Mount Tai - Eighteen Bends, A Stairway to Heaven, A Test of Will

54 Hongmen Road, Taishan District, Tai'an City, Shandong Province, located inside Tai Shan Scenic Area (between Songshan and Nantian Gate)

The most steep section of Mount Tai

Tourist attractions

Introduction

The most dangerous section of the climb up Mount Tai is the renowned Eighteen Bends. It holds great importance in Mount Tai and is also one of the most sought-after attractions by tourists. The Eighteen Bends consist of over 1600 steps, with the first 393 steps called Slow Eighteen Bends, the middle 767 steps known as Not Slow Not Fast Eighteen Bends, and the last 473 steps described as Extremely Dangerous Tight Eighteen Bends. Climbing the Eighteen Bends requires intense concentration, and the entire climb can be likened to "stepping on the heads of the people before and being stepped on by the feet of the people behind," making it quite strenuous.

Address

54 Hongmen Road, Taishan District, Tai'an City, Shandong Province, located inside Tai Shan Scenic Area (between Songshan and Nantian Gate)

Opening hours

24 hours

Transportation

1. Take bus 45, 3/K3 South Ring, 3/K3 West Ring, 49/K49 and get off at Hongmen Station to enter Taishan Hongmen. 2. Take bus 19, k37, k39 inner/outer ring, k3 and get off at Tianwai Village Station to enter Taishan Tianwai Village. 3. Take bus 19 and get off at Tianzhufeng Scenic Area Station to enter Tianzhufeng. 4. Take bus k16, k49 and get off at Taohuayu Station to enter Taohuayu.

Phone 0538-96008888