Plan your Huangshan tour? You may also consider a side trip from Huangshan to Jiuhuashan (or Mount Jiuhua 九华山). Approximately 190 northwest of Huangshan, Jiuhuashan, known as “Mount Jiuhua” in English, is famed for its landscape and temples. Location of Jiuhuanshan Scenic Area It is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China. It…
Today, October 11, is a heavy foggy and drizzle day on the top of Mount Huangshan. We start at 8:0am from Baiyun Hotel for White Gooose Cable Car Station and descend the Mount Huangshan. People slowly walk on the stone stair steps up and down. In the past two days, these stone steps has allowed…
See the First Light of the Morning (Dawn) The sunrise time for today was 6:05am. I set my morning call at 5:20am. After simple washing and putting on the winter jacket, I went down to the hotel lobby, finding many tenants like me hurrying out to see the first light of the morning at Dawn Pavilion, the…
At 12:30pm we had lunch at the Chinese restaurant on the first floor in Beihai Hotel. After lunch, we took a 2-hour break. At 3:00pm we started from Beihai Hotel for our afternoon walking tour of the views in the North Sea. In terms of the sea of clouds in Huangshan, the Huangshan landscape is divided…
After a simple Chinese lunch at Cloud Disppelling Hotel, we started our 3km hike up to the Bright Peak ( Bright Summit光明顶), the second highest peak in Hangshan, 1860 meters in altitude and our hotel – Baiyun Hotel tonight was just below the most famous peak in Huangshan. The Mountain Road to Bright Summit Later this…
Plan your Shanghai tour? Shanghai is a shopping paradise in China. Although malls and shopping centers are becoming more popular, the majority of Shanghai residents still shop in markets. Markets make life easier for the shoppers. If you are wondering where to shop in the markets in Shanghai during your short Shanghai trip. We’ve rounded up…
Plan your Inner Mongolia tour? Located in northeastern Inner Mongolia, the Hulunbuir Grasslands are often billed as the “most unsullied grasslands” in China. Named after the two lakes – Hulun and Buir, Hulunbuir Grasslands feature the expansive grasslands, forests, lakes and rivers. Check out the following three articles for more information on Hulunbuir Grassland: How…
Plan your trip to Manzhouli? Under the jurisdiction of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, Manzhouli is a border city adjacent to Russiahe. The layout of Manzhouli city center resembles a chessboard with all kinds of chess-like European-style buildings scattered along the streets. When night falls at Manzhouli, most of the buildings with unique buildings of Russian, European,…