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I will be flying to Shanghai, China with KC 16 hours later. I am kind of excited as this will be my first out-of-country backpacking trip.

How is the itinerary like?

We will be arriving at Shanghai Pudong Airport at about 7AM (Monday). Our first destination will be the Shanghai Expo 2010, which we will be spending a whole day there. On the second day, we will be boarding a 6 to 7-hour bus to Yixian county in Huangshan. Thereafter, we will transfer to Hongcun for sightseeing. Hongcun is a UNESCO heritage site and I am expecting to find many sights of old architecture (like those old houses in the traditional TVB dramas!). We will then rest a night at Hongcun.

Next morning, we will transfer to Tangkou, which is at the foot of Huangshan (Yellow Mountain). The journey to conquer Huangshan begins! Huangshan is also one of the many UNESCO heritage sites in China. Its magnificient sceneries, sunrises, pine trees, granite peaks and views of clouds touching the mountainsides are the main points of attraction and they are the reasons why we have decided to change our Shanghai trip to Shanghai & Huangshan trip :-) We will be spending a night at the top of Huangshan as we wanted to catch the sunrise the next morning.

On the fourth day, we will descend Huangshan and head to Tunxi Ancient Street for sightseeing. At night, we will board a domestic flight from Huangshan to Shanghai (to save travelling time). Then, on the last day, we will be walking around Shanghai, mostly to eat and shop :D

Hopefully I will be able to capture some really nice shots from this trip. However, the main purpose is to enjoy this backpacking trip and learn something from it. Although we have our plans all set, we may find some hiccups during the trip. Hopefully there is none! :-)

Be back with more stories and photos! Adios!