Family Adventures in the Heart of Ancient China: Discover Hongcun
by miniiiiiiii
Aug 2, 2025
Too bad you’re not coming to Huangshan
Don’t know how amazing autumn in Southern Anhui is🍂
In the blink of an eye, autumn is deepening
The autumn in Huizhou is a pastoral poem with a spilled palette
Sharing a tested and reliable Huangshan autumn viewing route, moms, quickly save this!
📍Autumn viewing spots: Hongcun, Lucun, Tachuan in Yi County, Huangshan City, and Tunxi, Huangshan
🚗Transportation guide: For Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, self-driving is recommended. Take the high-speed train to Huangshan North Station → 20-minute taxi ride directly to Huangshan Hengjiangwan Hyatt Hotel
⏰【Best time】
🔸October to late November (mid-November is the peak!)
🔸For photographers: early morning + evening, the light and shadow are most atmospheric
🍂【2-day easy route】
🔸DAY1: Arrive at the hotel → stroll in the wetland park → enjoy afternoon tea → garden autumn viewing and photography
🔸DAY2: Depart from hotel → Hongcun → Tachuan → Lucun → return trip
💡Tips: Hongcun, Tachuan, and Lucun are about 2 kilometers apart, can be walked or cycled, no pressure even with kids!
📷【Photo spots】
1️⃣ Meilin Ecological Wetland
Natural bird habitat, in autumn the reed marsh turns into a golden sea🌾
2️⃣ Hotel outdoor garden
Pavilions + redwood forest + distant mountains and black tiles, reeds overlapping with redwoods, sunset river view is stunning!
🍂Recommended spots: room balcony, riverside boardwalk, redwood trail
3️⃣ Hongcun
Golden autumn colors like an ink painting, great shots can be taken outside the scenic area too!
🎫Ticket: 94 RMB
🍂Photo spots: Nanhu, Yuezao, around the academy
4️⃣ Tachuan
“Jiangnan autumn colors, half in Tachuan,” the red leaves of the Chinese tallow tree perfectly match the horse-head walls🎨
🎫Ticket: 40 RMB
🍂Must shoot: photography viewing platform, ancient trees and streams
5️⃣ Lucun
Morning mist and cooking smoke linger, red maples and black tiles form an autumn painting (free!)
🍂Viewing platform overlooking the whole village, a must-go at sunrise
😋【Food without fail】
1️⃣In the hotel: Enjoy Xiangyue Chinese Restaurant → Peking duck + steamed white fish in chicken broth are must-orders! Garden afternoon tea is super cozy
2️⃣Village farmhouse dishes: native chicken pot/stinky mandarin fish/five-leafed ginseng scrambled eggs/Yixian green cake, authentic Huizhou flavors~
🏨Accommodation|Huangshan Hengjiangwan Hyatt Hotel
🍂Family package|2 nights in a three-bedroom suite 💰3999 RMB (includes 6 breakfasts + 6 Hongcun tickets!)
🔸10% dining discount + free travel photography
🔸Valid until 2025.12.31 (book 3 days in advance)
Post by Alexander Young | Oct 22, 2025























