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Hiking

The main highlight is following the many paths through the stunning sandstone landscape. It can be quite daunting at times, so the above mentioned cable cars help. The park is enormous and there is no way you can see it all, even in two days, so it's important to plan ahead and know which areas you want to visit. The signage in the park is not always adequate, so buy a map from a vendor in the village before you go in (some maps are in both Chinese and English).

Huang Shi Zhai

The highest area in the park at 3,450 feet, which can be climbed up a 3,878 step stairway, but you can take a cable car instead

Kongzhong Tianyuan

This garden sits on an outcropping surrounded by slender peaks

Xianren Qiao

This spectacular, narrow rock bridge is over a deep chasm, with no railings. Access to the bridge is blocked by barbed wire, but some daredevils choose to walk over it anyway. There are several amazing look-out points you can walk to nearby, including "Great Viewing Platform," "Emperor's Throne" and "Cock-Pecking."

Yupi Feng

These thin, spiky columns hundreds of feet high are featured on stamps and resemble calligraphy letters

January - March
October - December

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