Huangshan (simplified Chinese: 黄山; traditional Chinese: 黃山; pinyin: Huángshān; literally: “Yellow Mountain“),is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China.





IMG_9318It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of China’s major tourist destinations.


Huangshan is known for its sunrises, pine trees, “strangely jutting granite peaks”,hot springs, winter snow and views of clouds touching the mountainsides for more than 200 days out of the year.

The Huangshan mountain range has many peaks, some more than 1,000 meters (3,250 feet) high.The three tallest and best-known peaks are Lotus Peak (Lian Hua Feng, 1,864 m), Bright Summit Peak (Guang Ming Ding, 1,840 m), and Celestial Peak (Tian Du Feng, literally Capital of Heaven Peak, 1,829 m).

Guangming Peak

Guangming Peak

The World Heritage Site covers a core area of 154 square kilometres and a buffer zone of 142 square kilometres. The mountains were formed in the Mesozoic, about 100 million years ago, when an ancient sea disappeared due to uplift. Later, in the Quaternary Period, the landscape was shaped by the influence of glaciers


The mountain tops often offer views of the clouds from above, known as the Sea of Clouds or “Huangshan Sea” because of the cloud’s resemblance to an ocean, and many vistas are known by names such as “North Sea” or “South Sea.”

One writer remarked on the view of the clouds from Huangshan as follows:


Having at least 140 sections open to visitors,Huangshan is a major tourist destination in China. In 2007, for instance, over 15 million tourists visited the mountain.

lover locks

lover locks

The foot of the mountains is linked by rail and by air to Shanghai, and is also accessible from cities such as Hangzhou and Wuhu. As of 1990, there were over 50 kilometers of footpaths providing access to scenic areas for visitors and staffers of the facilities.


IMG_9560Throughout the area there are hotels and guest houses that accommodate overnight visitors, many of whom hike up the mountains, spend the night at one of the peaks to view the sunrise, and then descend by a different route the next day.

IMG_9394The area is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.





Tunxi District forms the central district of Huangshan City, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China. The most well-known tourist spot is the Old Town, although Tunxi is also close to the Huangshan Mountain Range and Hongcun Village, both of which are World Heritage Sites.


old town

text taken from wikipedia



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