Xidi Village, Huangshan

Providing you would like to have a stroll around the nearby towns and cities in Huangshan city before you go to climb the well-known Mt Huangshan, you are kindly advised to head for Tunxi town. You can take a bus to Tunxi at Huangshan Railway Station. The bus routes include No.1, 2, 6, 12, etc. After reaching Tunxi, you can visit the Tunxi Old Street, Longshan Temple and join the Xin'an River Night Cruise. To ensure time is enough for you to enjoy the trip in Tunxi and transfer to Yixian country timely, you are suggested to take a morning train from Huangshan city to Tunxi.

After that, you may start from Tunxi to Yixian County by railway. The Huangshan Railway Station (also called Tunxi Railway Station) provides the trains to Yixian. Yixian is about 40 kilometers from Tunxi and trains will spend about one hour reaching there.

Additionally, you could take a coach bus or charter a bicycle to go to Yixian County, which is just 27 kilometers away from Tunxi. Between Yixian and Tunxi (i.e. downtown Huangshan), there is a provincial highway in parallel with the railway. On the way, you might go to visit the Qiyun Mountain.

Upon arrival in Yixian, there are a lot of attractions well worth visiting. Among those, Xidi and Hongcun towns should not be missed. They are the typical ancient villages preserved from Ming and Qing dynasty. There you can have a extraordinary feeling from the buildings and local people's life. The entrance charge for Huncun village is ￥80.00 net per person. This village's landform looks like the Chinese character “牛" from the bird's view. You can enjoy the view and stroll around there to the top of one's bent. Then, you can find the road leading to the Mt. Huangshan in Xidi or Hongcun. Both roads can take you to arrive at Tangkou Town, located at the foot of the Huangshan Mountain. If you get to Tangkou too in the late afternoon, you may accommodate in the town for one night and have a rest to wait for tomorrow's schedule. The following day, you can climb up the Huangshan Mountain.

Hongcun Village, Huangshan

Enjoying the great views on Mt. Huangshan, you may hike down to Tangkou and take a coach bus to go back to Huangshan City (Tunxi District) at Huangshan Scenic Area Bus Station. Finally, find a comfortable accommodation there and stay an overnight. Or, you can leave there as plan.

Tips: 1. The Huangshan Railway Station is located on Qianyuan Road (North), Tunxi District, Huangshan City. Please be prepared of food and water along with you before you take the train, since the food on the train will be a bit expensive.
2. Huangshan Coach Bus Station is very close to Huangshan Railway Station. The coach bus station provides buses to go to the Mt. Huangshan at about 30 minutes' intervals.
3. Huangshan Scenic Area Bus Station also provides the trips to Shanghai, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huzhou, Hefei, Huainan, Bengbu, Maanshan, and Wuhu, Anqing, Jingdezhen and many other cities.