ROOM & FACILITIES Hostel's photo     From $8 to $20 Book Now     Location     Innkeepers     Scenic Sites in Huangshan City     Email: steventour@163.com     Address : Laohushan No.1 YanAn Road,TunXi,Huangshan City Phone:13905594053 Huangshan, also named Yellow Mountain, lies in the eastern part of China, is a famous for its marvelous and beautiful scenery. It is one of the most popular tourist resorts in China. The landform of Huangshan is a kind of typical granite mountains and forests. It was the result of several movements of lithosphere as well as the work of nature during the long geological age. 77 peaks are more than 1,000 metres above sea level. Granite limestone towers and oddly-shaped rocks spread all over the scenic area. The legendary pines, oddly-shaped rocks, phantasmagoric sea of clouds, hot springs and winter snows have own Huangshan the world famous reputation of the five unique views. Huangshan has brought together all the strong points other mountains have: grand, strange, baffling, arduous, steep, flourishing, quiet and spacious. There is another noticeable place near Huangshan-Huizhou Culture (also known as Xin'an culture) which is one of the three regional cultures in China. Huizhou Culture includes Xin'an Philosophy, Xin'an Painting School, Xin'an Medicine School, Huizhou Style Architecture, Anhui pot gardening, Huizhou Sculpture, Huizhou Opera, Huizhou Cuisine and so on. It's a miracle of excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Mt. Huangshan, which is situated in the south of Anhui Province, covers an area of about 250 square kilometers. In the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.), it was known as Mt Yishan (Black Mountain). In the Tang Dynasty (618-917A.D.), emperor Xuanzong changed its name to Mt. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain). Mt. Huangshan has numerous mountain peaks, of which seventy-two have names. The highest is the Lotus Flower Peak at 1864 meters above sea level. This is one of the three main peaks that are considered to be forbiddingly precipitous, the other two being Guang Ming Ding (Bright Summit) at 1860 meters and Tian Du Feng (Heavenly Capital Peak) at 1840 meters respectively. Mt. Huangshan ranks among china's best-known scenic spots. In Mt. Huangshan, you may find all beauties of Nature. But its charm lies especially in its strange pines, fantastic rocks, the sea of clouds and hot springs - the four supreme sights on the mountain. The pines on Mt. Huangshan in their infinite variety of forms impress one with their grace and hardiness. The best known is the Welcoming Pine and the Lying-Dragon Pine. Picturesque rocks are seen everywhere on the mountain, in a myriad of fantastic shapes, some looking like humans or things in real life and some like beasts and birds in animated motion. As for the sea of clouds, it engulfs the mountain all the year round. And there is a cluster of hot spings which never dry up, and whose crystal good-quality water is good for both drinking and bathing. Besides, Mt Huangshan is also noted for its variety of exotic plants and flowers, rare birds and animals. ©2006 The Company, Inc. All rights reserved.