Hui Zhou is really not recommended to visit from August to September, I just want to tell the truth

🌟【August Hui Zhou Summer Escape Guide】Enjoy Ink-Wash Jiangnan for 800 RMB per person! Off-the-beaten-path and photogenic spots📸

💰【Budget】

3 days 2 nights for 800 RMB per person!

✔️Transportation: High-speed train to Huangshan North Station (round trip about 300 RMB), local carpool/public transport about 50 RMB per person

✔️Accommodation: Homestays in Hongcun/Xidi 150 RMB/night (choose old houses with courtyards for a great vibe~)

✔️Tickets: Hongcun 94 RMB (half price for students), Xidi 102 RMB (combo tickets are more cost-effective)

🏞️【Recommended Attractions】

1️⃣ Hongcun

▫️Must-visit! Go to Moon Pond at 6 AM, the ink-wash painting reflections are stunning🌄

▫️Wear Hanfu at Nanhu Painting Bridge for photos, instantly become the heroine of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

2️⃣ Xidi

▫️Fewer people than Hongcun! The brick carvings at the Hu Family Ancestral Hall are breathtakingly exquisite✨

▫️Highly recommend night tours! Lanterns light up like traveling through a thousand years🏮

3️⃣ Lucun (Free!)

▫️A hidden ancient village only locals visit, the wooden carved buildings are true works of art

4️⃣ Daguling

▫️25℃ natural air conditioning! Waterfalls, bamboo forests + creek trekking to beat the heat💦

🗺️【3-Day Itinerary】

Day 1: High-speed train to Huangshan North → Hongcun (overnight)

▫️Afternoon visit Nanhu Academy → Moon Pond night shots

Day 2: Hongcun → Lucun → Xidi (overnight)

▫️Morning at Lucun to see wood carvings, afternoon at Xidi to shoot rapeseed flower fields (late bloom in August!)

Day 3: Xidi → Daguling → Return trip

▫️1-hour hike to the waterfall, bring slippers for playing in the water!

🍜【Food Recommendations】

✔️Mao Tofu: Hongcun’s “Old Lady Mao Tofu” crispy outside and sticky inside!

✔️Stinky Mandarin Fish: Xidi’s “Sanwei Restaurant” mildly spicy version goes perfectly with rice🐟

✔️Stone Cake: Street stall 5 RMB each, with preserved vegetable filling that’s incredibly fragrant!

✔️Mung Bean Soup: Chilled + mint, a summer life-saving drink🧊

💡【Tips】

▪️Wear light-colored qipao/Hanfu! The blue tiles and white walls are super photogenic

▪️Bring mosquito repellent! Ancient villages have so many mosquitoes you’ll question life🦟

▪️August has frequent showers, prepare a dual-purpose sun and rain umbrella☔

📸 Every snap is pure Chinese style~