Summer Escape | Experience the Altay of Shanxi in a Cotton Jacket

| Experience the Altay of Shanxi in a Cotton Jacket. 🎬 Over the weekend, I went to Lingshi in Jinzhong and unexpectedly discovered the Altay of Shanxi - Hongya Canyon. Walking through the pine forests in the mountains and standing on the peak to see layers of clouds was so healing. 🌿 - 👣 Travel Guide: ✅ Purchase a Lingshi pass for 50 yuan 🎫, valid for 3 days, including 4️⃣ scenic spots: Wang Family Courtyard, Wang Family Manor, Hongya Canyon, and Gypsum Mountain. . ✅ You can hike or take a cable car 🚡. It is recommended to combine the cable car and bus. Take the bus at the entrance of the scenic area, with a stop at Lover's Valley. Walk about 1.5 kilometers to tour Lover's Valley, then continue by bus 🚌 to the cable car entrance. The cable car ride takes about half an hour to reach the top 🔝. . ✅ If you walk to the highest peak of Taiyue Mountain ⛰️, which is also the highest point in Jinzhong at an altitude of 2566.6 meters, it will take about 30-40 minutes. Along the way, you will see alpine meadows and pine forests 🌲, which are incredibly beautiful. - 🕰️ Duration: This scenic area is very large and requires at least 3-4 hours to tour. It is recommended to reserve half a day. 🚫 It is not advisable to combine with return transportation 🚄 as the timing is difficult to control and may cause missed connections. - 🚕 Transportation: It takes about ten minutes by taxi from Wang Family Courtyard. You can use Didi in Lingshi County, but there are almost no private cars, only taxis. It is best to note the driver's phone number in case you can't find a taxi, so you can contact the driver directly. - ❣️ Tips: The wind on the mountain is very strong 💨, and it feels like two different seasons compared to the foot of the mountain. Friends wearing thin clothes will feel very cold 🥶 if they stay on the mountain for a long time. You can rent a cotton jacket at the small supermarket next to the cable car station for 35 yuan. I chose a folk-style bright red jacket, and it looked great in photos 📸, haha 😆. - 💗 This trip was a two-day weekend tour from Beijing. For the itinerary guide, you can check the previous guide note. -