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Huangshan Scenic Area is a mountain outing, while Huangshan city and nearby historic villages are separate stops. Keep their travel time distinct when deciding how many days to stay.
Cableways do not eliminate every stair or transfer. Check the exact gate, shuttle, cableway operation and walking difficulty for your route; use a weather buffer because cloud and rain can change visibility quickly.
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Mount Huangshan and the ancient villages of Xidi and Hongcun are distinct UNESCO properties. Allow separate travel time if you want both.
Huangshan (黄山) , located in Anhui Province, China,is a popular destination of many travelers' China trip. Here it has two world heritages sites, Mt. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) and the ancient villages of Xidi and Hongcun. Mt. Huangshan is one of the five most beautiful mountains ranked in China and the thousand year's old ancient villages of Xidi and Hongcun and a great place for photographers and ancient hui school architecture funs. The villages are the well-preserved and with shrines, bridges and streets.
Entry eligibility depends on your passport, purpose, arrival port and full route through China. Do not assume that Huangshan requires a visa for every visitor or that a transit exemption applies to every itinerary. Check the current rule with the relevant immigration authority or Chinese diplomatic mission before booking nonrefundable travel.
Price the mountain visit and the city stay separately. Your total depends on the travel date, whether you sleep on the mountain, cableway choices, ground transfers, meals and the exact rail service. A sunrise hotel night and an out-and-back day visit are very different itineraries.
Check current scenic-area and cableway notices before booking. Ask for an itemized quote that distinguishes admission, cableways, hotels, intercity transport and optional village visits; previous fixed fares and room prices on this page were historical examples, not current rates.
Huangshan is a China inland city near Shanghai. It doesn't have many international flights. For foreigner visitors getting here, we suggest you flight to Shanghai first and then take a 4-hour bullet train from Shanghai to Huangshan city to reach here. Optionally you can take another flight from Shanghai to Huangshan as well, but it is not recommended because they are often stopover flights though frequently scheduled.For further information please check related pages listed below:
Huangshan is suitable to visit all the year around, each season she will present her unique beauty and impress you with astonishing views. Learn more about Best time to visit Huangshan please click here. However, there are some periods better to be avoided : Spring Festival, National holiday and May holiday.
Generally speaking, 4 days is good enough to most of Guangzhou.
4 Days Mt. Huangshan Highlight Tour
Mt. Huangshan, Tunxi Old Street, Xidi Village, Hongcun Village
Many tourists will plan to stay one night at Tunxi Old Town and the other night on the summit of the mountain. However, you can also stay in Tangkou Town or the hot spring area.
Huangshan city is not a big city on its own, and it is mainly functioned as a service city for its famed Huangshan scenic area. Huangshan Tunxi airport is only 7km away from downtown, for visitors, getting around here mainly rely on taxi.
How to Get to Huangshan from Shanghai
Get to Huangshan by Air, Train, Bus, from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing
How to Get to Wuyuan from Huangshan
7 Days Tour from Shanghai to Huangshan
Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Garden, The Bund, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Chenghuangmiao Street, Mt. Huangshan, Tunxi Old Street, Xidi Village, Hong Cun Village
4 Days Huangshan to Wuyuan Photo Tour
Mt. Huangshan, Hongcun Village, Wuyuan Countryside
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