A real-life "Heavenly Palace on the Clouds"! The Zhongnan Mountain in Wang Wei's poem!

🏔️ Zhongnan Mountain, a place shrouded in mist ✨ The mountain doesn't come to me, so I go to the mountain ❄️ When South Wutai meets the winter snow and sea of clouds ✅ It's like stepping into a fairyland ✅ South Wutai Scenic Area - 📍Location: Xinghuo Village, Wutai Subdistrict, Chang'an District, Xi'an 🚗 Shuttle bus: CNY 20/person one way, CNY 40/person round trip 🎫 Admission: CNY 25/person in low season, CNY 45/person in peak season (half price for students) 🚇 Transportation: Drive to Zhongnan Mountain South Wutai Scenic Area; take Metro Line 2 to Weiqunan Station Exit B, transfer to Bus 730 to the terminal, and walk about 50m to the ticket gate; or take a Didi from Weiqunan Station Exit B to the ticket gate, fare is about CNY 25 ✔️ ⏰ Opening hours: 09:00–16:00 ✅ Difficulty level: (beginner-friendly) ⛰️ Highest altitude: 1,688m 🚶 Hiking: about 8 km round trip 🤔 Recommended visit: 2–4 hours · 🔝 Route: Ticket area → transfer to shuttle bus to halfway up the mountain → Shenxiu Zhongnan → Ladder of Faith/Blessing Wall → Buddhist Culture Garden → Purple Bamboo Forest → Nanshan Pine → Lingying Platform → Wenshu Platform → Guanyin Platform ✔️ · The best viewing spot is "Lingying Platform" ⛰️ ❄️ Guanyin Platform: Also known as the Great Platform, the Great Top, at an altitude of 1,688m, you can overlook the entire scenic area here, and there is a "Heavenly Palace on the Clouds" sign suitable for taking photos · ✅ South Wutai is not only famous for its natural scenery, but also for its profound historical and cultural heritage, which makes it even more mysterious. Here, hermits and eminent monks once sought the Way and practiced in the mountains ✅ Located about 20 km south of Xi'an, in the middle of the Zhongnan Mountain Range. As the core area of the World Geopark, South Wutai has steep mountains, winding valleys, and lush forests ✅ In the ancient temples and tranquil mountains and rivers, the elegant buildings and the surrounding snow scenery complement each other, and the front of each temple is covered with thick snow, as if time has stopped here · Hiking preparation: 1️⃣ Equipment preparation: 👟 Shoes: Choose hiking boots or sneakers suitable for hiking, and bring crampons in snowy weather to prevent slipping. 👔 Clothing: Wear quick-drying clothes to keep dry, fleece or down for warmth, and a jacket or windbreaker. 🧤 Accessories: Prepare warm accessories such as hats, gloves, and scarves to protect your head, hands, and neck from the cold. 🧗 Others: Bring trekking poles and knee pads to reduce leg pressure; bring enough snacks such as chocolate, nuts, beef jerky, etc. to replenish energy, and prepare about 1L of water (increase or decrease according to personal water consumption) 💙 "South Wutai is mostly steps, and the road is slippery in snowy weather, so bring crampons" 2️⃣ Weather check: Check the weather forecast in advance and choose a day after snow or rain, so you are more likely to see a sea of clouds ❄️