Nick. Long time no see. Nice to hear from you again. Only a person who loves history and geography like you would make videos like you have done. Bravo.
Nice to see you posting videos again. Will you continue filming in China? I am very grateful to see you look at China in a friendly and inclusive way. In addition, you know a lot about China, which is surprising。
@@nickinchina2552 Wow, great to hear your reply. Yes, please arrange everything at your own pace, I'm not pushing you, just very happy to see your videos again. I hope you are well!（I'm using Google Translate to write this, I hope you don't mind if the words are offensive or impolite.）🤣🤣🤣
Feels so good to see Hua Shan again, I hiked it back in 2018 and I kept really great memories of the views, the temples along the way, and the people we met. Amazing experience!
Aside from Huangshan, very few other landscapes like this, as far as granite batholith based topography is concerned. Been twice once in winter (heavy snowfalls up top) and in summer. Is a tough climb but as you filmed, you see these superlean 50 something blokes burdened with massive loads. They are as tough as hell. The cablways go for miles and you are left wondering how they managed to transport and erect the infrastructure. The cable cars shuttle over the ridges and peaks and suddenly drop off over huge ravines a thousand feet deep. The cables pass through a dedicated monitoring system for potential fractures and weakenesses by x ray/scans and this provides some confidence. Well worth the price of admission.
@@nickinchina2552 January 2017 (or 18) was blizzard- like with low visibility for only half hour or so, but clear on ascent. Wouldn't want to attempt the near vertical ladder sections.
Sorry about the long (very long) wait for a video...Thanks for all the messages, I will reply asap! Lots of plans, lots of videos in the pipeline... I'm back! Starting with the 5 Sacred Mountains of China....
I noticed that archaeologists had completed some excavations at the ruins of the taoist Wulong Palace at the Wudang Mountains (UNESCO World Heritage Site), and the discoveries had been summarized and presented at archaeological seminars recently.
Watching your video moved me deeply. I visited Mount Hua over ten years ago when I was a brave and fearless young girl. Seeing these familiar scenes again in your video brought back a flood of memories, making me very nostalgic. I admire your life and hope you get to visit many more places you love！😀
Thank you for the travel footage and comments! I’m too old to visit such high elevations (thin air), and greatly appreciate a magical view into our common human heritage. Be safe in your travels…..I will be watching for more peeks into your youthful adventures. God Bless!
I just realize it has been already ONE year ago since you posted a video. Your videos are always very interesting, off the beaten road, with great in depth comments 👍👍
Thanks very much! Yeh, i stayed on the East Peak. It's not cheap, i was with two friends and we go a 4 person room. 1200rmb for the night. To be honest though, totally worth it!
A lovely video, but that mountain is out of my range. We walked for about 8 hours in Yellow Mountain area in Anhui and I had to go on my hands and knees, even on the flat path to the hotel. At least I can still enjoy watching your videos.
I haven't been to The Yellow Mountain yet, 8 hours sounds tough! Glad you are enjoying the videos, uploading the Mount Tai video as i write this message!
@@nickinchina2552 I was 72 at the time and should have known better. I've seen older Chinese guys do it. Everything has to be delivered by hand-on those yokes and they take away the empties on the way back down.
Hello , I’m planning to go there next month ( august ) . Do you think it’s a good idea . Can you let me know how you got there and how much everyone cost ? That would be very kind of you
August will be busy and very hot, so if you can hold off til september that would be better. However, if you go in August it will still be a lot of fun. Getting there is really easy, both high speed and normal trains stop at the mountain. From Xi'an, only 30 mins on the high speed train. Regarding cost, the mountain is about 140rmb to get in. if you decide to stay in a hotel on the mountain...that gets pricey, our room was 1200rmb for 3 people. drinks and things on the mountain are also marked up, expect to pay 8 to 10rmb for a small bottle of water
It is definitely doable. You have a few options i suppose... 1. Walk the whole thing. From the foot of the mountain to the peaks in this order (North, Central, East, South, West) From the West Peak you can then take a cable car to the bottom. 2. Cable car to the North Peak, then walk to all the other peaks and cable car down from the West. This would cut a few hours of your whole journey time. 3. Reverse order it. Cable car to the West Peak and then walk back to the North. This would entail a lot of walking down steps. Option 1 is definitely the best! This is what I did but with a night stop at the East Peak. (highly recommend this!)
Climbed it the summer of 1990. Far fewer visitors and therefore much quieter. Spent a night on East Peak in a temple with my GF and a couple of funny Daoist Monks.
These beautiful mountains created by nature help people let go of the ego if not many people are around. This was why these mountains attracted so many daoists in history. However, the booming tourism may change the picture. By then, practicing daoism and Buddhism may have to be adapted to urban areas and will be challenging.
There are no official reports about deaths in Mt. Hua, but Mt. Tai has 400 people dead in average per year. Mountain Tai is by far easier than Mt Hua by the way.
I can’t think of much worse than climbing all the way up there only to be met with crowds of people sticking their damn phones up against the sunset. What are they there for to take a photo of something they can probably google, instead of actually experiencing it with their eyes and pausing to think. Argh. No thank you!
What exactly is dangerous about this walk? Almost evertyhing looks paved and secured. No climbing required. Have you ever been to real mountains? Almost every ridge in the Alps is more dangerous than this. What a clickbait.
OMG, Nick I thought you were kidnapped by the Taliban. I have send off a search and rescue party for you. If you happened to see them about, please tell them to call off the mission. Not sure I will be up to it to climb up all those precarious height. All well and ended well. Welcome back.
Nick. Long time no see. Nice to hear from you again. Only a person who loves history and geography like you would make videos like you have done. Bravo.
thanks for still watching, lots more on the way!
welcome back!!! i really wanted to do huashan when i was in xi'an but ended up not having the time to. it's been on the bucket list ever since
it's really worth it, if you get round to it and have any questions...fire away!
Besides these five famous mountains u must try to climb the most famous Mountain in China called Yellow Mountain!
Wow~~it's really been a long long time! I hope you have been doing well in the past year, welcome back Nick, really happy to see you again!
Thanks Debby! 2022 was a pretty weird year. All good though, more videos on the way!
Nice to see you posting videos again. Will you continue filming in China? I am very grateful to see you look at China in a friendly and inclusive way. In addition, you know a lot about China, which is surprising。
Definitely continue yes. Just needed a little break 🤣
@@nickinchina2552 Wow, great to hear your reply. Yes, please arrange everything at your own pace, I'm not pushing you, just very happy to see your videos again. I hope you are well!（I'm using Google Translate to write this, I hope you don't mind if the words are offensive or impolite.）🤣🤣🤣
So happy you are back, keep doing what makes you happy in life!
Good advice. Hope you enjoy the videos!
Hey Nick, it's been ages! Glad to see you're well. Thanks for sharing your mountain adventure, the views are spectacular! Keep it up!
The next mountain video will be available in a few days. Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, it’s been a long time. Good to have you back!
thank you very much! good to be back
Feels so good to see Hua Shan again, I hiked it back in 2018 and I kept really great memories of the views, the temples along the way, and the people we met. Amazing experience!
Hard to forget! It is a great hike and when the weather is right its perfect
Aside from Huangshan, very few other landscapes like this, as far as granite batholith based topography is concerned. Been twice once in winter (heavy snowfalls up top) and in summer. Is a tough climb but as you filmed, you see these superlean 50 something blokes burdened with massive loads. They are as tough as hell. The cablways go for miles and you are left wondering how they managed to transport and erect the infrastructure. The cable cars shuttle over the ridges and peaks and suddenly drop off over huge ravines a thousand feet deep. The cables pass through a dedicated monitoring system for potential fractures and weakenesses by x ray/scans and this provides some confidence. Well worth the price of admission.
I really want to go in Winter! is it walkable in the snow? The cable car is great...bit of a roller coaster!
@@nickinchina2552 January 2017 (or 18) was blizzard- like with low visibility for only half hour or so, but clear on ascent. Wouldn't want to attempt the near vertical ladder sections.
ayyyy welcome back！there's a hotel there? My gosh...
The view is worth the hike
It's good to be back! Sorry for the long wait...
There is a hotel on the West Peak too, glad we didn't stay there...didn't look or smell great haha
Sorry about the long (very long) wait for a video...Thanks for all the messages, I will reply asap! Lots of plans, lots of videos in the pipeline... I'm back!
Starting with the 5 Sacred Mountains of China....
I noticed that archaeologists had completed some excavations at the ruins of the taoist Wulong Palace at the Wudang Mountains (UNESCO World Heritage Site), and the discoveries had been summarized and presented at archaeological seminars recently.
When you are in Mount Tai, it's worth checking out Ling Yan Temple, if only for its pagoda forest. Absolutely stunning and a rare example in China.
@@wchengvision I really need to go back to Wudang...
@@fireplace2330 I'm at Mount Tai right now! Lingyan Temple is on my radar, as is 四门塔. Trying to make time before i head to Mount Song.
Great idea for a series!
Very beautiful scenery
Stunning! Every direction you look
Cool video. Thank you for sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed it! Magical place
Wow, Nick, it's great to see your program again.
thanks for still watching! more videos very soon
Watching your video moved me deeply. I visited Mount Hua over ten years ago when I was a brave and fearless young girl. Seeing these familiar scenes again in your video brought back a flood of memories, making me very nostalgic. I admire your life and hope you get to visit many more places you love！😀
It hasn't changed much in 10 years! Glad you enjoyed the video, it's a magical place.
Great to see you back Nick!
it's good to be back! thanks for still watching 😃
Welcome back. 音乐听着好舒服
Good to be back. I'm glad you are still watching!
Thank you for the travel footage and comments! I’m too old to visit such high elevations (thin air), and greatly appreciate a magical view into our common human heritage. Be safe in your travels…..I will be watching for more peeks into your youthful adventures. God Bless!
Thanks for watching! Many more on the way. Your comment means a lot to me, thanks 😊
Great to see you back. It has been a long time.
Really long, i was a bit worried no one would watch, haha. Thanks for the patience
Love your videos Nick, happy to see you're back!
I'm glad you enjoy them! Quite a challenge getting back to making videos - let's see if we can grow this channel!
We really missed you. Glad you are back. I once thought you left China. Anyway, it is good to have you back.
Oh thanks! That means a lot to me. More videos on the way!
Long time no see! Nice to see you back!
thanks! and sorry for the super long wait
Such a high-quality video! Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Huashan is a superb place! Thanks!
Welcome back, I missed you, Hua Shan is one scary mountain !!!!
what a place! if you haven't been yet..i highly recommend it
@@nickinchina2552 I have been to Huan Shan and Emei Shan.
Is it safer nowadays than before.
I do have high fever ...
It's been quite a while! So happy to see you again. 😀
Thanks so much! i Hope you enjoy the videos
I am very happy to meet you here again after such a long time.
and me too, sorry for the long delay
Good to see you posting videos again.
I'm happy to be doing it again, last year was a bit of a blackhole of travel...
Good to have you back. I thought maybe you left China.
no, didn't leave...just couldnt really do much travel last year due to covid restrictions
Great to see you back again Nick 👍
Hey! Pretty happy to be out on the road again, had a very hot walk up Mount Tai today
Welcome back!🎉
thanks, it's good to be back!
Hi. So glad you are back again. Good uoi are still in China.
It has been a while...More coming soon
I just realize it has been already ONE year ago since you posted a video.
Your videos are always very interesting, off the beaten road, with great in depth comments 👍👍
yeh, too long! currently i'm well off the beaten path...maybe more than i have ever been hahaha
Magnificent! thanks for sharing!
you are very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great to see you back mate!
Cheers Josh! it's been yonks
Thanks for sharing Nick. Great video
Glad you enjoyed it. It is a fantastic hike!
Hi Nick, Lovely video! I wanted to ask if you stayed on the peak for the night, if yes, what are the arrangements are prices? Thanks.
Thanks very much! Yeh, i stayed on the East Peak. It's not cheap, i was with two friends and we go a 4 person room. 1200rmb for the night. To be honest though, totally worth it!
Really a fun place to see. I couldn't hardly walk the day after going there 😂. The cable car gives some amazing views also.
yeh, its pretty tough on the old knees. The cable car from the west peak is amazing!
Really enjoyed this.
glad you like it! It's an amazing place
Yay Nick is making videos about.China again! The world is well again :)
Hi huey, hope you enjoyed it!
If people are crawling up I definitely won't be able to do it.😢 Thank you for this video.
Happy to see you 🥲🥲🥲 cheers , cuz see you . I miss you , now exciting to see you ✌✌✌💯💯💖💖💖
Hi Cathy! i'm glad you are still watching!!
昨天上油管还在想这家伙这一年多上哪里去了，是不是失踪了😀，结果今天就更新了。
真的吗 😲😲😲
我也纳闷来着
@@AmelieZh 好久不见！
Nick... Outstanding! I loved your video. Thanks for speaking English in China.
❤️🙏❤️
Thanks so much!
One of the most beautiful places I have ever visited. A magical mountain.
yeh, it's an absolute beauty!
Amazing view 😮
Great video
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Wow.
Another whole world.
Thanks for the discovery and insight, I must Subscribe.
Plenty more on the way! Glad you enjoyed it
Amazing ... reminded me my trip there 14 years ago👍
It hasn't changed much, a few more touristy things but the experience is still great!
long time no see!
too long....haha
Great Video. This mountain is pretty impressive.
It's a beauty!
Amazing 😮
Superb place to visit
I hiked Mount Hua via a video on UA-cam. 😂😂😂 Thank you for sharing. ❤
was it tiring? 😂 I hope you enjoyed it, it's a pretty special place
A lovely video, but that mountain is out of my range. We walked for about 8 hours in Yellow Mountain area in Anhui and I had to go on my hands and knees, even on the flat path to the hotel. At least I can still enjoy watching your videos.
I haven't been to The Yellow Mountain yet, 8 hours sounds tough! Glad you are enjoying the videos, uploading the Mount Tai video as i write this message!
@@nickinchina2552 I was 72 at the time and should have known better. I've seen older Chinese guys do it. Everything has to be delivered by hand-on those yokes and they take away the empties on the way back down.
Holy 蟹, he's back.
and excited to be back 😎
Great to see you back on UA-cam. Look forward to the next video
Thanks, the next video will be in a few days 😎
woah,new clip after a year.
sorry it's been a long time. the next video won't take a year i promise haha
welcome back, did I miss it in the video or did you chicken out and didn't do the infamous plank walk ? 🙂
Well...i promise i didn't chicken out. haha. the queue was 3-4 hours, so we opted to take a pass
Hello , I’m planning to go there next month ( august ) . Do you think it’s a good idea . Can you let me know how you got there and how much everyone cost ? That would be very kind of you
August will be busy and very hot, so if you can hold off til september that would be better. However, if you go in August it will still be a lot of fun. Getting there is really easy, both high speed and normal trains stop at the mountain. From Xi'an, only 30 mins on the high speed train. Regarding cost, the mountain is about 140rmb to get in. if you decide to stay in a hotel on the mountain...that gets pricey, our room was 1200rmb for 3 people. drinks and things on the mountain are also marked up, expect to pay 8 to 10rmb for a small bottle of water
@@nickinchina2552 Thankyou so much .
did you learn the plum blossom show art
Hi Nick! Do you think it's possible to hike all the peaks in a day? For a normal person not elite hiker 😂
It is definitely doable. You have a few options i suppose...
1. Walk the whole thing. From the foot of the mountain to the peaks in this order (North, Central, East, South, West) From the West Peak you can then take a cable car to the bottom.
2. Cable car to the North Peak, then walk to all the other peaks and cable car down from the West. This would cut a few hours of your whole journey time.
3. Reverse order it. Cable car to the West Peak and then walk back to the North. This would entail a lot of walking down steps.
Option 1 is definitely the best! This is what I did but with a night stop at the East Peak. (highly recommend this!)
Woah it's been ages! I thought you left youtube!
i kind of did, last year wasn't great for travel in China...
Climbed it the summer of 1990. Far fewer visitors and therefore much quieter. Spent a night on East Peak in a temple with my GF and a couple of funny Daoist Monks.
Wow…..been awhile Nick:)
yeh, back in the game now 😎
Thanks for sharing this video, that mountain is not for the faint hearted.
Very welcome. It is quite a special place!
Nice!
Beautiful, beautiful place
Thanks, what's with the all the reddish ribbons?
A lot of mountains and temples in China have this. It's a good luck/fortune thing
Long time no see
Too long! Back in the game now though haha. Hope you enjoyed the video
see you again ; to make my life back💯🌺🌹💥💖
Miss your videos
Thanks for watching, sorry for the long delay
hey. long time to see
too long...
hiking up the mountain is good zone 2 cardio according to professor Huberman
These beautiful mountains created by nature help people let go of the ego if not many people are around. This was why these mountains attracted so many daoists in history. However, the booming tourism may change the picture. By then, practicing daoism and Buddhism may have to be adapted to urban areas and will be challenging.
They are still beautiful, even with so many people! The next mountain video will be available on Thursday!
It's just a rubbish roseberry topping.
Love you.
Dunny x
yeh, pretty much, not as busy as Roseberry Topping though 🤣
欢迎你来到我的故乡西安华山
Dammit, I watched this entire video to see the plank walk.
Sorry dude, 4 hours is too long to wait 😂 The plank walk isn't as sketchy as it once was either...
I dreamt about Hua Shan a few years ago/
It is a sign! you must climb it 😊
Huashan is one of the holy mountains for Daoism.
it is indeed...i am currently at the holiest of holy mountains, guess which?
@@nickinchina2552 aren't you living in wudangshan?
@@hong3170 No, i was only in Wudangshan for a month. Going back there is definitely on my mind though
@@nickinchina2552 oh. In China, taishan is the holiest mountain because it is the one even empires went.
lol 欢迎回来
thank you very much!
Huashan explained 😎
now you can go do it 😎
There are no official reports about deaths in Mt. Hua, but Mt. Tai has 400 people dead in average per year. Mountain Tai is by far easier than Mt Hua by the way.
How can people die on Taishan?!
Nobody had to go to the bathroom?
There are plenty on the mountain...not particularly nice bathrooms....but a bathroom nevertheless haha
Nice try, British Donny Wahlberg! 😡 Yer not foolin me! 🤪😂
Do i look like Donny Wahlberg? 😂
you dissapeared for one year.
Sorry, it was basically impossible to travel last year...back now though!
fuck yeah!
this guy knows 😎
I can’t think of much worse than climbing all the way up there only to be met with crowds of people sticking their damn phones up against the sunset. What are they there for to take a photo of something they can probably google, instead of actually experiencing it with their eyes and pausing to think. Argh. No thank you!
People do love a sunrise photo!
Cable cars should be banned, if you can't get up then you can't get up.
i like the hike too...big business in cable cars though
What exactly is dangerous about this walk? Almost evertyhing looks paved and secured. No climbing required. Have you ever been to real mountains? Almost every ridge in the Alps is more dangerous than this. What a clickbait.
OMG, Nick I thought you were kidnapped by the Taliban. I have send off a search and rescue party for you. If you happened to see them about, please tell them to call off the mission. Not sure I will be up to it to climb up all those precarious height. All well and ended well. Welcome back.
hahaha! Don't worry, i'm still alive 🤣🤣