| Day 1 Huangshan (
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| 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. Free time on Tunxi old street. If you like traditional Chinese culture, the visit to the Hukaiwen Ink Factory will be arranged today. |
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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 Hukaiwen Ink Factory |
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| Day 2 Huangshan ( B,L
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| Drive for 1.5 hours to Huangshan scenic area in the morning, take Yungu cable car up to the top of the mountain. Sightseeing tour in Beihai Scenic area and West Sea Scenic Area, including Brush Pen Peak, Lion Peak, Cloud Dispelling Pavilion, Begin-to-Believe Peak, Flying Stone, Bright Summit Peak. In the evening you will enjoy the sunset from the Cloud Dispelling Pavilion. Stay overnight on the mountain. |
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 you…… |
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 Yellow Mountain |
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| Day 3 Huangshan ( B,L
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| Today we will explore the Grand Canyon, a newly developed scenic site with breath-taking view of steep mountain and deep valleys, really stunning indeed. Its beauty and precipitousness are simply beyond words! Our hiking will start from Cloud Dispelling Pavilion and stops at Faizy Bridge, it takes about 4 hours. Continue walking to Tianhai, Jade Screen Scenic Area, climbing to its summit, you can view the boundless beauty and feel that you are sitting 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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 Xihai Grand Canyon |
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| Day 4 Huangshan ( B,L
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| Try to get up early in the morning to catch the Mount Huangshan's magnificent sunrise (if weather permit). After breakfast, hike via Tiandu Peak and Three islands at Penglai down the mountain. Pickup and drive to downtown. Leisure on your own at the rest of the day. |
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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 Yellow Mountain |
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| Day 5 Huangshan ( B,L
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| Today we will drive to Yixian to visit two villages-Hongcun and Xidi, which are old traditional houses. Hongcun is the Unique Buffalo-shaped Village. The representatives of houses in Xidi village are several ancient clan halls and merchants' residences, the Hall of Kindness, the Hall of Auspices, etc. to name a few. 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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 Xidi Village |
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