In China, hiking is a main activity especially in the national park.
There are many places to hike and trek in Wuyishan in Fujian county. I took a high speed train from Xiamen to Wuyishan North train station in around 3 hours. There is a free bus from the station to different towns and villages in the surrounding area. As I stayed at Sangu Old Street, I took a free no 9 bus.
In the afternoon, I set off by walking around 30 mins to the base of Dawang Peak for a continuously uphill hike on stairs to the peak. Dawang Peak is located outside the main entrance of the national park, hence there is no need for a transit fee with transit bus. It took about 1 hour 15 mins to hike to the peak.
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| Up and up |
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| Halfway |
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| Climbing the narrow stairs to the top |
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| Let the adventure begins |
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| Narrow stairs |
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| Amazing view |
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| Dawang Peak |
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| Walking on the cliff |
The main attractions are in the the designated park which requires a transit bus that is charged as an entrance fee. To get the ticket, I took a free no 7 bus from Sangu Old Street to the South Entrance Gate to get 2 day pass for 85 yuan for the transit bus ride in the park.
The 1st stop is the must visit Tianyu Peak. It was a steep climb on the rock cliff to the peak which took about 1 hour hike. The view is definitely rewarding, I took a detour route down to go to a secluded park called Taoyuan Cave with a hidden temple and Laozi Statute. This is a secluded quiet place before joining back the main entrance.
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| View from half way |
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| Steep climb |
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| View from the peak |
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| Amazing rocks |
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| Laozi |
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| Taoyuan Cave temple |
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| Tranquality |
In the afternoon, I took the transit bus to nearby Yi Xian Tian (One line sky) to hike for 15 mins on a narrow dark cliff where a ray of light can be seen, hence, the name one line sky. From there , I walked for about 1 hour to Huxiao Yan (Roaring Tiger Rock), where I did pass by some tea plantations in the valley. It was too exhausted to climb up the rock cliff.
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| One line sky |
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| Hidden tea plantation |
Then I ended the day with a short bus ride to nearby Yunu Peak (Jade Maiden Peak), a relaxing spot next to the river, where one could enjoy the towering view of rock formations and bamboo rafts drifting down the Juiqu Stream (Nine Bend River).
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| Does the rock look like an owl? |
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| Bamboo rafting |
The next day, I went back to Huxiao Yan (Roaring Tiger Rock), climbing up the steep cliff again. The route down on the back is equally challenging, with steep stairs down passing a temple.
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| Climbing on the cliff |
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| View from the peak |
