Huangshan Travel Notes

At the end of 2023, combined with the three-day New Year holiday, I planned to take my child to climb Mount Huangshan and visit the strange rocks of Huangshan from the second-grade textbook. Day one.

We took the cable car from Yungu Temple at the back mountain to ascend Mount Huangshan. It was September, just past the peak season, so even though we took the cable car around ten o'clock, there were no people.

Where did this stone come flying from?

This is the Huangshan sunrise! I am absolutely beside myself with excitement! All the cold and anticipation are cast aside. Before my eyes, only the beautiful scenery is the best

On Mount Sanqing, I met a seasoned photographer. When asked about the difference between Mount Sanqing and Mount Huang, the photographer pondered for a moment and said: 'Mount Sanqing is a violin concerto, the main

Gantang Town, Huangshan – An Ideal Place for Mountain Hiking. Huangshan, with its unique landforms and scenery, proudly ranks first among the Five Great Mountains. Located in southern Anhui, the climate is pleasant

Winter has passed, spring has arrived. City dwellers accustomed to urban clamor, it's time to escape the city and embrace nature, to enjoy spring...

Day 4 of the trip, Friday, October 30 – First day ascending Huangshan

Several years ago, I had a fleeting glimpse of Longchuan Village in Jixi. The seas of rapeseed flowers covering the hills, the Huizhou-style buildings nestled among the mountains and waters, the white walls and black tiles imbued with the essence of Chinese ink-wash painting

I won't dwell on the highlights of the trip. Let me share some lessons for independent travelers!

Do you know where Huangshan lies?

Huangshan has been like a dream to me. I wanted to visit Huangshan a long, long time ago. I never imagined that the pandemic would actually prompt my entire trip. Why

Xu Xiake’s saying, 'After visiting the Five Sacred Mountains, no other mountains are worth seeing; after returning from Huangshan, no other mountains are worth seeing even the Five,' sparked our yearning for Huangshan. As a World Natural and Cultural Dual Heritage world

Many people often seek the poetry of distant lands while overlooking the scenery right beside them. Mount Huangshan, right in the neighboring province, we've talked about it so many times, yet we...

Day 1: Sunday, July 23 – Arrive in Tai'an by train at noon, visit Dai Temple in the afternoon.

I haven't been to Huangshan (city) for a long time. This season is the local off-peak travel period, but driving on the streets, I found it too

At the beginning of the new year, an unexpected epidemic swept across China, and everything around seemed to have pressed the pause button. In response to the nation's

Encountering the Beauty of China, Experiencing Poetry and the Faraway - Series on Traveling the Motherland, Part I - Comprehensive Edition (9) The Three Mountains and Five Sacred Peaks (Part 2) Anhui - Huangshan - Huang

The renaming of Huizhou to Huangshan City already revealed the ugly face of local tourism development—attempting to use one mountain to encompass the culture of an entire region. Little did they expect that here

Due to the pandemic, international travel has been impossible in recent years. So, after discussing with my best friend, we decided to focus on domestic destinations and spend three to five