The Most Awkward Province in China: Not Recognized by Northerners or Southerners!

📝Unveiling the Underrated Fairyland of Anhui: A Complete 2-Day Guide to Mount Qiyun
📍Location: Qiyunshan Town, Xiuning County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province
🚇Transportation: Take a high-speed train to Huangshan North/Yixian East Station, then take a direct bus
🎫Cost: CNY 120/person (including admission + round-trip cable car)
🌙Day 1 Afternoon to Evening: Night Tour of Qiyun Town
- Special Performances: Fish Lantern Garden Party, Bench Dragon, Charcoal Dance, Qifu Nuo Dance, Ruyuan Fire Tower, Hengjiang Golden Dragon Dance, Baiyue Fireworks Show
- Special Spring Festival Event: Seven-Colored Clouds Show from New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first lunar month and on the Lantern Festival
🌄Day 2 Hiking Route (approx. 5 hours):
Yuehua Cableway → Wangxian Tower → Shouzi Rock → Zhenxian Cave → Yuehua Street → Xianglu Peak → Taisu Palace → Xiaohutian → Yuxu Palace → Ziyun Pass → Wulao Peak → Fangla Village → Danxia Corridor → Highest Peak → Cableway
✨Highlights:
- Yuxu Palace: A mountain building dedicated to the True Warrior Emperor, with authentic works by Tang Bohu
- Yuehua Street: A thousand-year-old cliff village with Huizhou-style buildings and a food hub
- Danxia Corridor: Stunning red landforms and a photography paradise
- Fangla Village: Historical relics at the end of a steep mountain road
- Xiaohutian: A hidden landscape that is easy to miss
🏨Accommodation Recommendation:
Baiyue Resort Hotel
- Location: In Qiyun Town, next to the cableway
- Pros: Clean and tidy, hearty breakfast, convenient location
💡Fun Facts:
- Mount Qiyun was the most famous mountain in Anhui before the Qing Dynasty
- Xu Xiake visited twice, and Emperor Qianlong praised it as "the best place in the world, the most famous mountain in Jiangnan"
- Adjacent to Mount Huangshan, it is an important Taoist mountain