Mountain sights in Huáng Shān
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Huáng Shān Summit
Regardless of how you ascend Huáng Shān, you'll be stung by a dizzying entrance fee; ticket prices continue to gallop way ahead of inflation. Pay at the eastern steps near the Cloud Valley Temple Cable Car Station (云谷寺索道站; Yúngǔsì Suǒdào) or at the Ciguang Temple (慈光阁; Cíguāng Gé), where the western steps begin. Minibuses run to both places from Tāngkǒu.
Make sure to pack enough water, food and appropriate clothing before climbing; taking sunscreen is also recommended as the sun can get fierce on clear days from spring onwards. Bottled water and food prices increase the higher you go, so take provisions with you.
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Refreshing Terrace
Refreshing Terrace attracts sunrise crowds (nearby hotels supply thick padded jackets to customers). The North Sea (北海; Běihǎi) sunrise is a highlight for those spending the night on the summit. Lucky visitors are rewarded with the luminous spectacle of yúnhǎi (literally 'sea of clouds'): idyllic pools of mist that settle over the mountain, filling its chasms and valleys with fog and turning its peaks into islands that poke from the clouds. Located five minutes from Beihai Hotel.
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Cloud Valley Temple Cable Car
Minibuses ferry visitors from Tāngkǒu to here. Either arrive very early or late (if you're staying overnight) as queues of more than one hour are the norm. In the peak season (officially 1 March to 30 November), people can wait up to three hours for a ride - you may as well walk.
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Taiping Cable Car
Accessing Huáng Shān from the north via the Taiping Cable Car is also an option. Minibuses run from Huáng Shān Qū (an additional access point to Huáng Shān) to the cable-car station.
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Jade Screen Cable Car
Minibuses run from Tāngkǒu to the Ciguang Temple, which is linked by the Jade Screen Cable Car to the area just below the Yupinglou Hotel.
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Purple Cloud Peak
Clamber up here for a long survey over the landscape and try to catch the sun as it descends in the west.
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