Anhui: China's Top Mountain: Mt. Huangshan

Huang-shan Mountain, one of the notable mountains in China, is situated in China’s southeast Anhui Province. In most of Chinese people’s eyes, it is the most beautiful and most famous mountain in China. With a total area of 1,200 square kilometers, Mt. Huangshan is designated as one of the top ten tourist attractions and destinations and has been listed in “World Cultural and Natural Heritage” in 1990.

In China, the expression “Wu yue(five mountains)” is the collective name given to China's most important mountains. They are Mt. Taishan in Shandong Province, Mt. Huashan in Shaanxi Province, Mt. Hengshan in Shanxi Province, Mt. Songshan in Henan Province and Mt. Hengshan in Hunan Province respectively.

There is a saying goes like this: You won't want to visit any other mountains after seeing wu yue, but you won't wish to see even wu yue after returning from Mt. Huangshan. This saying may indicates how unique and attractive Mt. Huangshan is.