Return from Huangshan without looking at other mountains

Ink and Wash Masterpiece · The Ultimate Walking Poem of Huangshan (With the sea of clouds as the backdrop and the strange pines as the brush, carve your footprints into the epic of granite) Opening text: > When the dawn pierces through the surging waves of clouds, the silhouette of Shixin Peak is ink-dyed; when the moonlight soaks into the quartz veins of Qingliang Terrace, the mountain wind carries whispers of thousand-year-old pine waves; when your fingertips touch the cracked bark of the Welcoming Pine, you instantly connect to the pulse of Xu Xiake—this is not climbing a mountain, but entering a living ink-and-wash world. The "Huangshan illusion" in the minds of predecessors will be decoded by you personally. Take this post as your staff, avoid pitfalls, and head straight to the fairyland! 【Mountain Entry Rules · Transportation Key】 High-speed rail travelers: ✅ Huangshan North Station → Scenic Area: Turn right after exiting the station to the "Tourist Transport Hub" and take the new national line shuttle bus (30 minutes per trip, 💰23 yuan, make sure it’s heading to Huangshan Scenic Area South Gate!) ⚠️ Deadly warning: Don’t trust the black cars at the station shouting “cheap direct cable car access”! The official bus ends at the transfer center, where you must transfer to the scenic area shuttle bus (💰19 yuan). Self-driving travelers: 🧭 Navigate to "Huangshan South Gate Transfer Center," parking fee 💰50 yuan/day. ⚠️ Blood and tears warning: Parking spaces fill up before 7:00 AM in peak season! It’s recommended to stay overnight in Tangkou Town and catch the first shuttle bus (departing at 6:30 AM). 【Route Analysis · Mountain and Water Script】 > Golden rule: The front mountain is steep, the back mountain is beautiful; one day’s rush will make your legs tremble, two days will capture your soul! 🌄 One-day ascent to immortality · Extreme challenge (for special forces only) Route: Yungu Cableway (back mountain) → Shixin Peak → Lion Peak → Paiyun Pavilion → West Sea Grand Canyon (take the popular small train uphill) → Bright Summit → Aoyu Peak → Welcoming Pine → Yuping Cableway (front mountain) Essence of rushing: ✅ Rush to Yungu Cableway before 7:00 AM: avoid 90% of the crowds ✅ Must take the small train in West Sea Canyon (💰100 yuan): saves 2 hours of climbing, grab the last car seat for great canyon upward angle shots ⚠️ Death warning: About 8 hours in total! Not recommended for those with weak knees, legs will shake like a sieve descending. 🌌 Two-day quest for the way · Immersive fairy residence (highly recommended!) Day 1 Back mountain exploration · Sunset and star river viewing Yungu Cableway → Shixin Peak (shoot the stone forest and sea of clouds) → Black Tiger Pine → Beihai Hotel (store luggage) → Monkey Watching the Sea (unique rock photo spot) → Danxia Peak sunset (few people, stunning view) → Stay at Baiyun Hotel >📍 Night photography tips: > East platform of Bright Summit for Milky Way arch bridge shots (tripod needed, after 11 PM in summer) > Scattered Flower Valley in front of Beihai Hotel often has ground fog at dawn Day 2 Front mountain sword debate · Dawn light Bright Summit sunrise (reserve spot 1 hour early!) → Aoyu Peak → Hundred-step Cloud Ladder (steep! Hold chains and walk slowly) → Welcoming Pine → Yuping Cableway descent >⚡ Life-or-death speed: > Must reach Welcoming Pine before 10:00 AM! Otherwise, photo queues start at 1 hour, with crowds in the background! 【Five Ultimate Soul-capturing Photo Spots】 |Fairyland|Literary Lens|Exclusive Spots|Avoidance Tips| |Strange Pines|Twisted branches pierce flowing clouds, green blades split granite|📍Welcoming Pine: East stone steps of Yuping Building, shoot upward at 45° (avoid crowds)
📍Black Tiger Pine: On the way from Beihai to Shixin Peak, use pine branches as foreground framing|❗ Strictly no pulling branches! Fines start at 500 yuan| |Strange Rocks|The leftover pearls of Nuwa’s stone refining, the remnants of immortal formations|📍Monkey Watching the Sea: Qingliang Terrace 200mm telephoto compresses space
📍Flying Stone: Wide-angle west of Paiyun Pavilion + slow shutter to capture mist and stone movement|❗ Shooting beyond warning lines, frequent cliff fall accidents| |Sea of Clouds|Heaven and earth steaming a pot of plain soup, peaks floating like green snails|📍Shixin Peak: Timelapse at dawn capturing cloud waterfall pouring down
📍Bright Summit: Vertical composition at weather station railing to include cloud peaks|❗ Rainy season cloud sea probability >70%, avoid in dry season| |Hot Springs|Cinnabar spring washes away dust, Danjing water soothes muscles|⚠️ Currently only hot spring hotels outside the scenic area are open (Drunken Hot Spring / Floating Snow Hot Spring)|❗ No real hot springs on the summit! Don’t trust wild guides| |Winter Snow|Rime hanging like jade swords, ice stalactites stacking crystal palaces|📍Yuping Building: Shoot Welcoming Pine in snow (December to February only)
📍West Sea Canyon: Like a sci-fi epic after snow|❗ Ice cleats are a must! Steps are icy like mirrors| 【Fairy Residence Guide · Accommodation Battle】 |Type|Strategy|Price Reference| |Summit Hotels|✅ Baiyun / Bright Summit Villa: prime location, sunrise at your window
⚠️ Book 2 months in advance! Same-day prices double and sell out|Standard room 💰800-1500| |Tangkou Homestays|✅ Choose within 500m of South Gate Transfer Station (essential for early rush)
❌ Avoid Hongcun and other outskirts, 3 hours round trip|Standard room 💰150-300| |Tent Camping|⚠️ Only designated areas (Baie Ling / Tianhai) allow tent rental
❌ Illegal tents fined + eviction! Night cold down to 10℃|Rental 💰180/tent| 【Huizhou Flavor · Mountain Wild Feast】 Top dining: ✅ Summit buffet (💰128 yuan): Baiyun Hotel dinner, calorie replenishment station ✅ Tangkou Town: Hui Eight Fresh Stinky Mandarin Fish (fermented 48 hours, garlic-flavored meat) Street fairy taste: 🔥 Tangkou Yanxi Street: Cheng’s Mao Tofu (pan-fried tiger skin, with spicy sauce) 🔥 Transfer Center: Ta Guo (preserved vegetable filling, hiking dry food) Deadly avoidance: ❗ Summit instant noodles 💰35 yuan! Bring your own lightweight dry food (bread/energy bars) ❗ “Wild stone chicken/stone ear” mostly farmed, overpriced traps! 【Huangshan Iron Rules · Ten Commandments for Survival】 1. Tickets and cableways: ✅ Buy tickets one day in advance on official WeChat (ticket + Yungu uphill bus + Yungu cableway combo 💰289 yuan) ❌ On-site ticket queues start at 2 hours! 2. Weather gamble: ✅ Monitor Huangshan Scenic Area weather forecast before departure (accurate to summit) ❌ Sunny below = storm above! Bring disposable raincoat + anti-slip shoe covers 3. Sunrise disaster: ✅ Reserve spot 90 minutes early (Bright Summit / Danxia Peak) ❌ Oversleep and miss the viewing circle, climbing trees for sunrise photos will get you blacklisted 4. West Sea Canyon: ✅ Take the small train uphill in the last car, downhill in the first car (best view) ❌ Hiking the valley floor takes 4 hours, no downhill after 3 PM! 5. Cableway last run: ⏰ Yuping Cableway stops at 5 PM! Miss it and walk down 3 hours (no lighting at night) Final text: > When the last stone step fades into the clouds behind you, you finally understand the metaphor of Huangshan— > The shivers during the climb, the anxious wait for sunrise, the bitter smile squeezed out in front of the Welcoming Pine, all become flying whites in the long ink scroll. > The star river on the summit and the pine needles on the cliff will whisper to you in every ordinary day thereafter: > “Return from the Five Great Mountains and you won’t look at other mountains” is the shallow view of a passerby; “Return from Huangshan and you don’t miss other mountains” is the badge of the brave. — Your cloud-bound ascetic monk