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| Mount Huangshan |
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Huangshan, known as 'the loveliest mountain of China', was acclaimed
through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history
(e.g. the Shanshui 'mountain and water' style of the mid-16th century).
Today it holds the same fascination for visitors, poets, painters
and photographers who come on pilgrimage to the site, which is renowned
for its magnificent scenery made up of many granite peaks and rocks
emerging out of a sea of clouds.
Located in southern Anhui Province, Mount Huangshan covers an area
of 250 kilometers, of which 154 square kilometers are scenic attractions.
Its landscape features "four wonders" of
imposing peaks, spectacular rocks, odd-shaped pines, and a sea of
clouds.
Mount Huangshan boasts 72 peaks, more than 1,000 meters above sea
level, with three main peaks rising majestically. They are both
fascinating and dangerously steep. Cliffs, stone forests, stone
pillars, stone blocks and egg-shaped stones form the unique granite
geomorphological scenery.
The pines on the mountain are tall and have fascinating shapes.
The famous Welcoming Guests (Yingke) Pine (1,500 years old) and
See- Guest-Off Pine have become a symbol of being faithful, unyielding
and hospitable. More than 200 days each year on Mount Huangshan
are misty and cloudy. The vapors coagulate to form a sea of clouds.
As the clouds cloak the mountain, they give a feeling of being in
fairyland.
Mount Huangshan has more than 400 famous scenic attractions of which
140 have been developed and opened to tourists.
In 1990, Mount Huangshan went on both the world cultural and natural
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