Mount Huangshan, the most spectacular mountain in China, is well-known for its four unique scenes – peculiar pine tress, odd-looking rocks, cloud seas, and hot springs. Located in the southern Anhui Province of central China, there are 77 peaks over 1,000 m high, among which 30 peaks are famous with their special names and legends to go with. The highest one is the Lotus Peak (1,873 m), followed by the Peak of Celestial City and the Peak of Brightness, both above 1,800 m.
Pine trees – Huangshan Pine (Pinus huangshanese) is peculiar for its various posture because of its growth mainly on the cliffs and rooted in the cracks between rocks. The most famous Huangshan pine is the so-called Guest-Greeting Pine which comes out of rocks and stands upright over the Wisdom Cave east of Peak Jade Screen. The branches stretch forward as if it is spreading its arms to greet guests from far away. It is said more than 800 years old.
Rocks - There are numerous strange-looking rocks with or without names. Depending on how it looks from different angles by different people, Huangshan rocks look like a lotus in blossom, squirrel jumping over the Celestial City, Monkey watching the sea, celestial girls scattering flowers, immortals playing chess, and so on. WOW is the only word suitable for the Huangshan Rocks.
Cloud Sea – When the splendid cloud sea appears, peaks emerge and disappear from time to time. You would think you were high above in the Heaven. Especially at sunset, there sometimes appears a colorful aureole encircling people and following people. This is the famous Treasure Light, also called Budda’s Halo.
Hot Springs – The Vermillion Hot Spring is the most famous one on Mount Huangshan for its water turning from red to clear within six to seven days. The hot water usually stays at 42ºC temperature, and it is said to be drinkable for curing some chronic illness.
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