Mt. Huashan is located in the south of Huayin city, China, 120 kilometers east of Xi'an, with an elevation of 2200 meters above sea level. The Huashan Mountain is surrounded by five peaks that looks live five petals of a flower. The Huashan Mountain, hence, takes its name after its shape - a lotus flower with five petals.
Mt. Huashan is famous for its breath-taking cliffs and the dangerous 12-kilometer-long winding path up to the top. Mt Huashan has only one path leading to the top, and it doesn’t help when the path looks like this.
The path doesn't become precipitous until Qing Ke Ping, where there is a huge rock engraved with Chinese characters meaning “the point where the horses turn back”. It warns that the challenges ahead and those who are not well prepared both mentally and physically should retreat.
One wrong step here is instant death. But the view is awe-inspiring.
Brave grandma!
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Love this quote "The point where the horses turn back"...it warns that the challenges ahead and those who are not well prepared both mentally and physically should retreat. Press On!
che y cuanto te garpan por subir ahÃ?
Wonder what it pays to put up that trail?