Yunnan | Don't come to Chicken Foot Mountain in April, or you will
From Dali Ancient Town, here's a two-day and one-night guide to Chicken Foot Mountain using "public transportation + hiking".
Public Transportation:
1: From Dali Ancient Town to Dali Bus Station: Take the No. 8 bus
Cost: 3 yuan (coin or scan QR code - search for "Dali Bus Ride Code")
2: Route: Board at Dali East Gate, alight at the train station, takes one hour.
3: From Dali Bus Station to Shizhongsi Public Toilet (direct, no stops).
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Cost: 34 yuan (go to the hall with your ID to buy a ticket, don't lose it, the driver will scan the QR code before departure, buy a ticket after boarding on the return trip, 32 yuan)
2: Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes.
3: Note: The earliest departure is at 8 am and the latest at 11 am, the earliest return is at 11 am and the latest at 2 pm.
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Entire Hiking Journey
1: Hiking route: Map 1, almost no stops, ascent: 2 hours 23 minutes, descent: 1 hour 34 minutes.
2: Fortune-telling cost: 3 yuan.
3: Order: First queue at the golden summit to tell fortunes, remember the fortune number, then go to the right-hand side to the fortune collection point, pay 3 yuan in cash to get your fortune, writing the prayer costs: 6 yuan
Order: Write the prayer next to the fortune collection point, note that there is a knack to installing the prayer, it's not easy to describe here, you can ask the master on-site, after installing the prayer, walk clockwise around the highest white pagoda three times, then go to the Great Buddha Hall to kowtow and state your wishes, exit and burn the prayer.
5: Lighting lamps, you can buy lamps at the fortune collection point, ranging from 10-50 yuan, buy according to your needs.
6: Note: When lighting lamps, do not directly use someone else's lamp, there are candles available for ignition.
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Food
1: Vegetarian meals: Breakfast 5 yuan/person, lunch and dinner 10 yuan/person, cash required
2: Times: Breakfast at 7 am, lunch at 12 pm, dinner at 5 pm Note that the kitchen has limited supplies during the off-season, eat early if you want to.
3: Other: There are dining and accommodation options on the mountain at Xianghui Street, also accessible, not far from the cable car station, very close to the Golden Summit Temple.
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Accommodation
1: Location: There are accommodations on the mountain, go down the stairs to the right of the Great Buddha Hall, the canteen is next to the accommodation.
2: Cost: Standard room/big bed room 200 per night, with private bathroom, no hair washing or bathing, plug in the electric blanket upon entering, deposit 100, cash required, do not lose the deposit slip. Shared room 30 per night, 100 for a room (during off-season, you can pay 100 to stay alone in a room), no private bathroom.
3: Experience: I stayed in a big bed room with a small balcony, the environment is really average, similar to the off-season guesthouses in the ancient town priced at 50-80, but the sisters there are very enthusiastic and patient.
Note: No need to lock the door, just press the handle behind the door and pull it up, no refunds or exchanges after booking.
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Other
1. Admission ticket: 55 yuan/person, purchase 1 hour in advance.
2. Attire: A windbreaker is sufficient, no need for down jackets, down jackets are provided free of charge by the accommodation if needed for sunrise or sunset.
3. Cable car round-trip tickets can be used for ascending today and descending the next day, no need to repurchase.
4. If not hiking the entire way, it's more cost-effective to buy a package ticket.
5. Prepare more cash in denominations of 1, 5, 10 yuan.
The ropeway is very long, the scenery is very good, I saw the beautiful scenery, the food is delicious, the chicken feet sour rooster potato jelly is delicious, although the queue time is long, but the child is very happy, the experience is full
There are many charges throughout the whole process, and the bus is charged many times. I think I have to make it clear in advance, otherwise it will be a long walk (3 kilometers of mountain roads). The carrying capacity of the cable car needs to be strengthened. The queue for the Spring Festival is close to 2 hours, and the next hour is 1.5. The tour time is about 7 hours. The number of walking steps is about 15,000 steps.
It is worthy of being the fifth holy mountain of Buddhism, the Path of the Mahaja Ye! Come to worship sincerely, Amitabha Buddha! I wish the holy Zen Temple to preach seven sounds, and there is Buddha light in the Jinding Temple. Looking for Dajia Ye for thousands of miles, everyone is happy in the West. Never have the living learned the hardships, how can the Buddha touch the sorrows. May you step on the mountain and wait for Maitreya to descend auspiciously!
Zen Gate source Jizu Mountain. At an altitude of 3,240 meters. Standing at the top of the Tianzhu Peak to watch the sunrise in the east. Looking to the Cangshan and Bohai Sea in the west, the Yulong Snow Mountain in the north, and the Yunjuan Yunshu in the south, open the door of Huashouxin. "Why should the clouds live? Why should the clouds fall their hearts"? From Jiaye Zunzun to the master Xuyun, the stars are Qiyao. Although "drink light" (Sun Yat-sen question), but also like the diamond Jingjing, "like dream bubble, like dew and electricity", everything is "virtuous cloud", over the eyes of smoke clouds...
The living conditions in winter are a little bit worse, but I feel contented to see the east sunrise and the north snow mountain west wind moon plus the sunset and starry sky. The Suzhai of Zhusheng Temple and the Shangyang Hotel near Jinding Temple must be tasted. It is more sufficient to stay for three days and two nights. Also: Bring gloves when feeding the monkey, both hands! ! !