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Huangshan · Route
The unhurried route that adds the Grand Canyon floor, a second sunrise and a night in Tunxi.
Cloud Valley up to Beihai, afternoon descent into the Xihai Grand Canyon (first ring, return by cable car) and sunset at Paiyun Pavilion.
Bright Summit dawn, then the southern peaks — Aoyu, Lotus, Welcoming Pine and Celestial Capital — down to Ciguang, evening soak in the hot springs and night bus to Tunxi.
Morning in Tunxi Old Street — Huizhou architecture, stinky tofu and maofeng tea — before the onward train.