Huang Shan (Mountains) | UNESCO World Heritage Site

China / Anhui / Tunxi /
 mountain, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Huang Shan (Huangshan Mountains) located in the south Anhui province. It is a marvelous mountain area, now on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. There is an old saying well known throughout the country "No need to see any other mountains after Huang Shan!" Huang Shan has spectacular landscape with its four unique scenes: interesting shaped rocks, waterfalls, unique shaped pine trees growing out of rocks, and its sea of clouds. Originally known as Yi Shan it was renamed Huang Shan in 747 AD in recognition of the legendary Huang Di, who was the reputed ancestor of the Chinese people and who made magic pills for immortality here.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huangshan_Mountains
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Coordinates:   30°7'49"N   118°9'38"E
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