Early morning in Huangshan city. | ![]() |
![]() | Crowd waiting for the cable car near the eastern steps. |
Souvenirs on display, at a way station along the trail. | ![]() |
![]() | Supplies for the hotels are carried to the top by porters. They make around 5 USD for a full day trip! |
A colorful gate. | ![]() |
![]() | View towards Taiping cableway, from near the White Goose Hotel. |
Lovers profess their loyalty by clamping these engraved locks on the chains and then flinging the keys over the cliff! | ![]() |
![]() | "Upside down boot rock". |
Hint of an early autumn? | ![]() |
![]() | View from the area known as "Cloud dispelling pavillion". |
Same place, different angle. | ![]() |
![]() | Looking into a canyon. |
Pine trees in the mist. | ![]() |
![]() | A tunnel along the way. |
Big rock. | ![]() |
![]() | A hanging walkway. |
Nearing sunset time. | ![]() |
![]() | Blown up view of "Flying-over rock" on the right. The people standing on top must have a great view! | ![]() |
![]() | In fact, this view - looking back at the walkway from "Flying-over rock". |
Another vista point. | ![]() |
![]() | Sunrise at "Purple cloud peak". |
A mountain-top reservoir. | ![]() |
![]() | One of the numerous canyons. |
Near Lotus peak. | ![]() |
![]() | Winding steps up another peak. |
An especially steep section - not many takers. | ![]() |
![]() | "Tian Du Feng" in the background, I think. It is among the tallest of the 77 peaks in Huangshan. |
A popular bridge. | ![]() |
![]() | One of the many hard-to-decipher signs. |
Motorbikes parked in front of the visitor center, near Yuping cableway. | ![]() |
![]() | Tourist clocking the speed of the Maglev train in Shanghai. |