Hey workers, let's go hiking! Longquanshan Hiking Guide, Chengdu

Workers finally get close to nature🍃 My first hike of 2025, I chose Longquanshan in Chengdu, challenging the beginner route.
🚩Route Overview
🔸Total distance: Approx. 7 km (beginner route)
🔸Duration: 2.5 hrs (including photo stops and breaks)
🔸Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ (suitable for those with some fitness experience)
🔸Recommended seasons: Spring and autumn are best (March-April peach blossom season/November ginkgo season)
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🚌Transportation Guide
✅Outbound: Subway Line 2, Longquanyi Station, Exit D → Taxi to Xiangzhang Xiaoyuan hiking trailhead (approx. 15 CNY)
✅Return: Bus No. 870 at the entrance of Shijing Temple → Longquanyi Subway Station (last bus at 6:30 pm)
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🎒Packing List
✨Essentials: Non-slip hiking shoes, 1.5 L of water, power bank, sunscreen (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen lotion)
✨Bonus: Hiking poles (for some steep slopes), picnic blanket, portable tea set (for resting at the temple)

📸Highlights by Section
1️⃣【Ridge Traverse】Xiangzhang Xiaoyuan → Yangtianwo
✨2.5 km of pristine pine forest trail, summit offers panoramic views of the Chengdu Plain
⚠️Note the colored ribbons marking the forks in the trail
2️⃣【Zen Destination】Shijing Temple
🙏Bestowed by Emperor Kangxi as one of the "Five Great Zen Forests of Western Sichuan" (3 free incense sticks)
🌳Millennium ebony Guanyin statue + Tang Dynasty ginkgo grove (a golden secret realm in November)
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🥘Food & Drink
🍵 Deng Feng Lai Cliff Restaurant (starry glass house/Tom Yum Goong hot pot)
🍲 Ping'an Hong Chaihuoji (8-minute walk downhill from the temple)
🍜 Zhang Ji Douhua Fan (vegetarian cuisine, must-try: spicy mapo tofu)
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💡Exclusive Tips
① If you encounter a fork in the road while hiking and don't know which way to go, choose the smoothest path.
② Free hot water is available at the teahouse inside the temple.
③ During peach blossom season, it is recommended to start before 7:30 am to avoid crowds.
④ The outbound hike is mostly downhill, saving energy🥹
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✨Hiking is not just about conquering mountains and wilderness,
It's also a time for self-reflection.
This weekend, let the breeze of Longquanshan
Blow away all the fatigue of the city～