[Xi’an trip day 7] Climb Huashan Mountain at night! How did I hike to the summit in 6 hours and 45 minutes?

Day 7: Take a look at the He Haixia Art Museum

I finally wrote about the last stop of climbing Huashan Mountain at night ! ! ! With tears in my eyes, I have written more than 10,000 words in the previous five travel notes. I feel that I am only young enough to write like this. When I get older, I will post photos of tourists.

Climbing Huashan Mountain at night has really been put off again and again. We originally planned to go to Huashan Mountain on the night we went to Daming Palace, but it rained that night and a level 6 blue gale warning was issued . We had no choice but to Push it for another day

[Xi’an trip day 7] Climb Huashan Mountain at night! How did I hike to the summit in 6 hours and 45 minutes?

Thinking that climbing a mountain at night would definitely consume a lot of energy, we didn’t plan any long-distance travel during the day.

Lunch: trouser pocket dipped in water

I only went to the He Haixia Art Museum next to the youth hostel after lunch. I noticed it when I came to the Academy Gate on the first day and always wanted to see it.

He Haixia Art Museum is free to visit. Although is named He Haixia Art Museum, the first thing we saw when we entered was the landscape works of He Jizheng

If you look at the introduction carefully, you will understand. He Jizheng is the son and apprentice of Mr. He Haixia.

Hanging at the door is a preface to the exhibition hall written by Mr. He in 2017:

Because I think the writing is very sincere, here is the hand-typed excerpt as follows:

Preface

I'm not good at talking, and I don't seek speed in everything. I am willing to work slowly. Because of this, when I was studying painting at the Shaanxi Artists Association in my youth, I was not as quick to renovate my works and have as many ideas as my classmates.

I just honestly followed the teachings of my father, Mr. He Haixia, and copied the works of the ancients and predecessors over and over again for several years.

Fortunately, stupid people are blessed, and my mentors are the elites of the Chang'an School of Painting. In the past few years, I have been in and out of the rooms of masters such as Shi Lu and Zhao Wangyun, and followed them before and after the incident. Coupled with my father's strict teachings, after a few years, I also became "unfaithful to those who are close to the ink". In the words of Teacher Shi Lu, "A duck can also be put on the shelves."

The sun and the moon fly by, and I have walked nearly a century on the road of Chinese painting in a snap of my fingers.

Looking back, I feel that the sun and moon are shining brightly, which is gratifying. The river of time cannot wash away my efforts in the art of calligraphy and painting, but some flowers have bloomed and some fruits have been born.

In this year of the Zang Dynasty, looking at those flowers and fruits, I cherish them deeply and have many feelings, as if I have traveled through the past spring, summer, autumn and winter again.

So I came up with an idea, and this exhibition was born.

The ancients said that books convey the truth and paintings express the voice of the heart. Chinese painting also pays attention to the integration of poetry, calligraphy, painting and seal, so I also stop at calligraphy on the road of painting. Since I want to look back on my career as an artist, I included painting and calligraphy together. People who come to visit may be able to see the morning, dusk and dusk that I hide behind the calligraphy and painting.

These works can be regarded as my dialogue with the world through pen and ink. Looking back at the past years, I think of a poem by our predecessors: The cool breeze and the bright moon are worthless, and the combination of red trees and green mountains has poetry.

I also think of what I love to write about, "Be happy without asking for anything" and "Be at ease with just one thought". This is also my current mood.

It's in order.

He Jizheng June 20, 2017

We walked from the first floor to the second floor and found that the painter on display on the second floor had been replaced by another person - He Changchun.

At this point, my friend and I finally figured it out:

He Haixia taught her child He Jizheng, and He Jizheng taught his child He Changchun.

From grandfather to grandson, the three of them are both relatives and teachers and students.

This is not only the He Haixia Art Museum, but also an exhibition hall for the works of three generations of the Chang'an School of Painting from the first founder to the third generation inheritor.

The whole family is good at painting landscapes, and I particularly like the green tones in Mr. He Changchun's paintings.

It was only when I reached the third floor that I saw the "True Face of Mount Lu" painted by Mr. He Haixia, and learned from the introduction that he studied under Zhang Daqian and served as the vice president of the Shaanxi Provincial Traditional Chinese Painting Academy in his early years. One of the representative painters of the "Painting School".

He Haixia old photos

Although it is a private art museum, everything from the exhibition to the surroundings is well done.

My friend and I each bought a notebook as a souvenir, and contained a large number of illustrations of Mr. He Haixia's paintings.

Interested friends can follow the museum's official WeChat account , which not only has more introductions to the three painters, but also allows you to buy museum peripherals.

Day 7: Climbing Huashan Mountain at night

Before starting to write the itinerary, let me explain that there are many ways and routes to climb Huashan.

The following route is only for pure walking ! ! Andfor reference only! ! Please make arrangements according to your own time and physical strength according to the actual situation.

TIPS:

To go to Huashan, you need to buy a train ticket and take the train from Xi'an North Station to Huashan North Station , which takes about half an hour.

When you walk out of the station, you will meet many aunties and uncles selling hiking supplies. For those who have not prepared hiking gloves, it is recommended to find someone here to buy a pair of gloves ( 2 yuan ), A must-have for mountain climbing!

If you want to have dinner, it is recommended to do it in a restaurant next to the train station, because there are basically no restaurants on the way!

It’s also best to buy snack supplies here.

There is a free bus from Huashan North Railway Station to the visitor center. After exiting the train station, turn left and walk to the Huashan Bus Station across the street.

You can take the bus at the bus stop next to the bus station, no need to take a taxi

Free bus stop sign to the visitor center

After about ten or twenty minutes, you will get off at this big rock . Walk straight ahead to the parking lot and continue taking the free bus to the Yuquanyuan trailhead. .

The ticket office in the parking lot will stop selling tickets around three or four in the afternoon, so there is no need to rush to buy it here.

My friend and I didn't know that ticket sales had stopped at the window. We wanted physical tickets and hurriedly ran to buy them, but it turned out that they had stopped selling tickets long ago.

After the bus arrives at the stop, if you are unsure of the direction, you can follow others until you reach the mountain pass.

Ticket purchase window on the left, ticket checking and entering the mountain on the right

There is a window where you can buy tickets, but if you want physical tickets, you can only pay cash ! ! ! Pay cash! ! !

For those who do not want physical tickets, you can directly scan the QR code next to it to buy the ticket, and then swipe the ID card to enter the mountain.

The route my friends and I chose was up north and down west , taking "the only road in Huashan Mountain since ancient times" to go up the mountain. This route includes all the scenic spots along the only mountaineering trail in Huashan Mountain since ancient times. .

We started to officially climb the mountain at 7 o'clock in the evening. Before we came, we knew that there were many stray cats on Huashan Mountain. The reputation was well-deserved. As we climbed all the way that night, we could meet cats no matter how high up the mountain was.

In the second picture, this orange cat followed us for a long time, and did not leave until a friend gave it chicken breast to eat...

Along the way, in addition to cats, we also saw many old trees that were thousands of years old, such as this locust tree that was more than 1,333 years old.

A thousand-year-old locust tree can become a spirit if placed in Liaozhai and Sou Shen Ji!

Climbing Huashan Mountain at night is a popular way to visit, so there are lights along the way, so you don’t have to worry too much about lighting.

There are also signboards and maps at each different attraction, so you can determine where you are.

Before my friend and I climbed to the North Peak, we saw no other people climbing together except for a boy who was walking alone, a pair of boys who went out to play together, and a couple who were left behind by us at the beginning.

Although there are fences and iron ropes along the road, there are deep ditches and abyss nearby, so those with little travel experience are advised not to try climbing deep into the mountains at night as soon as they come up.

On my way up Mount Huashan, I encountered many high and long sections like this

Friends standing on the stone steps looking back

But there is no section like Thousand-foot Building, tall, long , vertical and narrow! ! ! !

Also flash all kinds of weird death rays ! Feel this light:

Red

green

purple

Those who knew knew they were climbing Mount Huashan, but those who didn’t knew thought they were coming to The Palace of the King of Hell! ! ! !

My hands are recognized among my friends as being small, the length of a Huawei P20, but the stone steps of the Thousand Feet Building are less than half the width of my hand! When climbing, you must hold on to the iron ropes on both sides to go up.

Although the road is not easy to walk, the night scenery along the road is very good, so you give it a try!

On the way from Beifeng to Dongfeng

After finally reaching Jinsuoguan, there is a fork here. On the left, go up to East Peak Sun Viewing Platform , and on the right go to Xifeng Cableway to go down the mountain.

Jinsuoguan

When we reached the top of the East Peak, we were completely unaware that we had reached our destination. We thought we had to go further, but there was no way to go.

Fortunately, there is a small cabin for renting tents nearby. After asking the guy on duty, we found out that we had reached the top of the East Peak...

It was 1:45 in the morning, and we started climbing from Yuquanyuan at 7:00, and it took us a total of six hours and 45 minutes to reach the East Peak.

Group photo at the top

The two of us looked at each other in the cold wind, speechless.

I really wanted to recite a poem:

Quietness is the shengxiao of parting

Huashan is also silent for me

Silence is the peak tonight

My friend and I made a mistake from the beginning, which was to underestimate our own physical strength and overestimate the length of the entire Huashan Mountain.

We always thought we would climb until five or six in the morning, and we were even worried that we would not be able to catch the sunrise. We really thought too much...

And you can never imagine how cold it is on the top of Huashan East Peak at night at the end of October...

We had no choice but to rent a tent and sleep on the top of the East Peak (300 yuan per rental)

If you plan to watch the sunrise, it is best to stay before Beifeng and Jinsuoguan Pass.

After Jinsuoguan, there were no people selling food or water, and there were no households.

The wind blowing on the mountain was so loud that you could hear it in the tent.

Our legs were so painful that we lay in the tent in a daze until five in the morning, when we were woken up by the noisy people around us.

We saw that it was almost time, so we packed up and got ready to watch the sun.

Open the tent and see the moonrise in the sky

It was cloudy that day, and the sun was blocked by clouds after it came out, so we didn't see the sunrise. I can only share a few pictures of the sea of clouds with you:

After returning the tent, we returned to the Jinsuoguan fork along the original road and headed down the Xifeng Cableway.

On the way from Dongfeng to Xifeng cableway

Xifeng Cableway, also known as Taihua Cableway, is the most spectacular of the major downhill cableways in Huashan. It is also the longest cableway I have ever ridden on, with a total length of 4211 meters.

Photo taken at the ropeway entrance

In late autumn, the cliffs of Huashan Mountain are alternately red and green, leaving only four words in your mind: "The forests are dyed"

After we got off the ropeway, we walked straight to the visitor center to buy tickets and took the bus back to the parking lot where we came from.

Returning along the original road ended the entire Huashan trip.

Stone carvings on Huashan Road

In my circle of friends that day, my father left a message saying "youth is good", which made me very emotional.

Although it will be very difficult to climb Mount Huashan after midnight, I feel that as long as you are determined and strong, you can still do it.

We went back to the youth hostel at around 1 noon to pack our things, and after saying goodbye to the owner and Xiaoliu, we got on the high-speed train back to Chengdu, ending our eight-day trip to Xi'an.

All my feelings and the beauty I want to share with you have been written down without reservation in my travel notes.

After this week’s update, I hope you all like this 14,271-word 【Xi’an Trip】 travel note, and I also hope it can become one of the references for friends who have read it to go to Xi’an.

I like Xi'an and will definitely visit the Daming Palace, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Forest of Steles again if I have the chance...

You are also welcome to leave me a message to share your feelings, or click "Watching".

Our journey is still long, the mountains are high and the rivers are far away. See you soon, clasp your hands!

Leave a Reply