Mount Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
黄山风景区 · Huángshān Fēngjǐngqū
Granite peaks, twisted pines and seas of cloud: a UNESCO site walked on stone stairways, with hotels on the summit for sunrise.
Booking requiredBring your passport1 full day; 2 days with a night on the summit
Tip
Stay one night on the summit (Beihai or Xihai hotels; book weeks ahead) to catch sunset and sunrise. Pack layers and a rain jacket: it is often 10 °C colder than below, and fog can hide everything. Leave big luggage in Tangkou.
- Opening hours
- Gates and cable cars open roughly 06:30–17:30 in the main season (Mar–Nov) and about 07:30–16:30 in winter; hours shift on weekends and holidays. Cable cars stop in high wind or storms. To be confirmed
- Price
- ¥190 from 21 Jan to 19 Dec 2026, ¥150 in winter (20 Dec–20 Jan); valid for 3 consecutive days with re-entry. Cable cars one way: Yungu and Taiping ¥80, Yuping ¥90, West Sea Canyon ¥100 (lower in winter). Scenic-area bus ¥19 each way.
- How to book
- Real-name booking 1–7 days ahead on the 黄山旅游官方平台 WeChat mini-program or the 中国黄山 account; there are no regular walk-up sales. If the mini-program won’t take your passport, book on Trip.com, or go with your passport to the service windows at the South or North Gate, which handle foreign visitors. Book early for weekends, summer and the October holiday. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Coach from Huangshan North to Tangkou, then the scenic-area bus to Yungu or Ciguang Pavilion
- Address in Chinese
- 安徽省黄山市黄山区汤口镇黄山风景区
Photo: Chi King · CC BY 2.0
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Checked against these sources on 2026-09-27. Rules change often, so confirm on the official site before you go.
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