Qingchengshan, located 54km southwest of Chengdu city in Sichuan Province, is one of the ancient cradles of Taoist in China. It is also an intriguing scenic spot, which is covered by luxuriant and verdant trees. It is praised as ‘the most peaceful and secluded mountain under heaven’ for its evergreen scenery. And the name ‘Qingcheng’ means a town covered with evergreen forest in Chinese.
Mt. Qingcheng
Recommended Length of Visit:
- 0.5 ~ 1 day
There are numerous Taoism temples and sites along the paths to the peak of the anterior Mt, Qingcheg. At the foot of mountain, Jianfu Temple is a well-preserved Taoism temple from the Tang Dynasty. Tianshi Cave, located halfway up the mountain, is the temple and school of Zhang Daolin, a famous Taoist master who taught here and contributed greatly to spreading Taoism in China. Sangqing Temple, at the peak of Qingcheng Mountain, was originally established in the Jin Dynasty, while the current temple buildings are Qing Dynasty constructions.
Qingcheng Mountain is famous fot its secluded tranquility. The name ’Qingcheng’ means Green Town in Chinese, for it is lush and green all year around. It is surrounded by countless peaks and densely covered by ancient threes. The posterior Mt. Qingcheng is noted for its paradisiacal scenery, while the anterior mountains is famous for its numerous cultural and historic sites. The posterior Mt.Qingcheng is also a wonderful hiking area with much less touristy and many links to over 80km worth of very green and lush hiking paths
Mt. Qingcheng is a world heritage site in China and one of the origins of Chinese Taoist Culture. It is home to some Taoist temples and a very good hiking place near Chengdu. One can do a good hiking while enjoying the ambiance of traditional Taoist shrine.More about Hiking Mt. Qingcheng
The opening hours of Qingchengshan:
08:00 – 16:30
Ticket Fees:
- Entrance Fee – 80 RMB
- Optional Cable Car – 60 RMB
- Optional Ferry Fee – 10 RMB
- Optional Golf Car - 35RMB
Qingcheng Back Mountain is called Qingcheng Houshan in Chinese. It is a Buddhist Mountain located behind the famous Taoist Mountain Qingcheng that is less known to people. Qingcheng Back Mountain is also a good place to do hiking. It is a good place to do hiking if you prefer less people since the Qingcheng Mountain usually has lots of visitors due to its world heritage fame.More about Qingcheng Back Mountain
The opening hours of Qingcheng Houshan:
08:00 – 15:30
Ticket Fees:
- Entrance Fee – 20 RMB
- Optional Cable Car Jinli – 55 RMB
- Optional Cable Car Baiyun – 60 RMB
- Optional Ferry Fee – 2 RMB
- Optional Golf Car - 10 RMB
Mt. Qingcheng is one of the most popular summer resort for Chengdu local people to escape the hot temperature in summer. The annual average temperature of Qingchengshan is only about 15 centigrade, so that travelers should take a coat even in the summer. Also influenced more by the surrounding mountains than the Sichuan Basin, Mt.Qingcheng is subject to frequent rain and fog. Please bring rain-gear while hiking the mountain.
Qingchengshan is located 60km northwest to the city of Chengdu. One may get there by bus, train or hire a car.
Nowadays, travelers can take a express train from Chengdu North Train Station to Qingchengshan. It takes about 50 minutes, and the price of ticket is 15 RMB. For the tickets often sell out ahead of time, it is best to buy tickets in advance. Once you get off at Qingchengshan Railway Station you can take No.101 bus from there to Mt.Qingcheng Scenic Area.
It is convenient to take shuttle buses from Chengdu downtown to Qingchengshan. It tke about 1 hour. Chengdu Chadianzi Tourism Bus Station is the nearest bus station to Qingchengshan, offering scheduled buses to Qingchengshan.
Mt. Qingcheng is recommended to be combined with Dujiangyan as a day tour from Chengdu.
