2008年11月28日星期五

Mt. Huangshan (Huangshan City, Anhui Province)





Located in the south of Anhui Province, straddling Shexian, Yixian, Taiping and Xiuning counties. It was called Mt. Yishan in the Qin Dynasty, and got its current name in 747 during the Tang Dynasty.
The scenic area covers 154 sq. km, and is celebrated for its peaks, rocks, pines, clouds and springs. The renowned Four Wonders of Mt. Huangshan are the spectacular rocks, odd-shaped pines, hot springs and sea of clouds. Other attractions are lakes, waterfalls, streams, rare flowers and animals. Forests cover 83.4% of the area, with some 1,452 species of native plant which fall into 203 families. Mt Huangshan also has a rich cultural heritage. Xu Xiake, a famous traveler of the Ming Dynasty visited Huangshan twice, and described it in a poem, calling it best of all mountains in China.


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