The world-famous 'Yellow Mountain'
Huangshan — the Yellow Mountain — is the most celebrated mountain in China, and the inspiration for countless paintings and poems. Its granite peaks, some rising over 1,800 meters, emerge from a sea of clouds that is the mountain's most iconic sight, best seen at sunrise from the summit.
The mountain's 'Four Wonders' — oddly shaped pines, grotesque rock formations, seas of clouds, and hot springs — are complemented by a dazzling array of sunrises and snowscapes. Ancient stone stairways, some carved in the Tang dynasty, connect the peaks, with suspension bridges and cable cars helping visitors navigate.
A night on the mountain in one of the summit hotels allows you to catch both sunset and sunrise, and to walk the ridge paths when the crowds have gone. Huangshan is not just a mountain — it is the archetype of Chinese landscape beauty.
