Canglong Ridge
苍龙岭
The essential mountain ridge from the North Peak to the main peak cluster. This knife-edged ridge, about 1.5 kilometers long and barely over a meter wide, has deep valleys on both sides. It is the site of the story of “Han Yu Submitting a Letter.”
Cang Long Ridge is the vital passage connecting the North Peak with the Middle, East, South and West Peaks. A granite ridge as thin as a blade slants between deep valleys on either side, looking from afar like a green dragon rising into the sky. Roughly 500 stone steps have been carved along the ridge, with iron chain railings on both sides, and the climb is most congested during peak season. According to legend, the Tang-dynasty writer Han Yu climbed to this point, found it too perilous to descend, and wept as he wrote a letter asking for rescue. A stone inscription reading “Where Han Tuizhi Submitted a Letter” stands at the top of the ridge. From the North Peak, it takes about 40 minutes via Cia'er Cliff and the Heavenly Ladder to reach Cang Long Ridge, and another 20 minutes to Golden Lock Pass.
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