This
teahouse is at the top of the southern summit of Mount Hua, in China’s
Shaanxi province. It sits at an elevation of over 7,000 feet. Getting
there is an intimidating ordeal.
The journey up Mount
Hua, or Huashan, is fraught with intimidating challenges. The "Heavenly
Stairs" carved into the stone are shallow, steep, and often
unaccompanied by handrails or barriers to prevent you toppling down the
mountain should you lose your footing. The cliffside "path" consists of
uneven planks of wood nailed to struts that stick out of the
near-vertical mountainside. These plank paths are so narrow that they
can only accommodate one wall-clinging person at once. Should you
encounter someone heading in the opposite direction, you'll need to get
creative — and cuddly — to pass each other.
Read more about Mount Hua and see lots of
terrifying photographs of the path to the top at Slate.
The article doesn’t mention whether the teahouse accepts Via or
Mastercard, so you might want to check before you start out. That’s a
long way to go to be refused service.
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