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By Big Monkey
June 7th 2007

No Title Can Describe This Place!

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Reach for the Sky
Huangshan is filled with impressive mountain peaks rising from nowhere. This one, though it looks like about a 10 foot rock in the picture, is actually a towering peak across a small canyon from where... [more]

What can you say about a mountain when along with your bus ticket from the entrance to the foot of the mountain you are also handed a receipt for the life insurance included in the fare? Being somewhat afraid of heights, this was not the first thing I wanted to see. Yellow Mountain, China’s most famous mountain, is a paradise of unusually shaped peaks and trees as well as seas of clouds that you can look down upon from the heights. Truly stunning and literally breathtaking, it is a place for the sure-footed and active not the stagnant vertigo-impaired like [View Full Entry]

By piggywigs
April 12th 2007

Huang Shan - In The Footsteps of Emperors

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Classic View

Once you have climbed Yellow Mountain, under heaven there is no other mountain. So the saying goes, but it's a lot more eloquent in Chinese as it only takes 8 syllables to convey the meaning. Emperors have graced its lofty peaks and marvelled at the unusual scenery, composing poems to express their appreciation. It's pretty high up on the Chinese 'do before you die' list. Not that Huang Shan (Huang means 'yellow' and Shan means 'mountain') is the only worthy mountain in the world, but it's probably one of the most accessible to everyone - well-maintained paths, stairs and, [View Full Entry]

By Shanghai Sheri
March 31st 2007

Mountain trekking

Asia » China » Anhui » Huangshan

cozy train
We shared our 4-bed sleeper car with our wonderful Ayi, Angel, who traveled with us as far as her hometown. Ty and Jessie thought they were camping again - snacks in the bunk, scenic window views, li... [more]

Matt’s in Brazil, Ty and Jessie have vacation. So what’s a mom to do with 2 teenagers who have a week of time on their hands in China? Hmmm, something active. I know, lets climb a mountain! So climb we did. Not anything like what the local porters did, but enough to make all of our little American legs fatigued and ready for rest. Huangshan, also known as Yellow Mountain, is reputed to be the most lovely mountain in all of China. Rocky, breathtaking, dotted with tenacious odd shaped pines - a play land for those who love to breathe [View Full Entry]

By Danica
November 7th 2006

Huangshan is the most beautiful place on earth

Asia » China » Anhui » Huangshan

Well...maybe not THE most beautiful place, but it has got to be up there. I arrived this morning dazed by the train ride and was greeted at 5:45 AM by people trying to sell me things as I got off the train. No kidding. Tea, maps, food, etc. (Huangshan is known for both its tea and mountains.) I kept saying "boo-she-wan" thinking I was communicating only to realize later that I had been saying "I don't like" vs. "I don't want". Though, "boo-yow" (I don't want) didn't work either in getting them to stop hassling me, so I guess it doesn't [View Full Entry]

By bigtrip06
October 19th 2006

Huang Shan

Asia » China » Anhui » Huangshan

Eh... Which Way???

After getting on board the bus to Huang Shan we noticed something was different with this bus. Called a sleeper bus it was made up of three rows of bunk beds. Designed for chinese poeple we did our best to squeeze our size twelve feet into the gap at the end of the beds. We made do and got some sleep. The driver woke us up at 4am in a place called Tangkou. We are assuming a relative of his owned the motel he dropped us at. Bleary eyed we were handed a phone with an english speaker at the end [View Full Entry]

By Flo78
August 12th 2006

huang shan (the yellow mountain)

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the stairs up to huang shan

it was tuesday the 8th of august that mr. dei (however you may write his name) brought me to the railway station in nanjing. excitement came over me when i got out of the car and the first thing i did was smoking a cigarette to calm down. of course that didn't help. i went to the soft seat (kind of 1st class) waiting room where the girl at the entrance made clear that i had no soft sleeper ticket and thus was supposed to wait in the hard seat waiting room. eventually i got kind of nervous at this point [View Full Entry]

By wheres kevin
August 25th 2005

Holy mountains & Qing dynasty villages

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Dabei Lou, Jiuhuashan

Jiuhuashan, nine brilliant mountains, is one of China's great Buddhist peaks, and was founded in the XII century when a Korean monk believed to be the reincarnation of somebody holy and revered met his end. After a five hour coach trip from Nanjing, up along the bank of the wide Yangzi, passengers disembarked to pay the steep park entry before boarding the complimentary mini bus lift to the village of Jiuhuashan. Shrouded in mist, the village is encircled by a road connecting the temples and guesthouses, small hotels and eateries and countless shops selling overpriced wood sculptures, d [View Full Entry]

By Raymond
April 2nd 2005

Huangshan, China

Asia » China » Anhui » Huangshan

Yuping and Tiandu Peak
View from distance

I had a trip with my family to Huangshan in Anhui in April. Due to time constraints, we went with a tour. So, basically I didn't have to do any research before leaving home--just show up in the right place at the right time (and pay), and you will be taken to the destination and shown around. This has not been my favourite mode to travel because i) it is not challenging ; and ii) sometimes you have to do something, such as going to shops, which you don't like. Anyway, given the circumstances, I was not complaining too much [View Full Entry]

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