Day 1: Morning pickup, go sightseeing to Qiyun Mountain and Wan’an Compass Museum, return Huangshan.
07:00am Meet your guide at your hotel lobby in Tunxi District, the Huangshan City and learn a series of moves of Tai chi.
09:00am transfer to
Qiyun Mountain in Xiuning County. Qiyun Taoist Mountain was once one of the four famous Taoist mountains in China. You can appreciate many Taoist caves and explore the Taoism culture here. Besides Taoism, it is also famous for its inscriptions in Song Dynasty.
About 1 hour’s driving, you will take cable car up to
Wangxian Pavilion. Looking down from the pavilion, you can see the nature Taichi Bagua(Eight diagrams). An S-shaped river, Heng River, separates the village into two parts and creates Yin & Yang naturally.
Continue your tour to Mengzhen Bridge( Dream-come-true Bridge). It was built in Ming Dynasty, but it is still worshiped by local students. Many yellow belts are fastened at the both sides of the bridge.
Crossing the bridge, you will come to
Qizhen Cave. It was the ashram of Gong Qixia, the first Taoist in Qiyun Mountain. Now, only inscriptions and an ancient gate remain.
Then you will visit the
Zhenxian Cave. Although this is a sacred place in Taoism, you will find gods from other religious staying with Taoist god at the same cave.
After visit, you will take a cable car down the mountain and enjoy your lunch.
11:30am driving to
Wanan compass museum, experiencing the local architecture and geomancy of Huizhou. The Museum inherited China's traditional manufacturing techniques, and formed its strict production process.
13:00am return Huangshan.
