Four Wonders of Mt. Huangshan--China Mountain Wonder

Huangshan,also called Yellow Mountain is one of the ten most important scenic spot and history sites in China. Its scenery amazes most of the tourists. As an old saying said” There is no need to visit any other mountains after tour Huangshan”. Legendary pines, oddly-shaped rocks, sea of clouds and hot springs are four wonders of Huangshan.

Legendary Pines

The Yellow Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles .The legendary pines can be seen everywhere on Mt. Huangshan. It is a wonder of Yellow Mountain. People will be amazed by their vitality and strength. It takes root in the crevices and grows with great vigor.  Many pines grow branches on one side only. The pines grow very slowly due to the poor soil and climatic conditions. A tree less than 3 meters (9.84feet) high may have grown for over one hundred years or even several hundred years.  Every pine is unique. Guest-Greeting Pine (in front of the stone lion of the Jade Screen Pavilion in the Jade Screen Scenic Area), Guest-Goodbye Pine (to the right of the Jade Screen Pavilion), Phoenix Pine at the Sky Sea, Chessboard Pine at Pingtian Stone Bridge, Cushion Pine at Lotus Valley, Kylin Pine between Bei Hai Hotel and the Refreshing Terrace, Black Tiger Pine and Sea Exploring Pine are among the most famous ones.

Oddly-shaped Rocks

The rocks of Huangshan are famous for its odd shapes. It looks like a man or animal?  Spectacular stony peaks will inspire people’s imagination. Some look like human beings, birds, animals or many other objects. Something that makes the stones even more fascinating is that they assume varied shapes when seen from different angles. Each of stone has its own fantastic legend.

Sea of Clouds

Mt. Huangshan is regarded as the hometown of the cloud and mist since the ancient time. It is a cloud fairy land in every seasons, but the Winter is the best season for this spectacle. The seas of clouds are divided into East Sea, South Sea, West Sea, North Sea and Sky Sea according to their different locations. If you climb up the Lotus Peak, the Heaven Capital Peak and the Bright Peak, you will find yourself above the level of the clouds and they appear as a sea beneath you. Peaks, large and small, hide and reappear in the boundless waves of clouds. The Bright Peak and the Heavenly Capital Peak looks like isolated islands engulfed the sea.
 The sunrise in Huangshan is a must-see. The cloud sea seems more vivid and colorful in the sunshine. They are changing forever, from being like a mirror when all is calm to rolling waves when the wind is strong. At sunrise or sunset, the glistening clouds assume every hue from red to purple. People cannot help marveling at this gift from the God! They will be struck by the beauty when the clouds gush between the peaks like a raging river while the red leaves flutter delicately in the breeze in autumn, when all the red leaves are floating on the white clouds.

Hot springs

Hot springs on Yellow Mountain is also very popular. It must be a good way for you to bathe, enjoy, relax and refresh in the hot springs. Running out of the Purple Peak of 850 meters (2, 789 feet), the hot spring in Mt. Huangshan is the first stop following the entrance. Legend has it that Huang Di, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, bathed here 49 days before he ascended to heaven and became immortal. Apart from the spectacles we have mentioned, there are still three large waterfalls that are well worth a visit.