It is said that you won't want to visit any other mountains after return from Wu-Yue, but you won't wish to see even Wu-Yue after return from Mt. Huangshan (The landscape of the Wu-Yue tops those elsewhere, and the landscape of Huangshan Mountain tops that of the Wu-yue.). This saying may give you some idea of the beauty and uniqueness of Mt. Huangshan.
Together with the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Great Wall, Mt. Huangshan has become one of the great symbols of China. Mt. Huangshan can boast not only of its magnificence but also its abundant resources and great variety of zoological species, for which it has been listed as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site.No2: Mt. Lushan
Location:
Situated in the southern part of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province of China
Synopsis:
Mt. Lushan is on the bank of Poyang Lake. It covers an area of 300 square kilometers. It was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1996.
The mountain is a well-known scenic area, summer resort and sanitaria. There are imposing and magnificent peaks, unique waterfalls, and historical sites as well as a changing sea of clouds and a warm and comfortable climate.
Dahanyang Peak, the highest peak of the mountain, rises 1,474 meters above sea level. The main scenic spots on the mountain include the Peak of the Five Old Men, Three-Step Spring, Hanpo Pass, Lulin Lake, Great Tianchi Lake, Flowerpath, Ruqin Lake, Jingxiu Valley, Immortal's Cavern, Lesser Tianchi Lake, Donglin Temple, White Deer Cave Academy, Lushan Botanical Gardens and Lushan Museum.
Guling Town, the center of the scenic area, is a unique city on the mountain. At an altitude of 1,167 meters, it is surrounded on three sides by mountains. To its north is Scissors Pass. A mountain highway leads to the various scenic spots from the city. The 1,211-meter-high Hanpo pass lies between the Peak of the Five Old Men and Jiuqi Peak.
Poyang Lake is in the south of Hanpo Peak and its extensive surface is dotted with thousands of boats. Hanpo Pavilion is an ideal place to view the sunrise. To the east of Three-Step Spring is the Peak of the Five Old Men where a waterfall cascades from rock to rock in a total drop of 300 meters. West of Guling is the Flowerpath where the noted poet of the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi, wrote poems expressing his admiration of the peach blossoms. Donglin Temple on the northwest slope of the mountain is the birthplace of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism. White Deer Cave Academy is in a valley at the foot of the Peak of the Five Old Men and was one of the earliest institutes of higher learning in ancient China. The Greater and Lesser Tianchi Lakes are beautiful scenic spots on the mountain and contain water all the year round. The Greater Tianchi Lake is an ideal place to view a sunset and enjoy the Yangtze River while the Lesser Tianchi Lake is a good place to enjoy the beauty of the Poyang Lake. 
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It enjoyed greater fame after the first year (976) of the Taiping Xingguo reign in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), when many temples, pavilions, and other buildings were established there. There were 18 ancient temples, 16 pavilions and 10 yards at that time. By the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), hundreds of grotesque peaks had got their names. Through ages after the Tang and Song dynasties, scholars traveled there and left behind many Cliffside Stone Carvings, making Yandang Mountain a great historical treasure house. 
Dalongqiu Waterfall in YandangBeing the superb scenic spot in the Yandang Mountain, the Dalongqiu Waterfall has its source in Baigangjian. After flowing pass Longqiu Back, it rushes down from the Lianyun Peak with a fall of 197 meters, looking like the Milky Way pouring down from the sky. It is reputed as the first waterfall under heaven, attracting poets and writers through the ages. The scenery of the Dalongqiu Waterfall changes constantly with the season. During summer season, after thunderstorms, the waterfall looks like an angry white dragon, jumping down from the midair and then dashing towards the deep pool while sending out thunderous roars. During fine wintertime, it flows down gently and forms colorful rainbows under the sunshine. During spring season, it turns into mist and clouds after rushing down a few meters and then changes into masses of water, and then stretches into numerous streams like arrows and white snakes racing downwards, and finally turns into white and nattier mist again.
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Mt. Taishan is noted for its majesty and loftiness, which has been enhanced by thousand years of cultural enrichment and historic sites of mankind creation. It is a miniature of Chinese culture and spirits as well as precious heritage of the world. The mixed rocks that constitute the body of the mountain were Archeozoic stratums formed 20 to 25 hundred million years ago. Search into the cause of formation is representatively important for clarifying the division, contrast and development of the Archeozoic stratum in East China. Climate at Mt. Taishan is semi-wet monsoon of warm Temperate Zone. The vertical change is obvious, for it is warm Temperate Zone at the foot but middle Temperate Zone at the summit. The history of the mountain area is as old as that of the Chinese people, which finds evidence in the Dawenkou cultural relics at the south foot and the Longshan relics at the north foot. Even 50000-year-old relics of Xintai man were found here in the mountain.
No5: Mt. Hua
Official website:
http://www.huashan16.com/english/cy.htm
No6: Mt. Hengshan in Hunan province
The South Mountain (Mount Hengshan), one of China's Five Sac-red Mountains, is situated in the Heangyang city, Hunan province;its 72 peak group has layers of mountains and is majestic. For a long time, it is famousfor, Hengshan Mountain scenery is the best of five mountains religious famous scenic spot,civilization special area, Longevity Mountain of China. Now it is the national scenic spots and historical sites, model of national civilized scenic spots and the AAAA- grade tourist destination.
Official website：
http://www.nanyue.net.cn/index.php?styleid=2&id=1
No7: Mt. Hengshan in Shanxi province 
Hengshan Scenic Spot consists of one nature reserve and several human cultural spots, including Tianfeng Ridgespot,Cuiping Peak spot,Qianfo Ridge spot,scenic spots of Hunyuan county and longshan nature reserve.
Unique landscape and long-drawn-out history make Hengshan,the North Mountain,a unique scenic area of both natural and human cultural sceneries, The whole area can be divided into six parts along the sightseeing path:Grand Sight of Cixia,Beautiful Scenery of Cuiping,Grand Sight of Hengzong,Beautiful Scenes of Qianfo Ridge,Mystery of Forest,and Meditation of the Past in Shenchuan.Between Tianfeng Ridge and Cuiping Peak there is a steep,tightly closed canyon.It is not only the natural gate of Hengshan but also a natural barrier dominating the north-south passage in the history and so makes Hengshan a marvel of the nature.The large-scale ancient buildings,the famous 18 scenic spots of Hengshan,the Suspended Temple — one of the spectacles of China and the unique Sanqing Palace are all located here and make the main part of Hengshan Scenic Spot. 
Qianfo Ridge is a branch range of Hengshan,located about 25 kilometers northwest of Tianfeng Ridge.The scenery here is fantastic and you can appreciate the boundless mountains of the North and beautuful weaters of the South all at once,The Sunbin Camp,Pangjuan Valley,Guanzhong Mountain amd Guigu Ravine demonstrate the wonderful fore-sights and heroic warfare of the strategists and militarists of Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.The pagoda over the ridge,thousand-Buddha incaves,and the Buddha in temples tell you thehistory of interweaving of Buddhism and Taosm and seem to be giving directions to all mortal beings.Winding along the mountains ,the greatwall seem to be telling you the story about the warfare between nations in the border area and about the tremendous contributions by famous generals as Limu,Liguang,Huo qubing,and Weiqing.
Official website:
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Located in Dengfeng County of Henan Province, Songshan Mountain is called the Central Mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains. It has 36 peaks and stretches 60 kilometers, composed of Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain.
The highest peak is 1494 meters above sea level. The Central Mountain has rich forest resources, some of which are rare ancient trees with odd figures and literary quotations, such as the General Cypress in the Songyang Academy, the Fifth-rank Chinese Scholar tree in the Shaolin Temple, the Han (206BC-220AD) Maidenhair Tree in Fawang Temple, the Cypress Forest in the Zhongyue Temple, and the Bodhi tree in the Yongtai Temple, etc. The forest resources of Songshan Mountain are praised as rare treasure for their large quantity, antiquity, abundant literary quotation and vivid shapes.
The mountain also boasts a large number of showplaces and cultural relics. The most famous Shaolin Temple is located here, where Shaolin monks exercise Qigong, Qinggong and other Shaolin Kong-fu (martial arts).
There are some other temples in the mountain, such as the Zhongyue Temple, which is nicknamed the Little Palace; the Fawang Temple and the Huishan Temple, the oldest temples extant in China; two earliest and well-preserved astronomical observatories extant in China; etc. Songshan Mountain abounds in stele carvings, totaling more than 2,000 pieces, left by famous calligraphers like Yan Zhenqing, Su Dongpo, Huang Tingjian and Mi You, etc.
Songyang Academy
The Songyang Academy, one of the most famous ancient academies, is also located here. Celebrities of ancient times like Sima Guang, Cheng Yi and Fan Zhongyan all gave lectures here. The building of the academy is old and elegant, but mostly broken. At the west side, there are two high and old cypresses named Great General and Second General, they are the oldest cypresses with over 4,000 years of history.
Tower of Songyue Temple
The Tower of Songyue Temple is the earliest Buddhist tower existing in China. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty (520). It has 15 storeys and a height of over 40 meters. With superb craft, it is the oldest polygonal tower in China.
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