CHINA 5A TRAVEL
Walk the Three Levels from the bottom: enter the valley gate, follow the lower streams through Shuxia Gorge, climb past the Wansong Temple rocks, and summit at Guayuefeng - then descend by the Guayue cableway, or reverse the whole thing in summer heat.
Suggested Itinerary
- Enter at the valley gate
First light on the lower streams - the water level and mist are at their best before the crowds. - Lower level: gorge & streams
The Shuxia cascade run and the 'Three Levels Evening Rain' viewpoint in morning spray. - Middle level: rocks & temples
The Eight Wonder Stones, Qianlong's inscriptions, lunch at the Wansong Temple area. - Summit: Guayuefeng
The final pine-belt climb to the Dingguang pagoda and five-peak panorama. - Descend by cableway
Guayue line down with the whole mountain unrolling beneath you.
What to See
Dingguang relic pagoda
The octagonal summit pagoda against the sky - the mountain's crown and landmark.
The Eight Wonder Stones
Hanging Rock, Trembling Rock and six stranger siblings balanced on the mid-levels.
Qianlong's poem cliffs
Find the emperor's verses cut into granite - over a hundred of them along the trail.
Wansong Temple courtyard
Incense and ancient pines at the mountain's living heart.
Five Peak panorama
Guayue, Zigai, Zilai, Jiuhua and Wujian peaks clustered like petals from the summit.
Jizhou plain view
The whole basin - and the Great Wall ridgeline beyond - on clear days from the top.
Photo Gallery
Tips from Real Travelers
Food & Drink
Jizhou persimmon
The district's famous sweet persimmons and persimmon cakes each autumn.
Sangzi tofu sheets
Paper-thin tofu skin from Sangzi town, a Jizhou signature - rolled around scallions with dipping sauce, or shredded into cold dishes and stir-fries.
Mountain-temple vegetarian
Simple meatless noodle meals at the temple rest stops.
Tianjin dumplings & goubuli
Back in Jizhou town or on the return to Tianjin - the classic northern finish.
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