Mountain Huangshan Enthralled

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and relax in the enclave

Stop At: Tunxi Ancient Street, Tunxi District, Huangshan 245000 China
After pickup and short rest, you will be provided a guide trip to Tunxi Old Street, an ancient live floating Song-dynasty commercial street. Here you can not only purchase the local specialties, but more experience the splendid Huizhou culture by a close touch with Chinese four treasures: writing and painting brush, black ink, xuan paper and ink stones/slabs.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Liyang Street, Liyang Town, Tunxi District, Huangshan 245000 China
Here is the ancient harbor and local dwellers’ residences. We natives like to call it “Water Street” because the field is full of archaic canals, brooks, water and land opera stages which are still put into use today. It is also an ideal place for you to have a cup of tea or beer after a day’s work. Night lights will make this place and its night life more charming and mysterious so as not to leave.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Dinner: A welcome dinner of Hui Style Meal will be served in a history-honored restaurant on Tunxi Old Street.
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Kaiyuan Manju Hotel alongside Xin'an River Bank.

Day 2: Fairy Mountain Pilgrimage

Stop At: Hongcun Ancient Village, Northwest Corner, Yi County 245500 China
Before ascending the mountain, we will firstly pay a visit to a film place of Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon to avoid the long queue of waiting cable car and scenic-spot shuttle bus. Here you will genuinely feel what is Chinese Fengshui and how it affects local people's life and beyond. You will feel like you were walking inside Chinese pasture painting and reluctant to walk out. Peaceful and tranquility, it seems the secular world has never disturbed here and this small picturesque village has been standing inside the mountains and rivers for more than 800 years. Each senior can be a thick book for you to read. Each alley can be a maze for you to wander in a trance.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Mt. Huangshan, Huangshan Scenic Area, Huangshan District Anhui Province, Huangshan 245000 China
At noon time we will start exploring the mountain via Yungu cable way, originally a mountain temple. Photographers like to compare Huangshan mountain as a baby face who changes without reason. You will be stunned by the unique pine trees and various flora and fauna, oddly shaped stones and rocks instilled with interesting Chinese legendary stories, phantasmagoria sea of clouds, transparent and curable hot springs. In this day, you will hike to Beginning-to-believe Peak, Lion Peak and watch sunset either on Purple Peak or Cloud Dispelling Pavilion. If you are strong or energetic enough, you can trek at least two rings inside West Sea/Xihai Grand Canyon on your own.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: One special farmhouse lunch in Hongcun village before ascending the mountain, hygienic and tasty.
Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Xihai Hotel - North win/building - four stars

Day 3: Mountain Spirit - Hot springs and wooden bridges

Stop At: Mt. Huangshan, Huangshan Scenic Area, Huangshan District Anhui Province, Huangshan 245000 China
Watch sunrise if the weather permits on your own on Refreshing Terrace(20-30 minutes walk from the hotel) or Purple Peak on Purple Peak(15-20 minutes walk from the hotel), and then after breakfast, we will continue to hike to White Goose Ridge to see the main three highest Peak on Huangshan Mountain.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Huangshan Hot Spring, Huangshan Scenic Resort, Huangshan District, Huangshan 245800 China
After descending from the mountain top, you have an optional activity: either experience Huangshan natural hot springs in the valley or hike on your own in the bamboo forest and small waterfalls.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.