1. Highways in Jixi are well-developed and provide convenient access to the Longchuan Scenic Area, which is located just 12 kilometers away from the Jixi exit on the Jixi-Yellow Mountain Highway. Additionally, the Jixi-Yellow Mountain Highway, Anhui-Hangzhou Highway and Hefei- Tongling-Yellow Mountain Highway are interconnected.

2. The Jixi Train Station is a major regional hub, with direct service to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Kunming, Xiamen, Nanchang, Yingtan, Qingdao, Nanjing and Hefei. By 2014, the Beijing-Fuzhou High-Speed Rail line will be launched with Jixi as one station along the line.

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3. Huangshan Airport is the closest airport to Jixi and can be directly accessed by highway in half an hour. A small international airport, it offers direct flights to major cities on the Chinese mainland including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Hefei as well as to other destinations including Taiwan, Macau and South Korea. Jixi is located 351 kilometers away from the Hefei airport, which offers direct flights to Osaka, Japan.

4. The Jixi Bus Station, located in central northern Jixi County, offers shuttle bus service to the Longchuan Scenic Area at 20-minute intervals. Tickets cost 2 yuan each. The shuttle bus runs from 8 am to 5 pm daily.

5. Entry tickets to the Longchuan Scenic Area cost 77 yuan each. The tickets provide access to all attractions in Longchuan. The Longchuan Scenic Area is open from 8 am to 6 pm during the spring and summer and 8:30 am to 5:30 pm during the fall and winter. It is recommended to plan a minimum of 1 hour to see all of Longchuan's sites.

6. The former residence of Hu Shi, the eminent scholar and proponent of China's New Culture Movement, and the museum in memory of Hu Xueyuan, a prominent Qing Dynasty entrepreneur, are also located in Jixi County.

7. Recommended travel agencies：

Huangshan Overseas Travel Service Contact Person: Zhou Yue Telephone: 0086-559-2537630 Fax: 0086-559-2541340 Email: [email protected]

China International Travel Service Huangshan Contact Person: Zhou Guoping Telephone: 0086-559-2520792 Fax: 0086-559-2539353 Mobile: 0086-13905591342 Email: [email protected]

Anhui Hangjia Longchuan Tourism Development Co., Ltd

Telephone: 0563-8315763,0563-8315555

Fax: 0563-8315766

Website: http://www.longchuanly.com

Address: Longchuan village, Yingzhou town,Jixi county, Anhui province, China