Winter Highlights of Yellow Mountain
Located in the south of Anhui Province, Mt. Huangshan (also called Yellow Mountain or Huangshan) has been hailing as “the Most Peculiar Mountain under the Heaven”, vividly featuring with strangely-shaped pines, fantastic rock peaks, delightful hot springs and amazing cloud seas.
Representing distinguishing seasonal beauties, Mt. Huangshan always pleases visitors by surprise even during winter time.
Recommended Things to Do
1. Watch beautiful frost flowers and rime; 2. Trek on the Yellow Mountain in romantic snow;
3. Shoot the marvelous scenery of Mt. Huangshan; 4. Share the nice nature with fewer crowds in tourist off-season;
5. Pay a visit to Hongcun and Xidi ancient villages to touch the aged-old Anhui Culture.
- 3 Days Huangshan Tour with Hongcun
- Yellow Mountain Travel Tips and FAQ
| Tour Dates | Destinations | Tour Summary | Hotel and Meals |
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| Day1 | Arrival Huangshan (or Tangkou town) |
Upon your arrival in Huangshan city, our tour guide and car will pick you up at the airport or station (based on your transportation method) and escort you to your hotel for check in, and then visit the famous Tunxi Ancient Street (meals can be arranged upon your requests).
   Tunxi Ancient Street Traditional Pancakes Local Craftworks |
3-5 Star Hotel Based on your budget |
| Day2 | Huangshan City (or Tangkou town) to the Scenic Area of Yellow Mountain |
Get up in early morning and you will be transferred to Bus Transfer Center of Tangkou Town, then take the designated bus to the entrance of the Yellow Mountain, and then take the cable car to the mountain. Attractions today include the Beihai Scenic Area (the Believing Peak, the Lion Peak, etc.) and the Big West Sea Canyon. After the tour you can have a good rest and prepare for the hiking on the mountain in the next day.    Huangshan Cable Cars Mountain Peaks Beihai Hotel |
3-5 Star Hotel Based on your budget B,L,D |
| Day3 | Half day Huangshan/ Hongcun village / Departure | If you would like to watch the beautiful sunrise on the Mt. Huangshan, you can get up early and wait for it if the weather permits. After enjoying the Huangshan sunrise (about 2 hours), get back to the hotel for breakfast, then continue visiting Mt. Huangshan. The sightseeing today includes the Peak of Brightness, the Giant-fish Peak, the Guest-Greeting Pine of Huangshan and other highlight attractions on the mountain within the Yuping and Baiyun Scenic Areas. After the tour and lunch on the mountain, you will take another cable car down from the mountain, then take a private transfer to Hongcun Village (about 2 hours’ drive). Enjoy the peaceful and leisure hours there in Hongcun Village, do shopping or taste the delicious local snacks and food there. After the tour and dinner, our tour guide will escort you back to Tunxi District of Huangshan City and see you off at the airport or bus station. Your tour ends here.    Guest-Greeting Pine Hongcun Village the Moon Pool |
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You can read the above Yellow Mountain Travel Tips and FAQ first.
Useful Huangshan Travel Tips
b. Walking sticks may be useful when going downhill. It is suggested to buy adjustable ones. For those who do not like a walking stick, wearing a pair of gloves can also prevents them from getting their hands hurt if they fall down.
c. Choose a pair of skid-resistant shoes and wear spikes if it snows. Wear skid-proof shoes when climbing; spiked shoes can be considered if it snows, but notice that spiked shoes are inconvenient for walking, and the soles will ice up if the snow is heavy.
2. Attention
3. Diet and Accommodation on Yellow Mountain
b. Take as light as things along so that you can save your physical strength.
c. Many hotels on Yellow Mountain have inexpensive dorm rooms, take the 6-bed rooms at the Paiyunlou Hotel for example, it costs only CNY 90-120 per head per night if you book the bed in advance or book it at the mountain foot. However, these rooms are not so private and you may be disturbed by your unacquainted roommates.
Frequently Asked Questions of Travelling to the Yellow Mountain
1. How long does it take to take a Yellow Mountain tour?
One Day Yellow Mountain Tour
This one-day tour is suited to those with great physical strength, as one day is indeed tight to tour every spot of the vast Yellow Mountain Scenic Area. Tourists who take one-day Yellow Mountain tour will go uphill/downhill by round-trip cable car, with hurry-up time giving a cursory glance at some of the landscapes and taking photos on the mountain, and some of the wonderful sights will have to be ignored due to the limited tour time. For this reason, one day Yellow Mountain tour is not recommended to ordinary tourists.
Two day Yellow Mountain Tour with Hongcun Village
For those with good physical power, the route with “Ciguang Pavilion - Guest-meeting Pine - Tiandu Peak - Xihai (West Sea) Canyon - Cloud Valley” and some others are suggested to arrange on the first day, then overnight at the Paiyunlou Hotel in the Xihai Canyon scenic area or the Beihai Hotel in the Beihai scenic area. The sightseeing on the second day will include the Bright Summit (the second highest peak of Yellow Mountain) and the spots in the Beihai scenic area. This two-day tour might be a little sweatful but can show tourists an overall look of Yellow Mountain.
2. What to enjoy in Mt. Huangshan?
3. How about the cable cars in the Yellow Mountain?
4. What itinerary should I follow while on the mountain?
The sceneries on the path from Ciguang Pavilion area to the top of Yellow Mountain are highly recommended to enjoy but the road is narrow and steep. You can choose to stay in the North Sea Hotel after arriving in Ciguang Pavilion from Yungu Temple, and then you can visit surrounding attractions including Shixin Peak and Lion Peak; or you can go down from the entrance of West Sea Gorge, walk a circuit. Next day you can view the Bright Summit, Greeting Pine, etc, and then go down the mountain.
5. What to prepare for the sunrise watching on Yellow Mountain?
For the sunrise, it is suggested to get up at about 05:00.
Remember to take clothes along to keep warm, and a flashlight and a pair of gloves are also needed. Avoid walking too fast and sweating when going uphill, or else you might catch a cold if your clothes get wet.
If you are a photo-shooting lover, you need to go to find a good position as early as possible, for the splendid view of sunrise on Yellow Mountain always attracts a lot of shutterbugs.
The probability of sunrise-watching on Yellow Mountain depends on the real-time weather condition.
Highlight Photos of the Yellow Mountain
The Big Turtle Peak
The Fairyland Bridge
The Flying-over Stone
Stones of Grotesque Shapes
The Daybreak and Peaks
Gazing the Sea of Clouds
It is very convenient to travel to Mt. Huangshan no matter you depart from Beijing, Shanghai or Hangzhou by air, by train or by car. If you are a new visitor to Mt. Huangshan, it is necessary to learn about the overview of Huangshan City and some recommended tourist destinations in and around Huangshan.
・Huangshan City.
Tunxi District, the downtown of Huangshan City, is usually called Huangshan by many people. It is about 60 km from Tunxi District to the Huangshan Scenic Areas.
・Tangkou Town
Tangkou Town is the right place where the Huangshan Scenic Areas situates. Tourists set off Tunxi District of Huangshan City can get to the town by car and then buy admission tickets after they arrive there.
・Hongcun and Xidi Village
Located about 60 km apart from the Tangkou Town, characteristic local Hongcun Village and Xidi Village are usually contained as a part of Mt. Huangshan Tour.
Manpower-driving tricycles, bearers on the Yellow Mountain, hiking along Xing’an River near Yellow Mountain, sea of rape flowers, ancient Anhui-style memorial archways... all of these and more feature Huangshan and make Huangshan Tours uniquely glamorized.
