Taoyuan Hotel Huangshan

... montagne. Nous nous sommes promenes aux sommets (je crois qu'il y en a 72 en tout) a environ 1800 metres d'altitude pour environ 5 ou 6 km. Nous avons monte et descendu des milliers de marches parmis des milliers de chinois bruyants avec des tonnes de guides parlant dans un haut parleur fatiguant. Ce n'etait pas une visite zen mais nous avons reussi a trouver des petits coins de points de vue a couper le souffle et tranquilles. Certains passages etaient tres etroits et bouchonnes et ...

For ages, people can not understand how this huge stone ends up at the tip of the peak and believe the stone has some kind of magic power - fertility. People will bride the stone by stocking coins in a crack and pat the stone. Poor park ranger has to keep cleaning the coins but not taking the coins. It is a brutal task when it is wet, cold and dark.

... people call them pony tail pine because their leaves/branches only grow one direction. For those pine trees grow at the higher altitude areas, people call them Yellow Mountain Pine.

No matter how the tree grows or leaves are heading, their roots are so strong and firm that make those trees grow more generations to come.

... people call them pony tail pine because their leaves/branches only grow one direction. For those pine trees grow at the higher altitude areas, people call them Yellow Mountain Pine.

No matter how the tree grows or leaves are heading, their roots are so strong and firm that make those trees grow more generations to come.

... Local people usually serve the dishes when Mother-in-Law's visit their married daughters. Our driver/tour guide found this local restaurant around the entrance area of Huangshan national park. The fish tastes so good (even with some stinky smell) that we even got the chance to take the picture.

... for its teas. Well informed by all sorts of travel guides, there are four most famous teas in China, and Huai-Cho produces three of them: Mao-Fong green tea, Monkey King green tea and Chi-Meng black teas. Well, you might be able to find all of them on this street. However, this street targets tourists not real tea drinkers.. :)

... be restored.

Maybe in a year there will be an entrance fee for not only this temple but also for the Stele Gardens. It will be a small entrance fee for all of them but I would say there will be one.
The Chinese Government doesn’t restore things for no reason.

HOW MUCH AND HOW TO GET THERE

Shexian: To get to Shexian simply walk ...

... Jean had no flashlight with them and neither did I. Suddenly I had an epiphany! I whipped out my trusty iPod, changed the "Settings" to "Backlight always on" and queued up the "China Mix" playlist! We were good to go! So by the light of an iPod we slowly made our way down the mountain and reached the bottom. By this time of night not only were there no buses down from the trailhead, but there were none going back to Tunxi - where I was staying! I ...

... and at mid-day we're still one with the cloud. Still, after our hike yesterday we did hit a few of the local peak vista points and the dropoffs were amazing. I haven't had vertigo in many years, but staring down at a valley more than 2000 feet below while standing on a cliff-edge that is suspended beyond the vertical (so there is air beneath you at some point) is mind blowing. Hopefully the weather clears up so we can enjoy some more of it...