China's MOST Magical Mountain 🏔️ I S2, EP111

The road is quite icy now but it's definitely worth it to come back today because it is just so beautiful. I felt that I've entered a world of crystals. Good morning everyone welcome back and today my family will visit the family from my father's side So Shexian is a historical city which used to be the cultural center of Anhui province and in this episode I want to show you some amazing places in Anhui province so firstly I plan to visit Zhanqi Cun which is a small village very famous for its latin show and then I'm going to take Flo for a hike to the famous Huangshan the yellow mountain which I think is probably the most famous mountain in China which has spectacular landscape when the weather is good During the spring festival there are different celebrations all over China and in Anhui there is one thing that is particularly famous that is Yudeng in Shexian So today is the second day of the new year and I and Flo we're coming for the Zhanqi Cun Yudeng it's also my first time here but we didn't expect that there was so much traffic we had to go off four kilometers before reaching this village and we are literally walking much faster than what the car can go You can already see the fish latin We just walked through a cafe in the village apparently this is also a workshop you can also make a latin by yourself Two weeks Real latin show starts at half past six when it's getting dark but the village is already filled with people This show will last from the 2nd till the 15th of the January lunar calendar There are two places in Shexian one is Wangnantian the other is Zhanqi Cun Those two villages are quite famous for the latin show and especially in those years this event is getting so popular that it attracts tourists from all over China Those are the small heaters that people used to work with during winter because in winter it's very cold they put some coals in it sometimes they can also roast sweet potato it's very practical in winter and because the winter here is very long and there is no heating so people use that Boss, how long does it take to make a head? Two days? Three days. Three days? To make a whole lamp? That long? So latin making is a traditional technique that is only mastered by few people so in this house this uncle is making a latin and they have quite an old house There are so many people in the alley now and we just fly the drone and I saw another maybe 10 drones in here What a parade is about to start. It officially starts at 6 30 and the whole small village is packed with people. It's so crowded that there's no mobile phone signals It's the first time that Flo experiences Chinese new year festival atmosphere and experience this crowd and being one of them and how do you feel? It's busy, it's packed. There are around I don't know 20 drones probably in the air So look at that they are like Chinese stars It is very festival and joyful and you can see the smile from everyone There are fishes in this parade and whenever a new fish passes by there will be some big noise from the crowd and everyone want to touch it You have to touch the front and the back of the fish and then your ear will be smooth After the fish latin show we came to Tangkou town at the fort of the yellow mountain to prepare us for the hike. So we found the cheapest hotel of this kind which cost 175 yuan per night and initially I want to stay one night on the mountain. However when I check the price it's over 108 yuan which is so expensive. So in the end we decided just to stay here and get up very early tomorrow for the hike. One thing that is very vital to the hike that is the weather because the weather is very unpredictable and if you go to the yellow mountain on a foggy day you might not be able to see anything and we even stayed one more night here just to wait for the weather to get better. So today is a rainy and cloudy day but according to the weather forecast it should be sunny tomorrow and there is a very high probability that we can see the Yunhai, the sea of clouds which is a majestic natural phenomenon. So I really really hope that we can have some very good weather tomorrow. We got up 5 30 next morning, got our ticket checked at 6, got on the bus at 6 30, got on the cable car at 7 and reached the mountaintop at 7 20. The weather forecast predicted a sea of clouds but the reality was that we were right in the middle so we didn't see much. We went to a cafe on the mountaintop, had three coffee but the sun didn't come out. Now it's half past three we're heading down and we decided to give up because so far we haven't seen anything. On the way back we got stuck in heavy traffic. We were part of a four kilometer long queue to the cable car station but we were determined to come back the next day. For today's dinner we got three dishes. One is qingcai. Flo and I were so hungry that we finished it already. And then we got one suan la baicai which is cabbage. And this one is a famous Anhui cuisine dish. It's called chu gui yu, the stinky gui yu. 10 a.m we're ready for a second hike and luckily the entrance ticket for Huangsha is valid for twice within three days. Today's a sunny day there's still a long queue and Huangsha releases every day 30 000 tickets and I heard that today's ticket is again sold out. After the snow it's very slippery so you have to be quite careful. The road is quite icy now but it's definitely worth it to come back today because it is just so beautiful. I felt that I've entered a world of crystals. Hey Bobo, you found the best spot for photo. That's so frightening. Oh my god. Wow it's also windy but it's so spectacular. I would really love to fly the drone here in the yellow mountain but droning is forbidden here and I made multiple phone calls. The answer I got is that individuals are not allowed to fly the drone and there is also a security check at the entrance and they will detain your drone if they found any. So only organizations or tv stations are allowed but still they need a special permit for that. In my opinion the best weather to visit Huangshan is actually on a cloudy day because then you will see the sea of clouds and it looks like this. Half of the mountain is hidden hidden in a cloud and the peaks are floating on the cloud and the landscape looks like a painting but the weather is also the most unpredictable thing in Huangshan so you really have to be very very lucky to see that. After about a two-hour hike we finally reached Huangmingding, the summit of bright brightness or the bright summit and had our reunion with another 1 million people and the view here is so stunning you can see the beautiful rocky mountains and the peculiar pine trees on top and if I look far there are layers and layers of mountain range that looks like a painting and there is even a small drone that is transporting goods. Due to yesterday's traffic jam on the mountain today we decided to walk our way down from the back of the mountain so where we came up this morning instead of taking the cable car we are hiking down. Yeah and it's only three kilometers and according to the signage up there it says two hours but now it's like 3 45 so let's say we can make it in one hour I think. Namaste. What does the clock say? 42. 57 minutes. So we did it in less than an hour. That's the end of my today's video and by the end if you have any plan to visit the yellow mountain I would suggest you to escape the spring festival or any national holiday because on the mountaintop it's going to be fully packed with people. So that's all for today. Thanks for watching and see you in the next episode.