Top 3 Well-known Attractions in Anhui Province of China

If you make a China tour in Anhui, 3 well-known attractions you must visit for your Anhui tour.

Xidi Ancient Village

Only 40 kilometers from the Huangshan Mountain Scenic Spot, Xidi Ancient Village is famous for the 300 houses in the Ming and Qing dynasties. After hundreds of years’ social unrest, wind and rain attacks, more than half of the ancient dwellings, ancestral temple, academy, memorial arch have been destroyed, but this village still keeps hundreds of ancient dwellings, the basic features and characteristics from villages of Ming and Qing dynasties on the whole.

The houses in this village are mostly built with black marble. This village has two clear springs flowing across, and 99 deep alleys with high walls. The distinctive ancient dwellings here make tourists place themselves in labyrinth.

While you touring in Xidi Ancient Village, you may feel this village looks like Chinese ancient art.

Taiping Lake

Surrounded by mountains, Taiping Lake is the largest man-made lake in Anhui province. This scenic area boasts beautiful waters, differently-shaped peninsulas, and stunning stones.

Taiping Lake is only about 30kms away from the north entrance of Huangshan Mountain and the south entrance of Jiuhua Mountain. It has become a natural ligament connecting the two mountains. Looking from the air, it looks like two dragons lying within the mountains.

As a mountainous lake, Taiping Lake covers an area of about 88.6 square kilometers, holding 2.4 billion cubic meters of water.

Its advantageous location, good harmonious ecological environment, abundant products, and profound culture predict a prosperous future of tourism. The history of Taiping Lake scenic area can be traced back to 109 BC. And it is endowed with superior ecological environment. The advantageous location, beautiful scenery, and rich resources lay a solid foundation for the future development of Taiping Lake.

Emerald Valley

Also called “Lover’s Valley”, Emerald Valley is located at the northern foot of Huangshan Mountain. Peaks here are green and water is clear around the year.

Emerald Valley stretches upstairs as a ladder. As the sunlight changes its angle, the scenes of the ponds will appear colorful, crystal or emerald, just like many emerald jades spread over the valley. However, if you walk in the night time, you will find the shadows of light, water and the people will become one. Ponds and the pools in the night may give you a hint of love. Once lovers get there, they always forget their way back.

Hope you enjoy your China tour in Anhui province.

Enjoy enchanting color on Tianchi - Changbaishan Mountain in China

Tianchi on Changbaishan is the mysterious dreamlike place from ancient time, someone are addicted into her pure and enchanting colors, someone are obsessed the monster in legend and someone come here to explore the history and their roots. Unluckily, it is said only 20% chance to see the Tianchi which is an alpine lake sitting at the crater. Owing to the reasons of climate, environment, season and elements, it always hides itself in the white snow, smog and auspicious clouds. In this September, I started tour to seek my dream to see the Tianchi.

Luckily, I caught up a fine day, the blue sky almost with no cloud. Even like this, the local people told me I only have chance of 70% to see the Tianchi. From the door of spot we took the bus driving in mountain in half an hour, seemed the driver should driver to the foot of mountain even he closes his eyes. The altitude of Changbaishan Mountain is very high, the plants in scenic spots reveal to different characteristic of seasons following the latitude, from the broad-leaved forest at foot of mountain, coniferous forest in half mountain to the moss lichen on the top.
The light shade in virgin always let people obsessed in it, how I wished I could record every moment by camera. The forest is the birthplace for fairy tales, the tales about prince and princess often happen in wooden cabins. Many trees in spot had passed through hundred years, and because of the cold climate, the growing period of trees in one year is less half a year. Although they are very tall but not brawny as I thought before. The thick barks accumulate in forest, it is very comfortable when stepping on.

Most leaves turn to yellow, start their metabolism of lives in cycles. Although it is not red in every leaf, pieces of dazzling color let me pleasantly surprise. I thought it must be very beautiful during the holiday of National Day. But I caught up the season for harvest, and the plenteous fruits take the place of flowers. The bus in spot stopped at the foot of mountain, and the left 1,236 steps only depend on myself. If someone has trouble with walking, the Chinese sedan is good choice. On the way, I came across some inconvenient old men who were stumble to climb these steps by themselves, which was impressive.
Looking around, the road likes a jade belt shuttling in the mountains. It is reasonable to not allow the self-driving cars enter, because less drivers able to safely drive in mountain. There is no tall tree on top, only left the most tenacious lower plants, and the autumn wind paints to the group of mountains. 1,236-step is a neither too big nor too little challenge for most people. Short rested in such pure land and replenished energy maybe is the tidemark of picnic. Changbaishan Tianchi is an active volcano, the climate and soil texture let almost no plant exist in this land, and the black lave, brown soil and green lichen plants consist of the main colors.
All these trudges are for her - Tianchi which is the mysterious water in legend. After the 1,236 steps, a pool of blue water in front of sight is enough to let me amaze about it, suddenly, I realized all effects are worthy. Before this trip, I always doubted the truth about the piece of blue, but it was the feeling when I saw this Tianchi, natural, pure, peaceful and eternal, it is the dream I was seeking.

The water of Tianchi peacefully laid in the hug of volcano, which is the highest volcanic lake. No boat in lake, the deepest place in this lake is 300 meters, so the surface of lake is gem blue when the sun is shining brightly. Ylujiang River, Songhuajiang River and Tumenjiang River all originate from it, so Tianchi is also known as the Source of Three River. All people use the cameras to record the view which let them immersed in, and there is no doubt it is one of the most beautiful memories in life during my tour. Pure and mysterious world, finally I found the Shangri-La appears in my dream.
I climbed on the western slope of Changbaishan Mountain, it is the border of China and North Korea. What made me surprise is the boundary tablet just sits close to the trestle road and the warning sign. In fact, the activity space of China is very narrow and small, and most visitors maybe spent their time at the side of North Korea. Two countries possibly reach the tacit understanding, a piece of rope extends into the territory of North Korea tens of meters, visitors have chance to swing with the scope. But many people have no ability to resist the temptation of beautiful view to keep on moving, of course they are dissuaded by the managers. There is no activity in territory of North Korea, and I also stood on the land of North Korea, it was the first time to go abroad need no visa.

The massif seemed to be split by knife and carved by axe, is almost barren in this season. I tried to find some grass as the foreground for photograph, but nothing. In spring, the crater will be covered by various kinds of flowers, and it is said it is the most beautiful season in Tianchi, and many photography works all show the beautiful Tianchi in spring. But the time in spring is hard to see Tianchi itself, I thought it is may not be to have it all. However, the Tianchi in my eyes had let me satisfy very much.
Got down of the mountain, I realized the Tianchi was the destination for my Changbaishan trip, but the whole process was the most valuable. Besides, please do not take away the lava on land and not tread the plants out of visiting area, only the careful protection lets this dreamlike land shining forever.

Fantastic Town at Foot of Changbaishan Mountain in China

In winter, the withered tree in Naitouhe River reveals very weird under the decoration of rime. In early morning, fog is rising, the branches are disappearing and reappearing on the misty river, with color of fantasy, so this land is always called Devildom.

Erdaobaihe Town is the only one place where is valuable and rare plant Beauty Pine was native. What the unique is this kind of tree only grows in the volcanic ash soil. Once there are people tried to transplant it to other kinds of soil, but field.

And what the interesting is it is often come across some ‘savages’ living alone in this First Town of Changbaishan Mountain. Although most of them has more than 100-year-old, they like to tell people they only 98-year-old or 99-year-old.
Start Changbaishan Mountain tour from the north hill, the Erdaobaihe Town is the only way. Thus, it is famous as the First Town of Changbaishan Mountain.

Erdaobaihe Town is located at Jilin Province, is named because of the Erdaobaihe River which originate from the Changbaishan Tianchi. Maybe it sits at the foot of Changbaishan Mountain, is stained with the immortal breath, it is full of the mysterious colors, such as the strange devildom in winter, Beauty Pine only grows in volcanic ash soil, ‘saveages’ living alone, etc.

In Jilin Province China, the beautiful rime always appears in winter, it is a magical natural wonders. When the rime appears, the long bank of Songhuajiang River is covered by white rime, like thousands of pear flowers, people seems like to enter a white fairyland in poem or painting. However, the magic place - devildom has the special rime view.

The Devildom is located at Hongfeng Village, Erdaobaihe Town, sits on the Naitouhe River which originates from the Naitou Peak in Changbaishan Mountain passing beside village. What the most interesting is the whole river is surrounded by forest, looking from a distance, the river is shining in forest. Owing to the hydropower station on the upstream, the river is not frozen in winter. When it is -20℃, the dead trees in river have rimes.

No matter the tall pines or the stunted shrubs, they all industriously display their last colors in the end of life, extremely enchanting and strange. In the morning, the village named Devildom is enveloped in a mysterious atmosphere by the fog and mist, seems to take you to a ancient mysterious world. The magical view let people addict into it, and it is also the paradise for photographers.
About this magical land, this is a legend. It is said in a winter a old man passed here, he was so tired that fell asleep beside the river, when he woke, his hair, cap, mustache, brow and the stick in hand had frozen with white frost. The old man slowly walk in forest, suddenly the people seeing him said the immortal coming…The Devildom is endowed more mysterious color.

Last Log Cabin Village in the World - Changbai Mountain

Chinese filmmakers always like to call Changbaishan Mountain the "fairyland on earth in the end of Asia", owing to it is always colorful even in winter. From top to foot, in the vertical height of 2,000 meters, successively distributes 5 vegetation perpendicular bands including the broad-leaved forest belt, coniferous broad-leaved mixed forest belt, conifer belt, Yuehua forest belt and alpine tundra belt. The lowest layer is green, driving through it just like enter into a primitive forest full of luxuriantly green. The next views are successively yellow, red, white…, like a beautiful girl dressed colorful clothes tire upon tier.

Volcano activities grant Changbaishan Mountain many gifts. For example the volcano hot spring, it is a kind of hyperpyrexia hot spring, most are above 60℃, the hottest spring can reach 82℃. In Jilin area, there is a kind of great view, it is rime, and rime becomes the exterior of hot spring just right. What I had seen was the various hot springs with upwards smog in a world of ice and snow, form a delight painting with snow rime. What interesting is the hot spring of Changbaishan Mountain is famous as MysteryWater, because the professor maintains the spring water contains large number of sulfuretted hydrogen and lots of microelements has higher medical treatment.

Besides the beautiful views and hot spring, Changbaishan Mountain still hides a vicissitude of a dynasty. Many years ago, the ancestor of Man nationality is the Jurchen rose abruptly from here, the ancestor of Aisingoro Hala grew in the Changbaishan Mountain. 100 years before Qing Dynasty, the Jurchen living in Changbaishan Mountain started fishing and hunting, farming, and raising livestock. Finally, they drunk hard drink and eat foods made by the peony planted in Changbaishan Mountain fought from outer of Shanghaiguan Pass to inner and built the last dynasty in China. They left it, but they never forget it, emperors in Qing Dynasty assigned people back to ancestor worship.

Even to this day, Changbaishan Mountain still keeps many cultural relics of Man nationality, and the most famous is the Changbaishan Log Cabin, also known as Bark House and Wild Family. In the Sidaogou Village, at foot of Changbaishan Mountain, hundred families consist of a wooden world, every family lives in wooden house, wooden wall, wooden tile, wooden chimney; and inner house is set with wooden vat, wooden basin, wooden spoon; and the out of house is set with wooden storehouse, wooden circle, and wooden barrier. What they used for transporting is wooden wheels, wooden car…. The Manjiang Town in foot of mountain is one of the best preserved villages with log cabins.In their architectural world, with no piece of brick, piece of tile and even plastic cloth, is rated to be the "last log-cabin village in the world" by historian.

Stayed in this kind of house for two days, what I had felt was only the enthusiastic residents, they have no desire to money and status, and they only pay attention to their substantial lives and the harmony family. It is the place breeds a nationality, what we can do just respect them and their history during China vacation.

The Fairy Land of Asia – Changbai Mountain in Northeast China

The Changbai Mountain in winter is the perfect combination of ice and fire. Changbai Mountain sits in Jilin Province, is one of the famous mountains in China and also the most popular destination for China tour packages in winter. It is a dormant volcano covered with heavy white snow, experiences 4 times drastic eruptions, and the volcano hot spring is the gift following it. In China's history, it is the treasure land for raising the Qing Dynasty, was respected from the ancient emperors.

Changbai Mountain is the highest peak in northeast of China, regarded as the Northeast Ridge. In the opinions of geographers, Changbai Mountain is the coalition of ice and fire. From exterior, it is a lonely ridge covered by snow, in fact, its heart contains the hot wave and enthusiasm, because it is a dormant volcano; in the opinions of young people who love culture and arts in China, it is the best tourist destination in winter with beauty and majesty. A famous singer from Taiwan wrote the moon of Changbai into his song: there are two moons on the Songhua River, one is squiffed, and the other wears thin clothes…

Residents living in the mountain foot all know that Changbai Mountain reserves the heaven kinding in its heart. The research of geographers reveals the Changbai Mountain was a vast of sea in primary. After the diastrophism and 4 times volcano eruption, these enormous ridges rise straightly from the ground. As the small peaks surrounding the main peak are all shaped from the eruptions, after the thousands of years they all turned to be groups of small mountains, and the most famous is the Changbai Sixteen Peaks.

In hearts of local residents, these sixteen peaks are the incarnations of gods. Local people told me the story after a drink of wine, the third son of Dragon King in East Sea stole a pearl of the Queen Mother in heaven, the Jade Emperor assigned 16 gods to arrest him, and they fought above the Changbai Mountain, and the pearl dropped on the top changed to be a pond of water, it is the Tianchi now, and the third son of the Dragon King changed to be a monoclonius hiding in it, and the 16 gods responsible to seal this bad dragon.

The legend is miraculous, but what more mysterious is the natural landscapes of the 16 peaks. Baiyun Peak, the first of the 16 peaks, shaped from pieces of light volcanic pumice. Come from ancient time, the grain tier upon tier is full of vicissitude and smooth. The top of great momentum in Baiyun Peak is always enveloped wispy cloud, and rare times to see its real feature in one year, and people all think it is the greatest honor to see its face, and I am the lucky one.

Changbai Mountain is called the fairy land in the end of Asia, owing to the pieces of clouds, white snow, and the grand peaks.

Top Three Travel Destinations for June in China

For summer holiday in China, the three places listed below will be the ideal destination: Guangxi Longji, Huocheng County and Qinghai Lake.

Enchanting curve world

High, steep, variety and small have become the most appreciate adjectives of Guangxi Longji Terrace, so it is called the first of the terraces in world with its majestic momentum. From river valley to top of cloud, from forest to bluff, continuous succession! Hot June, pieces of terraces reveal green and rows of green waves extend to sky. When the terraces are full of water, it is the best time to enjoy the terraces, sunshine makes the terraces to the silver stripe like mirror, glittering and dazzling. White cloud reflects from mirror, exactly full of vitality. If you get up earlier as me, you have great chance to enjoy the terrace is covered by morning fog, like fairy land.

Romantic purple sea, beautiful enough

In every June, peasants of Huocheng County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, are busy to harvest the lavender. Setting in the purple sea in ten thousands, I closed my eyes, suddenly jump to the Provence in south of France. The love to lavender is a kind of nostalgic and attaching emotion. Beautiful views all in my eyes, but I cannot take them back to my country. However, the boutiques in Yili City selling lavender products give me the chance to take away the attachment to lavender. Lavender has the effect of tranquilizing and allaying excitement. Put the lavender beside your pillow, the scenery of purple sea always accompanied me enter into dream. Besides the purple sea, golden sea also attracts me to stroll in the large-scale of rape flowers.

High mountain in lake, bird and fish full of life

Qinghai Lake, the largest inland salt water lake, is regarded as the Plateau Pearl, inlay in Qinghai Province. Vast lake surface is praised to be the West Sea by ancient people. It is surrounded by mountains, the sunk lake surface becomes the basin gathers vitality. Mountain half covered by snow reflects on the lake mirror, the large-scale grass pass through it, pull open a scroll of beautiful continuous painting.  

Along the Qinghai Lake, various small islands distributed in distance, that is the famous Bird Island. Every year, groups of birds perch here, because of the vast water, luxuriant grass and non-polluted environment. From May to July, it is the best time to enjoy the various kinds of birds. Wind skimming over, let the piece of birds staying on lake, all are idyllic, consist of the beautiful natural watercolor.

I like the country, full of beauties, full of nature, and full of the love to nature!