Laojun Mountain Lazy Hiking Guide

🏔️Laojun Mountain Lazy Guide! The rime-covered Golden Summit is breathtakingly beautiful! Laojun Mountain, well-known to Luoyang locals, has finally been fully explored by me! This Taoist holy land in winter is like a fairyland❄️ 📍Reasons to visit Top-level Taoist wonderland! The three major spectacles of rime, sea of clouds, and sunrise all here 🚗Transportation Guide Address: Group 21, Qiliping Village, Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province Self-driving: About 3.5 hours from Zhengzhou Bus: Direct from Luoyang Longmen Station to the scenic area (about 2 hours) 💰Tickets 100 RMB (often discounted in winter) Round-trip first-level cable car 130 RMB, round-trip second-level cable car 80 RMB Uphill elevator 40 RMB, downhill slide 20 RMB 🌟Lazy visitor route without hiking: First-level cable car (choose either Zhongling or Yunjing cable car) — second-level cable car (Fenglin cable car) — Shili Huaping walking tour — elevator uphill — Golden Summit Taoist temple group — slide downhill — second-level cable car — first-level cable car ✨Must-check-in route 1️⃣ Lingguan Hall → Lincu Hall Starting point of the Taoist architectural complex! Red walls and golden roofs with snow scenery are perfect for photos 📸Photo spot: in front of Lincu Hall plaza, shoot the roof beast kisses 2️⃣ Shili Huaping (Ten-Mile Painted Screen) Gathering place of ice stalactites and rime! Walk the plank road to see a thousand-meter ice waterfall 3️⃣ Golden Summit Taoist Temple Group Climb to the top to watch the sunrise and sea of clouds! The Five Mothers Golden Hall is very popular for incense offerings 🌟Hidden activity: very effective fortune sticks (20 RMB for interpretation) 🔥Food recommendations ▪️Taoist health pot: wild mushrooms + native chicken stew ▪️Luanchuan tofu soup: perfectly paired with fire-baked bread ▪️Summit ginger tea: 5 RMB/cup, a magic cold-weather remedy 📌Tips to avoid pitfalls ① Cable cars are in two sections, don’t buy the wrong ticket ② Book summit accommodation at least 1 week in advance ③ Arrive at the Golden Summit one hour before sunrise ④ Drones must be registered (no-fly zone in religious areas)