Mount Fanjing
Mount Fanjing
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PHILLIP T
London, England267 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
There is a long cable car to the halfway point, and you don't see the mountain until quite a way up the cable. When you eventually see it, it is an amazing sight. The climb from the cable car to the base is strenuous & although I resolved not to, this 80 y.o. did finally make it up!! There is a further climb up the mountain, but the view from the initial climb was sufficient for me to gauge the magnificence of Mount Fanjing.
Written November 27, 2023
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Martin K
Stockholm, Sweden6 contributions
Aug 2018 • Solo
The mountain itself is very charming, and the views are great. Basically, except, the crowds, it is a very pleasant mountain excursion, and I would recommend the cable car. However, this is a very popular and touristy visit (expect no really nature experience, only beautiful views, and some fun climbs). I thought I should write some practical advice, as English language sources of this attraction is sparse (despite very well developed tourism).
I did however visit during a summer weekend and the crowds basically made the mountain unvisitable. I started lining up for a ticket at 7:20, and would have had to wait about 6 hours before taking the bus to the foot of the mountain. Unlike many other Chinese mountains, there is simply no way of just start walking up the mountain, a required bus takes you to the foot where paths start and the cable car is. I first had to line up one hour for a ticket, and then got a bus waiting number for more than 5 hours later. Through speaking Chinese, my blue blue eyes, a lot of luck, and some inpatience, I managed to get through the line after "only" waiting 2½ hours (+1 hour in the ticket line), after which I could take the bus and start the hike up the mountain. The hike up the mountain is unremarkable (took me 3½ hours), and as you are part of the same crowd control system (for the bus) as the cable car visitors you dont save any time. It is always satisfying to hike up though, and an up-hike, plus the top is a good day trip. On the way back both hikers, and cable car visitors where once again part of the same crowd control system (waiting time about 1 hour, I took the cable car down). Expect no foreign visitors (among 20000 locals), though there is excellent 50% English signage of the local flora and fauna at the top of the mountain (I saw no one reading the Chinese version, so the English/Chinese ratio is perhaps reasonable...). There is no accommodation on the mountain (though there is a deserted old guesthouse).
All of this applies to a visit in the summer during a weekend. During the off-peak season on a weekday it may (or may not) be a pretty smooth experience with almost no waiting time. Then I would recommend it much more highly. Based on this peak season experience, I greatly prefer some other Chinese mountains I visited, where you could start hiking basically once arriving at the foothill of the mountain.
Unlike other reports, getting here is actually pretty smooth. There are pretty fast mini-buses to/from Tongren South station, and even a bus a day to Fenghuang. The Jiangkou/Tongren/Fenghuang bus-connections are also reasonable. Bargaining with minibus drivers offers a lot more opportunities as well, and the roads in the area are excellent. Consider staying in the nearby "ancient town" a bit away from the village with the ticket office (maybe 2 km away) of the mountain, that place is pretty lively and attractive (though in no way authentic). In theory buying tickets in advance could make this all more feasible. However, at least formally (there might be some way around this) you need to buy a ticket with a foreign passport in person, the same day, at the ticket office. Note that English speakers will be very rare in the area.
Consider a stop at Yamukou (亚木沟) on the way their/back. The bus connecting with Jiangkou makes a stop there (20 min from the mountain and Jiangkou), and it is wonderfully deserted in the morning, with a nice hike. Make sure to visit the restored Ming courtyard at the top. Yu can leave your luggage by the tourist office at 亚木沟.
I did however visit during a summer weekend and the crowds basically made the mountain unvisitable. I started lining up for a ticket at 7:20, and would have had to wait about 6 hours before taking the bus to the foot of the mountain. Unlike many other Chinese mountains, there is simply no way of just start walking up the mountain, a required bus takes you to the foot where paths start and the cable car is. I first had to line up one hour for a ticket, and then got a bus waiting number for more than 5 hours later. Through speaking Chinese, my blue blue eyes, a lot of luck, and some inpatience, I managed to get through the line after "only" waiting 2½ hours (+1 hour in the ticket line), after which I could take the bus and start the hike up the mountain. The hike up the mountain is unremarkable (took me 3½ hours), and as you are part of the same crowd control system (for the bus) as the cable car visitors you dont save any time. It is always satisfying to hike up though, and an up-hike, plus the top is a good day trip. On the way back both hikers, and cable car visitors where once again part of the same crowd control system (waiting time about 1 hour, I took the cable car down). Expect no foreign visitors (among 20000 locals), though there is excellent 50% English signage of the local flora and fauna at the top of the mountain (I saw no one reading the Chinese version, so the English/Chinese ratio is perhaps reasonable...). There is no accommodation on the mountain (though there is a deserted old guesthouse).
All of this applies to a visit in the summer during a weekend. During the off-peak season on a weekday it may (or may not) be a pretty smooth experience with almost no waiting time. Then I would recommend it much more highly. Based on this peak season experience, I greatly prefer some other Chinese mountains I visited, where you could start hiking basically once arriving at the foothill of the mountain.
Unlike other reports, getting here is actually pretty smooth. There are pretty fast mini-buses to/from Tongren South station, and even a bus a day to Fenghuang. The Jiangkou/Tongren/Fenghuang bus-connections are also reasonable. Bargaining with minibus drivers offers a lot more opportunities as well, and the roads in the area are excellent. Consider staying in the nearby "ancient town" a bit away from the village with the ticket office (maybe 2 km away) of the mountain, that place is pretty lively and attractive (though in no way authentic). In theory buying tickets in advance could make this all more feasible. However, at least formally (there might be some way around this) you need to buy a ticket with a foreign passport in person, the same day, at the ticket office. Note that English speakers will be very rare in the area.
Consider a stop at Yamukou (亚木沟) on the way their/back. The bus connecting with Jiangkou makes a stop there (20 min from the mountain and Jiangkou), and it is wonderfully deserted in the morning, with a nice hike. Make sure to visit the restored Ming courtyard at the top. Yu can leave your luggage by the tourist office at 亚木沟.
Written September 1, 2018
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quilliama
Montreal, Canada119 contributions
Oct 2019 • Solo
An amazing place with unique views! All worth it, but be armed with patience. It was 8:20 am when I bought the ticket, arrived on top of the cable car station at 9:35.The process of accessing the site includes queuing at the entrance (waited 10 min), at the minibus shuttle (10 min), taking the minibus ride (20 min), queuing for the cable car (30 min), the cable car ride (10 min). You can buy the ticket directly at the visitor station for 260 rmb, including round trip cable cars and shuttle buses. Bring your passport to buy the ticket and keep the ticket with you till you exit the site. Once you are done taking the long stairway, everything is amazing no matter which sight you see in what order. Going to either summits requires climbing through narrow and steep cliffs, using chains to help manoeuvre up or down the narrow steps. This causes queuing in many occasions as well. Better to go slow and safe. I was lucky with the weather, it was clear and just warm enough. I can’t imagine climbing these slippery cliffs in the rain and wind! If you need a little break from the crowds, try going on the western trail a bit, there were hardly any people there, and there are some neat little spots to relax with a view. In all, I’d say to calculate 1.5 h to get to the main site, spend 4-5 hours visiting, add another 1.5h to get down to the exit. The lineups going up seemed far worse when I exited, so better plan to go early. As for accommodations nearby, I stayed at Mt Fanjing Qixi Resort. A very nice place right at the foot of the mountain, a 5-min walk from the ticket office/visitor center.
Written October 19, 2019
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Alvita S
Guiyang, China28 contributions
Nov 2015 • Friends
It is quite complicated to get to the mountain, so make sure you head to the Fanjing mountain early enough. If you want to climb the mountain from the Jiangkou county (which is closer to Tongren), you can take a bus (around 10 yuan) or take a taxi (around 200-300 yuan). If you're travelling off-peak, you might need to wait for the bus to get full. It might take longer than you except, but there are a few stations offering buses to Jiangkou. From Jiangkou station, you still need to get to the Fanjing mountain (not sure about local buses, but taxi shouldn't be too expensive). At the entrance you can decide whether to climb the entire mountain (around 150 yuan) or take a cable car ( we took the cable car to go down, which was 90 yuan). Bus ticket to the foot of the mountain is around 20 yuan (you should definitely get that). If you decide to take a cable car from there, you still have around 1000 steps after the final cable car stop. The entire mountain is over 8000 steps + the rock on top, (around 1000 challenging steps). It takes around 4-5 hours to go up and around 2-3 to go down (1 hour- by cable car). Toilets are very rare, but there are 3 or 4 stops on the way to the top, where you can a bite to eat. There are no inns on the way, as some websites point out, but there should be one ( or maybe a few) somewhere on top of the mountain.
At the top of the mountain, you'll be rewarded with a stunning view. Clouds under your feet, temples, rocks. The mountain is associated with Buddhism, even though there are not many temples left these days. Don't stop after the mushroom rock. If you still have some energy climb to the golden summit, which is challenging, but totally worth it!
If you want to go down the same day, the last cable car is at 6pm, as the last bus at the bottom of the mountain. Don't miss the bus, or you'll need to call them to get one. If you're not Chinese, you will definitely struggle to do that. There are lots of hostels at the bottom of the mountain though, so you could crash there.
Don't forget a bottle of water, warm clothes ( for the top of the mountain) and a camera :))
At the top of the mountain, you'll be rewarded with a stunning view. Clouds under your feet, temples, rocks. The mountain is associated with Buddhism, even though there are not many temples left these days. Don't stop after the mushroom rock. If you still have some energy climb to the golden summit, which is challenging, but totally worth it!
If you want to go down the same day, the last cable car is at 6pm, as the last bus at the bottom of the mountain. Don't miss the bus, or you'll need to call them to get one. If you're not Chinese, you will definitely struggle to do that. There are lots of hostels at the bottom of the mountain though, so you could crash there.
Don't forget a bottle of water, warm clothes ( for the top of the mountain) and a camera :))
Written December 3, 2015
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Pavel Erokhin
Sydney, Australia101 contributions
Oct 2019 • Solo
This was one of the most memorable places I’ve ever visited. Mostly because of the shape of the mount itself and a temple right on the summit of it.
When you finally make it to the top, you’ll see the actual altitude, which is 2300 m above the sea level give or take.
View from the observation deck was stunning, mountains slopes going down the gorge in between them. Vivid green colour is everywhere around you, there is only the skyline where you can see the end of this green blanket.
You have two options to choose from: hiking up the mountain or take a cable car and around a hundred of stairs to get to the scenic spot.
Price of the entrance including the cable car round trip: 260 rmb.
It’s really convenient getting to the Fanjing mount from Tongren city by bus or from Jiangkou town, which is within 30 minutes by bus.
I spent 4-5 hours over there including my way up, cable car, stairs, seeing around at the scenic spot, queueing down the mount and way back by a cable car. So if you’re going to hike, it will take considerably more time.
When you finally make it to the top, you’ll see the actual altitude, which is 2300 m above the sea level give or take.
View from the observation deck was stunning, mountains slopes going down the gorge in between them. Vivid green colour is everywhere around you, there is only the skyline where you can see the end of this green blanket.
You have two options to choose from: hiking up the mountain or take a cable car and around a hundred of stairs to get to the scenic spot.
Price of the entrance including the cable car round trip: 260 rmb.
It’s really convenient getting to the Fanjing mount from Tongren city by bus or from Jiangkou town, which is within 30 minutes by bus.
I spent 4-5 hours over there including my way up, cable car, stairs, seeing around at the scenic spot, queueing down the mount and way back by a cable car. So if you’re going to hike, it will take considerably more time.
Written October 6, 2019
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Pam K
33 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
Last month we had the opportunity to visit and "climb" Fanjingshan, in Tongren China. We stayed overnight at a charming little hotel (cheap - about $20 USD) at the foot of the mountains in the countryside and got up early for our mountain adventure. Tickets were expensive, upwards of 250 yuan pet person, which included two way, bus and cablecar ride where the climb began. This is where I would suggest that you better be reasonably fit, unafraid of heights, not queasy about being in close quarters with thousands of people, prepared to get dirty and grimy, and lastly, own a decent pair of hiking boots. Carry only as much as you can comfortably carry - water and some protein bars or such. Of course you can always but snacks and food, which is really reasonably priced, but when you're in the mountains, that convenience is not close by. At the summit, and just below are Buddhist temples, and the lush green views of the mountainside, stretching as far as eye can see, made it worth the effort. Be sure to budget an entire day for the adventure. Overall, the logistics and infrastructure was much better on the way up than down and back, when the lineups for the cable ride were long and super slow. If possible avoid the months of July and August as school's out in these months and everyone else also has the same idea as you! Overall, an amazing experience, which I would highly recommend.
Written August 12, 2019
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Hazzz M
Burringbar, Australia154 contributions
Apr 2019
Fanjingshan is a holy Buddhist mountain and is an undeveloped wilderness full of rare plants and animals. The top has extraordinary geology that has been used as a place of worship and sanctuary for centuries. No more, it is now on the Chinese ‘must visit’ circuit, and can get extremely crowded, but it is still an amazing journey. Buses leave Tongren tourist bus station for Fanjingshan, and there is plenty of accomodation up by the mountain gate. Best queue early to get the vans up to the cable car and up to the top. The two summit temples are reached by exposed and thrilling walkways ( steps) and need about an hour each from the cable car top. Probably best to do the Red Cloud Golden Peak first before the rush. The tight nature of this ‘event’ requires immersion into the crowd, little to no English spoken and a whopping 290 yuan but it is a unique, and on a good weather day, remarkable journey. Just as a note, there are two walking tracks, one beneath the cable car for the very fit only, and an easier route from the west through this pristine forest, though with a more difficult road access
Written April 25, 2019
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Ale C
Singapore, Singapore267 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
Mount Fanjing is a sacred Buddhist mountain, recently accorded Unesco World Heritage Site status. We were fortunate to experience the mountain on a lovely day, with no rain, some sun and a clear blue sky. There were quite a number of local tourists but the crowd was still manageable.
Getting to the hiking trail takes some effort. You need to board a shuttle bus up a winding path to the cable car station. From there, it's a quiet 20-minute cable-car ride up to the foot of the trail. Then make your way up the steps - about 40 minutes of safe step climb to view the Mushroom Rock. Stop there awhile to admire the rock structure and the surrounding views. It's like you are right in the midst of a Chinese ink painting !
Having rested and gotten your fill of nature's paradise, make your way down in a loop trail to the temple further down. From here, you can decide to turn right and climb the next high peak, 红云金顶 Red Cloud Golden Summit. This is a rather tricky climb up some very steep steps with only steel railing chains as barriers.
We opted for the less challenging route and trotted down to the cable-car station, retracing our way back, via cable car and shuttle bus, to where our coach was waiting.
Allow yourself at least 3 to 4 hours for this excursion. Remember to bring a bottle of water. It'd be well worth it, provided the crowds are not there to outdo the views.
Getting to the hiking trail takes some effort. You need to board a shuttle bus up a winding path to the cable car station. From there, it's a quiet 20-minute cable-car ride up to the foot of the trail. Then make your way up the steps - about 40 minutes of safe step climb to view the Mushroom Rock. Stop there awhile to admire the rock structure and the surrounding views. It's like you are right in the midst of a Chinese ink painting !
Having rested and gotten your fill of nature's paradise, make your way down in a loop trail to the temple further down. From here, you can decide to turn right and climb the next high peak, 红云金顶 Red Cloud Golden Summit. This is a rather tricky climb up some very steep steps with only steel railing chains as barriers.
We opted for the less challenging route and trotted down to the cable-car station, retracing our way back, via cable car and shuttle bus, to where our coach was waiting.
Allow yourself at least 3 to 4 hours for this excursion. Remember to bring a bottle of water. It'd be well worth it, provided the crowds are not there to outdo the views.
Written April 2, 2019
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Cosmopolitan394491
1 contribution
Sep 2018 • Family
I really like mount fanjing. There are a lot of things you can do there. I stayed at the Borui Resort. It was a great experience with excellent amenity and services. You can sightseeing the UN natural heritage while hiking the interesting tails. It has a variety of bio species including precious Golden Monkey ,Giant Salamander and Dove tree. So it's very interesting for kids too. There is a very steep mountain called JinDing. Highly recommended if you are looking for challenging hike. On the top of it, there is temples and bridge surrounded by cloud which makes you feel like in the fairytale
Written October 1, 2018
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Franca B
Beijing, China11 contributions
Dec 2017 • Friends
Very touristy place, but worth going for 1 day. You have to take a small bus from the enterence upwards, and then a cable-car (or 6000 steps upwards). From there you can walk around and visit two tops with great view. Do not expect a mountain hike, every path is organized. food and drink places at the top, and also a temple that you can visit.
Written March 3, 2018
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Antonio N
Milan, Italy1,736 contributions
Anyone know the timetables of the return buses from Mount Fanijing to Tongren and Fenghuang?
Anyone know drivers english spoken who can accompany us to the Mount Fanijing starting from Tongren or FengHuang?
Thank you for the responses
Trip Love Japan
6,309 contributions
You can get information from chinadiscovery. com /guizhou /fanjingshan .html
We‘re planing to go to fanjing around end of november. Is it still possible or closed or extremely cold?
Agostina D
24 contributions
How long is the bus ride from tongren to the park? We are arriving to the train station. Is the bus from there?
Pavel Erokhin
Sydney, Australia101 contributions
Buses are going from the Tourism passenger transport terminal, which is just around the corner from the Train station. There are three buses on schedule from Tongren to Fanjingshan: 7:30, 8:30 and 14:50, 32 RMB is a single ticket.
Journey time is around 1 hour and 40 minutes, and don’t forget about the last bus back to Tongren, which is at 6 pm.
Lovetotravelpj
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia78 contributions
Hi, I am planning to hike fanjing mountain on 18/10/19. Where is the convenient places that i should stay?
Hazzz M
Burringbar, Australia154 contributions
There nearest town is Jiangkou, where there is good accomodation of every level and a regular bus service to the mountain gate starting from 6 am and taking about 30 min.We stayed at accomodation near the mountain entrance. There is plenty of new hotels there and a few restaurants, so it is very convenient for an early start, which is best because of the busy and crowded access to the cable car and summits. We took the fast train to Tongren and then a bus from the tourist bus station 200 yds away in front of the fast train station that went directly to Fanjingshan. The scenery at the base of the mountain is beautiful, quiet and rural, and the accomodation good but basic. Plenty to choose from.
Changchunlaowai
Tongren, China75 contributions
Accommodation in Tongren convenient for travel to Mt Fanjing?
I'll be arriving there on October 14th.
Any other good places to visit?
Pavel Erokhin
Sydney, Australia101 contributions
You can stay in Tongren and take a bus to Fanjing mount, it’ll take around 1 hour and 40 minutes to get there.
You would also like to visit the Southern Chinese Great Wall and Fenghuang ancient city, which are also reachable by bus.
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