Today you will go to the airport to check in for your flight to Hangzhou, China. Due to the time difference, it is recommended to confirm the local time and depart 1day in advance, the exact time is subject to the arrival time. You will be spending the night on the plane, which may be cold, so it is recommended that you bring warm clothing. We wish you a good night's rest.

Upon arrival in Hangzhou, your guide will be waiting at the airport to greet you, after which you will check into your hotel for rest.

If time permits, we recommend independent exploration: visit Hefang Street and Intime in77, Hangzhou

Hefang Street : Located in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, this ancient street embodies millennia of culture and memories. It is not only a popular visiting destination for tourists but also a vivid portrayal of vibrant local life cherished by Hangzhou residents. Every step along its path reveals layers of historical evolution and humanistic charm.

Intime in77, Hangzhou: Situated in Hangzhou’s most bustling commercial and tourist leisure district, its architecture preserves distinctive Jiangnan design elements like arcaded buildings and gray bricks. Flagship stores of international brands dot the area, creating a unique East-meets-West cultural fusion. It seamlessly integrates fashion, art, architecture, and humanities.

Itinerary: Hangzhou - Lao Hu Kaiwen Ink Factory: Huizhou Ink Making Experience (approx.1hr) - She Inkstone Carving (approx.50min) -Huangshan Urban Area
After breakfast, transfer to Shexian County. Lunch upon arrival, then explore ancient Shexian - "Capital of Huizhou Ink", to explore Lao Hu Kaiwen Ink Factory. Having gone through hundreds of years of ups and downs, it still adheres to the traditional craftsmanship of Huizhou ink, inheriting the thousand-year-old charm of ink to this day. The craftsmanship of making Huizhou ink is a national intangible cultural heritage, and here you can witness the whole process of this exquisite craftsmanship. Experience of Huizhou ink making: Follow professional teachers to learn about the historical culture and production process of Huizhou ink. In the ink-making experience workshop, participate in making ink with your own hands and feel the magical transformation from raw materials to ink ingots. She inkstone carving experience: Under the guidance of professional masters, personally participate in the production process of She inkstone — from selecting stone materials, designing patterns to picking up carving knives for carving, and experience the wonderful process of turning an ordinary stone into an exquisite She inkstone.Watching Huangmei Opera Performance, understand the boundless charm of Jiangnan. 

Lao Hu Kaiwen Ink Factory

Located in the ancient city of Shexian County, Anhui Province, it was founded in 1956. It is the only professional factory in Shexian County that inherits the historical and cultural heritage of Huizhou ink after the founding of New China. It preserves the plaque of the old Hu Kaiwen Ink Workshop, a large number of historical materials of Huizhou ink, and many exquisite ink molds from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It also has a group of skilled masters and craftsmen.

Experience of Huizhou ink making

Huizhou ink originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Since its birth, it has been inextricably linked with literati and scholars. From Li Yu, the Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who was fond of Li Yangui's ink from Shezhou, to the "Earth Ink" created by Hu Kaiwen, a famous master of Huizhou ink, which won a gold medal at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, all have written wonderful legends of Huizhou ink.

She Inkstone Carving Experience

She inkstone has been famous since the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years, being highly favored by literati and scholars. The production process of She inkstone centers on carving. Each process, from stone material to blank making, designing, carving, polishing and glazing, tests the vision and skills of craftsmen. National intangible cultural heritage inheritors teach in person, and the masters hold carving knives to create magnificent shapes on the inkstone. Under the guidance of the masters, you can also take the knife as a pen and the stone as paper, appreciate the unique charm of the thousand-year-old She inkstone within a small space, and gain an unforgettable experience of cultural craftsmanship.

Optional Activity ($10/person):  Huangmei Opera Performance

When the water sleeves flutter and the singing sounds like a clear spring flowing over the stone banks, weaves the tenderness of Jiangnan into the opera. Find a wooden chair in front of the stage, watch the actresses' eyes ripple with charm, and listen to the actors' clear and bright singing. Every melody is linked to the elegance of Anhui's mountains and waters.

Itinerary: China Huizhou Culture Museum - Huizhou Cake and Pastry Museum: Huimo Crisp Making Experience (approx. 40 minutes) - Tunxi Old Street - Yangwen Brush Shop - Huizhou Brush Making Experience (approx. 1.5 hours)

After breakfast at the hotel, head to the China Huizhou Culture Museum. Every brick, tile, utensil, and object here quietly tells the stories of prosperity and elegance that once existed on this land. Stepping into the Huizhou Cake and Pastry Museum is like opening a long-dusted food history book, where each page is filled with the life stories and culinary memories of the Huizhou people. Start the Huimo Crisp Making Experience - not only will you get the delicious treats made by your own hands, but you’ll also hear ancient legends and stories. Wander along the thousand-year-old Tunxi Old Street; as you walk, you’ll encounter Huizhou-style ancient charm everywhere. It’s also a paradise for food lovers, gathering all kinds of Huizhou delicacies. At Yangwen Brush Shop, a single brush holds a century-old craftsmanship. The Huizhou Brush Making Experience allows your fingertips to "communicate" with wolf hair, feeling the elegance and persistence hidden in the brush tips.

China Huizhou Culture Museum

 It is the second largest comprehensive museum in Anhui Province and the only museum in China that fully embodies the theme of Huizhou culture. Its basic exhibition is Huizhou People and Huizhou Culture, divided into six sections: Entering Huizhou, Huizhou Merchants Under Heaven, Ritual Huizhou, Huizhou Architecture, Huizhou Art, and Huizhou Science and Technology.

Huizhou Cake and Pastry Museum

 It is a large-scale theme cultural exhibition and experience center integrating the display of Huizhou cake and pastry history, the demonstration of production techniques, customer participation in experiences, and product displays.

Huimo Crisp Making Experience  (Anhui Ink Crisp) 

 Black sesame seeds are ground into powder in a stone mill and mixed with soft white sugar, creating a texture as smooth as Huizhou ink. Following the master, you’ll knead the powder into dough, press it into molds carved with landscape patterns, and when demolded, a shiny black crisp pastry — resembling a Huizhou ink ingot — will lie in your palm. Sweet but not cloying, it’s like turning the four treasures of the study (brush, ink, paper, inkstone) into a delicate taste on the tip of your tongue.

Tunxi Old Street

Entering Tunxi Old Street feels like stepping into a historical time capsule. This 853-meter-long corridor, structured in a fishbone pattern, weaves through over 300 Huizhou-style buildings—a labyrinth of interlocking alleys. Exquisite wood, brick, and stone carvings adorn gate towers. Century-old shops and intangible cultural heritage stores line the street, offering Huizhou delicacies: Huangshan sesame cakes, fermented tofu, Huizhou ink pastry, fermented mandarin fish, and Wenzheng bamboo shoots—an epicurean journey for your palate.

Yangwen Brush Shop

The story of Yangwen Brush Shop dates back to the late Qing Dynasty. Its ancestors adhered to the principle of "selecting hair as carefully as choosing jade," enabling Xuan brushes to flourish in Huizhou. Now passed down to the fourth generation, it still adheres to the traditional craftsmanship involving 72 procedures.

Huizhou Brush Making Experience

Holding a Huizhou brush, you’ll "dialogue" with a thousand years of craftsmanship. Join this brush-making ritual — as a brush gradually takes shape in your hands, the one you make will already carry your unique touch.

Itinerary: Huangshan Urban Area - Xuan Paper Culture Park: Creative Xuan Paper Experience (approx. 40 minutes) - Zhaji Ancient Village - Tangkou

After breakfast, depart for Jingxian County and head to Xuan Paper Culture Park. It is the soul habitat of Xuan paper culture and a place where the thousand-year-old craftsmanship is inherited. Participate in the Creative Xuan Paper Experience: experience paper fishing and paper drying with your own hands, and make a piece of creative flower-and-grass paper that belongs exclusively to you. Visit Zhaji Ancient Village: walk in on the bluestone slabs, and the patterns under your feet are embedded with stories of the old days. Check into the hotel in the evening.

Xuan Paper Culture Park

Stepping into the Xuan Paper Museum is like starting a journey through time. On the first floor, blue sandalwood bark and sandbar rice straw are displayed—the primal origins of Xuan paper. Detailed exhibitions of each production stage showcase the precision and rigor of Xuan papermaking. The second floor is a hall of art, where calligraphy and paintings on Xuan paper by historical masters hang. In the workshop, witness the birth of the "Paper Giant." You’ll understand this transcends papermaking—it’s inheriting a spirit.

Creative Xuan Paper Experience

Experience the entire papermaking process from pulp-mixing to finished paper. Essential hands-on steps:

Pulp Preparation: Blend fibers and additives

Paper-Scooping: Dip bamboo screen into pulp vat—fibers cling evenly

Heat-Drying: Press wet sheets onto heated walls until translucent

Creativity: Embed dried flowers/glitter into pulp or wet sheets before drying
Finally, Take home your unique paper for bookmarks, paintings, or archival keepsakes.

Zha ji Village

It is the largest existing ancient village from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China. Don't miss the "Deyi Hall" in the village, which was built in the Yuan Dynasty. It is a three-story gatehouse, and judging from its structure and carvings, it has many characteristics and styles of the Yuan Dynasty. Built in memory of Yongde Gong, the seventh ancestor of the Zhongxing lineage, this four-pillar and three-story memorial archway-style gatehouse is the only Yuan Dynasty building in Zhaji and one of the very few Yuan Dynasty buildings in Anhui.

Itinerary: Tangkou - Huangshan (including Scenic Area Shuttle Bus, Yungu Cable Car One Way, Yuping Cable Car One Way) : Yupinglou Scenic Area, Tianhai Scenic Area, Bright Summit Peak, Baijiling - Tangkou

Huangshan 

Its majestic landscapes and profound cultural heritage draw countless travelers. The "Four Wonders" - bizarre pines, grotesque rocks, sea of clouds, and hot springs - define its allure. Pristine mists churn through peaks: at times like raging ocean waves, at others like sheer veils, enveloping mountains in celestial grandeur. Every season unveils unique vistas awaiting discovery.

Yupinglou Scenic Area

A viewing deck cradled in the palms of cloud seas and legendary pines. Here, the Greeting Pine meets your gaze while the Farewell Pine stands sentinel nearby - Huangshan’s poetic etiquette of welcome and parting. Perched on Wenshu Terrace (1,680m), every window frames majesty. The wonder of Yupinglou is that it is never an isolated landscape; it serves as the backdrop for the Greeting Pine, a frame for Lianhua Peak, and a station where the sea of clouds flows through.

Tianhai Scenic Area

Huangshan’s "aerial garden" at 1,700+ meters, where cloud seas are perennial guests. Its magic lies in concealment and revelation - an open plain hides within encircling peaks (Lianhua, Tiandu, Liandan), offering both awe before towering summits and rare tranquility.

Bright Summit (Guāngmíng Dǐng)

one of Huangshan’s principal peaks, rises at the mountain’s core. At 1,860 meters, it ranks as Huangshan’s second-highest summit and forms the "Three Great Peaks" with Tiandu Peak and Lotus Peak. Its expansive flat summit commands panoramic views: marvel at the East Sea’s cloud wonders, the West Sea’s granite pillars, and Huangshan’s surreal pinnacles and grotesque rock formations.

White Goose Ridge, situated at the easternmost edge of Huangshan's Beihai Scenic Area, serves as a pivotal landmark in the mountain's rear section. It ranks among Huangshan's essential viewpoints and photography spots - particularly for observing the east sea of clouds. Here, the ridgeline arches like a goose's gracefully extended neck, where blue-gray granite cradles ancient pines. When winds sweep through, pine whispers mimic the flutter of white goose wings.

Itinerary: Tangkou - Hongcun (2-Hour Han Fu Experience): South Lake Academy - Yuezhao Lake - Chengzhi Hall - Wang Clan Ancestral Hall - Chun’an
After breakfast, depart for Hongcun Village - renowned as the "Village in a Chinese Painting". Stroll through ancient alleys in traditionalHan Fu, uncovering millennia-old stories whispered by its tiles and walls. Conclude the tour with a transfer to Chun’an for overnight stay.

Hongcun Village

Founded in the Northern Song Dynasty (900+ years old), its Hui-style architecture features whitewashed walls, black-tiled roofs, and iconic horse-head gables. Exquisite wood, brick, and stone carvings adorn interiors and exteriors with distinct cultural motifs. Among 137 surviving ancient residences stand Chengzhi Hall (dubbed "Folk Forbidden City"), Peide Hall, Sanli Hall (home of Hui merchants), Lesxu Hall, and the historic Nanhu Academy.

Nanhu Academy

Amidst South Lake's emerald waters, this white-and-black complex stands serene—where Hongcun's scholars once chanted classics. Cradled by lake reflections and mountain hues, it blends Hui architectural elegance with scholarly ambiance into Jiangnan's misty rain, forming the softest brushstroke in Hongcun's ink-wash painting.

Yuezhao Lake

Yuezhao, also called Yuetang by the locals, refers to the "cow's stomach" or "cow's small belly" in folk terms. It is located at the center of the ancient village. This semi-circular pond anchors the ancient village as its central landmark. Encircled by Hui-style architecture with whitewashed walls and black-tiled roofs, its mirror-like waters reflect timeless Huizhou charm. Historically, only Hongcun's wealthiest and most prestigious families resided around Yuezhao Lake.

Chengzhi Hall

Hongcun's "Folk Forbidden City." Once the mansion of salt merchant Wang Dinggui, every carved beam whispers merchant-legends and ingenuity. Each corner narrates Hui traders' sagas—their wealth amassed across China, yet hearts tethered to homeland. Duty to family and zest for life are etched into its very foundations, embodying "one mansion, half of Hui merchant history."

Wang Clan Ancestral Hall

A family's memory vault deep in Hongcun. Behind its weighty doors, the plaque "Filial Piety as Our Code" hangs in the main hall—honoring ancestors and admonishing descendants. Within: pines and cranes promise longevity; magpies on plum blossoms herald joy; entwined vines hint at lineage continuity. Every brick and tile speaks of "roots," offering an eternal harbor for blood ties and nostalgia.
Optional Activity ($10/person): Hongcun Han Fu Experience (2 hours)

Adorn traditionalHan Fu for a millennial rendezvous with Hongcun. As silk sleeves brush against bluestone paths, time folds upon itself. White walls and black tiles frame you; Moon Swamp's ripples mirror fluttering hems. You stand in the painting—and become part of its living ink wash.

Itinerary: Chun'an Qiandao Lake Pier (Board boat) - Qiandao Lake - Meifeng Peak (including round-trip cable car) - Yule Island - Longshan Island - Impression West Lake

After hotel breakfast, visit Qiandao Lake Scenic Area. 1,078 islands lie like scattered emeralds, cradled by crystalline waters. Board your cruise ship to behold islands dotting the expanse-a casually brushed ink-wash landscape painting by nature’s hand. After the tour, take a bus back to Hangzhou (160KM, approx. 2.5 hours). In the evening, enjoy the stunning performance of Impression West Lake.

Meifeng Scenic Area

Qiandao Lake's soul resides at Meifeng's heights. Dubbed "The Lake's Prime Viewing Platform", this peak offers unparalleled vistas of "a thousand islands vying in beauty". Emerald isles scatter like jade across the water—larger ones undulating like mountain ranges, smaller ones dainty as hairpin dots—while the lake itself gleams as a colossal jadeite, carved by islands into serpentine contours.

Meifeng Cable Car
Meifeng Island is the premier destination for panoramic views of Qiandao Lake. The cable car offers a 360-degree perspective of the lake and islands, allowing visitors to admire the scattered emerald isles, harmonious blend of water and mountains, and ever-changing vistas from varying heights as the cabin ascends. The cable car provides direct access to the mountaintop viewing platform, making it accessible for all visitors—especially seniors, children, and those with limited mobility—to effortlessly enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Qiandao Lake.

Yule Island

A culinary paradise featuring the "Lake's Number One Cauldron"—a giant iron wok simmering secret-recipe "Dongpo Fish". Numerous buffet restaurants serve diverse local delicacies. The island also hosts Qiandao Lake’s largest aquatic playground, Water World, and its sole Floating Stage for performances.

Longshan Island

Among Qiandao Lake’s myriad isles, Longshan guards its cultural essence. Ascend weathered stone steps from the dock to encounter ancient camphor trees; deep within their shade lies Hai Rui Temple. Inside, the statue of Hai Rui (Ming Dynasty’s "Unofficial Judge") gazes forth with piercing eyes—his incorruptible spirit transcending time.

Optional Activity ($55/person): Impression West Lake Show

If West Lake is Hangzhou’s soul, Impression West Lake is the soul's innermost poetry. Directed by Zhang Yimou, this masterpiece uses the night sky as its curtain and the lake as its stage, weaving together millennia of natural grandeur and cultural essence. The performance artfully integrates the love legend of Xu Xian and Lady White Snake.

After hotel breakfast, we'll transfer you to the airport according to your flight schedule. As this journey concludes, return to your warm home with cherished memories!