10 Days in Huangshan

The old street runs 1,272 meters of Ming-and-Qing shopfronts; the Huizhou culture museum frames the merchant houses of the week ahead.

1. huangshan tunxi old street
2. huangshan huizhou culture museum

Cable car up the Yungu side to the Beihai terraces; Guangmingding reads 1,860 meters by late light. The mountain is a 1990 dual listing — sleep in a summit hotel.

1. huangshan scenic area

A full loop of the west canyon's gorges with the internal funicular if the knees object; back to the summit terraces for the sunset.

1. huangshan scenic area

The early light at Yupinglou and the Guest-Greeting Pine, then the west cable car down to Tangkou and a bus into Tunxi — a hot shower and an old-street dinner.

1. huangshan scenic area

About 65 km west into Yi County; the Moon Pond and South Lake mirror the 1855 Chengzhi Hall, best before the tour buses turn up mid-morning.

1. Hongcun

Xidi keeps its 1578 memorial arch and merchant courtyards; quiet Pingshan lines a stream with ancestral halls, a short drive east.

1. huangshan xidi
2. huangshan pingshan village

Chengkan claims Han-era founding and the Luo clan hall rises three bays; the Qiankou open-air museum moved timber houses here hall by hall to save them.

1. huangshan chengkan
2. huangshan qiankou residences

The eight-legged stone arch of 1584 stands in the old prefecture seat; at Tangyue village north of town, seven arches line the field path — three Ming, four Qing.

1. huangshan huizhou ancient city
2. huangshan tangyue archways

A slow loop of the old street, riverside walks and a Huizhou dinner; ten days go better with one unhurried day in the middle.

1. huangshan tunxi old street

An honestly labeled side day — Jiuhuashan belongs to Chizhou, and the rail line opened in 2024 stops right there, about two hours from Huangshan. Visit the temple complexes as a religious site, quietly, and continue onward from Jiuhuashan station.

1. jiuhuashan