There is a monorail to take you back up the mountain should you be staying in one of the hotels on the mountain. Then one starts hiking down the mountain. One can take a comfortable cable car ride up to the mountain that offers stunning vistas so be ready to snap some amazing scenery. The hiking path is man-made steps and based on one‘s ability and appetite there are many to choose from. Huangshan offers many many hiking trails in the different scenic areas. We first visited Tunxi (Huangshan city) which is pretty special in itself as it has merely 100,000 people and offers a little old town with fabulous handicrafts (wood carvings, bags etc.) and local eats (try hairy tofu!.it may look daunting but it tastes delicious!) Next day we started our exploration of Huangshan mountain. Amazing rock formations and trees growing out of granite create a surreal landscape! The place is simply a natural wonder. I had seen pictures when I was researching my trip but the place simply took my breath away. I recently visited the much fabled Huangshan aka Yellow mountain in my second visit to China. We are all so glad we didn’t miss Huangshan- there’s a reason everyone says it’s the most beautiful mountain in China. Early rain quickly passed and left us with the views of the moving “sea of clouds” that everyone talks about. He also knew exactly how long every path would take and planned to maximize our time with a steady pace. He made sure to take us to the best places in the limited time we had and made it all extra special by sharing the history and stories. Jack has spent years on the mountain and knows every corner of it. We started the first day with bicycle and foot tours in Bishan Village- absolutely charming! We then moved to Huangshan and… wow! It’s easy to see what artists and poets have been inspired throughout the centuries. China Highlights and our tour guide, Jack Fan, made the trip everything we had hoped for an even more. We three ladies took a three-day trip away from our families to enjoy the peace of the countryside and the inspiring beauty of Huangshan. I highly recommend Jack for a tour guide who speaks English. He took us to buy tea only when we asked to buy a specific tea, staying much later than he should have! I wanted to check out lotus and rice fields, which was not on the itinerary, but he squeezed it in for us. They never bought us anywhere to "sell" us things. He was NEVER late, and neither was our driver. I felt like he was a professor, and we were his students in a very good way. He answered any questions we had about history, nature, and current things we had. He provided historical facts about the stunning Ancient villages at Hong Cun and Xidi. He loves history, nature, and travel, which is a must for a guide. He is very passionate about what he does. He was truly the mountain man as he is a local there. We made the most of our time having him guiding us. He was our "photographer" anytime we wanted a photo and that was very often. We had the most fantastic experience with our tour guide, Jack Fan, who is very knowledgeable about the Yellow Mountain and was able to get us quickly to the most stunning highlights. Stunning Yellow Mountain and beautiful Ancient Villages
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