Yuntai Garden - Displaying the Colours of China

We took the cable car down to the bottom of the BaiYun Mountain

After our visit to the BaiYun Mountain, we took the cable car and went down to the bottom of the mountain.

Displays of stories and pictures on BaiYun Mt 

On our way out of the BaiYun Garden, there was a really good detail display of history, stories, photos and poems about BaiYun Mountain.

One of the sculptures displayed

I wish we had more time so that we could spend sometime reading and learning about this famous mountain and enjoying the artwork and sculptures displayed.

 Yuntai Garden located right beside the Cableway 

After we descended the Baiyun Mountain via the BaiYun Cableway, we discovered Yuntai Garden, a garden located right beside this famous mountain.

Located at the southern foot of the Baiyun Mountain, the Yuntai Garden covers an area of 250,000 meters, making it the largest landscaped garden in China.

A very interesting tee with a flat trunk!

Since there was still a few hours before darkness descended, we paid a visit to this beautiful garden.

At 10 RMB per adult for admission, it is very affordable for the local people.

There were a wide variety of plants and flowers bursting in brilliant colour in the Yuntai Garden when we were there.

We saw some very special plants and exotic flowers from various places around the globe and we loved looking at everything!

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Many interesting plants and trees!

Yuntai Garden is a huge garden with a number of theme gardens such as the Rose Garden, a Friendship Garden, a Rock Garden.

Rock Garden - one of the theme gardens

It would have taken us a whole day to walk through all the theme gardens.

A huge garden with a lot to see, it was easy getting lost among the flowers, shrubs, exquisite buildings and other artwork.

We would have loved to have hiked all the trails,  seen everything but we were too tired to cover all the highlights. 

With numerous gigantic colourful figures placed all over the park, it appeared that the park has a heavy emphasis on children's theme.

What I liked most was the gigantic pottery pieces dotted among the flowers and shrubs around the garden.  

I loved all the gigantic pottery pieces placed in the garden

When the sun started to go down, we ended our fun day enjoying dinner in the restaurant located next to the Yuntai Garden.

Statues decorated the restaurant located beside the Yuntai Garden 

With a window view of the garden and an indoor tiny bridge over a man made pond, the restaurant was the perfect place to relax after a busy sightseeing day!

We ended our busy day enjoying a relaxing dinner !

R.T.
Yuntai Garden
BaiYun Mountain area
Guangzhou, China

BaiYun Mountain, A Must See Place in Guangzhou, China

BaiYun Mountain Welcomes You!

 BaiYun Mountain

On this trip to China, one thing we have found pleasantly surprised is how convenient the subway system is in the city of Guangzhou.

We were planning to join some local tours to visit some famous attractions close by the city.


As we took the subway for the past few days, we found that we could reach many of these attractions by taking the Guangzhou Metro and buses as well.

The front entrance to BaiYun Mountain

That was exactly how we got to BaiYun Mountain, one of the eight most famous scenic attractions in Guangzhou.

A lily pond on BaiYun Mountain

 We took the Metro but made the mistake of getting off at Baiyun Square, one station earlier. The station we should have got off was Baiyun Park Station. We re-entered the station, got off at the right station and caught the 424 bus outside the park. ( 2 Yuan each)

Visitors can either hike up the mountain or take the tour car

The bus stop was only steps from the BaiYun Mountain.

We saw huge trees and leaves on the mountain

We heard so much about this mountain when we were children.

I could not believe we were finally here!!

 We read about it in poems, school text books, magazines, stories and classical novels, heard about it from TV shows and movies etc.

Beautiful trails leading up to the mountain!

I often thought of visiting the BaiYun Mountain; this time while visiting Guangzhou, we took advantage of the opportunity.



There was a very small charge for the Baiyun Park admission. ( 5 Yuen only)

Map of the trails leading up to Bai Yun Mountain

Though we did climb Mt. Fuji a couple of years ago but as we looked at the map of the park, we realized that it would not be easy for us to hike up to the top of the mountain on such a hot day.

We went up to the mountain on a tour cart.

We were relieved to learn that visitors could either hike or for a small charge, take the tour car instead of climbing the 3.5 km trail.

I love the scenery and the tall majestic trees on BaiYun Mountain!

The scenery was beautiful!

I wish we had the energy to hike up the trail.

The trails were shaded by majestic mature trees

As the tour car drove up the mountain trail, we passed by dense emerald green hundred year old tall majestic trees lining the winding but well paved trail.

Chinese pavilions tug deep in the woods.

As the drive continued, we were surprised to catch glimpses of  a few Chinese houses or pavilions tugged deep in the forest.

Once a while there would be an opening in the thick trees and an awesome view of some part of the city opened up and wowed us all in the tour car.

  I just wished that there had been some photo stops scheduled into the tour drive on this 3.5 km trail.

Taking a break at one of the outdoor cafes on BaiYun Mountain

At the end of the drive, we took a break at the outdoor snack shop enjoying the rest and cool mountain air.  While S. enjoyed his rest, I went around with my camera exploring the area on my own.

A full service restaurant serving hot meals at the first stop of BaiYun Mt.

I discovered another restaurant on the mountain where visitors cold have full service meals.

Hundreds of goldfish swimming in the pond

Not far from the restaurant, there were a lot of visitors gathered at the edge of a pond. They were doing something.

Tourists feeding the gold fish by the pond.

Some of the gold fish leap to the surface of the pond to get their feed

People were feeding the fish with fish food!







There was a large number of gold fish swimming out of the water, almost leaping up fighting to be fed.

























 It was quite a scene!

Shading Square - at the top of BaiYun Mountain

We took another cart and were taken 7km higher onto the mountain.

Statutes of Confucius & his students at the top of  BaiYun Mountain 

We reached the Shanding Square where a number of statues were on display.

It was interesting reading and learning about a little bit of Chinese history and culture through these public displays.

BaiYun Dusk Viewing Spot

Not far from the Shanding Square, we climbed the stairs leading to the BaiYun Viewing Platform.

View from the top of BaiYun Mountain, Guangzhou, China

Built in 1964, this viewing platform has become one of the most popular places for people to go for sunset views in the city of Guangzhou.

View of Guangzhou City from the top of BaiYun Mountain 

We saw the entire city of Guangzhou in front of us! It gave us an excellent view of the city and was worth the trip!
  

McDonald on BaiYun Mountain, China 

We were delighted to find a McDonald tucked away in a quiet corner on the top of the BaiYun Mountain.

Enjoying a cold coffee at Mcdonald's,  Guangzhou

 A little home sick, we went in for an ice coffee. It cost us 24 Yuan! ( almost 6 Canadian bucks, much more dear than the coffee we get from McDonald at home!)

Going down the BaiYun  Mountain via cable cars

Going down the mountain, we chose a different route by taking the cable car.

It was a comfortable ride and enjoyed a spectacular scenery as we descended from the most famous mountain in China!

We finally visited one of China's most famous mountains!

R.T.
BaiYun Mountain
Guangzhou, China