{"id":699,"date":"2017-09-11T15:14:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T06:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxlontheroad.com\/english\/?p=699"},"modified":"2017-09-21T15:15:42","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T06:15:42","slug":"travel-china-yellow-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxlontheroad.com\/english\/2017\/09\/11\/travel-china-yellow-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel in China – Huangshan\/Yellow Mountain – Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, is truly my favorite place to visit in China. \u00a0It is not far from my hometown, Hangzhou. \u00a0The first time I visited Yellow Mountain, I was about 10 years old. \u00a0At that time, there was no cable car, so we climbed up on foot. \u00a0The second time was in 2016 summer, when I took D there. \u00a0Although most people are using the cable car to climb up and even come down, we chose the tougher way.<\/p>\n

Chinese people say: you do not need to visit any other mountain after you come back from Yellow Mountain. \u00a0Maybe that’s why I have not been to other famous mountains in China \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Yellow Mountain is known for “Four Specialties”: unique pine-trees, strange rocks, cloud sea, and hot springs.<\/p>\n

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Welcome Pine Tree (\u8fce\u5ba2\u677e)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Flying Rock (\u98de\u6765\u77f3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Monkey watching the cloud sea (\u7334\u5b50\u89c2\u6d77)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, my favorite part is the newly opened West Sea Canyon (\u897f\u6d77\u5927\u5ce1\u8c37). \u00a0I will talk about it more in the next blog, but here is a photo:<\/p>\n

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West Sea Canyon (\u897f\u6d77\u5927\u5ce1\u8c37)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In this blog, I would like to share some tips.<\/p>\n

How many days in Yellow Mountain?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Depends on how much you want to see, and whether you plan to use the cable car (which significantly saves time). \u00a0We climbed up from the front (\u6148\u5149\u9601) side of Yellow Mountain, which is the more difficult side. \u00a0In order to see sunrise and sunset, we stayed in Yellow Mountain for two nights.<\/p>\n

Day 1 \u00a0 Hangzhou \u00a0 \u00a0–> \u00a0 Tangkou\u00a0(\u6c64\u53e3) \u00a0Hotel<\/p>\n

Day 2 \u00a0Tangkou\u00a0(\u6c64\u53e3) \u00a0 \u00a0–> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u6148\u5149\u9601 \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u8fce\u5ba2\u677e \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0\u5149\u660e\u9876 \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0\u98de\u6765\u77f3 \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0\u6392\u4e91\u4ead (sunset) \u00a0 \u00a0–> \u00a0 \u00a0\u6392\u4e91\u697c (hotel)<\/p>\n

Day 3 \u00a0\u6392\u4e91\u697c \u00a0 \u00a0–> \u00a0 \u00a0\u4e39\u971e\u5cf0\uff08sunrise\uff09 –> \u00a0 \u00a0\u6392\u4e91\u697c \u00a0 \u00a0–> \u00a0 \u00a0\u72ee\u6797\u5927\u9152\u5e97\uff08hotel checkin\uff09 \u00a0–> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u6392\u4e91\u4ead \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u897f\u6d77\u5927\u5ce1\u8c37 \u00a0 \u00a0–> \u00a0 cable car to \u5929\u6d77 station \u00a0 \u00a0–> \u00a0 \u00a0\u5149\u660e\u9876 \u00a0 \u00a0–> \u00a0 \u00a0\u72ee\u6797\u5927\u9152\u5e97
\n–> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u72ee\u5b50\u5cf0 (\u7334\u5b50\u89c2\u6d77, sunset) \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u72ee\u6797\u5927\u9152\u5e97<\/p>\n

Day 4 \u00a0\u72ee\u6797\u5927\u9152\u5e97 \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u59cb\u4fe1\u5cf0 (sunrise) \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u4e91\u8c37\u5bfa \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0\u00a0Tangkou\u00a0(\u6c64\u53e3) \u00a0 \u00a0 –> \u00a0 \u00a0 Hangzhou<\/p>\n

* Day 2 was tough. \u00a0Probably better to have stayed at \u767d\u4e91\u5bbe\u9986 or \u5149\u660e\u9876.<\/p>\n

* Tiandu Peak was closed due to weather. \u00a0Lotus Peak was closed till 2019.<\/p>\n

* In my opinion, it’s worth to spend a day in West Sea Canyon, if the loop is fully accessible. \u00a0West Sea Canyon is like a fairyland, and is very quiet. \u00a0Tour groups do not go there, because they do not have much time. \u00a0We really enjoyed the peaceful hiking there.<\/p>\n

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Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bus from Hangzhou: Buses depart from Hangzhou West Bus Station. \u00a0Attention! The destination should be Tangkou (\u6c64\u53e3), from where one can take shuttles to Yellow Mountain. \u00a0Private cars are not allowed to drive to Yellow Mountain.<\/p>\n

Shuttles from Tangkou\u00a0(\u6c64\u53e3) to Yellow Mountain: There are two shuttle stations inTangkou\u00a0(\u6c64\u53e3): East (\u4e1c\u5cad) and West (\u5be8\u897f). \u00a0When you buy tickets there, you need to specify whether you are going to the front (\u6148\u5149\u9601) or back (\u4e91\u8c37\u5bfa) side of Yellow Mountain. \u00a0One-way ticket costs about $3, and the ride takes about 25 minutes. \u00a0Shuttles run every 20 minutes. \u00a0We used the East Shuttle Station (\u4e1c\u5cad) to go to the front side (\u6148\u5149\u9601) of Yellow Mountain. \u00a0The station is quite small. \u00a0In comparison, the\u00a0West (\u5be8\u897f)\u00a0Shuttle Station is huge, and it’s close to Tangkou\u00a0(\u6c64\u53e3) Bus Station, which harbors inter-city buses.<\/p>\n

Here is our itinerary<\/strong>:
\nHangzhou West Bus Station –>
\nTangkou Bus Station — >
\npicked up by hotel staff to go to hotel –>
\nwalk to\u00a0East Shuttle Station –>
\nfront side (\u6148\u5149\u9601) of Yellow Mountain –>
\nYellow Mountain –>
\nback side (\u4e91\u8c37\u5bfa) of Yellow Mountain –>
\nshuttle bus to\u00a0West Shuttle Station –>
\nwalk to\u00a0Tangkou Bus Station –>
\nHangzhou West Bus Station<\/p>\n

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Hotels and Restaurants<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Day 1] In Tangkou (\u6c64\u53e3): \u9ec4\u5c71\u81ea\u6e38\u4eba\u5ba2\u6808, close to the East Shuttle Station. ~ $20 per night. \u00a0Basic and clean. \u00a0They have a very nice and popular restaurant. \u00a0We had dinner there: spicy pepper fish (\u6ce1\u6912\u9c7c) and mountain veggie, both are delicious. \u00a0Actually we intended to order some local specialties, but were warned that we probably wouldn’t like. We also had breakfast the next day: noodle soup, and it’s really good. \u00a0We then ordered a fried rice to take to Yellow Mountain (as our lunch). The hotel offers free pick-up from\u00a0Tangkou Bus Station, so just give them a call when you arrive. \u00a0It’s a very short ride. \u00a0The owner of the hotel is nice. \u00a0He sat down with us after dinner to discuss about our plan! \u00a0They also have wooden hiking pole free to borrow.<\/p>\n

[Day 2] In Hunagshan: \u00a0Paiyunlou (\u6392\u4e91\u697c), three star hotel. \u00a0$125 per night. \u00a0It is located on one end of West Sea Canyon (\u897f\u6d77\u5927\u5ce1\u8c37). It is very close to Danxia Peak (\u4e39\u971e\u5cf0) and Paiyun Pavilion (\u6392\u4e91\u4ead), two good locations for sunrise and sunset. \u00a0Seems like many tour groups like to stay there, probably due to the good location. \u00a0The room is good size, but quite wet, very wet. \u00a0Interestingly ,winter coats are available for use. \u00a0Breakfast is provided, but better to get there early to have good selections.<\/p>\n

[Day 3] In Huangshan: Shilin Hotel (\u72ee\u6797\u5927\u9152\u5e97), four star hotel. \u00a0$140 per night. \u00a0Photographers’ pick. \u00a0It is very close to Lion Peak (\u72ee\u5b50\u5cf0) and Qingliangtai (\u6e05\u51c9\u53f0), great for sunrise. \u00a0In the lobby, there are a lot of photographs on the show. \u00a0The hotel is newer, thus the room is clean, bright and dry. \u00a0The restaurant is good as well. \u00a0We had great dinner and breakfast there.<\/p>\n

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Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets to Yellow Mountain can be purchased from hotels, to skip the lines. \u00a0 Or, you can get tickets at the gate.<\/p>\n

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Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n

You should definitely buy a disposable raincoat (no more than 5 Chinese yuan a piece)! \u00a0It rains a lot in Yellow Mountain. \u00a0Umbrellas just won’t do.<\/p>\n

Hiking poles are very helpful, but not necessary.<\/p>\n

Water and snacks. \u00a0In the mountain, there are not that many places selling stuffs.<\/p>\n

Only take necessary things – travel light!<\/p>\n

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Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, is truly my favorite place to visit in China. \u00a0It is not far from my hometown, Hangzhou. \u00a0The first time I visited Yellow Mountain, I was about 10 years old. \u00a0At that time, there was no cable car, so we climbed up on foot. \u00a0The second time was in 2016 summer, … <\/p>\n

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