Luoyang's Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area Opens to Tourists for Free!
Time: July 4 - July 31, 2022
- Content: All tourists can visit Baiyun Mountain for fee.
Note:
- Shuttle buses are available with a transportation service fee at CNY 70/person;
- Tourists driving vehicles (motorcycles included) may directly drive into the scenic area by paying CNY 70/person for a self-driving ticket, plus CNY 5/person for insurance and a parking fee at CNY 10. A maximum of 500 cars and 200 motorcycles are allowed in the scenic area per day;
- Tourists from Xuchang can enjoy a free entrance and a half-price discount for cable car service with a valid document, such as ID card, working card, student card, etc. before July 15.
01 Drive along Baiyuan Road to Fairyland on Earth
Come to drive along Baiyun Road into a fairyland on earth! Baiyuan Road, with a full length of 18 kilometers and 318 turns winding along the mountain, offers breathtaking scenery and thrilling experience. The road leads directly to the 5A-level Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area.
02 Visit the Natural Heaven as Cool as 25℃ in Summer
Forest Oxygen Bar
Baiyun Mountain boasts a forest coverage of 98.5 percent, an average altitude of 1,800 meters, and a pleasing temperature blow 25 degree Celsius. The fresh air with 73,000 negative ions every cubic centimeter make the area the highest and largest natural “forest oxygen bar” in the Central Plains.
△ Photo by Li Yingjie
Splendid Sea of Clouds
It’s the rainy season and the season of sea of clouds. As Baiyun Mountain enters the best period for appreciation of sea of clouds, one would see the ever-changing clouds together with the mountains, just like the painting scroll of “heaven on earth”.
△ Photo by Ren Yu
△ Photo by Wu Yuanting
Feel the charm unique to Baiyuan Mountain when one is standing on the mountaintop and surrounded by vast sea of clouds and floating fog.
03 Explore the Source of Baihe River to Admire the Waterfalls
Deriving from Baihe River, the upstream water in Baiyun Mountain quietly flows into Baiyun Lake, which, like a huge mirror, reflects a grand landscape painting scroll.
The downstream water flows spectacularly through Jiulong Grand Valley, presenting an overwhelming view with thunderous roars if one looks up at the foot of Jiulong Waterfall.