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Hui
Hang Caravan Trail is the best hiking route from Shanghai
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2 Days Trekking on the Ancient
Hui Hang Caravan Trail (From Shanghai) Take a train or rent a vehicle from Shanghai on Friday night, getting off at Jixi County in Anhui Province. This is an ancient town with two-thousand-year history, which is named as one of the Most Famous Historical and Cultural City/Town in China by the central government. Take a tour on the ancient villages, wander around the old streets, figure out some quite old buildings or houses with histories and stories. Have lunch in the local villagers' and experience the farm life in China. After lunch we will drive to the starting of the ancient Hui Hang Caravan Trail, start our trekking, following the footprints of the Anhui merchants.
We will hike of portion of the route, starting from a small village named YuChuan, and cross the Jiang Nan No. 1 Pass. Late in the afternoon, get to a guesthouse within the mountains, and stay overnight there. A nice country meal and some drinks around a fire are necessary before we sleep soundly in the heart of mountain. Day 2 Keep walking on this beautiful trail the next morning, enjoying the stunning view, and hiking itself will be much easier, most likely going down. After 3 hours, we could arrive at small village and the end of the trail. Take a car (or van) to Hangzhou, catch a train back to Shanghai. (If you choose renting a vehicle from Shanghai, it will take you directly to Shanghai instead of transferring in Hangzhou) Click the following pictures to see Zoomed In photos Agenda: Friday: K8418, 21:10 p.m. train leaves Shanghai to Jixi We also provide the transportation services directly from Shanghai. A car (van, or bus, depending on the persons and services you requested) can pick you up at you home or office. We can arrange the departure time by your own schedule, normally could be after work on Friday night, or around 7 o'clock on Saturday morning. It spends about 5-6 hours arriving Jixi County. And we will send you back directly to Shanghai downtown from the trail end on Sunday afternoon, no needs for transferring. The cost of renting a vehicle is RMB 2000 extra (per a car/van/bus, not per person). Price: RMB 990 (or $ 145) pp based on 7 - 10 persons RMB 920 (or $ 135 ) pp based on 11 or 11+ persons Includes the train ticket from Hangzhou to Shanghai, local transportations, accommodation (Saturday night), entrance fee, two day breakfast and lunch, first-day dinner, English speaking tour guide. Excludes the train ticket from Shanghai to Jixi (please book it by yourself). Reservation Reservation is essential. Since we do small group, seats are limited, book early. Minimum number is 4 for this the trip;(The price for less than 4 would be negotiated ) Please leave you mobile number upon booking; Cancel at least 2 days before the departure, later cancellation will be charged for the train loss. Sign up:
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Almost unknown to tourists until several years ago, Hui Hang Caravan Trail was the ancient route linking Anhui with Zhejiang. As its name suggests, the trail was used to transport tea from Hui Zhou (part of Anhui) in exchange for grains in Hang Zhou (capital of Zhejiang). Thanks to the tail, merchants can save at least 50 kilometers traveling, that's a huge benefit for the merchants at that time even the trail was more challenging. The trail is across a landscape of beautiful mountains, bamboo forests, ancient villages, colorful fields, wonderful cliff, and so on. 
