Huangshan Tour to Jiuhua Mountain
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Enjoy your breakfast in the hotel, and then take the cable car at Yungu Station up to the Yellow Mountain; it’s a good perspective to see the outline of the mountain and the vegetation on the mountain. Afterwards, walk around Celestial Capital Peak, Lotus Peak and Bright Top and admire the Sea of Clouds on which are the best places. And visit the West Sea Grand Canyon where it is reputed as the most beautiful and untouched scenic zone of Mt. Huangshan. Later, you will take a cable car at Taiping Station and get down the mountain. Finally, transfer to Taiping Lake scenic area and check in hotel. The rest time is for your own exploretion.
- Taiping Lake is only about 30 km away from the north entrance of Mount Huangshan. It’s the largest man-made lake in Anhui Province. Surrounded by mountains, the scenic area boasts beautiful water, differently-shaped peninsulas, and stunning stones. A wonderful place to spend your time.
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In the morning, we will drive from Taiping Lake to Jiuhua Mountain for 2 hours. Jiuhua Mountain located in Qingyang County of the Anhui Province is one of top 4 Buddhist Mountains in China. The gross area of Mount Jiuhua reaches 120 square kilometers, while the protection area reaches 114 square kilometers, that’s why it is renowned for its rich landscape and ancient temples with long history. The first to practice religion on Mount Jiuhua was Taoism, which flourished most during Tang dynasty. It was also at this time that Buddhist activities began to take place here, making Mt. Jiuhua a sacred mountain where Taoism and Buddhism coexist. By the Song dynasty, Buddhism was the dominant religion on the mountain. A mass of ancient temples, pagodas, historical relics are well preserved from the foot to Tiantai Peak including 78 Buddhist temples, over 1500 Buddhist statues, etc., which makes it an ideal place for Buddhist pilgrimage.
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Today, after a deep exploration of the temples at Mt. Jiuhua, you will be transferred to Shexian County in Huangshan. Pay a visit to the Tangyue Memorial Archways group, which includes 7 queuing memorial archways. Three were built in Ming Dynasty, the other four in Qing, in a successive order of loyalty, filial piety, women's chastity and charity. Each of them was built in relation with a moving story and vividly reveals in one way or another moral values. In recent years, it has been a popular spot for filming the historical movies. Afterwards, drive to the downtown of Huangshan - Tunxi, check in hotel.
Meal: B, L
In this morning, visit Xidi Village in Yixian County. The village is one of the best places for visitors to see typical folk houses in Hui style where residents have lived as their ancestors did long time ago. The village has a history over 900 years. The stone lanes and tiled top houses are still well preserved as they were in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
After lunch, your guide and driver will escort you to the airport / train station for your next destination. Welcome to Huangshan again!
Meal: B
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