High Altitude Places & Mountains Memories 2006-2019 Part 2

" Mountain Scenery,  Mountain Memories. People Mountain, People Sea (simply means over-crowded) in Huang Shan & other major mountain resorts during the annual Chinese National Day in early Oct each year  "  

China (continued from Part 1 ) 

My Mountain memories in China - China is the country which I visited the most times. A total of 23 visits since 1997 when I joined my 1st package tour to Beijing, Chengde & Tianjin. Most of my visits to China were free & easy (70%) & the rest were on package tours ! Though I am not a mountain trekker but I am glad that my present mental & physical strength have enabled me to visit many of these mountain places thus enable me to admire the nature & mountain sceneries when making the ascends & descends (by cable cars, walking paths or simple hiking) to these mountain places ! To date, I had visited a total of 27 mountain resorts in China ! 

- Badaling (Great Wall of China), Beijing (1,015m)
- Baiyun Shan, Guangzhou (524m)

- Changbaishan, Jilin (2,744m)

- Daocheng, Si Chuan (3,753m)

- Emeishan, Si Chuan (3,099m) 
- Hengshan, Shanxi (2,017m)
- Hua Shan, Shaanxi (2,160m)
- Huanglong National Park, Sichuan (3,230m)
- Huang Shan, Anhui (1,864m)

- Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (4,506m), Yunnan

- Jiuxiang Gorge & Cave National Park, Yunnan (1,900m)

- Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan (2,000m >4,500m)
- Kanas Nature Reserves, Xinjiang (1,325m)

- Lao Shan, Shandong (1,133m)

- Laohei Shan, Heilongjiang (515m)

- Lu Shan, Jiangxi (1,474m)

- Mingsha Shan, Gansu (1,650m)

- Qingcheng Shan, Si Chuan (1,260m)

- Songshan Shaolin Temple, Henan (1,500m)
- Tai Shan, Shandong (1,533m) 

- Tianmen Shan, Zhangjiajie, Hunan (420m > 1,334m)

- Tian Shan Tian Chi, Xinjiang (2,010m)

- Tiger Leaping Gorge (1,900m) 

- Wudang Shan, Hebei (1,612m)
- Wuyi Shan, Fujian (2,158m)
- Yading Nature Reserve, Si Chuan (4,000m) 
- Yuelu Park, Henan (300m)

Chasing my "Mountain Dreams" - I have KIV my visit to the following mountains in China & hope to leave my footprints behind on these mountains in the near future :
- Jiuhua Shan (1,342m), Anhui
- Putuo Shan (284m), Zhejiang
- Sanqing Shan (1,817m), Jiangxi
- Mt Siguniang (2,571m), Sichuan
- Song Shan (1,500m), Henan
- Wutai Shan (3,050m), Shanxi
- Yuntai Shan (1,308m), Henan

Mountain Memories (leaving behind my footprints in 27 mountains in China, 2006-2019) 

Badaling (1,015m), Beijing (Sept 1997 package tour visit & 2010 local day tour) 

Baiyun Shan (524m), Guangzhou (Dec 2014 free & easy visit)

Changbai Shan (2,744m), Jilin (Sept 2011 free & easy visit) 

Daocheng (3,753m), Si Chuan (Sept 2014 free & easy visit) 

Emei Shan (3,099m), Si Chuan (April 2014 free & easy visit) 

Hengshan (2,014m) Shanxi - a sacred mountain since the Zhou dynasty but not as religiously important in China as the other Taoist mountains; the Hanging Monastery is a famous temple in the region. (April 2009 day tour visit)



Hua Shan (2,160m), Shaanxi (May 2006 local day trip)

Huanglong Natural Park (3,230m), Si Chuan (Sept 2019 local package tour visit)

Huang Shan (1,864m), Anhui (Oct 2017 package tour visit) 

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (4,506m), Yunnan (Nov 2019 package tour visit) 

Jiuxiang Gorge & Cave National Park (1,900m), Yunnan (Nov 2019 pacakge tour visit)

Jiuzhaigou (2,000m > 4,500m), Si Chuan ( Sept 2009 local package tour visit)

Kanas Nature Reserves (1,325m), Xinjiang (May 2006 local package tour visit) 

Lao Shan (1,138m), Shangdong (Aug 2015 free & easy visit) 

Laohei Shan (515m), Wudaliachi City, Heilongjiang - last volcanic eruption was in 1,720

Li Shan (1,302m), Xian, Shaanxi (May 2006 local day trip) 

Lu Shan (1,474m), Jiangxi (Sept 2010 free & east visit) 

Mingsha Shan & Yueya Quan (1,650m), Dun Huang, Gansu (May 2006 local day tour) 

Qingcheng Shan (1,260m), Si Chuan (April 2009 free & easy visit) 

Song Shan Shaolin Temple (1,500m) Henan (April 2009 local day tour visit) 

Tai Shan (1,533m), Shandong (Sept 2010 free & easy visit )

Tagong Grassland (4,298m), Danxia, Si Chuan

Tian Shan Tian Chi, Urumqi, Xinjiang (May 2006 local day trip) 

Tiger Leaping Gorge (1,900m), Yunnan - a scenic canyon on the Jinsha River; part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site (April 2014 free & easy visit to Si Chuan & Yunnan)

Wuyi Shan (2,158m), Fujian (Sept 2010 free & easy visit)  

Yuelu Park (300m), Henan (Sept 2011 free & easy visit) 

Tianmen Shan (1,519m) Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (420m > 1,334m) Hunan (Sept 2010 free & easy visit)

Japan 

1) Tateyama Snow Corridor (Tateyama Snow Wall), Murodo (2,390m) Northern Japan Alps, Toyama; visited in April 2017 on a package tour to Central Japan. 

2) Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Mt Kurodake (1,984m) - a popular ski resort in Hokkaido; visited Mt Kurodake on a package tour to Hokkaido, Japan in Oct 2015. 

3) Kamikochi (1,500m) is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountain Range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture. It has been preserved in its natural state within Chubu-Sangaku National Park; visited in April 2017 on a package tour to Japan Alps in the central Honsu region.

South Korea

1) Phoenix Snow Park (680m > 1,050m), Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province - a popular ski resort located in the township of Bongpyeong-myeon; it was the venue of for freestyle skiing & snowboarding events in 2018 Winter Olympics. Joined a package tour to Seoul, Jeju Island & Mt Seorak in Dec 2012.

2) Mt Seoraskan National Park (600m >1,708m) - an UNESCO World Heritage site; one of the Korea's most beautiful mountains; a popular hiking destination; visited Mt Seoraskan in Dec 2012 on a package tour.