When is the best time to visit Taiping Lake?
The best time to visit Taiping Lake: Huangshan offers delicious scenery in all four seasons, and you will never leave empty-handed no matter the weather.
Scenery of the four seasons
In spring (March to May), you can watch flowers blooming, pine branches are green, and mountain birds are singing; in summer (June to August), you can watch pine trees, clouds and mist, and escape the heat. Leisure; in autumn (September to November) you can see green pine trees, blue rocks, red maples, yellow chrysanthemums and other natural scenery; in winter (December to February) you can see ice and snow flowers and rime.
In Huangshan, you can admire the strange pines and rocks in the clear sky, watch the changing sea of clouds in the cloudy sky, find flowing springs and waterfalls in the rain, see the beautiful branches of jade trees in the snow, and listen to the pines and waves in the empty valleys in the wind.
Related attractions: Tiandu Peak, Paiyun Pavilion, Emerald Valley, Yingke Pine, etc.
Attachment: Huangshan Sunrise Timetable
Stunning Winter
Although the peak season for visiting Huangshan is from March 16th to November 15th, winter is called "Winter" by tourists. This is the most beautiful season in Huangshan. The winter in Huangshan is relatively long. Snow falls around late October every year. Snow falls all over the mountain from November to March of the following year. The peak snow period is from December to February of the following year, which is also the best season for winter travel.
In short, you can see the snow scene in late October. Even if it doesn’t snow, you can still see the beautiful rime (also known as fog hanging). Like snow, it covers trees, rocks, and houses with a layer of frost. Crystal white, whiter, more transparent, more magnificent than snow, and therefore more charming.
Winter is also the season when the sea of clouds appears the most, and sometimes the sea of clouds can last for three days. But please note that Tiandu Peak and Baiyun River are closed at this time.
Related attractions: Qingliang Terrace, Shixin Peak, Yuping Tower, Guangmingding, Lotus Peak, Feilaishi, Huangshan Hot Spring, etc.
Objective data
Huangshan has many cloudy and foggy days, with an average annual temperature of 7.8C and most rainfall concentrated from April to June. In the hot spring area at an altitude of 630 meters, the average temperature in summer is 25℃ and the average temperature in winter is above 43℃.
It is located in the northern part of Huangshan District, 143 kilometers away from Tunxi, 23 kilometers away from Gantang Town (Taiping), the seat of Huangshan District Prefecture, 44 kilometers away from the north gate of Huangshan Mountain (Furong Ridge), and 44 kilometers away from the south gate of Jiuhua Mountain (Nanyang Bay) 40 kilometers, adjacent to Huangshan Mountain in the south and Jiuhua Mountain in the north. It is the only way to enter Huangshan Mountain from Jiuhua Mountain. It has the reputation of Geneva in the East, Huangshan Mountain in the water, and uncarved jade.
Taiping Lake was originally called Chencun Reservoir. It was named Taiping Lake because it was located in the former Taiping County (now Huangshan District). It is the largest artificial lake in Anhui Province, 80 kilometers long from east to west, about 4 kilometers at its widest point from north to south, and only more than 10 meters at its narrowest point. It covers an area of 88.6 square kilometers, has an average water depth of 40 meters, and can store 2.8 billion cubic meters of water. It is an alpine canyon. type lake.
The wide part of Taiping Lake is vast and vast, just like the openness of Dongting; the narrow part is winding and secluded, rivaling the beauty of the Lijiang River. The mountains are undulating, the green hills are continuous, the mountains are surrounded by water, and the waves are beautiful. There are beautiful islands scattered throughout the lake, dotted with stars; the islands are lush with trees, birds singing and flowers fragrant. The environment is quiet and quiet, and the air is fresh and pleasant. The lake is clear and green all year round, quiet and bright; the pink walls and green tiles on the lakeshore, green pines and green bamboos are reflected in the lake, like a magnificent Qibao Pavilion, a magical Crystal Palace, and a wonderful dream world. The entire Taiping Lake is divided into five major scenic spots: Xingxing, Guangyang, Huangjing, Longmen, and Sanmen. The main attractions are: Fish Watching at Xishan Mountain, Tea Picking at Pinglong Mountain, Three Gorges Water Interest, Guilin Scenery, and Crocodile Show. Water, mushroom pine, eyebrow peak and Qiaoshan Fairy Cave and other natural scenic spots, as well as the newly built Bailuzhou Paradise, Golden Island Botanical Garden, Monkey Island, Deer Island, Snake Island and Jinpenwan tourist resort. Transportation: From Tunxi, Tangkou, Yixian and other places, take a bus to Taiping (Gantang) and then transfer to Taiping Lake.