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Asked by chris from united kingdom | Jul. 05, 2014 09:49

About:Taibai Mountain National Forest Park

rope way, strop, bus from weinan to Mt. Taibai

hi there, here are some of my queries:

1.what is rope way? is it like the cable car? how long will it take to reach the peak?
2.what is strop? like you will walk the trail of the mountain? how long will it take to reach the peak?
3. is it possible to do camping? we would like to bring tent and stuff to stay for overnight and descend the next morning.
4. can watch the sunrise?
5. any bus that go direct to taibai from weinan linwei? if there is, which bus line?

thanks

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Answered by Chen | Jul. 06, 2014 01:02

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The rope way is like the cable car, which takes around 15 to 20 minutes to the top of the mountain.

For the strop, I am not very clear what it exact is.

Camping is available on the mountain, but you need to prepare thick coats and necessary stuff. You can see the sunrise if it is a sunny day. So you are suggested to watch the weather forecast in advance.

There is no direct bus, but I think you can catch a train from Weinan to Baoji and then hire a local car to reach Tangyu, Meixian County. Then you can start your journey. If possible, you are suggested to book a Baoji car in advance.

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Answered by linah | Jul. 17, 2014 03:19

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thank you for the reply one more question? if we will climb up and down by cable car should we pay the entrance and the cable car?
or just pay one? more info also about the camp site at the peak, any pictures of campers?

thanks

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Answered by chris | Jul. 17, 2014 04:11

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hello,

i am a little confused on how many buses should we take to reach taibai shan from xian?

enlightened me with this, we just need to choose from three options to travel going to taibai shan right? which are:

A.TOUR BUS NO.2 FROM XIAN RAILWAY STATION EAST SQUARE TO TAIBAI MOUNTAIN DIRECTLY. COST(22RMB) via Famen Temple departs 8am arrives 5pm back in Xi'an.

Question:this bus only departs at 8am??? so once a day?
Question:how long to reach the destination?

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B.Regular Bus to Mexian County or Baoji at Xian West Coach Station. with transfer bus at TangYu. COST (23RMB).

Question:this bus have no specific time of depature and arrival???
Question:how often does this bus travel back and forth xian?
Question:how long to reach the destination?

thank you very much

chris
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C.Take bus to TangYu at the Coach Station of Xian Railway Station. departs at 3pm in the afternoon. COST(13RMB).

Question: this bus departs once a day?
Question: and what's the schedule of return to xian?
Question: how long to reach the destination?

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Answered by Chen | Jul. 17, 2014 21:10

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The tourism bus lin 2 only departs once a day at around 08:00 and it takes around 2.5 hours.

The buses to Baoji or Mexian County and back to Xian leave with interval around 15 to 20 minutes without fixed schedule. The exact traveling time is hard to tell, because you need to transfer several times during the process. As I know, the buses to Baoji costs around two hours. From Baoji to Meixian, it takes round 40 minutes. The buses from Meixian to Tangyu costs around 30 to 40 minutes.

I did not try the third method, so I cannot tell you some information about it. Sorry for that.

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Answered by chris | Jul. 19, 2014 08:38

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hi chen,

@@@so we need to take three buses to reach tangyu where the start of the journey to taibai shan begin?

@@@like bus from XIAN going to BAOJI 2hrs, then BAOJI to MEIXIAN COUNTY 40mins, then MEIXIAN COUNTY to TANGYU 40mins? so its around 3hrs and 30mins?

@@@so each bus have different fare? do you have any idea about it? how much does each bus costs?

@@@my chinese is not very good so might also help if there's a chinese translation of the bus station and coach stations?

@@@CAMPING with tent is free or we need to pay something?

@@@do you think we can reach taibai mountain and ride the cable car up to the peak and reach the camping site if we will leave at 2pm in Xi'an?

please bear with me. we are travelling next week tuesday afternoon.

thank you so much

chris

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Answered by James | Jul. 19, 2014 22:27

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If you travel Xian - Baoji - Meixian - Tangyu, it takes at least around 3.5 hours.


From Xian West Bus Station, there are frequent buses to Meixian County with duration no more than 2 hours and fare around 37RMB per person. The bus will reach Meixian Bus Station (眉县汽车站) and it is just in the same station, you can find the buses for Tangyu (汤峪). This method saves time.

The buses from Meixian County to Tangyu is less than 10RMB per person, but I am sorry that I forget the exact price.

Following the method I give you, I think you can reach the camping site before dark. You do not need to pay for camping after you purchase the entrance ticket.

Hope it helps ~

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Answered by chris | Jul. 20, 2014 05:37

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hi james,
thanks for the info. its a relief coz i am afraid we might get lost along the way to the camping site.

add on queries:
1.where is the location of the xian west bus station?
2.is there a specific trail or way going to the campsite?

thank you very very much...

chris

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Answered by Marsha | Jul. 20, 2014 22:37

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1. The West Bus Station is located at No. 92, East Zaoyuan Road, Lianhu District. Show this to a Chinese or taxi driver: 城西客运站.
2. There is no specific campsite, let alone ways to get there. Just hike onto the mountain to find proper place to put up your tent or something for camping.

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Answered by kerrie | Aug. 14, 2014 22:33

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hi. did you ever do this trip? i wondered how you got on as i went to taibai mountain a few days ago. at around 3400m there is a small hut with a sign "no foreigners admitted" and the people working there refused to let me past (most of the natural scenery and the temples, lake, summit path that the people at the bottom who sell you the ticket tell you to visit is beyond this point...) the people at the hut demanded 120y for a bed for the night (which they subsequently sold to someone else but thats another story...) and i was hoping that in the morning they would change their mind, since i knew other foreigners had hike up/camped on the mountain ok. they didnt. i was very disappointed.

its 160y to get into the park (100y admission and 60y for the return bus ticket...) if your idea of being somewhere natural is sitting on a bus for 2 hours with occasional stops at waterfalls and toilets followed by an hour hiking up wooden steps (or a 50y cable car ride and a 15 min hike) then go there... the scenery is stunningly beautiful,and the hut where i stayed is a great place to watch the sunrise (it will be a good sunset watching spot too once they finish building tje viewing platform) but if you want to be somewhere wild and natural, and really "hike" and actually see the places the people who promote the park recommend (they are all above the 3400m mark), i would not recommend it.

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Answered by kerrie | Aug. 14, 2014 22:38

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the "strop"is a kind of zip wire you can use to go down part of the mountain. its 300m or so past the cable car station. theres a harness/ seat for 2 people and its 50y per person to have a go.

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