Tangkoucun ( 汤口村 ) is the small town at the feet of Huangshan mountains - this is where the bus to the scenic area takes you to. If you get here in dark, it's certainly not one of the most welcoming looking places, but it gets a lot nicer in light.
(Oh, by the way: this entry was written by Peter Molnar, and originally posted on petermolnar dot net.)
