The martial arts of the Shaolin Temple scenic area on Mount Song are extensive and profound

Mount Song Shaolin Temple|||Today, the temperature in Zhengzhou is 37 degrees. To escape the heat, we chose to visit the Shaolin Temple scenic area in Dengfeng. It turned out to be a completely correct choice. Climbing the mountain was mostly in the shade, which was quite pleasant. Now, let me share the route we took with everyone: We drove to the parking lot near the Shaolin Temple ticket office. You can navigate to the Mount Song Helicopter Aerial Tour. Parking here costs 15 yuan per car, with no time limit. This avoids the parking lot 5 kilometers away from the scenic spot, where there is a shuttle bus that costs 30 yuan per person to take you back to the entrance of the Shaolin Temple. Since we chose a route that does not retrace our steps, starting with the difficult part and ending with the easier part, we took a Didi for 17 yuan to the entrance of the Sanhuangzhai in Picture 3. The parking lot at this entrance is not paved, so it is free. You can also navigate directly to the Sanhuangzhai parking lot, and then take a Didi back to the Shaolin Temple to drive your car after descending the mountain. Then we bought tickets for the Mount Song-Shaolin Temple scenic area for 80 yuan and a shuttle bus ticket for 20 yuan. We took a winding mountain road of about 5.6 kilometers to enter the official climbing area. The Mount Song scenic area is really suitable for summer visits to escape the heat because 90% of the climbing route is shaded by trees, making it very comfortable. The starting point, Hero Slope, is very steep at first, but not difficult to climb. The steps are high but very regular, as shown in Picture 4. Then we reached Nantianmen-Sanhuangzhai Zen Courtyard-One Line Sky, which is mostly uphill, and then arrived at the suspension bridge. This is the first supply station on the way up, so be sure to bring food and drink, and drink less water as there are no restrooms along the way. After reaching the suspension bridge, shown in Pictures 9 and 10, you have basically reached the highest point and then arrived at the Blessing Platform, a very open platform where you can take pictures and make some adjustments. After that, there are many downhill paths, and the most tiring part is almost over. Then you reach the Lian Tian Grand Canyon and Mount Song Lansheng, where the scenery is very beautiful and suitable for taking pictures. There are also various geological and geomorphological introductions along the way. Finally, you will reach the Book Cliff, shown in Pictures 11 and 12, marking the end of the smooth climbing route. Picture 16 says this route takes about 3 hours, but because we stopped to take pictures, it took us about 6 hours. Finally, we reached the cableway station to prepare to get off and visit the Shaolin Temple. The one-way cableway ticket is 70 yuan. At the entrance, you can buy a round-trip ticket for 100 yuan or a one-way ticket from someone who decided to walk one way for 50 yuan. The cableway ride takes more than 10 minutes and goes directly to the foot of the mountain. After descending, we walked about 600 meters to the Pagoda Forest, then walked another 200 meters to reach the Shaolin Temple in Picture 13. There are performances here every day, so make sure to arrive before 4 PM to catch the last show. Then we walked about 2 kilometers back to the parking lot. Although the whole journey was a bit tiring, Mount Song of the Five Great Mountains is worth it! Little Mount Song—nailed it 🤏🏻