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Mountain Jiuhua

Jiuhua Mountain, literally meaning "Nine Glorious Mountains" in Chinese, was once called Mount Lingyang and Mount Jiuzi, and finally received its present name due to a poem written by the great poet Li Bai of Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) - "Magic is divide...

Jiuhua Mountain, literally meaning "Nine Glorious Mountains" in Chinese, was once called Mount Lingyang and Mount Jiuzi, and finally received its present name due to a poem written by the great poet Li Bai of Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) - "Magic is divided to two branches, sacred mountain generates nine glories". Jiuhua Mountain is noted not only for being a sacred place for Buddhist pilgrims, but also a perfect summer resort for tourists.

Located in Qingyang County in Anhui Province, Jiuhua Mountain borders Yangtze River on the north and faces Mountain Huangshan in the South. It boasts 99 peaks and 18 scenic spots in its area. The beautiful scenery and favorable climate turns the mountain an ideal summer resort. It's full of marvelous ridges and peaks, exotic-shaped stones, gushing fountains, flying waterfalls and clear streams. Among all its peaks, Heavenly Terrace Peak, Lotus Peak, Tianzhu Peak and Shiwang Peak are the most splendid.

Jiuhua Mountain is one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism, along with Mt. Wutai in Shanxi, Mt. Emei in Sichuan and Mt. Putuo in Zhejiang.

At its peak period, Jiuhua Mountain was site of 300-400 Buddhist shrines and received more pilgrims than any other of China's four Buddhist retreats. Today, nearly 90 temples still stand on the mountain, each with its hoard of cultural relics such as mantra transcripts from past dynasties, imperial edicts and emperors' inscriptions.

Many of the mountain's shrines and temples are dedicated to Ksitigarbha (known in Chinese as Dizang), who is a bodhisattva and protector of beings in hell realms according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Pious Buddhists often visit Anhui to climb to Greater Heavenly Terrace Peak, which is regarded as Jiuhua Mountain's most important peak, although it's not the tallest.

From Huangshan city, capital city of Anhui-Hefei and Beijing or Shanghai, there are many routined buses and even flights to Chizhou and there you can easily take a bus to Jiuhua Mountain scenic area.

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$540 Per Day

Huangshan Spring Tour

Spring Yellow Mountains change their colour and appearance with the alternation of peaks.

The spring in Mt. Huangshan provides you a fresh and gay environment. Flowers blossom among steep cliffs and rocky crevices, of which the amazing colorful azalea is starring in gentle breeze. The singing birds haunt about the greenish pine branches occasionally with squirrels jumping across the path.

Day 1 Arrival in Tunxi - Hongcun Village (L, D)Arrive at Huangshan City in the morning. Meet our guide and drive to Yixian County where we'll visit Hongcun Village or Xidi Village a UNESCO world cultural heritage site. On the way, we could see many beautiful and lovely small villages hidden behind blooming spring flowers. We will spend the rest of the day exploring old houses that are several hundred years old; each piece of intricate wood carving or exquisite piece of furniture here is a true sample of a living antique. Keep in mind that the Oscar-awarded movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was just filmed in Hongcun. Overnight in a exotic Hongcun Ju Shantang Residence Villa(4 star country villa).

 

Day 2 Hongcun - Huangshan (B, L)After breakfast, we'll be driving for about one hour and twenty minutes to reach the foothill of Huangshan and then to hike up or take the Yungu Cable Car up mountain. Sightsee the Fairy Maiden Peak, Beginning-to-believe Peak, Lion Peak, Stone Monkey Gazing Over the Sea of Clouds. In the afternoon, we will visit the Purple Cloud Peak and part of the most spectacular Grand Canyon of the West Sea(optional because it's tough and hard and sometimes it's open to the tourists if meet the bad weather). Stay in Beihai Hotel (4 star)

 

Day 3 Huangshan (B, L, D)Watch the sunrise in the early morning. After breakfast, you will be walking for about 3.5 hours from the eastern steps to the western steps of Huangshan. On the way, you would enjoy numerous breath-taking scenery, including the Flying-over Rock, Bright Summit, etc., and then in the afternoon cable-car down to the downtown of Huangshan-Tunxi. Stay in Xinan Country Villa(5 star).

 

Day 4 Tunxi-Airport/Railway Station/Bus Station (B, L, D)After morning buffet breakfast, take you to Tunxi ancient street with a history of more than 800 years dates from Song Dynasty. There you could see some folk performance, taste lots of local snacks, and buy some really nice bargain souvenirs. We'll have some special local lunch together on that street, and then driving to any departure place you ever want.

 

End the joyful trip.

$300 Per Day

Splendid Photography Tour of Autumn Huangshan

Autumn Mt. Huangshan is colorful due to the blue sky, white clouds, red maples and yellow fruits. Compare with the spring which is like a bud ready to bloom, autumn is a flower showing its last significance before withering. As autumn has such beauty, many artiest come and finish their works. Having enjoyed the fall scenery of Mt. Huangshan, you will really begin to believe that the scenery on Chinese paintings indeed exists on the earth.

Day1-  We'll begin our tour from the south gate of Huangshan Mountain and experience the pine wind of fall coming. While it remains hot at the bottom in August, Huangshan Mountains are moving towards autumn, the most colorful and vivid season for sightseeing Huangshan. You will be ceratinly amazed to be in a world of fantastic views, comfortable temeperature and a variety of different colors. Since the raining season falls only between June and July, you are bound to have a much better chance to enjoy the breath-taking scenery of Huangshan in autumn.

Day2- We'll continue our trekking on the mountain and lead you to some really off beaten track to explore the true tranquility of pleasant of the fall. The autumn scenery at Mt. Huangshan displays a magnificent landscape with clear sky and cool air. The red maple-leaves, yellow chrysanthemum on the slopes of the peaks and the prosperous green vegetation form a colorful Chinese painting of landscape. Having enjoyed the fall scenery of Mt. Huangshan, you will really begin to believe that the scenery on Chinese paintings indeed exists on the earth.

Day3-A visit to historical sites is your must after you get down the mountain, too. At the foot of Huangshan Mountain, there are several ancient small towns, and they look especially beautiful against the red leaves of autumn. The stone paved streets zigzag up and down with the topography of the mountain, and the murmuring brook glistens in the autumn sun. Among them, the old residence in Hongcun and Xidi Villages which are praised by many scholars as the "treasure house of ancient oriental arts of architecture," have been accepted by UNESCO as the World Cultural Heritage Site. So on the last day, we may pay a visit to some ancient villages with the high fame of autumn scenery.

$211 Per Day

3-day Huangshan Tour

Day 1 Arrival in Tunxi
Arrive in Huangshan City in the afternon or in the evening. Upon arrival, you'll be met and transferred to Huashan Hotel (4 star)

Day 2 Tunxi - Huangshan (B, L, D)
After breakfast served in the hotel, we drive for about one hour and twenty minutes to reach the foothill of Huangshan before hiking up or take the Yungu Cable Car up mountain. Sightsee the Fairy Maiden Peak, Beginning-to-believe Peak, Lion Peak, Stone Monkey Gazing Over the Sea of Clouds. In the afternoon, we will visit the Purple Cloud Peak and part of the most spectacular Grand Canyon of the West Sea. Stay in Beihai Hotel (4 star)

Day 3 Huangshan - Tunxi (B, L, D)
The highlight at the summit is the Beihai Sunrise, one of the reasons for overnight on the summit. Weather permitting, we enjoy the truly breathtaking moment when the first golden ray hits and spills onto the sea of clouds. The Qingliang Tai (Refreshing Terrace), less than 15 minutes from the hotel, is the best place to view the sunrise.

After the sunrise at the summit, we will descend Mt. Huangshan through another trail "Western Steps", 15km-long (9 1/4-mile), which is longer and steeper but which have some of Huang Shan's most spectacular vistas, including the Flying-over Rock, Bright Summit, Tianhai Scenic Area, White Clouds Scenic Area, Stone Turtle on the Back of a Crocodile, Narrow Cliff, Old Monk in Meditation, One Hundred Ladders, Lotus Peak which is the top peak of Huangshan with an elevation of more than 1,864 meters above sea level, Welcoming-guest Pine, Celestial Capital Peak. It would take us about 3 and half hours to do the hiking until we reach Yuping Cable Car which finally takes us down the mountain around lunch time. Drive back to the downtown and visit the lovely Old Street, a trading center in the past. We'll be also visiting the city museum. Leave Huangshan in the afternoon or after dinner.