Amazing and Enjoyable Nature Photography Tour of China

Best Season for Mt. Huangshan Photography

Mt. Huangshan changes its color and appearance with the alternation of seasons. Different season has different subjects. In spring, the mountains feature various colors, the flowers blossom and the streams gurgle through the quiet valleys. In Summer, it turns a green world and photographers shoot peaks rising one upon another. In Autumn, the mountains dress in red and golden. In winter, Mount Huang turns into a world of frost and ice with silver boughs and rocks in all the scenic areas.

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How to Plan Your Huangshan Tour

Usually, it is suggested to spend 3 or 4 days exploring Huangshan. You can spend about 2-3 days in Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area - hiking, photography and enjoy the gorgeous mountain scenery. The nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site - Xidi and Hongcun Ancient villages are worth your one day’s exploration. Of course, don’t miss the highlighted attractions - Tunxi Old Street and Hu Kaiwen Ink Stick Factory in Huangshan Tunxi Area.

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Best Season for Longsheng Rice Terraces Photography

You will see different scenes in different seasons. From mid-April to mid-June, during this time, the fields are full of water to be prepared for the rice plantation, so you will see watery terrace at this time. From late September to the beginning of October, it’s the time of harvest. The paddies in the field are turn to golden at this time, and the air at this time is very clear. Thus, you can shoot golden terrace under a very clear weather at this time. Spring is also a good time to see the terrace fields for there will be full of rape flowers.

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How to Plan your Guilin Tour

Normally, travelers will need 3 ~ 5 days to explore the highlights of Guilin, including Li River, Yangshuo County, Longsheng Rice Terraces, Elephant Trunk Hill… Travelers who have limited time can only visit the essence of Li River and Yangshuo, and this will spend at least two days. For those who enter into China from Hong Kong, Guilin can be the next destination, for the distance between the two cities is relatively close. As for other destinations, like Beijing, Xian, Shanghai and Chengdu are often added into the itinerary after Guilin Tour by travelers.

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Best Season for Zhangjiajie National Park Photography

Different season has different subject to shoot in Zhangjiajie. In spring, all the flowers on mountains blossom and mountains are luxuriantly green. At this time, it has heavy fog and abundant rain and it is good to capture the sea of cloud like Chinese painting. In summer, it rains a lot in June and July. Zhangjiajie becomes more beautiful after rain and you can enjoy the cloud and fog spectacle. Photographers could catch the autumn scenery at Imperial Writing Brush Peak (Yu Bi Peak), Fairy Maid Scattering Flowers (Xian Nv San Hua) in Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area. Winter is the best time to capture the snow-capped mountains and peaks. The sea of cloud appears in a sunny day around 08:00-10:00.

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How to Plan Your Zhangjiajie Tour

Typically, visitors to Zhangjiajie allocate 3 to 5 days to fully experience the area's highlights. They often include the iconic Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, featuring spots like Yuanjiajie and Tianzi Mountain, in their itinerary. Additionally, they might visit one or two extra attractions such as Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon with its famous Glass Bridge, the stunning Yellow Dragon Cave, and the serene Baofeng Lake. For those seeking a deeper cultural experience, a day trip to either Fenghuang Ancient Town or Furong Ancient Town can be added to immerse in the region's rich ethnic heritage.

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Best Season for Yuanyang Rice Terraces Photography

Different seasons present different Yuanyang Rice Terrace. The best season to shoot Yuanyang Rice Terrace is from November to the next April, especially in January and February. At this time, there is no plants in the flooded paddy fields and every layer of level terraces is bright with perfect effect of light, colors and shadow. For photographers who want to shoot the green rice terraces, it is good to visit in mid-April to mid-July. For those who want to shoot the golden rice terraces, it is good to visit in September and October. In autumn, the day is sunny and photographer could enjoy the sea of clouds over the golden rice paddies.

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How to Plan Your Yunnan Tour

Yunnan is an earthly paradise which is worth visiting for many days. Usually, travelers would spend 4 ~ 11 days visiting the popular destinations, such as Kunming, Lijiang, Shangri-La, Dali as well as Yuanyang and Jianshui. If you have 4~5 days, you can choose your favored two destinations for one go, like Lijiang-Shangri-La tour, Kunming Lijiang tour, etc. If you have about 6 days, you can add three destinations into your travel list, like Lijiang Shangri-La Kunming tour, Kumming Dali Lijiang tour, etc. If you have about 8 days, you can put the four hot destinations - Kunming Dali Lijiang Shangri-La in one trip. If you want to cover all the highlights of Yunnan, arrange 10 days or longer will be great for the in-depth exploration.

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