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The Charm of Mt. Huangshan - Explore the Nature Reserve and Hui Culture
2010 Departures: All year round
Trip Length: 6 days
Activity Type: Touring
Trip Price: From $ 998 per person
It is a Customized Journey.
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- Trip Highlights:
- Eulogized by numerous poets and painters, the tranquil beauty of Huangshan's soaring peaks and elegant pines have attracted travelers for centuries.
- Tucked away not so far from the foothills of the mountain are villages with over 800 years' history, each possessing some of the most beautiful, living examples of Ming or Qing architecture in the world.
- This short trip will allow you to take a scenic hike in a legendary mountain, followed by an excursion to the surrounding countryside - an area known as Huizhou - famous for its classical Chinese landscape and where the Oscar-winning movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was filmed.
- Visit the Yaoli town, the center of tea and porcelain since Song Dynasty in ancient China.
Day-by-day Itinerary
- Day 1:
- Arrive in Tunxi, night exploration of the small town.
- Day 2:
- Hike the Mt. Huangshan, leave hotel early to Huangshan. Take the cable car to the mountain top. Hike around and watch the sunset. Overnight on the mountain
- Day 3:
- Huangshan to Tunxi: Watch the sunrise. Descend the mountain. Visit the Mukeng Bamboo Forest and Hongcun Village. Drive back to Tunxi. Night exploration at the Old Street and have a try of the local snacks
- Day 4:
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Chengkan & Yuba： Drive to She county; Chengkan village, lunch with local family; Yuba village, canal boat ride, optional local opera performance; overnight in Yuba village
- Day 5:
- Tunxi to Yaoli, this morning we drive to Yaoli Town, the center of porcelain and tea in ancient China. Visit the Tea Culture Center. Overnight at Yaoli
- Day 6:
- Yaoli, we visit the Porcelain Culture Center and have a leisure walk at the bamboo forest after lunch. Drive back to Jingdezhen or Tunxi for your back home. Trip ends.
