A 8 days’ pre-Natational Day trip (to avoid people jam) just before the National day of 2011
Huangshan is the only site with accommodation available when I tried to book hostels, yet it’s fresh to me ’cause although I lived not far from it I’ve never had a chance to visit it before.
Agenda:
D1: Sunny, arrived Tunxi by plane, visit Tunxi Old Street in the day time and in the night
D2: Cloudy then rainy and foggy, climb up Huangshan from Yungu Temple, visit Bright Summit, Xihai Valley, then all was covered
D3: Rainy and foggy, climb down Huangshan to Ciguangge, visit Turtle Peak, Lotus Peak, Yuping and the Pine
D4: Cloudy, visit Tangyue Archways and Bao’s Garden, Yuliang Street and Yuliang Dam, Huizhou Old Town with Xuguo Archway and Doushanjie in She County
D5: Sunny, visit Xidi and Hongcun in Yi County
D6: Cloudy then rainy, visit Qiandao Lake from Shendu Ferry to Qiandaohu Ferry and back by boat
D7: Rainy, visit Tangmo, Qiankou and Chengkan in Huizhou District
D8: Rainy, visit Qiyunshan in Xiuning County and Chengshi San Zhai in Tunxi District
Huangshan and Xidi/Hongcun are most visited always with a crowd, while east line with Tangyue/Huizhou Old Town/Yuliang/Tangmo/Qiankou/Chengkan has very few people so a better choice for backpackers like me.
Among all old villages in Huizhou that I’ve visited, Hongcun is the best. However, for a better understanding of Huizhou Style, Qiankou Minzhai is a better choice, in fact it’s a free museum of Huizhou Houses of each level in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
It’s not a good idea to visit Huangshan in the rain as fog would cover everything and keeping camera dry would not be easy, but I had no choice once climbed. On the other hand, Qiyunshan is very romantic in the rain and the bird’s view over the farmland below is impressive.
Tickets are very expensive, I paid: 230 (Huangshan) + 80 (Tangyue) + 30 (Yuliang) + 208 (Xidi/Hongcun) + 150 (Qiandao Lake) + 40 (Tangmo) + 80 (Chengkan) + 65 (Qiyunshan) + 30 (Chengshi San Zhai) = 913 !!!
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