Tour Itinerary

Pick up service is arranged at your hotel in Shanghai (based on your requirement) by your Shanghai driver, you will find a welcome sign "Huangshan Private Tour". Drive you to Shanghai train station to catch the train to Huangshan. Upon arrival, your guide will meet you at the exit of the train station with the same sign.

Our Huangshan Pick Up Sign "Huangshan Private Tour"

Start at the Tunxi and drive to the Shexian County and you will arrive at the Huizhou Ancient Town, Which is Located in Huangshan city, the home of Huizhou culture, the Ancient Huizhou Culture Tourism Zone consists of the Ancient Huizhou Town. Among others, the Huizhou Ancient Town, which used to be the prefecture of Huizhou Prefecture, is one of the four best reserved ancient towns in China. Huizhou Ancient Town is commonly considered as an open museum displaying ancient Huizhou culture.

Stepping inside, you may be impressed by its elegantly primitive and simple layout produced by its ancient bridges, towers, lanes, streets, dams and memorial archways.

Your first stop is Doushan Street, is a historical residential street in Shexian County, It is named after a neighboring hill called Dou Hill by locals and is a noted tourist attraction in the area, famous for its typical construction style of the local residential houses. 

The highlight of Doushan Street

Residential houses
whose characteristics are whitewashed walls, grey tiles and all kinds of stone carving ornaments, flank the winding lane, paved with large pieces of stone slabs. Among them the most outstanding are the Xu, Yang and Wang residential homes.

Then head to visit the Xuguo Stone Archway, Xuguo Stone Archway is the state-level cultural protection site. It is located in the downtown of SheXian County. built in 1584 with gravel tuff in a length of 11.56 meters, 6.77 wide and 11.4 high, the arch was designed with eight pillars and named after "Xu Guo", a grand secretary making great contributions to the empire of Ming.

The Highlight of Xuguo Stone Archway

The delicate pictures
To be the state-level cultural protection site, this stone archway must has it's special valueble, The inside and outside of the east, south, west and north are all decorated with many delicate pictures. In the south, the picture of flying dragon is symbolizing the emperor. Many special pictures on four sides are meaning significantly. Its grandness as the national treasure lets it become Oriental Triumphal Arch.

Next visit the Huizhou Garden, It is a lately-built imitation of Hui-styled garden. The main buildings are Re He Tower, De Yue Tower Tea House, Huifeng Stone Archway. No One Building. Overpassing Building and Ancient Opera Stage, with old-timey residences among them.

The Highlight of Huizhou Garden

Architecture
where the "three great achievements of Huizhou" (arche, dwelling and ancestral hall) and the "three carvings of Huizhou" (tile carving, wood carving and stone carving) assemble.

Have lunch at the local restaurant.

In the afternoon visit the Yuliang Dam, It is the unique well-preserved overflow stone dam in China. It was built by laying well fitted solid stones to tame the river. The dam is 138 meters in length, 27 meters in base width and 4 meters in apical width, constructed with solid rocks and now being under the national protection.

The highlight of Yuliang Dam
It is called “Southem Anhui’s Dujiang Weirs” Yuliang Town was a port in history. prosperous for more than hundreds of years. It now still looks as it used to be.

At the end of the tour, drive you to train station to catch your train back to Shanghai. Your will be escorted to your hotel in Shanghai (based on your requirement) when you arrive in Shanghai.

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