Huangshan Travel Guide

Last Update: 2010-1-26 1:19:00; By drwi

Attraction : 4-star

Transportation: 3-star

Accommodation: 4-star

Food: 3-star

Shopping: 2-star

Entertainment: 4-star

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The city of Huangshan (Mount Huang) is named after its next-door neighbor, the mountain of the same name, which means "Yellow Mountain". Huanshan is located in the southeastern corner of Anhui Province, near the province's borders with Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces. The city stands in the shadow of the mountain, both literally and figuratively: it is the mountain that made the city what it is. But the mountain was not always famous; it was hardly known when it was called Yishan (shan means "mountain" while yi generally means "one" or "a", though I have run across an explanation which says that Yishan can also mean "dark-green (if not "jade-green" - or perhaps "black-green") mountain"). Or maybe Yishan, in the context of the mountain ... [ View Details ]

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There are 4 comments about Huangshan:

4-star Great Traveler Says: 2009-1-21 20:04:00
Please be forewarned that you will be walking therefrom the cable car, (1 km, steepish, steps) and that it’s recommended to leave your big bags behind in the city, to collect when you get back, and take a small pack for overnight.

5-star cathy Says: 2009-1-21 19:58:00
The mountain is Terrific. Very beautiful!!

4-star marsh Says: 2008-7-27 21:15:00
Welcoming Guest Pine， Grotesque rocks， Sea of Clouds，Hot Springs are the top four of Yellow Mountain Travel: I have heard so much about it.