Huangshan Travel Guide
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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,... [ View Details ]
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Hongcun Village 
Hongcun Village is situated at the southwestern base of Yellow Mountain (Huangshan), about 11 kilometers southwest of the city of Yixian, the seat of Yi County.* Present-day Hongcun Village covers a t... [ View Details ]
Tangyue Stone Arches
Composed of 7 arches, the Tangyue Memorial Archway Group is located on the road at the entrance of the Tangyu village in the west of Shexian County. Without using any nail or rivet at all, the Tangyue... [ View Details ]
Yellow Mountain
Yellow Mountain is a blend of the majesty of Taishan Mountain, the ruggedness of Hushan Mountain, the cloud of Hengshan Mountain, the flying waterfall of Lushan Mountain, the bizarre rock of Yanda... [ View Details ]
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great traveler said at 2009-1-21 20:04:00
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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.
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cathy said at 2009-1-21 19:58:00
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The mountain is Terrific. Very beautiful!!
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"I want to go there"
marsh said at 2008-7-27 21:15:00
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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.
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"A mountain famous for its beauty."
lavender0108 said at 2008-3-18 4:17:00
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