Park of ChinaOverview
| Designation | AAAAA tourist attraction (Taibaishan Tourist Area, 2016) Taibaishan National Nature Reserve Taibaishan National Forest Park |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Location | Shaanxi |
| Mountains | Qinling Mountains |
| Latitude, longitude | 34.0, 107.7 Google Maps |
| Highest point | Baxian Terrace, 3,771.2 m |
| Nearby cities | Baoji, Xi’an |
| Nearby sites | Mount Tiantai, Baoji 63km, Mount Li and Huaqing Pool 145km, Lintong Mount Li–Terracotta Army Scenic Area 148km, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Army 151km, Maijishan Grottoes 165km Search nearby |
| Themes | Mountain, Forest, Wildlife, Peak |
About
Mount Taibai, 3,767 m, is the highest peak of the Qinling range and of eastern China, on the border of Mei, Taibai and Zhouzhi counties in Shaanxi, with alpine lakes and glacial relics. Several explorers have gone missing in its primeval forest.
Since 2018 the Taibaishan National Nature Reserve has banned the Ao–Tai traverse (from Mount Ao to Mount Taibai); visitors may only use the tourist routes set by the reserve, and those entering without permission can be fined. Check the reserve’s rules before going.
Mount Taibai is the highest peak of the Qinling Mountains; its summit, Baxian Tai, at 3,771.2 m, is the highest point in eastern mainland China. Snow can still be seen on the summit in summer, and “Taibai snow in the sixth month” is one of the Eight Views of Guanzhong.
Main sights
Baxian Tai: the summit of Mount Taibai, 3,771.2 m, with the ruins of temples.
Daye Hai, Erye Hai and Sanye Hai: alpine lakes near the summit, cirque lakes left by Quaternary glaciers.
Tangyu: the town of Tangyu in Mei County, on the northern side, is the main entrance, with hot springs.
Cableways: there are two. The Tianxia cableway runs from Honghuaping to Tianyuan Difang (about 3,511 m); the Fuyunge cableway runs from Xiabansi to Shangbansi.
Geology and landscape
Around the summit are cirques, horns, glacial lakes and other traces of Quaternary glaciation.
From foot to summit, climate and vegetation change clearly with altitude: deciduous broadleaf forest, mixed broadleaf and conifer forest, conifer forest, then alpine scrub and meadow.
Wildlife and plants
The Taibaishan National Nature Reserve is home to the giant panda, golden snub-nosed monkey and takin, and to alpine plants such as the Taibai larch.
Stamps
The fourth stamp of 2024-12 “Qinling Mountains”, a set of nine issued in 2024, shows snow on Mount Taibai.
Nearby
| World Heritage | Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 101km, Daming Palace 120km, Dafosi Grottoes 122km, Xingjiao Temple Pagoda 123km |
| National parks | Mount Tiantai, Baoji 63km, Lintong Mount Li–Terracotta Army Scenic Area 148km, Guanshan Lianhuatai 177km, Mount Guangwu–Nuoshui River Scenic Area 182km |
| AAAAA attractions | Famen Temple Buddhist Culture Scenic Area 52km, Qianling Mausoleum Scenic Area 79km, City Wall and Forest of Steles Historical and Cultural Scenic Area 118km, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Tang Paradise Scenic Area 118km |
| AAAA attractions | Red River Valley 20km, Qingfeng Gorge 24km, Thousand Lakes 28km, Fufeng-Meixian Campaign Memorial Hall 33km |
| UNESCO Global Geoparks | Qinling Zhongnanshan UNESCO Global Geopark 122km |
| Historic cities | Xianyang 100km |
| Cities | Xi’an 115km |
| National geoparks | Zhashui Karst Cave National Geopark 143km |
| Nature reserves | Laoxiancheng National Nature Reserve 23km, Huangbaiyuan National Nature Reserve 27km, Changqing National Nature Reserve 47km, Heihe Rare Aquatic Wildlife National Nature Reserve 48km |