May 26 to 28, 2012. Among the attractions of ancient towns and ancient villages, ancient villages in southern Anhui occupy an important position, and some of them have been rated as World Cultural Heritage. There are many mountains in southern Anhui, so the scenery of ancient villages is more beautiful than the ancient towns and villages in the Yangtze River Delta Plain area. It has historical traditions with a common regional cultural background and strong Huizhou cultural characteristics, but different ancient villages in Huangshan will not cause aesthetic fatigue. I went to Huangshan in 1997. At that time, I visited several ancient villages. I can't remember the specific village names, but I was deeply impressed by the ancient archways in southern Anhui. Back then, the Huangshan tour was a train to and from the plane. Now that the Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway has been open to traffic for many years, it is very convenient for Shanghai to travel to Tunxi for a self-driving tour. The one-way distance is about 400 kilometers, which is closer than a round trip to Wenzhou, Zhejiang. This three-day driving tour took me through Hangzhou halfway through. In order not to waste my day time on the road, I visited Hangzhou first and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the West Lake for the Nth time. The total journey is 1053 kilometers. The fuel cost on the road is not much. However, compared with previous self-driving tours, tickets to scenic spots in southern Anhui are not cheap. Most ancient villages charge more than 60 yuan. The picture below is taken in Shendu Town, She County. The beautiful scenery in the picture is the Xin 'an River.

May 26, 2012 (Hangzhou weather: cloudy, 17 to 24 degrees)

At 10:15, we set out from our home in Shanghai and took the Outer Ring Expressway and the Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway. Among them, the Outer Ring Expressway is under construction and maintenance and the speed is slow.

At 11:10, I arrived at Xinqiao Toll Station of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway and drove a total of 41 kilometers.

At 11:35, I arrived at the Fengjing Service Area of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway to rest and drove a total of 76 kilometers. Fengjing Toll Station charges 30 yuan for high-speed.

At 11:55, we arrived at Dayun Toll Station of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway and drove a total of 90 kilometers.

At 12:45, I arrived at Hangzhou Desheng Toll Station on the Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway. I traveled a total of 180 kilometers and charged 50 yuan for the highway.

Zhonghe Road Elevated Road in downtown Hangzhou.

In recent years, Hangzhou has been seeing subway construction sites, and urban road traffic is inevitably affected. (Supplementary note: This picture was taken on Xihu Avenue at that time. Now the subway construction has been completed and the road is smooth.)

Parking in Hangzhou is a bit difficult, but there are many roadside parking spots. I parked at a construction site on Guohuo Road, which was close to Kuiyuan Pavilion on Jiefang Road and not far from the West Lake.

Chinese goods are on the road.

The Hangzhou YMCA at the east end of China Goods Road is an excellent historical building in modern times.

Eat noodles at Kuiyuan Restaurant at noon, a time-honored brand known as the "Jiangnan Noodle King".

Walk from Jiefang Road to the lake.

Construction is under way on Yan 'an Road.

The entrance of the West Lake Tunnel on Jiefang Road.

The business of this "grandma's house" in Hubin is very good. (Supplementary note: I thought I would have the opportunity to have a meal at my grandma's house, but it was not until 2020 that I realized my wish at other stores in my grandma's house. Hangzhou food is already very cheap, but it's not that you can't afford it. The main reason is that I have always been afraid of queuing up before.)

Hangzhou West Lake Lakeside.

For the fare of a West Lake cruise ship, you can take a boat to the three ponds and print the moon.

Hangzhou Dahua Hotel by the West Lake.

The tourist's backpack was "so heavy".

You can ride on the streets of Hangzhou, which is more convenient than driving. (Supplementary note: There were no shared bicycles at that time.)

Houses in the Laocheng District along Hangzhou's lakeside.

General Road has a long history.

I stayed at the Jinjiang Inn store on the Chinese Goods Road a few years ago and it is very close to the West Lake.

Return to the construction site to pick up the car.

Lingyin Temple, admission to the scenic area is 45 yuan, and entrance to the temple is 30 yuan. I had a lot of trouble driving to Lingyin Temple this time. After arriving in Hangzhou, I learned that driving around the West Lake Scenic Area was restricted to single and even numbers on weekends, and my car happened to be restricted on Saturday. After walking around and driving in the city for more than an hour, I also encountered restrictions if I wanted to change to Jingci Temple. Finally, from Tianmu Mountain Road to Lingxi Tunnel to Lingyin Temple, there are no restrictions on that route. The parking fee for Lingyin Temple on weekends is 20 yuan/hour, which is said to be 10 yuan/hour in normal times. I walked around and paid 40 yuan for parking.

Lingyin Temple is a national key Buddhist temple in Han nationality areas.

It was already evening when I left the gate of the scenic area, and there were not many tourists.

The KFC store next to Lingyin Temple.

At 18:12, we arrived at the Hangzhou West Toll Station of the Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway and drove a total of 230 kilometers.

At 19:10, I arrived at the Longgang Service Area of Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway to rest and drove a total of 324 kilometers. Add No. 93 oil for 215 yuan, 7.68 yuan/liter. Since ethanol gasoline is used in Anhui Province, this service area within Lin 'an is the last service area in Zhejiang that can add unleaded gasoline.

At 19:35, I arrived at the Yulingguan Toll Station of the Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway. I traveled a total of 347 kilometers and charged 60 yuan for the highway.

At 20:30, I arrived at the Tunxi South Toll Station of the Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway. I traveled a total of 426 kilometers and charged 35 yuan for the highway.

Check-in at Jinjiang Inn Huangshan Tunxi Store at 20:45, the member discount is 179 yuan, and after using the discount coupon given by Jinjiang Inn, the discount is 169 yuan. A total of 434 kilometers were traveled that day.

The picture below shows the restaurant street near Tunxi Old Street in Huangshan, which is open until around 12 o'clock in the evening.

May 27, 2012 (Tunxi weather: sunny, 18 to 28 degrees)

Jinjiang Inn Huangshan Tunxi Branch. This store is next to Beihai Road, the main road of Tunxi in Huangshan, but it is very quiet at night and you can even hear the cries of frogs. However, on the north side of Beihai Road is the Anhuan-Jiangxi Railway, and Huangshan Station is located nearby. Occasionally, the whistle of a train will be heard. Beihai Road leads west to Xiuning and the Beijing-Taiwan Expressway to Huangshan Scenic Area, and east to She County, making travel very convenient. (Supplementary note: This is no longer a Jinjiang Inn store.)

Beihai Road.

At 9:34, I arrived at Tunxi West Toll Station of Beijing-Taiwan Expressway, driving a total of 444 kilometers.

Beijing-Taiwan Expressway.

At 10:03, I arrived at the Tangkou Toll Station of the Beijing-Taiwan Expressway. I traveled a total of 487 kilometers and charged 20 yuan for the highway.

Tangkou. Most tourists who climb Huangshan choose to stay at the foot of the mountain here, and there are many hotels and restaurants in the town.

Huangshan can be seen in the distance.

Huangshan Gate.

Emerald Valley, admission is 75 yuan.

At 13:25, I arrived at the Tangkou Toll Station of the Beijing-Taiwan Expressway and traveled a total of 506 kilometers.

At 13:52, I arrived at the Yansi Toll Station of the Beijing-Taiwan Expressway. I traveled a total of 539 kilometers and charged 15 yuan for the highway.

You can go to many attractions in Huizhou District and She County when you come down from the Yansi Expressway Toll Station.

Tang Model, ticket is 80 yuan.

Go to Tangyue Ancient Archway.

Tangyue Archway Group, admission is 100 yuan (including Bao's Garden).

Bao's Garden.

Taken on the way back to Tunxi from Baojia Garden.

Passing through Huizhou District, the house price of 3800 yuan/square meter is not expensive locally.

Xin 'an River.

Tunxi Old Street.

I still stayed at Jinjiang Inn Huangshan Tunxi Store that night. The room price on Sunday was cheaper than on Saturday, and members had a discount of 161 yuan. As of that day, a total of 583 kilometers have been traveled.

May 28, 2012 (Tunxi weather: cloudy, 18 to 29 degrees)

Wan'an Ancient Town does not charge tickets.

The Hefu-Fuzhou high-speed railway under construction.

Huangshan Railway Station.

Tunxi Street View.

Go to National Highway 205 in She County.

The ancient city of Huizhou, admission is 80 yuan. There are ticket check-ins at the city gate, but basically no one cares about entry and exit, and they are "evaded".

The Xu State Archway in the ancient city.

Taiping Bridge on Lianjiang River outside the ancient city.

Doushan Street in the ancient city.

Anhui cuisine restaurants can be seen everywhere in She County.

Yuliang Dam, entrance fee is 30 yuan. After buying it, I regretted it because there were many alleys nearby to enter.

Go from Yuliang to Shendu Town.

Shendu Pier, from which you can take a boat to Qiandao Lake.

Returning to Shanghai from Shendu, you can get on the Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway from She County.

At 16:05, I arrived at the She County Toll Station of Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway and traveled a total of 682 kilometers.

At 16:35, I arrived at the Huangshan Toll Station at the Anhuan-Zhejiang border of the Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway. I traveled a total of 720 kilometers and charged 20 yuan for the highway. This Huangshan toll station is located at the junction of Anhui and Zhejiang. Because it belongs to She County, Huangshan City, Anhui named the last toll station in the province "Huangshan".

Enter Zhejiang.

At 17:25, I arrived at the Lin 'an Toll Station of Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway to rest and drove a total of 796 kilometers.

At 18:02, I arrived at the Hangzhou West Toll Station of the Hangzhou-Huizhou Expressway. I traveled a total of 848 kilometers and charged 60 yuan for the highway. From Huangshan back to Shanghai, you can directly take the Hangzhou Ring Expressway and turn into the Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway, but I plan to have dinner in Hangzhou and get off the expressway. When I entered the city, I suddenly remembered that according to Hangzhou's peak traffic restriction regulations, my license plate number ends with 9 and I cannot enter the city every Monday. Although it was possible that I had been caught by the electronic police, I still quickly chose to leave. (Supplementary note: No electronic police ticket was received.)

At 19:10, we arrived at Hangzhou Desheng Toll Station on Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway and traveled a total of 873 kilometers.

At 19:45, I arrived at the Jiaxing Service Area of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway to rest and drove a total of 929 kilometers. Add No. 93 oil for 330 yuan, 7.68 yuan/liter.

At 20:22, I arrived at the Dayun Toll Station of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway. I traveled a total of 963 kilometers and charged 50 yuan for the highway.

At 20:30, we arrived at Fengjing Toll Station of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway and drove a total of 976 kilometers.

At 20:53, I arrived at Xinqiao Toll Station of Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway. I traveled a total of 1012 kilometers and charged 30 yuan for the highway.

At 21:35, I returned home in Shanghai and drove a total of 1053 kilometers.