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| Mt.Huashan |
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Mt Huashan is also called "The Great West Mountain" in the
past, it is one of China's five sacred mountains. It is located to
the south of Huayin City, 120 kilometers east of Xi'an City, Shaanxi
Province With an elevation of 2200 meters, the mountain overlooks
the Huanghe River and the Weishui River to the north and links with
the Qinling Mountains to the south. Mt Huashan is the tallest among
the five great mountains. It is one of the famous mountains as well
as a very beautiful scenic spot of China.
Mt Huashan boasts numerous imposing peaks with sheer precipices
and overhanging rocks. It has five peaks, the south one is called
the Peak of the Wild Goose, the east one, the Peak of the Rising
Sun, the west one, the Peak of Lotus, the central one, the Peak
of the Charming Maiden and the north one, the Peak of the Cloud
Terrace. The latter two are not so tall as the former three, yet
each presents a kind of scenic beauty of its own. The three main
peaks, acclaimed as "the three magnificent peaks under heaven",
stand like the three legs of a tripod in the blue sky.
Places of historical interest and scenic spots, temples and pavilions
can be found everywhere, Owing to its peculiar lie the mountain
has its own style of architecture. Many towers, caves and stone
steps are built according to local conditions. The cloud - enshrouded
cliff path, the sculptured rocky cliff, the floating somersault
Cliff, the cliff - excavated Thousand - Foot Precipice, the Hundred
- Food valley, Laojun's Furrow, Ear Touching Cliff, Up the Heaven's
Ladder, the Heaven Dragon Peak and so on are all marvelous views
of precipitous and perilous cliff paths. |
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