Yellow Mountain

Yellow Mountain is Located in Anhui Province, Huangshan Geopark runs 40km from North to South and 30 km from East to West featuring granite landform of the Mesozoic period of 100 million years ago. The Yellow Mountains are a marvel: within an area of 154 square kilometers, there is a crowd of peaks, 72 of which have names indicating the shapes they resemble. Lotus, Brightness Apex and Celestial Capital are the three major ones, all rising above 1,800 meters. The mountains are a body of granite, often with vertical joints. Erosion and fracture contributed to shaping the rocks into huge columns, giving rise to lofty peaks and deep ravines. When it is cloudy the pinnacles loom in mists as if they were illusionary, while the sun is shining they unfold in all their majesty and splendor. The Yellow Mountains change their colour and appearance with the alternation of seasons. In spring blooming flowers decorate the slopes in a riot of colour and fill the valleys with fragrance; in summer you see verdured peaks rising one upon another and hear springs gurgling merrily. Autumn dresses the mountains in red and purple as maples are all blazing-red; winter turns them into a world of frost and ice with silver boughs and rocks everywhere. So from ancient times it has been frequented by tourists seeking their mystery and admiring their scenery. They come to the conclusion that the fantastic pines, the grotesque rocks, the sea of clouds and the hot springs are the four major attractions of the Yellow Mountains.

Yellow Mountain is immortalized by Chinese poets and painters and now a favorite vacation retreat for top Chinese officials and important state guests. You will see the famous sights including the ‘Summit of Brightness’, Beginning-to-believe Peak, Dropped Rock, Paiyun Pavilion and ‘Monkey viewing the sea’.

In 1985, Yellow Mountain was elected as one of Top 10 Scenic Areas of China;

In December of 1990, Yellow Mountain was listed on the list of World Cultural and National Heritage;

In February of 2004, Yellow Mountain was selected as World Geological Park;

In May of 2007, Yellow Mountain was listed as National 5A Scenic Area by China National Tourism Administration;

In 2009, the Guest-greeting Pine of Yellow Mountain won the prize of “the First Pine of China" awarded by China World Records Association.