Venture into the Wonderland of Laojun Mountain

Laojun Mountain Travel Guide: 1⃣️Pre-trip Preparations - Documents: Bring your valid ID, such as your ID card. Students, teachers, and seniors can enjoy discounts on admission tickets with relevant documents. - Clothing: Prepare clothing according to the season. In summer, you need to prepare sunscreen clothing. In winter, you need to bring down jackets, thermal pants, and non-slip shoes. If you are watching the sunrise and sunset, pay attention to keeping warm. - Items: Prepare a lightweight backpack, water bottle, power bank, and rain gear. You can also bring bread, chocolate, and other items to replenish energy. 2⃣️Transportation Guide - Self-driving: Navigate directly to the Zhongling or Yunjing cableway entrance. There is a parking lot in the scenic area. - High-speed rail: Take the Luoyang to Luan Chuan bus from Luoyang Railway Station or Longmen High-speed Railway Station, and transfer to a small bus to the cableway entrance at Laojun Mountain Tourist Center. - Group tour: You can choose a one-day tour or a night climbing tour, including round-trip transportation, tickets, and insurance. 3⃣️Ticket and Cableway Information - Tickets: CNY 100 for a full ticket, CNY 50 for a half ticket. Night climbing tickets need to be booked on the Laojun Mountain Princess. - Cableway tickets: CNY 130 for a round-trip ticket on the first-level cableway and CNY 80 for a round-trip ticket on the second-level cableway. It is recommended to take the first-level cableway. You can choose the second-level cableway according to your physical strength and time. 4⃣️Tour Route - Regular route: Cableway station at the foot of the mountain → Take the first-level cableway → Zhongtianmen → Walk up the mountain/Take the second-level cableway up the mountain → Yunjing Sky Road/Wonderland Tunnel → Shili Gallery → Mazong Ridge → Nantianmen → Golden Summit Taoist Temple → Walk down the mountain/Take the second-level cableway down the mountain → Zhongtianmen → Take the first-level cableway down the mountain → parking lot. - Night climbing route: Night climbing entrance → Dream Chasing Valley → Zhongtianmen → Shili Painting Screen → Golden Summit Taoist Temple, where you can watch the sunrise and the lights on the Golden Summit. 5⃣️Attraction Recommendation - Golden Summit Taoist Temple Complex: Including Laojun Temple, Yuhuangding, Liangbaotai, Golden Hall, etc., the buildings are magnificent. - Mazong Ridge: The highest peak of Laojun Mountain, you can overlook the large and small stone peaks and enjoy the "Northern Stone Forest" landscape. - Shili Painting Screen: Like a natural landscape painting, there are various strange peaks and stone forests. 6⃣️Accommodation Recommendations - On the mountain: Laojun Mountain Wu Qianyan, etc., is convenient for watching the sunrise and sunset, but the price is higher. - At the foot of the mountain: There are boutique homestays such as Shanshui Yinlu·Boyun Muye and Laojun Mountain Jiujianfang Hot Spring Homestay, with moderate prices and beautiful environment.