| Day 1 Huangshan ( ) |
| Airport or train station pickup by our English speaking tour guide, drive to the hotel. The overnight K8418 train Shanghai-Huangshan departs Shanghai at 17H45, arrives Huangshan at 06h55. If you like traditional Chinese culture, the visit to the Hukaiwen Ink Factory will be arranged today. |
| 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. | | 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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| [ 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 2 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
| In the morning we will drive for 1.5 hours to Mount Huangshan, take Yungu cable car up to the top of Mount Huangshan. After checking into the hotel and lunch, you will start your visiting. If weaterh permit, you will enjoy the sunset from the Cloud Dispelling Pavilion. These two days sightseeings include Brush Pen Peak, Lion Peak, Cloud Dispelling Pavilion, Begin-to-Believe Peak, Flying Stone, Bright Summit Peak. Stay overnight on top of 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 ] 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 3 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
| In the morning, walk 30 minute to the Begin-to-Believe Peak, the perfect place for sunrise photos. Back to hotel for breakfast and fresh up, continue our 2 hours trekking in West Sea Canyan, many visitors have agreed thosed unexplored trails and cliffs are the most beutiful portion of Mount Huangshan. Later today you will take cable car down the mountain and be transferred to the Huangshan city. |
| 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. | | 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 ] 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 4 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
| Today we will two famous villages of Xidi and Hongcun, both listed by UNESCO as the World Cultural Heritage Sites. Transfer to Huangshan airport or train station. (airfare or train ticket is not included in this quotation, it can be booked by us if request). If you need to take train to Shanghai, train K8420 departs Huangshan at 19h10, arrives Shanghai at 08h53 next day. |
| 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 ] Tunxi Ancient Street: The 832-meter-long Ancient Street in Tunxi was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. The street is lined on both sides with buildings in the Ming and Qing styles, and has become a commercial center. The buildings here are mainly brick and wooden structures topped by gray tiles, and decorated with woodcarvings. |
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