Day 1 Arrive in Huangshan
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Upon arrival at the airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel.
Day 2 (B,L) Huangshan
Drive 1 hour to visit Hongcun Village, after lunch visit Xidi Village.
HongcunVillage: An ancient town over 800 years old leaning against Mt.Huangshan, it is folded in the fog of the Mt. which makes it look like a river and mountain picts. It enjoys the reputation of "The Chinese town in the pictures". Especially, the whole town distributes like a "cow", which made it one of the wonders in the world culture heritage. The famous film "Crouching Tiger" was made here.
Xidi Village: There are 600 grand family mansions, earning it the moniker Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) ResidenceMuseum. Xidi has two main streets with 99 alleys running out of them. During its heyday 90 drinking wells served the needs of its 10,000 villagers. Enclosed within the unified white-washed Horse Head Wall -- a southern China architectural style where the walls descend staircase style, following the angle of the roof -- all houses in the village are built of wooden beams, stone and brick carved in the engraving style of the Anhui School of Architecture.
Day 3 (B,L) Huangshan
Drive for 1 hour to Mount Huangshan, Take cable car up to the top of Mt.Huangshan. Tour to Jade valley and other peaks. Stay overnight on top of the mountain.
Mt.Huangshan: known as "the loveliest mountain of China", famous for its magnificent scenery made up of many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of clouds.
Day 4 (B,L) Huangshan/ Next destination
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Visit Tunxi Ancient Street, Ink Stone Factory of Xuguo and transfer to Shexian to visit the unique Paifang architectures. Transfer to airport for your flight to next destination.
Tunxi Ancient Streets: The 832-meter-long Ancient Street in Tunxi was built in the Southern Song Dynasty. The street is lined on both sides with buildings in the Ming and Qing styles, and has become a commercial center. The buildings here are mainly brick and wooden structures topped by gray tiles, and decorated with woodcarvings. At the back of most stores and shops are factories of residences. The towers are exquisite and elegant, with small doors, big-halls, small yards, and narrow lanes.
Ink Stone Factory: Ink Stone is the most important part of "Four Treasures of the Study".
Shexian Paifang: Paifang, is an archway usually made of fine wood or stone, as memorial and decoration. Shexian county is famous as the "the Town of Paifang" and has thousands of arches scattered around. It is the best place to explore the social culture in China's feudal society.
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