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Re: Hi guys, needed some trip planning avise

by jiejie 25 May 2012

#7's itinerary sounds like a tout's--a package group tour. It makes absolutely no sense to put these 4 locations (Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin,…
RE: Hiking through the Yellow Mountains in China

by water_lili 22 May 2012

Hi there I've been researching this trip as well but I haven't gone yet. There are around 6 hotels up in the mountain, some of which…
RE: Huangshan Wuhan & wuyuan

by rouentahl 22 May 2012

I happen to be planning a trip in the reverse direction. Here are the bus schedules that are available from Chinese sites: Huangshan…
Re: Hongcun/Xidi/Mukeng vs. Suzhou/Tongli

by ceruleanblue 15 May 2012

Just to add something after looking at your proposed Huangshan day schedule. I wouldn't eat lunch at Tankou. We ate a hearty breakfast…
Re: Hongcun/Xidi/Mukeng vs. Suzhou/Tongli

by ceruleanblue 15 May 2012

I went to Hongcun & Huangshan over a weekend in April. We stayed on the summit overnight, got up early for the sunrise, ate breakfast,…
RE: Hongcun/Xidi/Mukeng vs. Suzhou/Tongli

by woolf135 15 May 2012

Still seems optimistic to get to Hongcun before 2pm+ though even with a taxi. There is a bus from Tangkou to Hongcun direct around 2:30pm…
RE: Hongcun/Xidi/Mukeng vs. Suzhou/Tongli

by gnaij 14 May 2012

@woolf135 I thought day 4 would work this way (using conservative estimates): 5:30AM - sunrise 7:00AM - depart hotel 11:00AM - Yuping…
Hongcun/Xidi/Mukeng vs. Suzhou/Tongli

by gnaij 14 May 2012

I'm not sure if the itinerary below is too rushed. If it is, I can either remove Suzhou and devote 3 days instead of 2 days to Huangshan,…
RE: Has anyone been to Huangshan recently?

by gnaij 12 May 2012

Thanks. Is there a schedule of the buses running from Tunxi and Taiping (and back) somewhere online? or is there a leave-when-full miniva…
RE: Has anyone been to Huangshan recently?

by gnaij 12 May 2012

Is there any reason to be going up via the Taiping Cableway and down via the Western Steps/Yuping Cableway instead of the other way around?…
RE: Huangshan Accommodation and Transport

by rouentahl 11 May 2012

If you're arriving at Huangshan (Tunxi) Airport at 20:30, you might as well spend the night in a cheap hotel near the Tunxi bus station,…
Huangshan Accommodation and Transport

by hopkinja 07 May 2012

I'm thinking about tacking a couple of days at Huangshan onto a business trip to Wuhu in a few weeks. I have a couple of questions: …
Taishan, accommodation

by tokyojoe 04 May 2012

Next September I want to explore Taishan. I like mountains and don't want to do it in a rush. Has anybody done this trip and could recommend…
Trip report from backpacking east China

by nikos_k 29 April 2012

Hi there! After a month-long trip in April to eastern China I write this (subjective!) report, hoping to help some future traveler. Star…
Xi'an to Jiuzhaigou to Gansu

by Freshfarang 10 April 2012

Hello, I'm traveling to China for about a month in a few days and will be traveling from Shanghai over to Xi'an making a few stops on…
RE: bus or train

by jiejie 01 April 2012

#6. I took a taxi from Tunxi bus station to hotel, and during the journey, negotiated with the taxi driver a flat fare for next day,…
RE: bus or train

by chrisj 31 March 2012

So the general consensus is: Hangzhou > Tunxi / Tangkou BUS Tunxi > Nanjing TRAIN I have caught the train from Tunxi to Nanjing yea…
RE: bus or train

by bai3feng1 31 March 2012

I took the bus from Nanjing to Tunxi (Huangshan City) about a week and a half ago. It was a little over 5 hours; cost a little over 100…
RE: bus or train

by reins 31 March 2012

Thank you all for the good tips. I was going to Tunxi itself because I was planning a (midweek) stay in one of the villages
RE: bus or train

by jiejie 30 March 2012

I've travelled bus from Hangzhou to Tunxi (public bus from Hangzhou West Bus Station) and it is 3 hours and quite comfortable, there's…
RE: bus or train

by chrisj 30 March 2012

A recent post had the bus from Shanghai at 5.5 hours to Tunxi. The train took much longer. It would be about the same time from Hangzhou.…
bus or train

by reins 30 March 2012

Normally I would much prefer to travel by train (speed,safety,comfort) however on the routes below the train seems to take a lot longer…
RE: Perfect time for Huangshan

by bai3feng1 29 March 2012

I stayed in Tunxi. Tangkou is closer to the mountain. Takes a little over an hour by bus from Tunxi. Costs 16 Yuan. One bus leaves from…
Re: Perfect time for Huangshan

by anneke64 27 March 2012

This sounds interesting. Thank you for telling us. Did you stay on the mountain or in Tunxi or Tangkou?
Perfect time for Huangshan

by bai3feng1 27 March 2012

I've been in Huangshan the last 3 days. It's the perfect time to come. Daytime temperatures are shirt sleeve warm and with a medium coat…