mountain Sunset".

Climb Lishan Mountain together (estimated time: 1-3 hours)

Lishan Mountain is located in the southern part of West Lintong District, with an altitude of 1,302 meters. It is a branch of Qinling Mountains and adjacent to Huaqing Pool. Now the two scenic spots have been merged. Zhongshan is divided into East Embroidery Mountain and West Embroidery Mountain. West Embroidery Mountain concentrates most of the scenic spots in Lishan Mountain, including the beacon tower of the princes in the beacon fire drama and the Binjian Pavilion in the Xi'an Incident. At the foot of Lishan Mountain is the famous Huaqing Pool.

2. Travel guide

Huaqing Palace (Huaqing Pool Lishan) ticket price:

Adult ticket: 120 yuan, student ticket: 60 yuan.

Half price: half price for children and full-time students (excluding adult colleges) between 1.2m and 1.4m with relevant documents.

Free: Children under 1.2m, seniors aged 65 and above, active military personnel and disabled persons are free with relevant certificates. Experts/model workers who enjoy special national allowances and have made outstanding contributions at the provincial level or above are valid in person. The certificate is free, and it is free for 2021 college entrance examination students from June 10 to August 31.

Opening hours: 8:00-18:00

Address: Wangjian Village, Qinling Street, Lintong District, West City

Bus route: Take Metro No. 9 Line and get off at Huaqinggong Station.

3. Recommended attractions

Beacon Tower

Beacon Tower, located at the highest peak of Xiuling in Lishan West, is the highest scenic spot in Lishan Forest Park, with an altitude of 1,302 meters. . It was a facility used to deliver battle reports and dispatch troops during ancient wars. The story of the birthplace of the story of the fighting prince, the story of the fighting prince, made the world laugh and has been passed down to this day.

Laomudian

This temple is located at the second peak of spirituality in Shanxi. It was built to commemorate Nuwa, the legendary founder of the Chinese nation. It is said that Nuwa "made a human out of loess" and created human beings. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are all her descendants. She worked hard to mend the sky in Lishan, and her contribution was indispensable. Later, the world respectfully called her "Old Mother of Lishan". After her death, she was buried in Lishanyang (now Lantian County). A Nuwa Temple was built on Lishan Mountain to commemorate her.

Huaqing

The Qing Palace has been a royal bathing resort since ancient times. It is said that this was once the place where Concubine Yang took a bath. According to legend, King You of Zhou during the Western Zhou Dynasty had an official position here. There are relatively complete cultural relics, garden landscapes, ancient buildings, ancient and famous trees from the Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties. Especially the sentimental love story between Tang Dynasty and Concubine Yang and the "Western Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries.

Route: 100 meters away from Lishan Mountain, within walking distance.

Tip: There is a performance of "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" at Huaqing Palace in the evening. The performance has a good reputation and is recommended to be watched. However, you need to buy additional tickets to watch the show, and you cannot visit Huaqing Palace for free if you buy the ticket.