Huangshan One-Day Tour

Huangshan 5.24 one-day tour itinerary (including Celestial Capital Peak) We probably started climbing the mountain at six in the morning, and by the time we reached Celestial Capital Peak, it was already past eight, hitting the first wave of visitor flow control (time-segmented flow control not exceeding 500 people, with a daily admission of about 3000 people). Then we had to wait for someone to leave before we could enter. We managed to get in line by eight-thirty, and I was incredibly lucky today. When we descended the mountain after ten, it started pouring rain, and Celestial Capital Peak was closed. I'm glad we started early and got to experience it because we were specifically there for Celestial Capital Peak, which was a definite part of our itinerary. So we climbed it when we had the most energy. The route was Huangshan South Gate - Ci Guang Pavilion, towards Yuping Cableway entrance - Yuping Cableway ascent - Welcoming Guests Pine - Celestial Capital Peak - Welcoming Guests Pine - Sea of Clouds, Bright Summit Peak - Bright Summit Peak - Cloud Valley Cableway descent The whole journey took about 8 hours to complete. The cableway closed at five-thirty in the afternoon, and we got on the cableway to descend the mountain around five. If you don't need to climb Celestial Capital Peak, you can just go from Welcoming Guests Pine to Bright Summit Peak. The logic is to ascend the front mountain and descend the back mountain. In that case, it should take about 5 hours to finish. It's really exhausting; my legs were so weak from climbing. The paths in Huangshan are the kind that go up and down, which is quite torturous, haha. I won't be climbing Huangshan again for the next few months.