The Eighteen Bends

20230822 All day: 1. The "18 plates" are located in the "Huaguo Mountain" in the 5A scenic spot. Huaguo Mountain is the prototype of Huaguo Mountain in the four famous books of China "Traveling to the West". It is the first mountain in the West tour culture. It has been known as "the first scenic spot of the East Sea" and "the four Lingshan in the sea" since ancient times. It is located in the city of Lianyungang. "Yuntai Mountain" Zhongxu, also known as "Canggu Mountain", "Qingfengding", "Yushan", "Yuzhou Mountain", a total of 136 peaks, the main peak "Yunv Peak" altitude 624.4 meters, is the highest peak in Jiangsu Province, dense forests, caves and stones, is a must-check attraction in Lianyungang. ① Address: No. 5 Yulin Road, Huaguoshan, Haizhou District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. ② Transportation: Direct bus, easy to stop by car. ③ peak season: no. ④ duration: 1 day. ⑤ fare: 130 yuan. 2. Eighteen plates are walking up the mountain road, named for its 18 groups with a total of 349 steps.

Eighteen plates are located in Huaguo Mountain, repaired on the bamboo ridge, in fact, here is a valley surrounded by mountains, an arch bridge across the two sides of the valley, the bottom of the valley is a stream, the mountain is undulating, all the way to the wind door, the road twists and turns, up.

On the side of the 18th Pan Road, there is a stone like a carp, with its head on the ground and half its body underground. It is said that the ancient emperors were afraid of instability in the mountains and rivers, and sent many Mr. Yin and Yang to visit and destroy the dragon veins everywhere. Very interesting

Eighteen plates are the main road for tourists to walk and climb. The predecessors were steep and undulating, paved with slabs and stone, and built 18 groups of steps, each group of three or five, seven or eight, different from each other, and the whole length was about half a Huali. Visitors in the roundabout stone path continue to climb, have a fun.

This is the walking path to climb Lianyungang Huaguo Mountain, because there are 18 groups of stairs at level 349. But it is not too dangerous. Huaguo Mountain is not too high, and it takes about two hours to climb from below to the mountain.