黄山 Situated in Central East China Huangshan Huang

黄山 Situated in Central East China, Huangshan (Huang means Yellow and shan means mountain) is famous for uniquely shaped pines, fantastic rocky peaks, the sea of clouds and the hot springs. Huangshan is a magical mountain. The mystical clouds drift in and out, changing the scenery from minute to minute, as the mist rises and ebbs. The beauty of Huangshan also varies with the seasons. Huangshan was listed as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site in 1990.

HS-1: 3 -Day Huangshan Tour Day 1: Arrive at your hotel in the ancient town of Tunxi, which is immediately south of Huangshan City. Day 2: Cable car up to the top of a mountain in Huangshan Scenic Area. Stay at a hotel on the mountain. Day 3: Cable car down to the foot of the mountain. Visit Hongcun Village. Departure. Flights: Daily Shanghai – Huangshan flights. Trains: Shanghai – Huangshan N 418 (22: 55 -10: 10); duration: 11 hour 25 minutes Huangshan – Shanghai N 417 (21: 44 -10: 44); duration: 13 hours Buses: Daily Huangzhou - Huangshan bus service Tunxi – Airport 5 km (10 minute drive) Tunxi – Shanghai 450 km Tunxi – Huangzhou 230 km (3. 5 hour drive) Tunxi – Huangshan 69 km (1. 5 hour drive) Tunxi – Xidi Village 54 km (1 hour drive) Tunxi – Hong Village 65 km (1. 5 hour drive) Tunxi – Tangyue Arches 27 km (35 minute drive)

Day 1: Arrive in Huangshan City You will be met at the airport (railway/ bus station) and transferred to the hotel in Tunxi. You may then explore Tunxi’s ancient street. Tunxi Ancient Street is located in the center of the old town of Tunxi. There are hundreds of old, but well-preserved rows of shops, evoking a bygone era, through buildings that are simple and elegant. It is a commercial street that is only for pedestrians.

Recommended Hotels in Huangshan City and Tunxi Huangshan International Hotel 4 star Huangshan International Hotel Huangshan Huashan Hotel 4 star Huangshan Huashan Hotel Huangshan Old Street-Hotel 3 star Huangshan Old Street Hotel

Day 2: Cableway and Huangshan Scenic Area Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to Huangshan Scenic Area. Highway between Tunxi and Huangshan The Gate of Huangshan

Map of Huangshan Scenic Area The recommended route for a tour of Huangshan is to go up and down at the back of mountain (as shown by the arrows). The scenery is beautiful and it is not very tiring. Our local guide will plan the trip according to your preferences.

The Climate of Huangshan Scenic Area The temperature changes with altitude at Huangshan, and the climate of the mountain varies at different elevations. It basically has 3 climate types from the base to top: subtropical at the base, temperate on the mountainside and Alpine above the tree line on the mountaintops. The average temperature in the mountainous zone is 7. 8 °C. The July average is 17. 7 °C and the January average is -3. 1°C. The record high at mountaintop level ( Bright Summit ) is 27. 1 °C and the record low is 22 °C. The record high at the mountain’s base ( Hot Spring area ) is 34. 2 °C and the record low is -13. 6 °C. There are 108 frost days (equal or below 0 °C) a year and 21 severe frost days (equal or below -10 °C) a year. Huangshan is situated in Central China, near the ocean. Frequented by warm air masses, full of vapor from the Pacific, it has many rainy and cloudy days. The sun shines on an average of 151 days a year. On the mountain tops humidity is about 90% on average in July and August, and around 60% in December and January. Huangshan is the area of heaviest rainfall in Anhui province. Rain falls on an average of 183 days a year. Average annual precipitation is 2395 mm, with a record high of 3327 mm and a record low of 1544 mm, concentrated in the summer period May through to September. Huangshan has little rain and more sunshine in winter. Snow falls on an average of 49 days a year, so there’s a window of two or three months to enjoy the snow-capped peaks and frosted trees against the blue sky, and a better chance to see the sea of clouds and sunrise in winter.

*Please deposit your suitcases at the hotel in Tunxi and just bring an overnight bag to the top of the mountain. Don’t forget to bring a torch; walking poles (if you use them); sunscreen cream; mosquito repellant and a rain coat (not an umbrella). Bring water and snacks to keep your energy levels up. Travel Tips *Purchase some bottled water and snacks before you start to ascend the mountain. Supplies are available on the mountain but the prices increase with the altitude. *Watch your footing when climbing the steps and be mindful of your safety when taking photos. *No smoking on the mountain, except in the smoking areas. *If there is a storm, please do not climb to the summits or stand under trees which may be struck by lightning. The temperature on the mountain is lower than that at the base, so please bring warm clothes. If feeling cold in the hotel room on the mountain, please ask the house keeper for additional quilts. *It is essential to take a jacket as it gets chilly and good walking shoes. Raincoats can be purchased and are a very wise investment for protection from the rain and wind. Don't use an umbrella as it can be dangerous *April and May; September and October are the high season, as well as weekends and Chinese holidays, like Labor’s Day Holiday (May 1 -3); National Day Holiday (October 1 -3), and Spring Festival Holiday (2 weeks in January or February). It is advisable to make your reservations as early as possible in these periods. *Huangshan is most famous for its sun rise and sea of cloud at dawn. However, these wonders are subject to weather conditions.

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area. Take a cable car up Huangshan. White Goose Ridge Station The Cableway takes 6 -8 people in one car. It takes 8 minutes from Yun Gu Station at the base to White Goose Ridge Station on the mountain. Cableway operation time: 8 am – 4 pm. Yun Gu Station

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Begin hiking and sightseeing. See Black Tiger Pine, Beginning-To-Believe Peak and many other sights by the trail side.

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Pine Tree Umbrella Pine Tree Dragon’s Paw Pine Tree Black Tiger Pine The Twin Cypress Pine

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area I believe what you believed! Beginning-To-Believe Peak

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area The Flower-Growing. Out-Of-A-Writing-Brush Rock Pen Rack Peak

Recommended Hotels on the Mountain Beihai Hotel Xihai Hotel

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Cool And Refreshing Platform View from the Platform

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Monkey Watching the Sea

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Heart Locks It has become a custom for lovers to lock two padlocks together on the chains on Huangshan, and then throw the keys off the edge of the mountain, to signify that their hearts will always be locked together by love.

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Heart Lock

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Immortal Sun-Dried Boot

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Grand Canyon In West Sea is the title of the attraction along the trail from Dispelling Cloud Pavilion to Buxian Bridge. It is quite impossible to express its quiet, strange and awesome profile by poetry or prose, which once again goes to show the unique charm of Huangshan. If you are energetic, you may explore Grand Canyon In West Sea, where you can spend about 1 hour walking down to Circuit 2 where the most scenic parts of the canyon can be found, and then return to the entrance. Remark: this area may closed to visitors in winter due to snow conditions.

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Grand Canyon In West Sea

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area Sunset at Red Cloud Peak

Day 2: Cableway Ascent and Huangshan Scenic Area

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. Dispelling Cloud Pavilion (Paiyun Pavilion) is well known for its vistas of rosy clouds at dawn or dusk, the sea of clouds and artist-inspiring stones. Visitors often enjoy staying at Paiyun Pavilion, if they do not climb to Grand Canyon in West Sea, because Paiyun Pavilion is the best place to view and admire the inspirational stones of Huangshan, which is also called the Museum of Stones. When you stand at Paiyun Pavilion and see the clouds and fog around the thousands of peaks, you’ll feel like you are standing on an island in the Sea of Clouds. Watching Sunrise at Dispelling Cloud Pavilion Sunrise Timetable (approximate times) 　 Jan: 7: 00 Feb: 6: 50 Mar: 6: 20 Apr: 5: 50 May: 5: 20 Jun: 5: 00 Jul: 5: 15 Aug: 5: 30 Sep: 5: 50 Oct: 6: 06 Nov: 6: 30 Dec: 6: 50

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. Go hiking and sight-seeing to Flying Over Stone and Brightness Top Peak. Flying Over Stone

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. Brightness Top Peak 1860 meters high Meteorological Observatory

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. View from Brightness Top Peak

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. White Goose Ridge Cable Car Station Hike to White Goose Ridge Cable Car Station, then take a cable car down the mountain.

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. “It is not worthwhile to visit other mountains if you have visited Huangshan. ”

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. Hong Village is located about 10 kilometers northeast of Yi Town, an ancient town over 800 years old, nestled against Huangshan. It enjoys the reputation of being “the Chinese town in the pictures". Especially since a birds eye view of the town looks like a cow, which made it one of the wonders of World Cultural Heritage. The famous film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was filmed here. Pond in Hong Village

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. Xidi Village and Departure. Day 4: Hong Village, Artist painting at Hong Village

Day 3: Cableway Descent and Hongcun village. Departure. Xidi Village and Departure. Day 4: Hong Village, Ancient house in Hong Village

Day 3: Cableway Descent and. Xidi Village and Departure. Day 4: Hong Village, Hongcun village. Departure. Carved wooden windows

Why visit Huangshan in the winter? 1：The price is lower. December to February is the off season. The entrance fee, cable car ticket and hotel costs are all lower than in the high season. 　　 2：There is the beautiful winter scenery to enjoy. 　　In winter, West Sea Grand Canyon and Tian Du Peak will be closed due to snow, but, as there is no rain in winter, there is a greater possibility of seeing the Sea of Clouds and beautiful snow scenes. 3：There are very few tourists. In the high season, there is always a long queue at the cable car station. Some spots will be crowded with tourists. However, in winter time, there are few tourists on the mountain, so you can enjoy the scenery in relative tranquility. Important notes: Be care of your safety where there is snow or ice on the ground. Please walk slowly and watch out the steps.

Huangshan in Winter

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