| Day 1 Huangshan ( ) |
| Upon arrival at Huangshan airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to the hotel. Leisure on your own at the rest the day. |
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 ] 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, Jingdezhen ( B,L ) |
| After breakfast, we will drive for about 2.5 hours (210KM) to Jingdezhen, a town famous as "The Chinaware Capital", and known as the "porcelain city" since the Song dynasty. Visit the Ancient Ceramic Factory, Ceramic Museum, Ceramic Historical Exhibition Area, Hutian Ancient Kiln Site and the porcelain market. Stay overnight in Jingdezhen. |
Jingdezhen | City of Jingdezhen is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing quality pottery for 1700 years. It is located in the Northeast of Jiangxi Province. There has been found more than 30 ceramics historical ruins, such as the famous ancient ceramic material producing area --Kaolin…… |
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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 3 Jingdezhen, Huangshan ( B,L ) |
| After breakfast, we'll drive Yixian County to visit to the ancient villages of Hongcun and Xidi. 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. After the tour, drive back to the downtown. |
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 ] 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-washed Horse Head Wall -- a southern China architectural style where the walls descend staircase style, following the angle of the roof -- all houses in the village are built of wooden beams, stone an |
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| Day 4 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
| Drive for 1.5 hours to Huangshan scenic area in the morning, take Yungu cable car up to 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 at the summit. |
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 tou…… | 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 ] 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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| Day 5 Huangshan ( B,L ) |
| Try to get up early in the morning to catch the Mount Huangshan's magnificent sunrise (if weather permit). After breakfast, tour to Bright Summit Peak and Flying Over Rock. Later take Yungu cable car down the moutain. Pickup and drive back to Tunxi and visit the Old Street. Later transferred to the airport for the evening flight to your next destination. |
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. | 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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| [ 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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