2 days and 2 nights in Huangshan, walk into the ink painting of strange pines and rocks
I had never had the chance to visit Huangshan Mountain, which I had always longed for, but finally arrived on a weekend when my kids were not around and it was July. The strange pines and rocks were even more radiant and beautiful with the backdrop of the blue sky and white clouds. I listened to the wind blowing through the mountains and forests, and enjoyed the changing scenery as if I was in an ink painting.
🧳Preparation before the trip:
In the southern summer with a temperature of 40 degrees, Huangshan is indeed a summer resort. It is not very hot, with a temperature difference of 10 degrees. The wind on the viewing platform is even a little cold at sunset. The prepared thin coat also comes in handy, but sun protection is essential. Practice has proved that [GlassesUU] arms, neck and shoulders should be clearly applied. Huangshan Scenic Area offers ticket discounts to several surrounding cities including Hangzhou, which is another wave of benefits.
🚉Transportation strategy:
🚗🚗🚗It takes 3 and a half hours to drive from Hangzhou to Tangkou Town at the foot of the mountain (an extra hour due to traffic jam on the return journey), which can be regarded as the back garden of Hangzhou. There is still a long way from the ticket gate transfer center to the cable car entrance, and you need to transfer to the scenic area bus. There is also a bus from the cable car entrance that goes directly to the high-speed rail station.
🏨Accommodation recommendation:
Huangshan Baiyun Hotel and Huangshan Guangmingding Resort are located in the center of the entire scenic area. They are excellent choices for splitting the two-day route without going back. In the end, Guangmingding Resort won with a slight price advantage. I booked the cheapest standard room without windows at least half a month in advance, and got two Xidi tickets for free, which saved me another 200 yuan. The facilities at Guangmingding Villa are a bit old, but it is small but complete. There are also welcome fruit cakes. The buffet dinner is expensive but the taste is really good, especially the radish and pork ribs soup. I will never forget it. I feel very happy at the end of the day.
👉🏻Continuing with the guiding ideology of getting up late rather than getting up early, I went to Tangkou to stay after dinner on Friday. I was not in a hurry to sleep until eight or nine in the morning. There were many choices of accommodation at the foot of the mountain and they were much cheaper. In the end, I picked the Huangshan Min'er Jumei Hotel with a very high cost performance. The owner sent me a map and instructions, and the free trekking poles were really the strongest aid later.
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🌟Spending one night on the top of the mountain, I can’t bear to leave 👟I can’t afford to wear the luggage 🐺, and I can be willful with the rest of the time and route. Others are rushing on the road, while we are enjoying the scenery. Some people bring their own camping equipment to Guangmingding, but you should grit your teeth and stay in an outrageously expensive hotel for one night. Be nice to yourself!
🌟You must go up the mountain from the back [!] 80% of the way is on the flat road or downhill, and the back mountain is gentle and the front mountain is steep. Those who go up the front mountain are all brave warriors. Don’t say that it is easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down the mountain. Going down the mountain hurts your knees, but going up the mountain costs your life [FrightenUU]
[10:30]DAY 1: Huangshan Yungu Cableway → Shisun Ridge → Shixin Peak → Mengbi Shenghua → Monkeys Watching the Sea → Beihai Scenic Area-Tuanjiesong → Paiyun Pavilion → Xihai Grand Canyon → Xihai Grand Canyon Sightseeing Cable Car → Aoyufeng Observation Deck → Huangshan Guangmingding Villa
✅When we arrived at the Yungu Cableway at around 10:30 in the morning, we only had to queue for 15 minutes. Considering the previous experience of queuing for more than an hour at Shenxianju [DizzyUU], this must be considered a great start.
✅Next, you can check in at the famous attraction [RoundNails] in the back mountain area. It is not far away and has a distinct personality. I originally thought that there were too many people, but after walking through the front mountain on the second day, I realized that I didn’t know how to cherish it without comparison.
✅If the Welcoming Pine is the facade of Huangshan, the Xihai Grand Canyon can be regarded as the soul of Huangshan. The first ring (take the outer ring on the right) and the second ring (take the inner ring on the left) are the essence. In addition to the steeper descending stairs, there are few people and beautiful scenery. Every shot is the creativity of nature.
⏳It took more than 2 hours to walk and stop from Paiyun Hotel to the bottom of Xihai Valley and take some photos. You can take the train back to the mountain at 4:30 pm without queuing [OK] (if you miss the last train [5:00] at 5 o'clock, it will be a different experience to walk up the mountain). However, if you just want to take the train back and forth, there is really no need to spend the 2 hours of money 💰100 one-way, it is not cheap either.
✅The guy at the B&B at the foot of the mountain recommended watching the sunset at Aoyu Peak instead of Guangmingding. Aoyu Peak has a small slope and a relatively large viewing platform. Some people had already reserved seats more than an hour in advance. Later, more people kept taking advantage of the opportunity to squeeze in, which inevitably led to a wave of [SpitFire] frying the national quintessence. Therefore, you have to seize the high ground and hold your position, although the sunset that day was not so transparent [Em].
📝Note tips:
The 20-minute short journey from Baiyun Hotel to Guangmingding is the most difficult part of the first day. In fact, if you are not obsessed with watching the stars and sunrise at Guangmingding (for example, we have plans but consider that we have to drive on the way back and sleep until the front desk calls to remind us that breakfast is over at [Eight] o'clock🤪), you can also choose to stay at Baiyun Hotel and give up going to Guangmingding, saving this round trip. The scenery on the top is not very special.
[9:00]DAY 2: Guangmingding → Liandan Peak → Hundred-step Cloud Ladder → Rhinoceros Looking at the Moon → Huangshan Cliff Carvings → Welcoming Pine → Haohan Slope → Yuping Cableway → Xidi
✅We set off at 9 o'clock without any rush. The scenery along the way was wonderful enough. You could see Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak from afar. The foreground and background were clearly layered. You didn't have to be obsessed with identifying a peacock or a turtle [Spoof]. The continuous upward stairs near the Hundred-Step Ladder were the hard part of the day. Walking against the flow of people, there were more and more people. Finally, I joined the crowd at the Welcoming Pine to take a photo that everyone else had taken. Then, I took the cable car down the mountain at 11:30 [11:30], which was great because I didn’t have to queue up at all.
✅We actually had enough time to visit Xidi in the afternoon, but we misjudged the temperature of the "human world" during our visit to Huangshan, and ended the trip in 2 hours including the time for lunch. But U1S1, Hui-style architecture looks beautiful no matter how you look at it. Turn a corner, turn into an alley, and every small detail you encounter may appear in the camera or painting of someone around you.
🍽Recommended dining: Hui Niang private dishes Hui Niang stir-fry, fried eggs with acanthopanax peel, you can’t stop eating [ThumbsUp]
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Sweating profusely, I set off back to Hangzhou.
I felt a little regretful for missing the starry sky, sunrise and sea of clouds.
I was grateful for the hills I climbed and the views I saw.
I said, our Qixi trip is over.
She said, I am so happy that I can finally take you home [Victory]