Huangshan Travel Tips
Climate and Weather
Huangshan City is given a kindly climate with an annual average temperature of 16. With obvious separatrix between seasons, the weather here is never too hot in summer or never too cold in winter, which provides good time for you to travel throughout the year here. What should be paid attention to is that it rains more in summer than other season does.
Best times and locations for the sunrise on Mt. Huang
The best places for sunrise: Dawn Pavilion, Rosy Clouds Peak, Bright Peak Summit, Refreshing Platform, Jade Screen Peak, Lion Peak, Lotus Blossom Peak and Heavenly Capital Peak.
The best times for the sunrise:
Spring: 5:30 -- 6:00
Summer: 4:40 -- 5:10
Autumn: 4:50 -- 6:20
Winter: 5:30 -- 6:00
Best times and locations for seas of clouds on Mt. Huang
For best experience the beauty of seas clouds, you should change their viewing locations points according to the height of clouds.
The best season for you to view seas of clouds is from September to May, especially on a clear day after rainy or snowy weather, because seas of clouds are infrequent in summer.
Local Festivals and Folk Custom
In addition to the commonly celebrated traditional holidays like the Chinese Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival (15th of the lunar January), the Dragon Boat Festival (5th of lunar May), Mid-Autumn Festival (15th of lunar August), the people in Huangshan City will hold various activities to celebrate different festivals, such as the Huangshan International Tourism Festival in October or November. You can come to have a close touch of the folk-custom performances in the Opening Ceremony and many exhibitions of paintings, handcrafts and calligraphies.
Other Odds and Ends
Useful Numbers
Postcode: 245000
Area Code: 0559
Fire: 119
Police: 110
Ambulance: 120
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184
Tourist Complaint: 2517464
Consumption Complaint: 12315
International City Code Inquiry: 116
Passenger Transport Service of Civil Aviation: 2934111 2934144
Passenger Transport Service of Bus Passenger Transport: 2353952
Passenger Transport Service of Railway Passenger Transport: 2116222
