January 28 - February 21

Dongbei Region:

Jilin Province: Changchun to Changbaishan (tour)

Heilongjiang Province: Harbin, Xuexiang / Snow town, Mohe

Liaoning Province: Shenyang, Anshan, Qianshan, Dandong, Dalian

Saturday, January 28, 2017

DepartingSat, Jan 28 10:30 am Honolulu, HI, US (HNL) Arriving

Sun, Jan 29 9:40 pm Beijing, CN (PEK - wCapital) Number of stops1 Connection

Honolulu, HI, US (HNL)Beijing, CN (PEK - Capital)Duration1I the 7h 10m totalFlight segments

Hostel 60

January 30 make glasses

720

Breakfast 50rmb

Fly to Changchun

Stay at Hanting Express 159 rmb

January 31

Book tour Changbaishan 900 rmb

Japan lunch 79 rmb

4 Season Hotel 190rmb

Feb 1

Changbaishan stay at hotel

Feb 2

4 Season Hotel 190 rmb

Feb 3 Chunyi hotel 230 rmb

Feb 4 train to Changchun to Harbin

109 rmb

Kunlun Hotel 330rmb

Tour 4200 rmb

Feb 5 Snow & Ice World

Train: Harbin to Mohe

Feb. 6 - 10

Train: Mohe to Harbin

Feb. 11 Kunlun Hotel

Feb. 12 - 14 Tujia Somerset Xinhui Shenyang Residence

Train: Shenyang to Anshan

Feb. 14 - 15 7 Days Inn Anshan

Feb. 15 Train Anshan to Dandong

Bus to Dandong

Feb. 15 Life's Business Hotel

Feb. 16-17 Venice Jianguo Hotel

Feb. 17 - 18 Venice Jianguo Hotel

Feb. 18 Train to Dalian

Feb. 19 Atour Hotel - Zhongshan Square

Feb. 19 China Southern Airlines DLC to PEK

Feb. 20 - 21 Llama temple hostel

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Flight details:

Route #1 Beijing - Wuhan

Flight no: MU2454 (China Eastern Airlines)

Departure: Apr 07 @ 22:35,Beijing Capital International Airport Airport(Terminal 2 of Beijing Capital Airport)

Arrival: Apr 08 @ 00:40,Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Airport(Terminal 2 of Tianhe Airport)

Class: Economy

Route #2 Wuhan - Shennongjia

Flight no: MU2504 (China Eastern Airlines)

Departure: Apr 08 @ 10:40,Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Airport(Terminal 2 of Tianhe Airport)

Arrival: Apr 08 @ 11:30,SHENNONGJIA Airport(Shennongjia Airport)

Class: Economy

Payment details:

No. of tickets: 1

Payment method: PAYPAL

Total Amount: CNY 507.00

April 8

Plane cancel both 10:45/1:50

Airport bus 17 rmb to town

Walked to various hotel

Tourist info

Banana. 18 rmb

11:30 Evening train to Enshi

Sleep

April 9

Arrive 7am enshi

Bus #6 to city 2 rmb

Ask directions

Yes there is a bus. Bus station you need is on Hangkong Avenue 航空大道 near the intersection of Minzu Rd. 民族路. If you don't speak Mandarin you'll need to show the ticket seller the characters for Grand Canyon (daxiagu) 大峡谷. Allow about an hour and a half each way, then a few hours to hike the canyon. Best to arrive and spend the night, then get bus ticket the next morning.

Enshi Grand Canyon is located in Tunbao Village in the Town of Banqiao

HangKong ave bus station

25 rmb to daixiagu canyon

Entry 200 rmb

Cable car 110 rmb

Rain

25 rmb bus to enshi

Enshi

Enshi Grand Canyon comprises of three mountains. It takes four to six hours to climb the mountains.

What to see in Enshi Canyon

One Incense Pillar

One Incense Pillar is a karst pillar standing between the cliffs and peaks of the 108-kilometer-long Enshi Canyon. This incense stick-shaped peak is 150 meters tall, but only four meters wide, which maks it incredible that it stands at all, let alone that it's survived several major earthquakes. Local legend holds that the pillar is a piece of incense given by a deity to the ingenious Tujia people. The residents could light it in times of disaster and the deity would descend to help.

Enshi Grand Canyon

Long Corridor at the Cliff

Long Corridor at the Cliff is a plank road built along the face of a cliff. It was built in October 2007. It has a length of 488 meters and 118 steps. It is located at an altitude of 1,700 meters, at the cliff on the waist of the mountain. When you tour along the cliff, you can enjoy the fantastic scenery of the canyon on the way. The plank road is crooked for s couple of times.

Bowing Pine Tree

Bowing Pine Tree is a representative of the five wonders in the canyon. There is a saying: "There is no peak group if there are cliffs, or there is no cliff if there is peak group". "Welcoming Pine Tree" in Yellow Mountain is world-famous, with opening arms and smile to welcome tourists from home and abroad. Bowing Pine Tree in this place is on behalf of the hospitality Tujia and Miao people, bowing deeply to welcome or escorting visitors from different places.

Bus 6 to train

Bullet train 6:48-22:48 to wuhan

150 rmb

Walk till 12am

Found private apt 55 rmb

April 10 wuhan to shennongjia

KFC breakfast 14

Banana 18

Airport bus 18

April 10 Shennongjia arrive

Bus to Muyu town 50 rmb

Muyu was a little bigger than I expected. The town has two major roads running parallel and many hotel options, most of them vacant at this time of year.

found a king bed for 70

Scout hotel price from 70-120 rmb

Royal hotel 70 rmb

Add 20/night for heating or cooling.

April 11

Breakfast

10

Shennongjia tour.

Hire a car to visit

Shennongding scenic

Windy Yangtze Han cross

Stone forest

Nature Reserve

The Shennong Altar , which is in memory of the Chinese's ancestor, Shennongshi. Then visit the Source of France Stream. Get back to the guesthouse in Muyu Town. At night, you can also take a taxi to join in the campfire party by the Shennong Stream.

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The next morning, our hotel informed us that a minivan would drive by the front of the hotel taking people in the direction of Yazikou (the entrance to Shennongjia) and she helped us flag one down.

When we got close to Yazikou, the driver asked us something we couldn't quite understand, regarding where we wanted to be dropped off. We were in front of a big tourist welcome center looking building with a sign for tickets, so we had him drop us off there, even though we knew we were still about 1km from Yazikou, the entrance.

It's low season, so we were the only ones on the bus. Strangely, they asked to see our passports before boarding the bus and they recorded our info and thumbprint.

The bus took us to the highest point, some interesting rock formations, and a miniature zoo with some caged monkeys. At the miniature zoo, we decided to go off on our own for a bit and found a footpath along the stream and up a small mountain.

April 12

Car ride 8am

Natural bridge scenic Area

Museum

In the morning, car to visit the Hongpin Gallery, which boasts beautiful trees, caves, peaks and peaks. Then climb to Shennong Summit - the highest mountain of Shennongjia . After lunch, you can follow the sign posts to visit Banbi Rock, Wangnong Pavilion, and Watch Tower, Fengjing Ya, Golden Monkey Ridge, and Alpine Meadow. Around 17:00, get to Muyu Town and check in hotel/ local guesthouse.

bus station to Fangxia Co

The most peculiar species founded in the forest zone are certainly the "white animals". The first albino animal spotted in the scenic area was a white bear, which looks like a giant panda in white skin. White monkeys, white roes, white deer, white squirrels, white snakes, white crows and even white toads have also been gradually discovered by scientists. Aside from the endangered animals, Shennongjia is a natural garden for herbal medicines as well. More than two thousand kinds of precious herbs, such as Jiaogulan (gynostemma pentaphyllum, which is as efficient as ginseng), actinidia, muskiness, fritillaria, Chinese angelica and etc., can be easily found in the Shennongjia Forest Zone.

The Wild Man of Shennongjia is a mysterious figure as famous as Nessie and UFOs. The records of the Wild Man appear many times in ancient Chinese books, and since the 1970s, many people have declared that they had spotted The Wild Man. They are described to be ape-like, about two meters (6 ft.) high, covered by red or brown hair and can move very fast while standing erect. There have been many research studies held, which have yielded some evidence of the creature, such as the footprints and hair of The Wild Man. It is believed by many people that The Wild Man is an ancient species just like the giant panda and the golden haired monkey. Recently, some hikers and visitors also announced their sightings of The Wild Man. But to this day, no Wild Man has yet been caught.

takes around 3 hours and coach ticket costs CNY51.00 net per person. Upon arrival in Fangxia, take a coach to

Wudangshan

Coach Ticket: CNY31.00 net per person, around 3.5 hours).

2pm Bus to Wudangshan

51 rmb to fungxia

31 rmb wudangshan

to get to Wudangshan, you can take a tourist bus from Muyu Town at 08:00, taking CNY90 per person.

60 rmb hotel share

April 13. Climb to golden summit

15 rmb breakfast

240 rmb admission include bus

27 rmb summit

15 rmb purple hall

70 rmb guest house

6 rmb corn

10 rmb mein

April 14 Wudangshan

The Wudang mountain range is located in the northwestern corner of the Hubei province. It is UNESCO world heritage site and it‘s main access town is Wudangshan town. From there it is another 45 minutes drive to Nanyan up in the mountains

Firstly take tourist bus to Zhongguan and change cable car to the Wudang Mountain Summit. On the top, you will visit Taihe Temple, Zhuanyun Palace and Golden Palace, the landmark of Wudang Mountain. After that, take cable car down and head to the other side of mountain to visit Nanyan Temple, and Purple Clouds Palace operated by Taoist Association to learn some Taoism. Later come to Prince Slope to visit the place where prince studied. Stay overnight in Wudangshan.

Wudang Mountain: also named as Taihe Mountain, it’s famous for the Taoist and Tai Chi, a kind of Martial Arts. It was the must destination for Taoist learners to become immortality since the end of Han Dynasty, and had a peak time in Ming Dynasty. In 1994, Wudang Mountain was declared to be World Heritage Site. It has 72 peaks and the highest one is called Tianzhu Peak about 1612 above sea level, marking the height of Wudang Mountain. And those ancient buildings in Wudang Mountain epitomize the architectural and artistic achievements of Chinese Dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing, especially the Nanyan Temple, Taihe Temple and Purple Clouds Palace, reflecting the highly religious thought.

Golden Palace: situated in the summit, it’s the symbol of Wudang Mountain with the same level of Forbidden City in Beijing. As costing 100,000 kg of copper and 300 kg of gold in Ming Dynasty, Golden Palace showed the Wudang Taoist’ highest position at that time.

Meet master

Info from

Wudang International Youth Hostel is located next to the center square of WU DANG TOWN , it only takes ten minutes walking to get to the foot of the mountain

From WUDANG train station or SHIYAN train station:

-Take the bus No. 202 or 203 and get off at the GONGXIAOSHE stop.

-Then walk forward 200 metres, you can see theWudang International Youth Hostel on the right near the center square.

No.2 Gongyuan Road, Next to Wudangshan central square, Wudangshan, China

Wudangshan - Zhengzhou train 8pm- 6:44am 91 rmb

April 15

Zhengzhou

Arrive 8am

Breakfast at dico 19tmb

Catch bus 8 am

9:44 am

2nd stop bus 16

Last stop

Parks and nature

Yellow River Scenic Area (黄河风景区), (Take a bus #16 from Zhengzhou Railway Station, the trip takes 1h20min, 5 RMB). 8AM-6PM. Scenic area consisting of five scenic spots, Five Dragons Peak, Camel Mountain Range, Yueshan Temple, Stone Figures, and the Ancient City of Liubang and Xiangyu. Entrance fee is 60 RMB or 96 RMB including cable car. ¥30.

Burger King 26

Umbrella 20

Water 5

Ice cream 2

Train Qingdao 6:15pm - 8:30am

Zhengzhou to Qingdao

18:13-8:03

138.50 rmb

April 16

Qingdao travel agency

3 day tour 710 rmb

Bus 40

Hotel 80 rmb

Boat cruise 30 rmb

Walking sea tour 60 rmb

Lunch buffet 30 rmb

Laoshan

Cable car 80rmb

Tea factory

300 gram @ 120 rmb

April 17 Qingdao

Check out hotel on Beijing street

Tour 6:40

Coach

4 hr

Lunch

penglai

Visited The Penglai Pavilion is a large park of ancient buildings, palaces and temples, that have been restored and rebuilt. It has been a tourist goal for more than a thousand years, and the site features inscriptions from famous poets and calligraphers like Su Shi and Dong Qichang.

3 divine mountain scenic spot

8 immortal

High speed boat ride

Wine sales safm

yantai

Fish oil and sea cucumber

EPA dha

Bus to

weihai

Share room

April 18 Weihai

Breakfast 8rmb

Boat to Liugong island

Sino Japanese museum

Today boat to Liugong Island: It is located in Weihai Bay, at the east end of Shandong Peninsula. It is very close to downtown, only 20 minutes distance by ship. The island is famous for the wonderful littoral scenery and the memorial places of Sino-Japanese War of 1894.

Boat back

Lunch Korean

Tour Garden temple history culture

April 19 Weifang

International Kite Festival

Qingdao- Weifang

Train depart 6:44

56.5 rmb

Arrive 7:56

Rain

Weifang

bus 56 to get to the downtown spots. 'As with every train station in the country, beware of the taxi drivers waiting to overcharge unsuspecting foreigners.' This previous para, is incorrect or old information now, and should be removed. All Green and Gold taxis are "Beijing Hyundai Elantra's" they are all correctly metered The Blue taxis, which are slowly being replaced, are Volks Wagon

By bus

Weifang buses much like the city itself are new and therefore quite comfortable when not peak travel times. Buses start around 6am ending at about 10pm in the summer and 9pm in the winter.

The two main roads are Dongfeng Jie and Shengli Jie which bus #16 and #56 both service. Bus 16 follows a circular loop along both of these two main streets while bus 56 starts at the train station and ends at the other side of the city at Weifang University.

Weifang's claim to fame is its kites and a visit to Weifang should include some exposure to the kite culture here.

Stay at 2nd Home inn for 166rmb

The Kite Factory 杨家埠风筝厂, (take bus #4 to the last stop). lies outside of Weifang in a place called YangJiaPu. Inside the museum cum factory one will witness traditional kite making and production in a traditional Chinese setting of small gardens, old buildings and a slower pace of life. It's a good idea to buy your own kite at one of the shops outside of the factory (along the road) as it is generally cheaper here than in the city or in the factory itself.

Kites:

3 insect 40rmb

Boat 65 rmb

1 pine eagle 120

1 pine winder 160

1 big eagle 120

1 winder 200

April 20 Weifang

International Kite - Festival

8am

Bus 56 to Hanting Express and Home Inn stop

About 6 stops from train station

Walk south 10 minutes

The Kite museum & square 风筝广场, (Bus 16, 20, 56 and many other buses stop here.). is located in the financial district, across from the giant Bank of China. A nice place to witness old men playing traditional games of chess or cards or other games, buy a kite, or people watch. The Museum is worth a look to glimpse kites from around the world and the brush up on your kite history.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/MobileQueryBBox-g635524-d1814267-Kite_Museum

Arrive at 11am

Pine eagle 860

Pine eagle 360

The International Kite Festival 国际风筝会, (If going by city bus use #19 is held each year on or around April 20th. Kiters from around the globe come to hoist their prized possession skyward in differing competitions ranging from largest kite to synchronized flying, team competitions and also general kite displaying and flying. Locals and visitors alike are welcome to bring their own kite and cast it into the wind. The kite grounds are about an hour outside of the city by bus. Many hotels offer their own buses out to the kite grounds so getting out there isn't too much difficulty．

-Weifang_Shandong.html

2 umbrella 40

Bus 19 to train stop when turn left

Train to Beijing

259 rmb

G198

Depart 17:15

Arrive 20:15

Hostel 65

April 21-22 Beijing

Silk market is easily accessed by taking subway, you may take subway line 1 and get off at Yong’an’li stop, at Exit A. Learn how to take subway in Beijing?

Magic shop

Silk market

Yang ali

Line 1

Exit a1

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Return home

Kites 125

Toys 150

Rope 120

Puzzles 50

Math Supplies 80

Science Supplies 80

Books 60

Clothing / costume 60

School manipulatives 45

Tea peanut bread 20

790

April 2015

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April 8

Check - in hotel

AApril 9 Shennongjia

In the morning, hire a car (CNY 350 – 400 per day) to visit the Hongpin Gallery, which boasts beautiful trees, caves, peaks and peaks. Then climb to Shennong Summit - the highest mountain of Shennongjia (CNY140). After lunch, you can follow the sign posts to visit Banbi Rock, Wangnong Pavilion, and Watch Tower, Fengjing Ya, Golden Monkey Ridge, and Alpine Meadow. Around 17:00, get to Muyu Town and check in at a local guesthouse.

April 10 Shennongjia

Proceed with the dream-like Shennongjia tour. Hire a car to visit The Shennong Altar (CNY 20), which is in memory of the Chinese's ancestor, Shennongshi. Then visit the Source of France Stream. Get back to the guesthouse in Muyu Town. At night, you can also take a taxi to join in the campfire party by the Shennong Stream.

April 11 Shennonjia- Enshi (I book this plane)

MU2125Economy

11:50 HPGSHENNONGJIA

0h50m

12:40 WUHWuhan Tianhe International Airport T2

MU2469 Economy

15:45 WUHWuhan Tianhe International Airport / T2

1h10m

16:55 ENHEnshi Airport

710rmb

---- Check in hotel

April 12- Enshi

Enshi Xujiaping Airport is not far (4.5 kilometers/2.8 miles) from the city proper of Enshi city, mainly operating flights to Wuhan. Bus is the most important vehicle for the prefecture's transportation. There are three main bus stations operating in Enshi city: Wuyang Bus Station in Wuyangba, and the other two in Qingjiang Hotel and Foreign Trade Bureau in Dongfeng Road.

Yes there is a bus. Bus station you need is on Hangkong Avenue 航空大道 near the intersection of Minzu Rd. 民族路. If you don't speak Mandarin you'll need to show the ticket seller the characters for Grand Canyon (daxiagu) 大峡谷. Allow about an hour and a half each way, then a few hours to hike the canyon. Best to arrive and spend the night, then get bus ticket the next morning.

Enshi Grand Canyon is located in Tunbao Village in the Town of Banqiao

Read more at http://www.gonomad.com/2172-enshi-china-discovering-china-s-grand-canyon#ilRBlRE3Fd57t0Ea.99

Passengers may take scheduled flights to arrive at Enshi from Wuhan (two flights/day), Yichang (two flights/week), and Chongqing (two flights/week). Scheduled buses leave for Enshi every 50 minutes at Yichang Long-distance Passenger Station. Passengers may board non-stop trains at Wuhan and Chongqing to Enshi. They may also travel via expressways. Taxi services are cheap in downtown Enshi. It is a 60 kilometers drive from the downtown area to Mufu Grand Canyon. Passengers may take shuttle buses at Guabangyan station at the Qingjiang bridgehead or Hangkong Road passenger station to Mufu town, the seat of the Grand Canyon. It takes less than two hours to drive.

Scheduled buses leave directly for the canyon from Enshi Long Distance Bus Station on Hangkong Road in Enshi. The buses depart at the station every 50 minutes and the journey takes about 1 to 2 hours.

April 13 Enshi

Enshi Grand Canyon comprises of three mountains. It takes four to six hours to climb the mountains.

What to see in Enshi Canyon

One Incense Pillar

One Incense Pillar is a karst pillar standing between the cliffs and peaks of the 108-kilometer-long Enshi Canyon. This incense stick-shaped peak is 150 meters tall, but only four meters wide, which maks it incredible that it stands at all, let alone that it's survived several major earthquakes. Local legend holds that the pillar is a piece of incense given by a deity to the ingenious Tujia people. The residents could light it in times of disaster and the deity would descend to help.

How to Get There:

There are three central towns in the area: Muyu, Hongping and Songbai. You can take a coach at Yichang City to Muyu, or take a coach at Shiyan City to Songbai. As the forest zone is very large, it will be a good choice to rent a car. It is easy to get lost in the mountains, so don't leave the road too far away! The living conditions and services in Muyu Town are the best in the whole zone, so it's better for visitors to spend nights here.

Recommended Accommodation:

Muyu Town: Shennong Shanzhuang (2 stars); Tianlu Hotel

Songbai Town: Shennongjia Hotel

Tips:

Virgin forests in the Zone are not totally open to visitors because of their large size, so you'd better find a guide; You will probably want to pack your raincoat and some plastic bags so that you can keep your clothes and camera dry; a knife, match and compass are also highly recommended; It's usually very cold in the night, so you'd better pack more clothes; wear boots and trousers in the forest so that you can prevent bites from mosquitoes and other insects.

Proceed with the dream-like Shennongjia tour. Hire a car to visit The Shennong Altar (CNY 20), which is in memory of the Chinese's ancestor, Shennongshi. Then visit the Source of France Stream. Get back to the guesthouse in Muyu Town. At night, you can also take a taxi to join in the campfire party by the Shennong Stream.

Hubei Province, bordering Shaanxi, boasts a significant history and splendid culture. Here we would like to recommend a tour to Wudang Mountain Scenic Zone and Shennongjia Natural Reserve for you to appreciate the charm of Shaanxi's neighbor.

Take a bus at Xian bus station (at the southwest of the Xian railway station) to Wudangshan Town which belong to Shiyan city and 492 km from Xian. The bus departs from Xian eight times every day, among which six of them (09:00, 10:00,11:00, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00, 18:00) reach Shiyan city. This way takes 3 hours and 50 minutes and costs CNY100. Upon arrival in Shiyan city, take a bus at Shiyan south station to Wudangshan directly which needs another 45 minutes and costs CNY 7. Besides, the bus depart at 08:00 in the morning and 15:30 in the afternoon reaching Wudangshan directly which takes more than 4 hours and costs CNY110. For accommodation, we would like to recommend the Wudanshan Hotel . Take a taxi to the hotel (around 5 minutes/ CNY10.00) and stay for two nights.

On the next day, take a taxi to the foot of Wudang Mountain (Admission fee: CNY110.00 net per person). The taxi transfer will take 5 minutes and cost CNY20.00 net. Alternatively, you may get there by walking within 10-20 minutes if you feeling energetic. A 1510 meter cable car (Cable Car Charge: CNY80.00 net for round trip) is operated to the middle of Embroidery Peak and Lion Peak, which is 100 meters from the Golden Palace. Visit the Golden Palace (Admission fee: CNY20.00 net per person), the Grand Purple Cloud Palace (Admission fee: CNY15.00 net per person), the South Cliff Palace and the Ancient Building Complex. The sightseeing bus (Bus Ticket: CNY70.00 net per person for round-trip) is available and convenient. Or you may take private tourist cars for transferring between the sites at the cost of around CNY10.00 - CNY20.00 net for each way. After a rich day tour, go back to the hotel in the town to stay overnight.

On the third day's morning, get up early in the morning since you will have a long way to go to reach the Shennongjia Natural Reserve. Take a coach from the bus station (next to the railway station) to Fangxia County. It takes around 3 hours and coach ticket costs CNY30.00 net per person. Upon arrival in Fangxia, take a coach to Songbai Town (Coach Ticket: CNY26.00 net per person, around 3.5 hours). Check in at a local hotel in Songbai Town for three nights' stay (Recommended hotel: Shennongjia Guesthouse, Add: No. 1, Yanhe Road).

In the morning, rent a car to visit the Shennongjia Natural Reserve including the Shennongding Peak - the highest mountain of Shennongjia (Admission fee: CNY140.00 net per person), Shengnong Altar (Admission fee: CNY40.00 net per person), Natural Bridge (Admission fee: CNY20.00 net per person), Source of Fragrant Brook (Admission fee: CNY30.00 net per person) and other sight-worthy places. The car rental charge is around CNY350.00 - CNY400.00 net per day. If you travel in winter, Shengnongjia is also a good place for skiing.

Proceed with the dream-like Shennongjia tour on the next day. Rent a car with the same charge to visit Yantian Scenic Area (Admission fee: CNY60.00 net per person) - a national forest park. The popular sites are Yanzidong - a cave where swallows inhabit all the year around, Rainbow Bridge, Wild Man Cave, Hongping Gallery, Rhinoceros Cave etc.

Early the next day, take a coach at 7:30 am from Songbai Town to Shiyan city (around 7 hours). The coach runs one time only per day and the ticket costs CNY60.00 net per person. (Tips: The coach will arrive at Fangxia County first. Do not get off early and remember your destination is Shiyan). Take the bus from Shiyan back to Xian. The early shuttle bus departs from Shiyan city at 08:00 and last one return from 18:00 in the afternoon, altogather 10 times in total. A fantastic tour ends.

Lu Shan looks good:

http://www.chinayangtze.com/mount-lu-scenic-area/

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/package/hongkong/02s.htm

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/jiangxi/jiujiang/mt_lushan.htm

April 16

Lushan Big Nature International Youth Hostel (庐山大自然青年旅舍), 1 Hubei Lu, Lushan, postal code: 332900 (Off of the main street of Guling Jie head south on Henan Lu for about 500 meters. Look for a sign on the right side with the International Hosteling

Lushan Nature International Youth Hostel

1, Hu Bei Road,

Lushan

332900

China

Get in touch

Tel. 0792-8288989

Fax. 0792-8288989

logo.), ☎ 07928286327 (yhalushan@hotmail.com), [1]. checkout: 12pm. This is fairly new, bright, and clean hostel not far off the main street. Staff are very friendly and there's usually an English speaker to be found. They offer 30 minutes of free internet and have for ¥5 simple Chinese-style breakfast. ¥35 dorm. edit

Lu Shan looks good:

http://www.chinayangtze.com/mount-lu-scenic-area/

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/package/hongkong/02s.htm

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/jiangxi/jiujiang/mt_lushan.htm

Tentative Plan for my April Trip

Mon: April 6 Depart

Tues: April 7 Arrive 8:05pm

Train or plane:

SN: April 12

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Jan 7, 2015

http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Changbaishan_National_Nature_Reserve

Airport Shuttle Bus

Airport shuttle buses can be found on the ground floor of the arrivals hall. A one-way trip will cost approximately RMB 24 (USD 4). This trip may take longer as the bus has many stops en route to the hotel.

Transportation

Airport Shuttle Bus

Five airport shuttle bus lines link the airport and the city proper. Passengers can choose them to Railway Station, Nanguan City Terminal, Garden Hotel, Highway Passenger Station, Xi’anqiaowai. Among them, the line 1, to Nanguan City Terminal, runs most frequently, available from the arrival of first flight to the last one from the airport. From the City Terminal, the bus leaves from 06:00 to 19:00 with frequency around 30 minutes.

Jilin City also has four shuttle buses a day to the airport. They depart from the civil aviation ticket office in No.2288, Chongqing Road. Passenger can catch the bus at 05:30, 07:30, 12:00 and 15:00 in Jilin and 12:30, 15:30 19:30 and 21:30 in the airport back to Jilin. The bus runs around 80 minutes. The ticket costs CNY40 per person.

three-day tours arranged through CITS in Jilin (at the Dongguan Hotel) costing ¥620 (¥420 for Chinese), which include all fees and accommodations, and which stop at all the major sightseeing spots, including Tian Chi.

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21 Changbai Residential Community (Changbai Xiaoqu)

South Lake (南湖公园; Nánhú Gōngyuán). A large park

Wenhua Square (文化广场; Wénhùa Guǎngchǎng)

People's Square (人民广场; Rénmín Guǎngchǎng).

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Jan 10

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1长春站，长白路，长春，吉林，宽城，智

Train to Jilin

http://www.chinatrainguide.com/changchun-railway-station/jilin.html

China Train Timetable from changchun to jilin

360 Jilin Street (Jilin Dajie)

超级8北京路132号，船营区

http://jlspd.com/szly.asp?id=502 (tour to Changbaishan)

Home Inn (Jilin Taoyuan Road Branch) (如家快捷酒店 (吉林桃源路店); Rújiākuàijiéjiǔdiàn (Jílín Táoyuánlùdiàn)), 25 Taoyuan Road, Chuanying District (船营区桃源路25号; Chuán​yíng​qū​ Táo​yuán​lù​), [3]. Rooms with free internet. Listed rates for doubles from ¥132, breakfast ¥12.

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Ice-rimmed Trees, (Along Songhua River).

Meteorite Museum (吉林陨石博物馆; Jílín Yǔnshí Bówùguǎn), 100 Jilin Avenue (吉林大街100号; Jí​lín​dà​jiē​) (Bus 3), ☎ +86 432 4681979, [2]. 9AM-4:30PM. Shows the largest extant meteorite in the world and you may touch a smaller one. ¥20.

Ice Lantern Festival (Bingdeng Jie). Mid-January

spend one day and night in The Rime Island. For another day, in the morning, you can go to Wula Street, which is located opposite to the island. After that, you go back to town, and visit Century Square and Beishan Park.

Jilin City also has four shuttle buses a day to the airport. They depart from the civil aviation ticket office in No.2288, Chongqing Road. Passenger can catch the bus at 05:30, 07:30, 12:00 and 15:00 in Jilin and 12:30, 15:30 19:30 and 21:30 in the airport back to Jilin. The bus runs around 80 minutes. The ticket costs CNY40 per person.

http://www.trainby.com/Train-Schedule/Jilin-Changchun.htm

There are special buses in front of the city's Train Station running to the Songhua Lake every 40 minutes. The external transportation of the city is convenient. It is 130 kilometers (81 miles) away from Changchun and dozens of buses depart every day to Changchun within every two hours.

From: Shenyang (沈阳) to Jilin (吉林)

By: Train

Time: 5 hours

Jilin City Accommodation

Tianshi Binguan (Angel Hotel, 天使宾馆)

Address: 2 Nanjing Jie, Jilin City

Twin room, ensuite, heating, simple breakfast included: 120RMB per night

Attractions Information

http://community.travelchinaguide.com/review2.asp?i=903

The Wusong appears nearly every day during the very cold winter months, mid-January to mid-February are the best times to see it. You will need to get up early to appreciate the full beauty of it. Between 7am – 10am is best as before 7am it is dark and after 10am the sun melts a lot of the ice. Walk east along the river for the best views.

Jiangnan Gongyuan (江南公园)

Jiangnan Gonyuan is located south of the river behind Century Square. An ice carving festival is held there during the Spring Festival week, but it is much smaller than that of Harbin. The entrance fee is 3RMB.

Beishan Park (北山公园)

Beishan Gongyuan can be reached by taking the number 42 bus.

The entrance fee is 5RMB.

NOTE: The temperatures in January when I was there were between a high of -15°C and a low of -26°C. Warm clothes are essential. - See more at: http://community.travelchinaguide.com/review2.asp?i=903#sthash.dZtKpNCW.dpuf

长春西火车站，花垣街，绿园，长春，吉林，中国

Changchun West Rail

Jan 11

Morning train to ChangChun or bus to Yanji

China Train Timetable from changchun to yanji

From Yanji, you can find buses to reach Erdaobaihe Town. The buses can be taken at YanjiNortheast Asia Bus Station and the timetable is 06:40, 08:00, 10:10, 12:20 and 14:30. The bus takes around 3.5 to 4 hours to reach Erdaobaihe Town. Upon reaching that town, you can take a taxi to reach Changbaishan attraction and the taxi fare is around 60RMB.

It is not suggested to drive on your own.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jilin/yanbian/

Jan 12

The tour was with one of the numerous generic tour companies that keep opening and closing in Changchun. The cost was 380rmb with an extra 120rmb to stay in a double room with a private show and toilet. The itinerary on day 1 was to catch the bus at 5:40am for a 6-7 hour bus trip and eventually arrive at a small town near the west gate of Changbaishan called Songjianghe in the evening. Day two was an early wake up then off to Changbaishan for half a day. The rest of the day was a shopping stop and a drive back to Changchun.

easiest way to get to Changbaishan is by booking one of the three-day tours arranged through CITS in Jilin (at the Dongguan Hotel) costing ¥620 (¥420 for Chinese), which include all fees and accommodations, and which stop at all the major sightseeing spots, including Tian Chi.

How to Get There:

Erdaobaihe County is the nearest county to Changbai Mountain. There are trains to Tonghua, Changchun, Dandong, etc. and coaches to Yanji, Shenyang, Changchun, Jilin City, and Antu. The nearest airport is in Yanji, with flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Dalian and Changchun. In Erdaobaihe County, visitors have to rent an automobile in order to reach the Northern Slope and Western Slope Entrances, but remember that not every car is allowed to go inside the mountain.

Trains: Trains to Baishan City are mostly from neighbouring cities and towns, such as Tonghua, Shenyang, Baihe, Ji’an, Dandong, Longjing, Dalian and Dunhua. Visitors can take a train to Tonghua, Shenyang or Dalian and then take a train to Baishan.

Enter Changbai Mountain from the Southern Slope Entrance; visitors have to go to Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Baishan City first. Visitors can rent an automobile to arrive the Heavenly Lake directly. Driving along the Yalu River, visitors have to drive on DPRK's land at some time.

English: Ever White Mountain

Chinese: 长白山

Pinyin: chang2 bai2 shan1

Getting There:

From: Tonghua （通化) to Erdaobaihe （二道白河）

By: bus

Cost: 52.50RMB

Time: 1.35pm depart Tonghua, 6.35pm arrive Erdaobaihe (end of the road)

From: Erdaobaihe to Changbaishan

By: taxi

Cost: 20RMB return

Time: 30 minutes

Getting Away:

From: Erdaobaihe to Yanji （延吉）

By: bus

Cost: 33.80RMB

Time: 5.30am depart Erdaobaihe, 9.30am arrive Yanji

Changbaishan

Entrance Ticket: 100RMB

Bus Ticket (required!): 45RMB

Access to Waterfall & Heavenly Lake by foot: 40RMB

Access to look down on Heavenly Lake by jeep: 80RMB

Accommodation

Having stayed at Erdaobaihe, I would advise travellers to stop at Baihe （白河）. It is a larger town and probably has much better accommodation options. Of course, travel to and from Changbaishan might be slightly more expensive as it is further away than Erdaobaihe. - See more at: http://community.travelchinaguide.com/review2.asp?i=876#sthash.Sanhbtsf.dpuf

Woodland Youth Hostel is located at the Baihe Town under the north slope of Changbai Mountains.

Our address in local know as 'Chang Qu Er You' (场区二幼). Taxi from Bai He Train Station or Bus terminal cost CNY10.00 and drive about 5 minuts. - See more at: http://www.travelaholics.com/hostels/china/jilin/yanbian-chaoxianzu/yanji/yanji/chang-bai-shan-woodland-international-youth-hostel/a51259/#sthash.9kVuxuZF.dpuf

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Jan 13

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Getting There -- The route begins at Erdao Bai He (Bai He for short), a small town 25km (16 miles) north of the mountain, named for a river that flows down from Tian Chi. The best way to reach Bai He from the north or west is through Yanji; during peak season, which starts around mid-June, a tourist express leaves Yanji's long-distance bus station at 5:30am and goes directly to the mountain gate. The 3-hour trip costs ¥55 one-way; ¥110 same-day round-trip including lunch. Or you can catch one of several Bai He-bound buses (191km/118 miles; 4 hr.; ¥32) that leave from the Yanji railway station. From the south, the easiest approach is by train via Tonghua (two daily; 5 1/2 hr.; ¥103), Jilin (one daily; 16 hr. 40 min.; ¥125) or Shenyang (one daily; 13 1/2 hr.; ¥103).

Admission at the main gate costs ¥100 for adults and ¥50 for students and children. Tour bus (¥68) at daozhankou takes you around the park and to a parking lot in front of the hot springs just below Tian Chi.

Tours -- Many travel agents in Jilin offer a 3-day Changbai Shan tour for ¥500 to ¥650. The tours are certainly reasonably priced but they don't leave much time to enjoy anything but the lake. InYanji, CITS, Jixi Jie 4, south of the intersection with Xin Gongyuan Lu (tel. 0433/272-0022) offers a 1-day tour for ¥300, which includes lunch and all fees for the mountain during weekends. Note: It's extremely difficult to beat the CITS price if you are a solo traveler and want to return to Yanji the same day.

Yanji Airport is 220km away from town. It takes 4 hours by bus with RMB40.

Baihe Train Station is located in town. Train from Changchun, Shenyang, Tonghua arrives at this station.

Antu Train Station is 150km away from town. It takes 3 hours by bus with RMB25. Train from Changchun, Haerbin, Beijing,Dalian,Shenyang to Tu-men stops at this station.

Bus Terminal is located in town. Bus from Antu, Yanji, Changchun, Tonghua arrives at this station.

Our address in local know as 'Chang Qu Er You' (场区二幼). Taxi from Bai He Train Station or Bus terminal cost CNY10.00 and drive about 5 minuts to the hostel.

Good place and close to the train station. Walk straight out onto the main road, turn right and it's 200-300m down on the right. Rooms are a bit cold and damp unfortunately but the electric blanket helps a bit with this. Communal area is pleasant. About a 20min walk to the downtown area and local parks. Cheap place to stay considering Changbaishan is pretty damn expensive.

Seeing the Lake

To view the lake, you will have to climb an incredible number of paved stairs (¥25). More enjoyable is the 2-hour hike, which follows a smaller road up a narrow valley, crosses a bridge, then climbs past the 68m (223-ft.) Changbai Shan waterfall to the north shore (bei po) of the lake. Rock slides sometimes block the trail, in which case you may be able to seek out a freelance guide (¥100 per person) to show you an alternate route. Go early in the morning to avoid the crowds. Once you arrive, search out Mr. Song, an ex-reporter and photographer who lives by the lake and likes to tell tales of the mythical Tian Chi monster (guaiwu)over harsh glasses of Chinese moonshine.

Other Sights

Changbai Shan is home to a number of volcanic hot springs, the largest of which seeps steaming out of the rock south of the waterfall. Water from the springs commonly reaches 80°C (180°F); vendors sell eggs boiled in the springs (¥10 for four). The Wenquan Yu, in a small white building that's a 10-minute walk below the waterfall (on the left side as you descend), charges ¥80 for a pleasant soak in its hot-spring baths. Also on the mountain, 4km (2 1/2 miles) below the daozhankou, is the truly magical Dixia Senlin (Underground Forest) (includes the Heavenly Pool [Xiao Tian Chi]), a lush forest that becomes progressively more alien as it descends, with the Erdao Bai He 60m (200 ft.) below the mountain stratum (bring bug spray). In Bai He itself, between the railway station and the rest of town, is Meiren Song Senlin (Sylvan Pine Forest; 6am-6pm; ¥8), with a stunning forestry of sylvan pines (meiren song), a rare species that grow only on the northern slope of Changbai Shan between 650m and 1,600m (2,100-5,200 ft.).

Where to Stay & Dine

Rooms in most hotels are outfitted with kang -- heated brick platform beds, favored by Koreans and Manchus, either raised or sunk into the floor and covered with quilts. A group of families have set up small guesthouses next to the railway station in Bai He, where it is possible to sleep on a kang and enjoy home cooking for as little as ¥50.

If you prefer a mattress, Bai He's largest and nicest hotel is the Xinda Binguan (tel. 0433/572-0111; fax 0433/572-0555; 116 units), on the east side of Baishan Dajie just south of the Meiren Song Senlin. Simple but spacious and clean rooms with slightly dirty bathrooms cost ¥380. The Fubai Binguan (tel. 0433/571-8372; www.cbstianchi.com/fb-about.asp; 68 units), inside the Bai He Forestry Bureau complex south of the railway station, has clean guest rooms with small but tidy bathrooms for ¥220 to ¥220, as well as beds for ¥50.

If you plan to spend more than a day at Changbai Shan, it makes sense to pay the extra money and stay on the mountain. The Athlete's Village, at the daozhankou (Yundongyuan Cun; tel. 0433/574-6008; fax 0433/574-6055; 59 units), offers basic but comfortable rooms with TVs and small, clean bathrooms in a ski-lodge setting for ¥560. A 15-minute walk up the road, in a large, traditional Korean-style building, is the Chang Bai Shan International Hotel (Chang Bai Shan Guoji Binguan; tel. 0433/574-6004; fax 0433/574-6002; 42 units), which offers relatively luxurious standard rooms with plush beds and clean marble bathrooms (¥700; AE, DC, MC, V). Next door, the impeccable Chang Bai Shan Daewoo (Chang Bai Shan Dayu Fandian; tel. 0433/574-6011; fax 0433/574-6012; 59 units) offers a choice of bed or water-heated kang (¥960; AE, DC, MC, V).

All of the hotels mentioned above serve overpriced but adequate food. Restaurants in town are mostly dives, but they are significantly cheaper and serve comparable fare. The best meal (also the most expensive) can be found at the Chang Bai Shan Daewoo.

The Western Approach

This route has been more developed over the last couple of years and has a more subtle beauty. The starting point is the dusty village of Songjiang He, 40km (25 miles) west of Changbai Shan, connected by a newly paved road to a saddle of rock overlooking Tian Chi on the border with North Korea. The chief attractions here are the Jinjiang Grand Canyon, the plant life, which changes gradually from ghostly forests of birch at the lower elevations to vivid fields of wildflowers and grassy tundra just below the lake, and the newly open ski park. The flowers at the Alpine Garden and Iris Garden are at their most vibrant in early June. This path also offers a wonderful panorama of the Changbai Shan mountain range.

Essentials

Getting There -- Since the Changbai Shan Airport, 18km (11 miles) from the western slope entrance, started operating in 2008, the mountain has become increasingly more accessible. The 40-minute flights connecting to Changchun (daily except Wed) cost ¥580 one-way; daily flights to Beijing take 1 hr. 40 min. and cost ¥980. There is also a daily flight from Yanji. Discount is available. Book tickets with China Southern Airline (tel. 8620/95539; www.cs-air.com), Hainan Airlines (tel. 8620/950718; http://hnair.travelsky.com), or Air China (tel. 4008/986999; www.airchina.com.cn).

Another way to get to Songjiang He is by bus from Changchun (5:30am; 9 hr.; ¥42) or Jilin (1pm; 14 hr.; ¥116); or by train from Tonghua (6:30am; 5 hr.; ¥12 hard seat). The long-distance bus station, in a blue speckled building with a red-tile roof, is a 20-minute walk south of the railway station on Zhan Qian Jie, the city's main thoroughfare. Taxi is the only way to go to the entrance of the mountain from the railway or long-distance bus station. It takes about 30 minute and costs ¥50.

Tours -- The Songjiang He Forestry Company (tel. 0439/631-8461), with a travel office inside the Songjiang He Binguan, is the only organization officially allowed to run tours of the western slope. The 2-day tour costs ¥440 and includes admission and lunch, but no English is spoken. If you can speak Mandarin, it's much cheaper to hire a private car; drivers will approach you at the railway station. A reasonable price range is ¥150 to ¥250.

Exploring the Mountain

The Xi Po Shan Men (West Slope Mountain Gate), located 44km (27 miles) west of Tian Chi, is open from 6:30am to 4:30pm; admission is ¥100. Tour buses (¥68 per person) travel from the gate to the different sights below Tian Chi. To go to Jinjiang Canyon, a 1km-deep valley formed from molten lava, change buses at the transportation service center. One of the best times to visit the mountain is mid-July, when the birch forests and fields of wildflowers flourish. The tour bus drive ends at a steep set of stairs that leads to Tian Chi and the No. 5 border stone, which marks the beginning of North Korea. Birds and Chinese tourists cross the border at will, but soldiers stationed by the stone keep foreigners from doing the same. There is a 3-hour round-trip hike from here to Baiyun Feng, the highest point (2,691m/8,826 ft.); it's the second peak to the left as you face the lake.

Hiking West to North

Development of the western approach has made it possible to hike around Tian Chi and see both sides of the lake in 2 days, provided you have a tent, warm clothes, and plenty of food and water. The hike from the west shore along the ridge past Baiyun Feng to the waterfall on the north shore takes roughly 6 hours. Once you reach the waterfall, you can hike down to the hot spring, camp, and catch a ride to Bai He the next morning. Buses back to Songjiang He (3 hr.; ¥13) leave from the long-distance bus station on Baishan Dajie at 2pm.

Warning: The path is rocky and the weather unpredictable -- for experienced hikers only.

Where to Stay & Dine

The best lodging in the western slope area is the well-equipped resort hotel, Days Hotel Landscape Resort (Changbai Shan Lanjing Daisi Jiudian; tel. 0439/633-7999; fax 0439/633-7888; www.ljdsh.cn; 112 units), adjacent the western slope gate. The environment-friendly log resort uses solar power to heat the water and provides spacious and soothing rooms (¥620-¥840). It also has a handful of rooms with kangs. Bathrooms have shower only but are spotless. Outside the resort, is an 800-m (2,625 ft.) wooden trail into the forest where you can enjoy a pleasant walk after breakfast. In Songjiang He, the dark Songjiang He Binguan (tel. 0439/631-3601; fax 0439/631-8820; 90 units), on Gongyi Dajie, across the Senlin Huodong Zhongxin is the only proper hotel. Partially refurbished rooms with acceptable bathrooms cost ¥240, but this can be bargained below ¥200 even in the high season. The hotel serves tasty Chinese food.

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