subject: Huangshan Mountain - The Most Fantastic Mountain Under Heaven [print this page] Mount. Huangshan is located in Huangshan City of Anhui Province, China. Although not included in the Five Mountains of China, it is still known as the most unusual mountain. Mountain Huangshan is the holyland of Taoism, preserved many historical relics. The famous Chinese adventurer Xu Xiake left his feeling "You have no wish to visit other mountains after viewing the Five Mountains and you will not visit the Five Mountains after viewing Mountain Huangshan". Poets like Li Bai had written numerous poems here.
Mt. Huangshan is the one of the ten most beautiful and remarkable mountains. It is a famous summer resort and national scenic spot and recuperating resort. In 1985, Huangshan was selected to the list of National Top Ten Scenic Spots. Then it was include in "World Cultural and Natural Heritage Name List" By UNESCO in 1990. Actually, Mt. Huangshan is the first one to be reputed in this list both as cultural and natural heritage, since it has been preserved well and boasts a large number of plants and animals.
Of the scenic spots in Mt. Huangshan six are renowned, namely the hot spring, clouds valley, pine tree valley, north sea, Yuping, and fishing bridge. Mt. Huangshan is famed for its sea of the clouds, its wondrous pines and unique rock-shapes. The sunrise from the top of the mountain is a must-see, and visitors arrive to climb the peak and witness this year-round.
With the complex natural conditions, stable and balance ecological system, distinct plants vertical zonings, Huangshan has a forest coverage of 56% and 1452 kinds of wild plants. The first level national protecting plant dawn redwood, the second level national protecting plants like Ginkgo are found in Mt. Huangshan. There are 300 more kinds of animals on the mountain, such as spotted deer, black muntjac, barking deer, and king pheasant.
