Huangshan Half-Day Tour of Hongcun Ancient Village

You'll receive a welcome call from your guide at night before the tour day via hotel, he/she will confirm the meeting time and location with you for the next day's trip. If you are not available at that moment, the tour guide will leave a message for you.

Just in case that if you don't receive our emails or phone calls, please call our 24-hour hotline at +[ ] or add WeChat ID: liudahaii and we will put things right.

You'll be picked up at the lobby of Huangshan International Hotel, (Add:No.31 Huashan Road Tunxi District,Huangshan City) at the appointed time which the guide confirmed with you one day before the tour day, please arrange yourself arriving beforehand.

Please make sure to arrive punctually as the trip must begin on time. If for some reason you cannot get there by the specified time, please make a call to your tour guide (listed on the confirmation letter that we will send you the day before your departure) and your tour guide will try his or her best to help you.

   Good to Know:

• How to get to the meeting point?
  You can take a bus and get off at the ''Hengjiangqiao stop'', then walk 100 meters to the hotel. Or you can take a taxi there directly and show the driver "您好，请送我到黄山国际大酒店。"
• Wechat is widely use in China, we suggest you to use Wechat for further communication if possible.

After all the group members are assembled, we will set out to Hong Village by coach. It will take about 1.5 hour to get there. Our private guide will introduce you to some basic information of Hong Village and Huangshan city on the way, like attractions, food, local life style, etc.

Good to Know:

• It is possible that you might share one coach with Chinese guests for the round-trip journey between downtown and Hong Village, but we still have a dedicated English-speaking guide onboard for your service and he/she will accompany with you during the whole itinerary. Therefore, you will do a shared coach tour on the transportation, but visiting Hong Villageis in a private small group.

Arrive at Hongcun Village Scenic Area, we firstly visit Southern Lake Area. Water scenery is one of the highlights of Hong Village. Moon Pond, South Lake and the winding streams lend more color to the village. South Lake is built after the Moon Pond as to meet villagers' growing daily water needs. On sunny days, the white residence, willows and poplars the shadows mirrored on the water it looks particularly superb.Hongcun is an outstanding representative of Huizhou traditional local culture, building techniques and landscape design. It has historical, artistic, and scientific value. The village structures blend in with the natural setting that exhibit the wisdom of hundreds of years of village construction.Residences and sights to be seen in a tour include Chengzhi Hall, Lexu Hall that are known for its engraved art. Nanhu Academy is a good architectural representative of the family academies of Huizhou. By visiting it, you can learn something about the social life of that time.Get into Hong Village's local lifestyle. Hongcun village currently has a population about 1,400. Many of the local residences have a history of over 100 years. It's chance to learn deeply more about Hui culture from their lives in this village which is over 900 years. Along the streets in Hongcun, there are many shops with Curios and knick-knacks including brushes, inkstone, local teas, etc. It is a paradise for tourists to buy souvenirs rich in Chinese culture with comparatively lower prices.

There are some local restaurants here and you can taste some Huangshan specialties and famous dishes for lunch. (Lunch fee is not included.) The most famous dishes in Hongcun are Hairy Tofu, Stinky Mandarin fish, Saute Chinese Bacon, smells awful but tastes great! Also the local pancake packed with all kinds of fillings, you can buy some as gifts for family and friends at home.