A hassle-free guide to visiting Xiangshan.

It is recommended to enter from the East Gate, follow Jingcui Lake all the way up, and first visit Shuangqing Villa and Xiangshan Temple. After leaving Xiangshan Temple, continue climbing up until you reach Langfeng Pavilion (there will be some small attractions and many forks along this section). Then cross over to Yuhua Temple. On the way down via the middle route, you can encounter Zhiyuan Zhai and Qinzheng Hall. If you still have enough energy, you can continue north to visit Biyun Temple as well. (You can buy a combined ticket for Biyun Temple and Xiangshan, which is 5 yuan cheaper. However, I didn’t plan well before climbing Xiangshan and took many detours, resulting in descending too late and missing the visit to Biyun Temple included in the combined ticket.)