华山英文导游词

第一篇：华山英文导游词

Mt.Hua Shan Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, today we are going to visit one of the five sacred mountains of China, Mt.Hua shan.It was called Mt.Taihuashan in ancient times for its five main peaks shaped much like a flower.Hua was historically the location of several influential Taoist monasteries, and was known as a center for the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts.Situated in Huayin County, Mt.Huashan is some 120 kilometers east of Xian City in Shaanxi Province.This mountain is celebrated for its majestic breath-taking crags, steep paths, beautiful scenery and it is said to be the most precipitous mountain in the world.Until recently there was only one way to reach the top of Mt.Huashan since ancient times.Most of the trail is very narrow and steep;some parts are almost vertical.Iron chains have been set up along the path, but courage and an adventurous spirit are still necessary if you decide to climb Mt.Huashan on foot.Recent developments have added two alternate ways of traveling to the summit.Now you can take the ropeway, or ride in a cable car to enjoy the unique scenery of Mt.Huashan.Mt.Huashan has more than two hundred places of interest and fascinating scenic spots.Its five main peaks, the South Peak(Landing Wild Goose Peak), the West Peak(Lotus Flower Peak), the East Peak(Facing Sun Peak), the Middle Peak(Pure Girl Peak)and the North Peak(Yuntai Peak), each of them has its peculiar scene and moving legend.The South Peak(Landing Wild Goose Peak)

Of the five main peaks, the South Peak ,which was named the Landing Wild Goose Peak is the highest at 2,160 meters, it is also the highest peak of the Five Sacred Mountains.When traveling to the top of the peak, you will feel that you can touch the stars in the sky.The south side of the Peak has very high cliffs standing erect as if they had been cut by an axe.The summit of the South Peak is the highest point in the sacred mountains and climbers consider it an honor to make it to the Peak.At the summit you will find the Black Dragon Pool and see the Greeting Pines on the southwest cliffs.Around the South Peak are Songhui Peak and Xiaozi Peak.There is a famous Taoism palace called Jintian Palace.The narrow pass, which is the plank road, is built along the cliff leading to the East Peak.The road is no more than 0.3 meters(about 1 foot)wide and runs above a very deep gorge.The stout hearted can travel this road by hanging on to a chain that is attached to the face of the cliff.The West Peak(Lotus Flower Peak)

The West Peak is a huge granite rock, it was named the Lotus Flower Peak.u know how it got this name? Because the big rock in front of Cuiyun Palace is shaped

much like a lotus flower, it is called Lotus Flower Peak.The West Peak is the most beautiful and dangerous peak of Mt.Huashan.The West Peak has numerous tourist spots including Cuiyun Palace, Lotus Flower Cave and Axe-hewing Rock.Each site has its own beautiful myth and legend.The legend of Chen Xiang, a filial son, who split the mountain with an axe to save his mother, is quite intriguing.A popular cartoon film called 'Lotus Lantern' was made to portray this legend.The East Peak(Facing Sun Peak)

The East Peak, also called Facing Sun Peak is like a platform available for visitors to view the sun rising.In ancient times the path to the top was full of hardships and danger, but recently steps were built making it comparatively easy to reach the top.The East Peak is the best place to watch the rising sun but you should start your climb at night if you want to see the wonderful scenery because it takes 4 to 6 hours to reach the top.There are more than ten scenic spots on the East Peak including the natural stone veins on the cliff that resemble a huge palm.The tranquil and serene environment on the top of the Peak will make you feel completely relaxed and happy.As for the the ways to get to the top the Mt.Hua shan, there r two ways for u to choose.one is by Ropeway.u know Yuquan Palace? a famous Quanzhen sect of Taoism Palace at the foot of Mt.Huashan, it is generally the starting post to climb the mountain.2 kilometers east away from Yuquan Palace, there is a cement road to Wamiaogou where you can travel to the top of the North Peak by the ropeway.And another way is on foot,you can start from Yuquan Palace, and go up along the path to the top of the North Peak, and from here you can go to the other four peaks.It takes about 10 hours to travel to the five main peaks on foot.Ok, ladies and gentlemen, so much for the Mt.Hua shan, I hope it have left u an impressive memory.Thank u for listening.

第二篇：华山英文导游词

华山英文导游词

Huashan is located in the Qinling Mountain Range, which lies in southern Shaanxi province.Huashan（Hua means brilliant, Chinese, or flowery;shan means mountain）is one of the five sacred Taoist mountains in China.Huashan boasts a lot of religious sites: Taoist temples, pavilions, and engraved scriptures are scattered over the mountain.Hua Mountain is well-known for its sheer cliffs and plunging ravines.It is known as “the most precipitous mountain under heaven” and is probably the most dangerous mountain in the world frequented by hikers.Hua Mountain is located 120 kilometers east of Xi'an, about 3 hours from the city centre.There are five peaks that make up the mountain: Cloud Terrace peak（North peak, 1613m），Jade Maiden peak（Middle peak, 2042m），Sunrise peak（East peak, 2100m），Lotus peak（West peak, 2038m）and Landing Wild Goose peak（South peak, 2160m）.North peak, the lowest of the five, is the starting point.It has three ways up it: the six kilometer winding track from Huashan village, the cable car or the path beneath it.Next on the route is Jade Maiden peak.Legend has it that a jade maiden was once seen riding a white horse among the mountains, hence the name.The hikers can choose to take a left to Sunrise peak, a fine place to enjoy the view of the sunrise in early morning（which would involve climbing the mountain in the dark as there is nowhere to stay on the mountain）.Alternatively visitors could take a right to Lotus peak.Huashan means Flower Mountain, and it got the name from Lotus peak, which resembles a beautifully blooming lotus flower.Finally there is a gondola which takes visitors acroa steep valley to Landing Wild Goose peak, the highest among the five summits.The path to the summit is characterized by steep rock faces, with obstacles including a foot-wide plank walkway fixed to a sheer rock face with only a chain along the rock for support.The route continues with footholds in the rock and a chain for holding.This is followed by a vertical ladder in a cleft in the rock.Finally there are steep stone steps.The South peak is not for the faint of heart and is particularly dangerous in winter weather.However, the views are breathtaking.The climb to its summit makes it clear how the impenetrable mountain repelled attackers over the centuries.As early as the second century BCE, there was a Daoist temple known as the Shrine of the Western peak located at its base.Daoists believed that in the mountain lives a god of the underworld.The temple at the foot of the mountain was often used for spirits mediums to contact the god and his underlings.Unlike Taishan, which became a popular place of pilgrimage, Huashan only received local pilgrms, and was not well known in much of the rest of China.Huashan was also an important place for immortality seekers, as powerful drugs were reputed to be found there.Kou Qianzhi（365-448），the founder of the Northern Celestial Masters received revelations there, as did Chen Tuan（920-989），who lived on the mountain prior to receiving immortality.In the 1230s, all the temples on the mountain came under control of the Daoist Quanzhen School.In 1998, the management committee of Huashan agreed to turn over most of the mountain's temples to the China Daoist Association.This was done to help protect the environment, as the presence of monks and nuns deters poachers and loggers.

第三篇：华山英文导游词范文

华山英文导游词

Hua Shan is the highest of China's five sacred mountains.It is 120 kilometers east of Xian.It has five peaks that resemble the petals of a flower.The highest peak is 2180 meters(7085 feet)。

We had had discussions about going to Hua Shan with some graduate students from Computer Science.That didn't work out due to changes in schedules on both sides.Also, they were planning to do the climb at night to be able to reach the peak at sunrise.That did not appeal to us.We wanted to spend a night on the mountain.Fran's department arranged a trip for us, making reservations at the simple hotel on the North Peak.They sent two graduate students to accompany us, though they had not been to Hua Shan before.We met them at 8:00 on Saturday morning and took a taxi to the train station.There we asked around and located a mini-bus.The bus made a couple of stops.One was to see a presentation about the traditional medicines grown on the mountain and a chance to buy some of them.It probably would have been interesting if we understood Chinese.Our guides gave us the general outline about what was said.The other stop was a quick lunch stop.There are two approaches to Hua Shan.[Chinese proverb: “There is one road and only one road to Hua Shan,” meaning that sometimes the hard way is the only way.] The west entrance involves 10 kilometers of walking on a road before you start climbing.We went with the east entrance, where the bus brings you to the base of a cable car that goes up to the 1500 meter North Peak.Our plan was to walk up to the North Peak, then climb to the four other peaks the next day and take the cable car down.We started the climb in the early afternoon.The path consists of stone steps with rough chain link handrails in the narrowest areas(we wore our bicycling gloves for hand protection)。Physically, it is more like climbing the steps of a skyscraper than trails at home.However, the temperature was about 95 degrees and there was not much shade.We brought lots of water, including some bottles that we froze and some Gatorade that we got at the fancy department store in downtown Xian.There are plenty of refreshment stands along the way where you can buy bottled water, the Chinese equivalent of Gatorade, and other drinks or snacks at a premium price.We reached the North Peak before 4:00 PM and rested at the hotel.Our room was basic, but comfortable and clean enough.Because water is scarce on the mountain, there were neither showers nor sinks available for washing.In that sense the experience felt like camping, but we were sleeping in a big tent!

After dinner at the hotel restaurant, we spent some time talking with our guides.We were a bit surprised to find that they both think of Japan negatively, but like the U.S.It seems that Japan's WWII behavior in China has not been forgotten, and is emphasized in school.We saw a beautiful sunset and watched the sky become resplendent with thousands of stars, including the Milky Way galaxy.This was the clearest sky that we have seen in China.The fresh air at Hua Shan is a treat!

Our guides had both been planning to get up at 4:00 AM to watch the sunrise.Fran and I made sleep a priority.We did happen to wake up a bit before sunrise(our room faced east)and went outside to watch the sky become rosy.Ironically, our guides missed the sunrise because they had stayed up late watching the European soccer championships on the television in their room

The plan for the day was to climb the other four peaks, but we reserved the right to shorten the route.The first part was a steep climb to Middle Peak.After the low North Peak, all the others are at roughly 2000 meters.There were crowds on the way to Middle Peak – mostly Chinese hikers but we did see a few other wai guo(foreigners)as well.We visited two Taoist temples en route to Middle Peak.()Each one had an altar with incense and offerings of fruit.The friendly monks invited us to say a prayer or to send blessings to loved ones.Fran accepted their invitation.At the first temple, she lit incense sticks and knelt on a cushion in front of the altar saying a silent prayer for our safe journey to the various summits of Hua Shan(the prayer was answered)。At the second temple, she knelt on a cushion in front of the altar and sent silent blessings to several friends who are experiencing challenging situations in their lives at present.After each blessing, she leaned forward and the monk struck a drum.After Middle Peak, the crowds got much thinner.The next was East Peak, which had a steep ladder climbing rock.Fran was dubious about this ascent, but realized that the ladder wasn't so bad and went for it.That was a good decision because we were then able to do a loop and the trails got almost empty at this point.After skirting the top of a cliff with a steep dropoff on both sides, we had a pleasant walk to South Peak and West Peak.There was even a small amount of dirt trail!The summit of South Peak was the highest point on Hua Shan, so of course we asked another hiker to take a photo of our guides and us.The views from the tops of each peak were beautiful.Hua Shan and the surrounding mountains are very rugged and remind us somewhat of hiking in the southwestern United States or the Sierras.We took a route that eventually brought us to the main line returning down from Middle to North Peak.We were happy to have ascended each of the five peaks(petals)of Flower Mountain.By cable car(the longest in Asia)，it was just 7 minutes down to the park entrance.We caught a shuttle bus into town, then transferred to a bus for Xian.Our guides told us that we had walked up and down a total of 4000 stairs!We were glad that we did not have this information when we started.For three days after returning home, our sore leg muscles instructed us to take the elevator to our fifth floor apartment rather than climbing the stairs.

第四篇：有关华山英文导游词

华山由一块完整硕大的花岗岩体构成。那么你知道有哪些导游词呢？下面和小编一起来看看吧！

有关华山英文导游词

Hua Shan is the highest of China's five sacred mountains.It is 120 kilometers east of Xian.It has five peaks that resemble the petals of a flower.The highest peak is 2180 meters(7085 feet)。

We had had discussions about going to Hua Shan with some graduate students from Computer Science.That didn't work out due to changes in schedules on both sides.Also, they were planning to do the climb at night to be able to reach the peak at sunrise.That did not appeal to us.We wanted to spend a night on the mountain.Fran's department arranged a trip for us, making reservations at the simple hotel on the North Peak.They sent two graduate students to accompany us, though they had not been to Hua Shan before.We met them at 8:00 on Saturday morning and took a taxi to the train station.There we asked around and located a mini-bus.The bus made a couple of stops.One was to see a presentation about the traditional medicines grown on the mountain and a chance to buy some of them.It probably would have been interesting if we understood Chinese.Our guides gave us the general outline about what was said.The other stop was a quick lunch stop.There are two approaches to Hua Shan.[Chinese proverb: “There is one road and only one road to Hua Shan,” meaning that sometimes the hard way is the only way.] The west entrance involves 10 kilometers of walking on a road before you start climbing.We went with the east entrance, where the bus brings you to the base of a cable car that goes up to the 1500 meter North Peak.Our plan was to walk up to the North Peak, then climb to the four other peaks the next day and take the cable car down.We started the climb in the early afternoon.The path consists of stone steps with rough chain link handrails in the narrowest areas(we wore our bicycling gloves for hand protection)。Physically, it is more like climbing the steps of a skyscraper than trails at home.However, the temperature was about 95 degrees and there was not much shade.We brought lots of water, including some bottles that we froze and some Gatorade that we got at the fancy department store in downtown Xian.There are plenty of refreshment stands along the way where you can buy bottled water, the Chinese equivalent of Gatorade, and other drinks or snacks at a premium price.We reached the North Peak before 4:00 PM and rested at the hotel.Our room was basic, but comfortable and clean enough.Because water is scarce on the mountain, there were neither showers nor sinks available for washing.In that sense the experience felt like camping, but we were sleeping in a big tent!

After dinner at the hotel restaurant, we spent some time talking with our guides.We were a bit surprised to find that they both think of Japan negatively, but like the U.S.It seems that Japan's WWII behavior in China has not been forgotten, and is emphasized in school.We saw a beautiful sunset and watched the sky become resplendent with thousands of stars, including the Milky Way galaxy.This was the clearest sky that we have seen in China.The fresh air at Hua Shan is a treat!

Our guides had both been planning to get up at 4:00 AM to watch the sunrise.Fran and I made sleep a priority.We did happen to wake up a bit before sunrise(our room faced east)and went outside to watch the sky become rosy.Ironically, our guides missed the sunrise because they had stayed up late watching the European soccer championships on the television in their room

The plan for the day was to climb the other four peaks, but we reserved the right to shorten the route.The first part was a steep climb to Middle Peak.After the low North Peak, all the others are at roughly 2000 meters.There were crowds on the way to Middle Peak – mostly Chinese hikers but we did see a few other wai guo(foreigners)as well.We visited two Taoist temples en route to Middle Peak.Each one had an altar with incense and offerings of fruit.The friendly monks invited us to say a prayer or to send blessings to loved ones.Fran accepted their invitation.At the first temple, she lit incense sticks and knelt on a cushion in front of the altar saying a silent prayer for our safe journey to the various summits of Hua Shan(the prayer was answered)。At the second temple, she knelt on a cushion in front of the altar and sent silent blessings to several friends who are experiencing challenging situations in their lives at present.After each blessing, she leaned forward and the monk struck a drum.After Middle Peak, the crowds got much thinner.The next was East Peak, which had a steep ladder climbing rock.Fran was dubious about this ascent, but realized that the ladder wasn't so bad and went for it.That was a good decision because we were then able to do a loop and the trails got almost empty at this point.After skirting the top of a cliff with a steep dropoff on both sides, we had a pleasant walk to South Peak and West Peak.There was even a small amount of dirt trail!The summit of South Peak was the highest point on Hua Shan, so of course we asked another hiker to take a photo of our guides and us.The views from the tops of each peak were beautiful.Hua Shan and the surrounding mountains are very rugged and remind us somewhat of hiking in the southwestern United States or the Sierras.We took a route that eventually brought us to the main line returning down from Middle to North Peak.We were happy to have ascended each of the five peaks(petals)of Flower Mountain.By cable car(the longest in Asia)，it was just 7 minutes down to the park entrance.We caught a shuttle bus into town, then transferred to a bus for Xian.Our guides told us that we had walked up and down a total of 4000 stairs!We were glad that we did not have this information when we started.For three days after returning home, our sore leg muscles instructed us to take the elevator to our fifth floor apartment rather than climbing the stairs.扩展阅读：

华山导游词作文范文【1】

现在，由我来给各位当导游，带领大家参观闻名世界的西岳华山。

华山由一块完整硕大的花岗岩体构成。华山海拔二千多米，由好几座高大的山峰组成，当你快要步入华山脚下时，就会感到它的气势非凡，整个山势雄伟壮观，再加上云雾缭绕，朦朦胧胧，像仙境一般。远远望去，大大小小的山峰高耸立云端，近看，陡峭的岩石，形态万千，看，这一座山峰昴首屹立，那一座山峰插入云天，似乎高不可攀，使人有望而生畏之感。玉泉院是上华山的起点。院内水榭、石坊风景如画，有江南园林的韵味。从玉泉院起步，沿途有鱼石、五里关、天女散花、青柯坪等20多处景点，游人如行道上，美不胜收。

自古以来，华山就以它的山势险要而出名。苍龙岭是一块巨大的岩石，卧在半山腰，它就像一只狮子，占据着方圆几十里的地方，岩石两侧是深圳特区不可测的悬崖，登山的人只能扶着铁链上去。

鸽子翻身是勇敢者去的地方。两边的山峰中间悬着一块岩石，有一条绳子接着，登陆山的人经过这里，必须双脚步悬空，飞跃过去。

华山很险要，清澈的泉水从山上直流而下，像一条白色的绸带在山间盘旋。一把把黄色的利剑直入云霄，四周有一大片鲜花，在山间构成了一幅美丽的画卷!

大家好!华山参观完毕。欢迎大家下次再来。

华山导游词作文范文【2】

各位游客：

你们好!我是你们这次华山之旅的导游，顾诗吟。我将带你们一起去游览这美丽的华山风光。

我先给大家介绍一下华山吧。华山，是《自然文化遗产名录》里的一处胜景，还是国家AAAAA级景区哦!

我们现在到的地方是玉泉院，关于这里有一个故事。唐朝的金仙公主在山上镇岳宫玉井中洗头时，一不小心将玉簪子掉进了水中。回到玉泉院后，用泉水洗手时，发现了玉簪子，就知道这个玉泉眼与玉井相通。于是给这个泉取名为玉泉，玉泉院也因此得名。

这里就是华山最为有名的地方-长空栈道。你们脚踩的地方仅仅能容下一个脚掌。腰上的铁链可以保护你们，所以不要怕。各位上去吧。

走完长空栈道，就来到了沉香劈山处。这里也有一个传说。三圣母和一个凡间男子相爱并结了婚。由于犯了天条，她哥哥二郞神将三圣母压在了华山下。生了个孩子叫沉香。十年后沉香知道真相与二郞神大战，在众神的帮助下打败了二郞神，救出了母亲。

这儿，就是鹞子翻身，各位游客注意安全，在这儿休息一下吧!

华山的美丽风景太多了，今天看不完。明天再接着游览吧。

第五篇：华山导游词

各位团友，大家好，我现在给大家介绍的是华山，古称“西岳”，是我国著名的五岳之一，位于陕西省华阴市境内，距西安120公里。它南接秦岭，北瞰黄渭，扼守着大西北进出中原的门户，素有“奇险天下第一山”之称。

华山是由一块完整硕大的花岗岩体构成的，它的历史衍化可追溯到1.2亿年前，据《山海经》记载：“太华之山，削成而四方，其高五千仞，其广十里。”

现在的华山有东、西、南、北、中五峰，主峰有南峰“落雁”、东峰“朝阳”、西峰“莲花”，三峰鼎峙，“势飞白云外影倒黄河里”，人称“天外三峰”。还有云台、玉女二峰相辅于侧，36小峰罗列于前，虎踞龙盘，气象森森，因山上气候多变，形成“云华山”、“雨华山”、“雾华山”、“雪华山”给人以仙境美感。是所谓的西京王气之所系。

华山还是道教胜地，为“第四洞天”，有陈抟、郝大通、贺元希最为著名的道教高人。山上现存七十二个半悬空洞，道观20余座，其中玉泉院、东道院、镇岳宫被列为全国重点道教宫观。留下了无数名人的足迹，也留下了无数故事和古迹。自隋唐以来，李白、杜甫等文人墨客咏华山的诗歌、碑记和游记不下千余篇，摩岩石刻多达上千处。自汉杨宝、杨震到明清冯从吾、顾炎武等不少学者，曾隐居华山诸峪，开馆授徒，一时蔚为大观。而在华山诸多故事中，流传最为广泛的有神话故事有“巨灵劈山”、“沉香劈山救母”、“吹萧引凤”等。

华山是中华民族文化的发祥地之一，据清代著名学者章太炎先生考证，“中华”、“华夏”皆因华山而得名。《尚书》里就有有关华山的记载；《史记》中也有黄帝、尧、舜华山巡游的事迹；秦始皇、汉武帝、武则天、唐玄宗等十数位帝王也曾到华山进行过大规模祭祀活动。

华山还是神州九大观日处之一。华山观日处位于华山东峰（亦称朝阳峰），朝阳台为最佳地点。华山的著名景区多达210余处，有凌空架设的长空栈道，三面临空的鹞子翻身，以及在峭壁绝崖上凿出的千尺幢、百尺峡、老君犁沟等。其中华山的华岳仙掌被列为关中八景之首。

现在，由我来给各位当导游，带领大家参观闻名世界的西岳华山。

华山由一块完整硕大的花岗岩体构成。华山海拔二千多米，由好几座高大的山峰组成，当你快要步入华山脚下时，就会感到它的气势非凡，整个山势雄伟壮观，再加上云雾缭绕，朦朦胧胧，像仙境一般。远远望去，大大小小的山峰高耸立云端，近看，陡峭的岩石，形态万千，看，这一座山峰昴首屹立，那一座山峰插入云天，似乎高不可攀，使人有望而生畏之感。玉泉院是上华山的起点。院内水榭、石坊风景如画，有江南园林的韵味。从玉泉院起步，沿途有鱼石、五里关、天女散花、青柯坪等20多处景点，游人如行道上，美不胜收。

自古以来，华山就以它的山势险要而出名。苍龙岭是一块巨大的岩石，卧在半山腰，它就像一只狮子，占据着方圆几十里的地方，岩石两侧是深圳特区不可测的悬崖，登山的人只能扶着铁链上去。

“鸽子翻身”是勇敢者去的地方。两边的山峰中间悬着一块岩石，有一条绳子接着，登陆山的人经过这里，必须双脚步悬空，飞跃过去。

华山很险要，清澈的泉水从山上直流而下，像一条白色的绸带在山间盘旋。一把把黄色的“利剑”直入云霄，四周有一大片鲜花，在山间构成了一幅美丽的画卷！

大家好！华山参观完毕。欢迎大家下次再来。

西岳华山是我国著名的五大山岳之一，位于华阴市城南，海拨2200米，北瞰黄河，南依秦岭，“远而望之若花状”（《水经注》），故有其名。又因其西临少华山，古称太华山。为国家级风景名胜区。这里有誉为关中八景之一的“华岳仙掌”。

华山以奇险峻秀而驰名天下，自山麓至绝顶，名胜古迹极多，庙宇道观，亭台楼阁，雕塑石刻随处可见，险径奇石，鬼斧神工，更有云海劲松，引人入胜。山顶有朝阳（东峰）、落雁（南峰）、莲花（西峰）三峰，皆岿然笔立，直插云霄。三峰之下，有云台（北峰）、玉女（中峰）诸峰环侍拱卫，各具特色，显得山势雄伟，峰峦叠翠耸削。

北峰，亦称云台峰，是总辖四峰的冲要处所，山势峥嵘，三面悬绝，只有一岭南通，故险要异常。峰顶有真武宫，依山为屋，叠起层楼，隐映于苍松翠柏之间，周围山色如画，绚丽多姿。

东峰，峰顶朝阳台，、是华山观日出的绝佳境地，故称朝阳松林，东峰有甘露池、青虚洞、下棋亭、鹞子翻身等景点。据说宋太祖赵匡胤曾在这里和陈抟下棋，结果失败，而将华山输与陈抟。

南峰，又称落雁峰，是华山的最高峰，海拨2200米。四周皆松林，杂以桧柏。迤逦数里，浓阴匝地。南峰上有明代建造的金天宫也称白帝祠。峰顶有老君洞，相传道家始祖老聃隐居于此。洞北有太上皇，泉水碧绿，东注涧下，今称“仰天池”。东面崖下有石坊，称“南天门”。坊外西出有长空栈道，通至贺老石屋。南峰上还有老子峰、炼丹炉八卦池等名胜古迹。

西峰，是华山最秀丽奇峻的山峰，因峰顶翠云宫前有莲花石，形状如莲花。故称莲花峰。据传说故事《宝莲灯》中的三圣母之子沉香壁山救母之处就在西峰。翠云宫旁有一巨石中裂，形如斧劈，名斧劈石。石旁树立一柄铸铁长把大斧。峰的西北面，笔立如削，空绝万丈，人称舍身崖。此外，还有西元洞和莲花洞等古迹。

华山登山道路蜿蜓曲折，处处是悬崖绝壁，峭峰陡立，奇险异常。1985年修筑了12公里长的华山登山道，对其它险要处也设有铁链护栏保护游人的安全，使登山者感到有惊无险。1994年又修筑了一条登山台阶路。1996年华山索道建成营运。“自古华山一条路”已成为历史。山上山下，风景区内，新建了旅游饭店、餐馆、商店等旅游服务设施，可以满足旅游者吃、住、行、游、购、娱等方面的需要。

华山位于陕西省西安市以东120公里的华阴市境内，自古以来就有“奇险天下第一山”的说法。华山的著名景区多达210余处，有凌空架设的长空栈道，三面临空的鹞子翻身，以及在峭壁绝崖上凿出的千尺幢、百尺峡、老君犁沟等，其中华岳仙掌被列为关中八景之首。几大主峰各有特色，如西峰绝壁，东峰日出，南峰奇松，北峰云雾。华山以其峻峭吸引了无数游览者。

山上的观、院、亭、阁、皆依山势而建，一山飞峙，恰似空中楼阁，而且有古松相映，更是别具一格。山峰秀丽，又形象各异，如似韩湘子赶牛、金蟾戏龟、白蛇遭难……。峪道的潺潺流水，山涧的水帘瀑布，更是妙趣横生。并且华山还以其巍峨挺拔屹立于渭河平原。东、南、西三峰拔地而起，如刀一次削就。唐朝诗人张乔在他的诗中写道：“谁将依天剑，削出倚天峰。”都是针对华山的挺拔如削而言的。同进华山山麓下的渭河平原海拔仅330—400米，而华山海拔2154.96米，高度差为1700多米，山势巍峨，更显其挺拔。

华山位于陕西省西安市以东120公里的华阴市境内。华山距西安咸阳机场138公里。机场没有直达华山的班车，一般需要在西安坐车前往华山。华山有两个火车站：华山火车站和华山北站。陇海线上各站可乘普通火车在华山站下车。发自西安的动车和高铁则停靠在华山北站。西安火车站与西安城东客运站均有发往华山的班车或旅游专线车。华山景区内部交通主要为索道。

华山四季景色神奇多变，不同的季节可以欣赏到“云华山”、“雨华山”、“雾华山”、“雪华山”。春季雨足雾稀，万物初醒，山花烂漫，是踏青访春的好去处；夏季能见度高，气候凉爽宜人，可看到日出和山间瀑布，时常伴有云海出现，叹“但闻人语声，不见有来人”之幽境；秋季温度适中，红叶满山，山崖为底松桧为墨，一抹绚烂令人心颤，是登山的最佳季节；冬季白雪皑皑，雪淞峭壁远山相望，给人以仙境美感。而日出则是华山一年四季都不可少的景致。

“自古华山一条道”。西岳华山，位于陕西省华阴市境内，古称“天下第一险山”。华山景区面积辽阔，包括主峰景区、西岳庙景区、仙峪景区等，其中主峰景区是华山的核心景区，包括“华山一条路”和东南西北中五大主峰。大多数人心中的华山，指的就是主峰景区。

“奇险”两字，是华山风光的精髓。长空栈道，鹞子翻身，以及在峭壁绝崖上凿出的千尺幢、百尺峡、老君犁沟等处，亲临其境者，无不叹为观止。当你爬过所有险道山峰，跃上极顶，看到山谷中雾气升腾、云海翻滚之时，必定会有豪气冲天、大气磅礴之感。

山五大主峰各有特色，东峰（朝阳）是看日出的最佳处；西峰（莲花）两侧状如莲花，是传说中“沉香救母”的地方；南峰（落雁）是华山最高峰，海拔2160米。三峰以下还有中峰（玉女）和北峰（云台）两峰。中峰是去其它四峰必经的之地；北峰顶平坦如台，著名的“智取华山”的故事就发生在这里。

华山还是道教圣地，山上古迹众多，现存道观20余座，其中玉泉院、东道院、镇岳宫被列为全国重点道教宫观。华山以北7公里处的西岳庙，是古时祭祀西岳华山神的庙宇。如今每年的农历三月期间，华山都会举办盛大的祭山庙会，三月十五日是朝山盛会日，这一天西岳庙将举行盛大的拜岳大典。

华山（主峰景区）有两个山门（进山口）：东山门和西山门（也称华山门）。坐索道上山，前往东山门；如步行登山，从西山门进入。华山目前有东、西线两条索道，分别到达西峰和北峰。