| Day 1 Huangshan ( ) |
Upon your arrival, Our local guide will pick you up at the airport or train station, and escort you to the hotel for checking in. The rest of the day is all yours. You can stroll at the famous Tunxi Ancient Street to have a brief impression of the local life or just stay at the hotel for relaxation. |
| Huangshan City | Huangshan city is a prefecture-level city centered around the Huangshan Mountains in southern Anhui province, China. Its urban area was originally the old town of Tunx, many old houses decorated in traditional style are well protected in downtown Huangshan and nearby surburb. |
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| [ Optional ] Hukaiwen Ink Factory: Ink Stone Factory is the most important part of "Four Treasures of the Study". Because of its solid texture, ink stone can be handed down from ancient times. The Ink Stone Factory in Hangshan is one of the most famous ink stone factories in China, where you can see the whole working process. |
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| Day 2 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
Start your journey to Mt. Huangshan, an UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Site. Drive about 1h from the downtown Huangshan City to Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area and then take a cable car from Yungu (Cloud Valley) Station to White Goose Ridge Station. Feast your eyes on the fabulous pines and bizarre rocks nearby Beginning-to-Believe Peak, Meng Bi Sheng Hua (Flowers Blooming from a Writing Brush) and Tuan Jie Pine (Unity Pine).
After lunch, get ready for a hiking to the unbelievable Flying-over Rock. Also enjoy the glory of Mt. Huangshan sunset at Cloud Dispelling Pavilion and spend the night time on the mountain. |
| Yellow Mountain | Sunrise on Huangshan Mountain is amazing, there are more spectacular mornings and in particular when there is fog, the view is magnificent, many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of clouds. It is undoubtedly China's most celebrated mountain for all its grandeur and beauty. |
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| [ Optional ] Chengkan Village: Chengkan village in Huizhou District, Anhui province is famous for the residential architecture of the Ming and Qing style. Baolun Hall in the Ancestral Temple of Luo's, built during the Jiaqing's reign, is a representative collection of typical Huizhou architecture. |
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| Day 3 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
Begin the most expected hiking through West Sea Grand Canyon after breakfast. Enter the canyon through the Cloud Dispelling Pavillion and have fun with the 4-hour hiking and abundant sightseeing all the way till you reach the Sea Heart Pavillion. Have lunch and well restore yourself for the upcoming hiking through the fore part of Mt. Huangshan .
You will arrive at the Jade Screen Pavilion by hiking through the Turtle Peak, the 100-step Scaling Ladder and the Lotus Peak, and then appreciate the famous Guest-Greeting Pine. View the boundless beauty and feel that you are in a heavenly palace. Later check in the hotel. Stay overnight on the mountain. |
| Xihai Grand Canyon | To visit Xihai Grand Canyon, recommend you to take the route from the north via Taiping, a cable car terminal that take passengers to Pine Forest Peak in the northwestern corner of the summit of Mount Huangshan. |
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| [ Optional ] Sunset on Huangshan Mountain: One of the best point for sunset photos is at the Cloud Dispelling Pavilion, many people wait here every day. Flying Stone is another choice. In fact, the best place differs from season to season. We recommend Xihai Grand Canyon, less people visit, but lots of places to choose. Ask our local tour guide for a better suggestion. |
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| Day 4 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
Try to get up early in the morning to catch the Mount Huangshan's magnificent sunrise (if weather permits) alongside the Jade Screen Pavilion. After breakfast, appreciate the best-known Guest-Greeting Pine. Then begin hiking to Tiandu Peak (Heavenly City Peak, one of the 3 main peaks and the most precipitous among all the peaks of Mt. Huangshan ), Carp's Backbone (the most adventurous section of the Tiandu Peak)and Three Islands at Penglai. Hike down to the Merciful Light Pavilion through the Mid-hill Temple and Horse Hitching Bridge.
After lunch, drive downhill to Hongcun Ancient Village. Fully relax yourself with the rest of the day. |
| Sunrise on Huangshan Mountain | One of the best point for sunrise is at the Begin-to-Believe Peak. You need to walk in darkness from Beihai Hotel for 30 minutes in the early morning. Another good point is at the Bright Summit Peak. |
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| [ Optional ] Huangshan Cable Car: To fully enjoy the beauty of Mt. Huangshan, you have to reach the peak areas. With the assistance of cable car, this is made much easier. Huangshan Scenic Area has developed cable car since 1986.How to choose the appropriate cable car among the three? It depends on the location of your hotel and your sightseeing plan. |
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| Day 5 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
Enjoy sightseeing with the Hongcun Ancient Village. The whole village, also the World Cultural Heritage Site and the place for shooting the movie of Crounching Tiger and the Hidden Dragon, is a perfect combo of natural contribution and human intelligence. Hui-style eaves, wood carvings are abundant. In addition, you'll feast a savory featured local lunch.
After lunch, your driver will take you back to the city of Huangshan to visit the 500-year-old Tunxi Ancient Street where you can shop for some special souvenirs like Huangshan fritters, love-bean (red-bean) ornaments and Hui ink sticks. Later you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to your next destination. |
| Xidi Village | In Xidi Village are 600 grand family mansions, earning it the moniker Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) Residence Museum. Xidi has two main streets with 99 alleys running out of them. During its heyday 90 drinking wells served the needs of its 10,000 villagers. Enclosed within the unified white-…… | | Hongcun Village | Hongcun Village: An ancient town over 800 years old leaning against Mt. Huangshan, it is folded in the fog of the Mt. which makes it look like a river and mountain picts. It enjoys the reputation of "The Chinese town in the pictures". Especially, the whole town distributes like a "cow", which made i…… |
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| [ Optional ] Tangyue Memorial Archways: At the entrance of the TangYue Village stand the seven magnificent stone memorial archways- Tangyue Memorial Archways. Three of these archways were built in the Ming Dynasty. |
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