Wudang Mountain

In the summer of 2005 I visited Wudang Mountain in China's Hubei province.

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Travel & Events

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• Wudang
• Mountain
• Wudangshan
• Hubei
• China
• 武当山
• 湖北
• 中国

[pablocorleto]

Hi, one question: is the town where you stayed "wudang shan"? we are planning to go there and we are cheking posibilities to stay overnight. thanks!

[mooney47]

@pablocorleto I'm not sure if the town has a name apart from Wudang Shan. Shan=Mountain. As I recall, the big city at the foot of the mountain is also called Wudangshan. At least that's what the train ticket said. I'm glad I stayed in the town near the top of the mountain instead of the big city since it saves some time.

[chenshi56]

mooney47, I am planning to go Wudang Shan this late summer or late autumn.Is this a good time? weather wise?since u been there .is it easier to take aflight from Beijing or Shanghai to Hubei city /capital of Shiyan? Correct or no?How do I get to Wudang from Shiyan?by train (how long) convenience etc., or by coach? are there tours to Wudang that I can book from here?which is better? plse help if u can thanks alot, my friend.

[mooney47]

@chenshi56 As far as I know, summer/autumn is good. Winter might be cold. I took a train straight to Wudang Mountain (from Changsha I think) and got off the train at the Wudang Mountain stop and onto a little bus that took about 30 minutes/1 hour to get to the mountain. There must be plenty of buses from Shiyan to Wudang. All in all it's very accessible and more interesting than Shaolin Si. I wonder if it's getting more popular since I've been there since it's been popping up in more movies.

[lesleyburt]

Also, did you find the altitude very difficult? I'm from an area that's at sea level. Will the drive up help me acclimate?

[mooney47]

@lesleyburt No, the altitude here I don't think is high enough to cause any issues.

[pablocorleto]

Thank you very much!

[myWudangMasters]

thanks a lot my Wudang friend.Your info a great help to me to map out my iternary.Good day!

[mooney47]

@lesleyburt Not terribly close, but not terribly far either. You could probably take an overnight train from Xi'an to Wuhan and then take a train to Wudangshan. Maybe there's a direct train from Xi'an.

[lesleyburt]

How far away is this place from Xi'an? Is there a place in that town that serves western food?