Mountain Huangshan

Towering 1,873 metres above sea level in the south of Anhui Province, Mountain Huangshan encompasses 250 square kilometres, of which 154 square kilometres are the quintessence. It is considered one of the most unique and beautiful mountain ranges in the world and it is the only mountain listed in China's Top Ten Scenic Spots. An old saying goes well known throughout the country No need to see any other mountains after Huangshan! There are four features of Huangshan Scenery: strangely shaped rocks, Sea of clouds, unusual pine trees, and bubbling hot springs .

Of all the numerous strange rocks and peaks, 72 peaks are very famous, and half of them are big ones, the rest are small ones. The three biggest ones are the Lotus Flower Peak (an elevation of 1,873 metres), the Bright Summit (an elevation of 1,841 metres), and the Heavenly Capital Peak (an elevation of 1,810 metres); The highest Lotus Flower Peak towers in the central part of Mount Huangshan. Clouds veil the peaks all the year round, changing the scenes of the mountains in a mysterious atmosphere. With the elapsing of time, nearly every peak composes of fantastic rocks.

Strange pines growing everywhere on peaks from 800 metres above sea level to the heights with immensely various postures--sticking out, sleeping, bowing, facing, upward, bending, reaching out, coiling, and hanging. The dark green and short needle-shaped leaves, the flat and spreading cap, the lopsided boughs and the stout and the grotesque trunks are the results of struggling against strong mists and storms. The "Cushion Pine," "Phoenix Pine," "Chessboard Pine," "Black Tiger Pine,"" Sleeping Dragon Pine," and the "Welcoming Pine" all are tenaciously struggling under the harshest conditions.

Geographically the mountain is divided into five areas, which are called Five Seas: Front Sea, Back Sea, East Sea, West Sea, and Heavenly Sea. Once the sea of cloud is formed, it is magnificent and stretching to the horizon. Valleys and peaks are all submerged in the great waves of mists and clouds in the brightly sunny days. Sometimes the mountains in the clouds and fog, like islands in a raging sea, are playing hide-and-seek with visitors.

Mount Huangshan has a mysterious power of attraction for its world-famous hot springs, which were exploited over 1,000 years ago. It neither dries up nor overflows. Its temperature remains at 42 degrees celsius, fit for both drink and bath. The water is a rare spring of carbonated type with remarkable curative effect on diseases of digestive system, nervous system, blood system, and the system of consciousness of motion. In addition, the waterfalls, the harping spring, limpid pools and clear streams are also eye-catching and will be even more enchanting after rain.

All of these peculiar scenery attracted lots of visitors from all of the word every year. In 1990, it was inscribed on the List of the World Cultural and Natural Heritages of UNESCO.


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