3 day tour of Mt.Huang:Things You Might Wanna know
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从九月徽州到黄山大概一个小时左右的车程。乘坐客车车程则会比较长，因为司机会中途停靠一些招呼站。我乘坐的早8:10的客车，到达黄山脚下游客集散中心的时间是十点左右。
It takes about an hour from September Huizhou Inn to Mt.Huang by car,there’s also a shuttle bus that you could get which would take a bit longer as the driver would stop at some greeting stations. I took the 8:10 a.m. bus and arrived at the tourist center at the foot of Mt.Huang at about 10 o 'clock.
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黄山的门票是190rmb。门票三天可以用2次。索道和摆渡车门票不包含在门票里，均是单程票，需另外购买。所有这些票务均可在微信小程序“黄山旅游官方平台”买到。
Mt.Huang's entrance tickets is 190RMB,which can be used twice in three days. The ropeway and shuttle bus tickets are not included in the entrance ticket.They are one-way tickets and must be purchased separately. All of these tickets are available on the WeChat miniprogram called 'huangshan tourism official platform’-'黄山旅游官方平台’
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南大门➡️慈光阁：摆渡车15分钟
玉屏索道：15分钟
云谷索道：10分钟
玉屏楼宾馆➡️光明顶：1-2小时（依体力而定）
光明顶➡️排云亭：1小时（依体力而定）
西海大峡谷一环二环：2小时（依体力而定）
北海。后山下山：2-3小时（依体力而定）
South Gate of Huangshan➡️CiGuang Pavilion:Shuttle bus 15mins 19RMB
Jade screen ropeway:15mins 90RMB
Yungu ropeway:10mins 90RMB
Hotel of Jade screen tower➡️Brightness top peak:1-2hrs(depends on your physical condition)
Brightness top peak➡️Ploughing cloud pavilion:1hr (depends on your physical condition)
Chimera scenic area(The west valley):2-3hrs(Again:depends on your physical condition)
Get down from Houshan:2-3hrs(Again and again:depends on your physical condition)
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黄山原本叫黟山。747年，唐玄宗为了纪念轩辕黄帝曾在此采药炼丹羽化升天，故而改名为黄山。
Originally Huangshan was called Yishan.In 747AD Tang emperor Xuanzong in order to commemorate Huangdi(legendary ruler of China 267-257BC) gathering herbs to make pills of immortality(and becoming a celestial being).And so changed the name to Huangshan.
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黄山分前山和后山，前山入口慈光阁，后山入口云谷寺。爬山建议是前山上后山出。因为基本所有的旅行团都会从后山即云谷寺上山，上午后山乌压压的全是旅行团，那样的话你基本就是跟着人群走了，行动大大受限，没啥意思。再加上团客们一个景点拍个照，光是排队看景点都得排半小时。
Mt.Huang is divided into Qianshan(front mountain) and Houshan(back mountain).Ciguang Pavilion at the entrance of Qianshan, and Yungu Temple at the entrance of Houshan. It is recommended to climb the mountain from Qianshan to Houshan,as almost all tour groups they go up from the Houshan(Yungu temple),in that case you basically just follow the crowds to climb,the movement is greatly restricted and the pleasure of mountain climbing could be compromised.Plus the elders from the tour groups they like to stop and take pictures,which would drag your way as well.
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黄山上的很多景点都是交替开放的，几条索道也会分时段检修，去之前一定记得把路线规划好。我去的时候前山天都峰是关的，莲花峰开着，因为计划了步行下山所以不想在开始就把力气花掉，所以直接玉屏索道上到玉屏楼宾馆再往上爬的。这里有个小tip，爬的时候路上如果遇到轿夫小哥正好上班也往上走的话，他们跟你搭话一定聊上，或者你找他们搭话也行啦，有缘的话他们就会成为你的专属定制导游，告诉你很多黄山上不为人知的秘密，一路带你玩上光明顶，哈哈哈。
Many scenic spots on Mt.Huang are opened alternately,the specific ropeways would be repaired in different periods as well,it is better to plan the climbing route before going there. When I went there,Celestial capital peak was closed whereas Lotus Peak was open,clearly I wouldn’t waste my energy at the beginning considering that I planned to go down by walking.So I took the Jade screen Ropeway to go up,and then climb to the Brightness top peak from the ropeway station.A little tip for you guys,while climbing if there are any bearers(the one who carries the bamboo sedan chair) are going up as well,try to catch up with them and get into some casual talking,because they are the ones who know so much more about Mt.Huang and would be willing to share it with you.
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黄山上真的阶梯又窄又陡，上山还好，下山其实真的挺费膝盖的，膝盖伤不起的小伙伴最好准备一套护膝，下山才会有如神助。
The stairs on Huangshan are quite narrow and steep. It's okay to go up the mountain but really knee-intensive to go down.It is suggested to prepare a set of knee pads while you’re going down the mountain.
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我赶最早的一趟摆渡车七点多从前山上，坐玉屏索道到玉屏楼然后上光明顶接着从光明顶往北海走再后山下山，这样一趟下来我基本下午一点多就下山了。时间仅供参考。实际依体力而定。
由于头天没有来得及走心心念念的西海大峡谷，第二天又爬了一次，还是玉屏索道上，完了之后往西海奔。西海大峡谷是黄山很独特的一景，在这里层峦叠嶂的山峰与云海相呼应，云海又与奇松怪石融为一体。实在可叹。
走西海大峡谷，有条件的话，带一小包瓜子，有缘会遇到小松鼠，它会寻着味道来讨食。
The west valley is a place you shall not miss to visit,it is a very special area of Huangshan,the sea of clouds is as much a part of the landscape as the rocky spires and twisted tree trunks.Marvelous...!
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第二天上山我就直接住山上了，住宿的话黄山山上供选择的有很多，飞猪携程等都可以轻松查到，各个价位都有，这里就不多赘述了。记得提前订！至少提前个一周哦。环境嘛就还是不要有太高的期盼，毕竟是山上，布草物资都靠人工运。最重要的还是日出日落。如果天气好，真心建议住一晚，日出日落都很美。有条件的话也可以自带帐篷睡袋（限不冷的天气）
There are many options on Huangshan for accommodation,just remember to book it in advance,then you’ll be fine.You can also choose to bring your own tent and sleeping bag. As long as the weather is not so cold, it's okay to stay in the tent.
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层峦叠嶂的群山，云雾弥漫，晚霞的颜色逐渐变换。
Peaks rising one higher than another,veiled in mists,and the color of sunset clouds gradually change.
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这里有一条另辟蹊径的玩法，黄山的朋友告诉我的，如果你从后山云谷寺上进出，在进大门和索道中间那个摆渡车，有一站叫温泉景区，在一个偏僻的角落，是黄山温泉的泉眼，很少人知道。那附近也有黄山代言人徐霞客的雕像。
One of my friends offered me an novel option for exploring Huangshan—If you take the shuttle bus to or from the Yungu temple,there would be a station called Hot Spring Scenic Area,in a corner near the station, you could find the mouth of Huangshan Hot Spring,as you can see in the figure below,the mouth of spring is carved into the shape of dragon’s head,of where the hot spring keeps on coming in so freely.Nearby also has the statue of Xu Xiake—the spokesman of Huangshan.
This is an option tourists even locals rarely known,if you like to find something new,definitely you’re going there.
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