Top 8 famous mountains in China

No1: Mt. Huangshan
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.

美しい廬山は世界クラスの名山である。中国江西省の北にあって､風景区の総面積は302平方キロで､山の面積は２８２平方キロで､最高峰の漢陽峰は海抜1474メートルである。東は?陽湖にもたれて、南は南の滕王閣によりかかって、西は京九大動脈を隣にして、北は滔滔たる陽子江を枕にしている。大江､大湖､大山は一体になっている。そして､雄､奇､険､秀で、剛と柔が溶け合って､世の中に珍しくて､壮麗な景観になっている。廬山は千古名山で､全国人民に深く愛されて､全世界人民に認められている。いろんな特別な栄誉：国家重点風景区、全国風景名勝区先進単位、中国4A級観光地、全国文明風景区､全国衛生山、全国安全山、世界地質公園､中華十大名山の一つ、世界遺産地・・・いままで、わが国唯一の世界文化景観を持っている。廬山の人は一流なサービスで八方からの友達を迎える。友達、廬山へ自然を感じ､歴史を訪ね､知恵を増し､霊感をもらい､輝かしい未来を再創にいらっしゃる招待をお受け取りになってくださいませんか。

세계급 명산인 아름다운 여산은 중국 강서성 북부에 위치하고 있으며 ,그 풍치 지구 및 산체 총 면적은 각각 302 km² , 282 km² 달하고 , 최고봉 한양봉 해발은 1474m에 달하며 동으로는 파양호에 접근하여 있고 남으로는 남창 텅왕거, 서로는 경구 고속도로가 각기 잇닿아 있으며 북으로는 장강이 끊임없이 흐로고 있어, 대산, 대강, 대호가 혼연히 일체를 이루었을 뿐만 아니라 여산은 험준함과 아름다움 ,웅위로움과 기이함이 서로 조화를 이루어 세계에서 보기 드문 웅장하고 아름다운 경관을 이루고 있다. 천고에 명산 여산은 전국 인민의 깊은 배려와 세계의 긍정을 받아 드디여 첫번째로 비준한 국가 중점 풍치 지구 , 전국 명승 풍치지구 선진 단위, 중국에서 첫버째로 비준한4A급 관광 지구 ,전국 문명 풍치 지구, 전국 위생 산 ,전국 안전 산, 세계 지질 공원,중화 십대 명산 중의 하나, 세계 유산지 등 일련의 특별한 영예를 안아 왔으며 또한 목전 우리 나라에서 유일한 세계 문화 경관 이기도 하다.

여산인들은 일류의 서비스로 세계 귀빈들의 왕림을 바라며 이어 관광객 여러분 우리 여산에 왕림하여 주시여 여산의 자연을 느끼며 ,역사와 영감을 찾으면서 휘황 찬란한 성과를 이룩 할려는 지요?

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No3: Mt. Yangdang

Yandang Mountain, lying in Leqing County in southeastern Zhejiang Province, is one of the famous mountains in China. It is often referred to as the Famous Mountain Above the Sea, and is reputed in history as the No. 1 Mountain in Southeast China. It gets its name because in autumn, wild geese always gather in the marshes around the lake at the top of the mountain.The scenery in Yandang Mountain is dominated by grotesque crags and beautiful waterfalls. There, mountain peaks usually tower strikingly into clouds, presenting a spectacular view. There are tens of waterfalls, among which the most famous are the Great Dragon Pond, the Small Dragon Pond, and the Three-terraced Falls.The splendor of Yandang (North Yandang) became known in the early Tang Dynasty (618-907). 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 Yandang
Being 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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No4: Mt. Taishan

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

With the Yellow River to the north and Qinling Mountain Range at the back to the south,Mount Hua (2,160 meters above the sea level),one of the five best-known mountains in China,stands in the south of Huayin City,120 kilometers east of Xi'an ,and commands the gateway from Central China to the Northwest.It is well known for its precipitousness and picturesque beauty,acclaimed as" the first steep mountain in the world."

Mount Hua is a huge body of granite,its history can backdate to 120 million years ago.It boasts five imposing peaks with precipices and overhanging rocks:The east one (the Sunrise Peak), which is the best location to view sunrising;The north one(the Clouds Terrace Peak),which is famous for vertical cliffs on its three sides;The west one(the Lotus Flower Peak),and the south one(the Wild Goose- resting Peak) which are the main peaks and also the steepest of Mount Hua;And the central one(the Jade Maiden Peak),which links the east,west, and south peaks.

Each presents a unique scenic beauty,surrounded by over 36 minor peaks."Flying outside the clouds and its reflection in the Yellow River",from a distance,these five major peaks look like a lotus flower among the mountains,hence the name of Mount Hua (Hua means flower in chinese). The changeable weather makes"Cloudy Mount Hua","Rainy Mount Hua", "Misty Mount Hua",and"Snowy Mount Hua"on different season.Such special scenes make visitors feel as if they were in a fairland.

Mount Hua is the cradle of the chinese culture.According Zhang Taiyan,a noted scholar of the Qing Dynasty,"Zhonghua","Huaxia"all intitled its name from"Mount Hua".The Book of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty has a record of the mountain.The Records of the History of the Western Han Dynasty carries the stories of the Yellow Emperor,King Yao and King Shun visiting the mountain.Many emperors,including the First Emperor of the Qin,Emperor Wudi of the Han,Empress Wu Zetian and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang,also came here to hold sacrificial ceremony in the past.Mount Hua is also "the Fourth Heaven"in Taoist doctrine.Here and there are dotted with taoist temples,pavilions, scuptures and engravings.Of the ruins,Jade Spring Garden ,Zhenyue Palace,and the Eastern Monastery are vey famous.

Famous scholars of various dynasties,such as Yang Zhen of the Han,Gu Yanwu of the Qing,also stayed here and taught students.The legends such as" Chengxiang split the rock to save his mother","blowing the vertical bamboo flute to attract phoenix",all of these make Mount Hua full of magical colour.There are over 210 scenic spots:the Thousand -Foot Precipice,the Hundred-Foot Crevice ,Laojun's Furrow ,the Sparrow Hawks' Cliff,and so on,visiters can not help but show great admiration.

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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.

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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.

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No8: Mt. Songshan

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.

4 Great Holy Buddhist Mountains

No1: Mt. Wutai

Synopsis:

Mt. Wutai in situated in the northeast part of xinzhou city,shanxi province ,70km from wutai county town ,140km from xinzhou city town and 240km from taiyuan city in the southwest and 210km from datong in the north ,with a total area of about 2837sq.km.Mt. Wutai scenic spot area is situated in the region with taihuai town as center in the north part of wutai county ,with an area of 376sq.km.
Mt. Wutai is the highest mountainous land in north china region ,with the north platform top being at an altitude of 3058m above sea level and called “roof ridge of north china ”,Mt. Wutai had its name because it has five main peaks with flat and broad platforms .it has five called cool mountain by the buddhists believers and is one of the five main buddhist holy lands in the world and also a famous activity place of buddhism in china ,ranking first among the “four main buddhist famous mountains in china ,where often reside 1200 monks and nuns now ,from north wei to qing dynasty ,the emperors of the past dynasties all have arrived Mt. Wutai and the eminent monks and great teachers of Mt. Wutai came forth in large numbers ,these great teachers and grand masters in the history of chinese buddhism have made outstanding contributions for the buddhist culture of Mt. Wutai so that Mt. Wutai has become an institution for the overseas believers to study abroad and listen to scriptures and written down a brilliant historic volume of sino-foreign cultural exchange. Mt. Wutai is a treasure –house of ancient architecture of china ,where the cultural relics gather together and treasures come together in crowds .now , Mt. Wutai has 47 temples ,and among them are 4 national-level key cultural relic preservation units and nearly 20 are provincial –level key cultural relic preservation units .of the four wood –structure buildings of tang dynasty kept in shanxi ,two are in Mt. Wutai ,tang song ,liao ,jin ,yuan ,ming and qing dynasties ,and minguo all left behind large buildings of typical wood structure and this itself is a volume of vast and numerious ancient architectural history of china.
Mt. Wutai has long cultural history and magnificent natural sight .in the temples of the whole mountain ate kept 17445 buddha statues ,224pieces of stone tablets, 58 pieces of horizontal boards, 7297 volumes of scriptures books in 928 cases,frescoes of 911sq.km and 1355 pieces of valuable cultural relics such as musical instruments used in buddhist mass and offering wares .all these are the valuable materials for studying the ancient history .science and culture and arts of china.

No2: Mt. Putuo

Location: Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China
Synopsis:
Mt. Putuo, one of the Four Holy Buddhist Mountains, covers an area of 12.5 square kilometers. The highest peak, the Foding peak is 300 meters high above the sea level.

Temples, monasteries, nunneries are spread all over the mountain. According to the annals of Mt. Putuo, after the construction of "Unwilling-to-go" Guanyin Temple, people began to build up temples in large scales. The remained ten ancient architecture complex and historical sights were built in Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasty.

Mt. Putuo once had 82 temples, 128 huts, accommodating 4,000 monk and nuns at its heyday. When you walk on the paths, you probably can come across monks in kasaya. The glorious scenery as well as the glamour concerned with Buddhism make it a sacred mountain.

Puji Temple, Fayu Temple, and Huiji Temple are the three largest in the twenty temples in Mt. Putuo. Puji Temple, covering 11,000 square meters, was first built in Song Dynasty, and is the main temple devoted to the Bodhisattva Guanyin.

Fayu Temple was first built in Ming. It sits along the mountain with different layers on it. Numerous large trees stand in the mountain, qualify the temple for a quiet and deep place.

Huiji Temple is on the Foding Peak, so gets a name after that, Foding Peak Temple.
Bizarre rocks and queer cliffs can be seen everywhere. The most famous twenty are Qingtuo Rock, Rock of Two Tortoises Listening to Preaching, Rock of Buddhist Heaven on Sea, etc. Along the line where the mountain connects with the sea, many spectacular caves are very attractive. Chaoyin Cave and Fanyin Cave are the two top ones.

No3: Mt. Emei

Location:

Situated in Sichuan province in southwestern China, 156 kilometers from Chengdu, spending 1.5 hours through thruway.
Synopsis:
Since Jin dynasty, Mt. Emei is Puxian Bodhisattva’s place where Buddhism rites are performed, and it's one of four most famous Buddhism mountains, with more than one thousand years of culture. With many mountains in rapid sequence, age-old trees, natural falls and springs, Mt. Emei have wonderful and amusing scenery. Mt. Emei is famous tour key point of interest, and has been embodied as World Heritage of nature and culture by UNESCO in 1996.

峨眉山は有名な観光地で、神秘だと称されている北緯30度の近くにあり、四川省の西南部に聳え立っていて、「雄大、秀麗、神奇、独特」な景色と深い仏教文化によって、国連教育科学文化組織により『世界遺産目録』に入れられる。
峨眉山は、自然の生まれ子であり、人類文化の宝庫でもある。何千万年に経って形成され、盆地に昇るこの山は、山のリーダーという称号に恥じない。『雑花経·仏授記録』の中に、「震旦国中，峨眉者，山之领袖」（中国では、峨眉が、山のリーダーである）という句がある。また、
「蜀国多仙山，峨眉邈难匹」（蜀の国＜四川省の古称＞には、多くの山があるが、峨眉と匹敵するのがない）という唐の時代の詩人李白が作られた詩もある。さらに、「一山独秀众山羞」（ほかの山を恥じさせるほど美しい）、 「高凌五岳」（五岳＜中国の中部にある有名な五つの山＞を超える）などの美称が持っている。
峨眉山は、自然遺産が豊かで、自然な「植物の王国」、「動物の楽園」、「地質博物館」、「仏国の天国」と称されている。特に植物の品種が世界でも独特で、国連に植生科学と地質科学を研究する典型的な地域と指定されている。세계에서 가장 높은 금불상 : 아미산 금정 의 4 면 10 방위 보현금불 상 은 해발고가 3077m 인 금정 에 위치하고 있으며 전체 높이가 48m 로 아미타불의 48 개 염원을 대표한다 . “10 방 ” 은 보현스님의 10 개 염원을 의미하는 외에 불교 중의 동 , 남 , 서 , 북 , 동남 , 서남 서북 , 상 , 하 10 개 방위를 상징함으로써 보현보살의 행원이 10 방 의 3 세 제불들과 운운중생 의 위
해 이익을 도모할 수 있음을 비유한다 . 보현보살의 10 개 두부상 은 각기 3 층으로 되어있는데 이는 세상사람들의 10 가지 심리상태를 대표한다 . 전반 금불상 은 설계가 완벽하고 공예의 흐름이 유창하며 동제조 불상의 천재적인 작품이라 할 수 있다 . 문화가치와 감상심미가치도 아주 높다 . 세계에서 가장 장관인 관경대 : 아미산 금정 관경대는 길이가 약 2km, 총면적이 16,505 평방미터이다 . 이 관경대는 금정 , 금강취 , 섭신암 , 천불정 경관대로 구성되어 있으며 해발이 3077m, 세계에서 가장 장관인 경관대로서 수 천 명이 함께 관광할 수 있다 . 동쪽은 하늘을 마주하고 우뚝 솟아있으며 서쪽으로는 뭇산들이 이어져 있다 . 여기에는 아미산 의 “ 일출. 구름바다 , 불광 , 신등 ” 등 4 대 성관이 집중되어 있다 . 뭇 산봉우리에 둘러싸인 높은 봉우리에 서서 주위의 산들과 절벽 , 서쪽하늘을 가로 막은 공알설산 을 굽어보느라면 아미산 의 웅건한 기개와 정신을..... + 더 많은 것

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No4: Mt. Jiuhua

Location:

located in the southeastern part of Chizhou City,Anhui Province.
Synopsis:

JiuHuashan is delicately beautiful. The gross area reaches 120 square kilometerswhile the protection area reaches 114square kilometers. Jiuhua Mountain is called one of the four great Buddhist mountains in China.

In 719 AD, Kim Qiaoque, prince of the king of XinLuo (today is Qingzhou city in SouthKorea) came to Jiuhua Mountain and cultivated himself for 5 years. He died at 99 years of age, his corporeal body stayed intact.Because he was very similar in appearance to Dizang Buddhisattva, the monks there believed Dizang Boddhisattva was reincarnated in him, as a result, Jiuhua Mountain became the place to hold rites for Dizang Boddhisatva.

During the golden periods in Ming ang Qing dynasty, there were as many as 360 temples and 4,000 to 5,000 monks and nuns. Mount Jiuhua was originally known as Jiuzi (Nine-Peak) Mountain. But ever since Li Bai, the celebrated poet in the Tang Dynasty wrote of the mountain: "Sailing down the Jiujiang River the other day, I saw the Jiuhua Peaks in the distance. Looking like a heavenly river hanging in heaven, Its green water embroidering cottonrose hibiscuses.", the mountain was renamed Jiuhua Mountain. As number 1 place fo pilgrimage,it was very famous in the southeastern part of China and became one of the great four Buddhist mountains.

Since the opening-up in 1979, JiuhuaMountain, with its abundant buddhistic culture and uniquely attractive scenery, has been enjoying a high reputation in southeast Asia, SouthKorea and Japan, which belong to Han-culture centered xountries. It is of high influence power in the area of Dizang Buddhisattva and the large numble of whole buddhistic relics.

구화산은 대단히 신기해서 수려해서, 안후이성지주 시동난부에게 위치한다.구화산와오대산, 사천음에산,푸도산은 중국의 불교의 사대명산 있다 . 계획면적120평방 킬로미터 . 보호면적174 평방 킬로미터 . 기원 719년, 기원 719년,신란국 국왕의친척(경주사람) 김교교구화산에 이른다.75년 수행해서 99세는 돌아가셨다 . 육체 썩는지 안다 . 김교교는 지장보살 닮기때문에 승려들이 김교교 지장보살이라고 생각하고 있다. 그후에 지장보살은 구화산에서 수행을 쌓는다.명 ,청 시대에 사원360개 있고. 승려 4000-5000정도 있다. 구화산 원래 구자산이라고하다.당대천보시대 ,당대유면한시인 이배 “고수천장,상요구봉여연꽃”봐고시한나 만들어서 구화산 바꾸다. “향화지성,갑우천하”명진동남,중국의천하유명한볼교 사대명산 돼다.1979년
개방이후,구화산 특별한볼교문화와대단히 수려한 풍경있기때문에 동남아,한국,일분등등국가에서 지위가 상당히 높다.지금 국회산에 99개사원있고 600승려있다. 제사 지내는 것의 땅에서 보살을 숨겨서 그 사람의 그 것, 정말인 모습의 보살에게 확실히 있어서 가장 많은등 가장 특색을 갖춘다.구화산99봉 있는데 십왕봉와연꽃봉등 구대봉 재일아름다워서”연꽃볼국”라고 부르다.구화산 도 역사명산있다.문물가 2000여개있고,명인들이 구화에서 저며한 시가 500여개보존하고,책원.책당유적20여개 있다.”구화일천사,싸재운무중” 중국의사대명산중 구화산 아름다워한경치있기 때문에특별히 훌륭한다. 도한 “향화갑천하”와”동남재일산”이중 월계관이 이루다.구화산의 산의 지세는 웅대해서, 어느쪽의 봉우리도 수려해서, 식생은 무성하고, 기후가 온화해서, 사계절은 명확해서, 자연의 풍광은 인문의 경관, 불교의 분위기와 일체가 된다.고대부터 유면한 관광지된다.

Official website:

http://www.jiuhuashan.com.cn/english/

http://www.jiuhuashan.com.cn/japanese/

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Top 10 Sceneries in China

No1: the Great Wall

No2: the Forbidden City

No3: Mt. Huangshan

No4: West Lake

No5: Guilin Scenery

No6: Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses

No7: Three Gorges of Yangtze River

No8: Classical Garden of Suzhou

No9: Mt. Taishan

No10: Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples

Top 10 Sceneries in China – No10

Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde

The city of Chengde is located in northeast Hebei Province .It is 225kilometers from Beijing,and has an area of 39,548 square kilometers, with a population of 3.45 million.
Chengde is a famous tourist City in China. It is located on the transitional zone from the inner Mongolia Plateau to the North Plain, with forested mountains and valleys and numerous fantastic stone formations on the surrounding mountains, of which the most striking are Mt.Luohan (arhat) and Sledge Hammer Peak.In 1985,the city was listed as one of China’s Top Ten scenic Spots.
Chengde is one of the ancient cultural cities in China. It embraces the Mountain Resort, the largest and the bestpreserved imperial garden existing today in China. It took almost 90 years to complete the Mountain Resort during the reigns of three emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The resort is a perfect combination of the architectural and gardening arts of north and south China.
Outside the enclosure of the Mountain Resort, there is a semi-circle of 12 imposing temples (only seven in existence today) of various styles, which reflect artistic characteristic of the Han, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan nationalities .They are taken as a treasure house of Buddhist arts.In 1994,the Mountain Resort and its surrounding temples were designated as a world Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. As one of the first group of best tourist cities listed by the State, chengde has seen a rapid development in tourism with excellent facilities for accommodation, shopping,and recreation,and convenient transportation with the Beijing chengde Railway passing by.
The beautiful landscape, the magnificent imperial garden, and temples of various styles in Chengde attract more and more visitors.

Mountain Resort
The Mountain Resort is also called Chengde LiGong or ReHe Palace, which is located in the northern center of Chengde city, a place where the emperors of Qing Dynasty spent summer and handle political mandate. It lies in a long-narrow valley along the bank of Wulie River, 230kilometers from Beijing.

Outlying Temples
In the early years of Qing Dynasty, Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia, Tibet was powerful and people there were very religious, so Buddhist sutra teachings is the spiritual pillar of Mongolians and Tibetans. Lamaism elites were in the effective control of the local political regime, together with a large number of economic wealth and all the temples. In order to strengthen its control of the northern land and consolidate national unity, Qing Dynasty carried out Huai Rou Policy to the minority of our country--- to respect their beliefs and customs while ruling them.
Since the Mountain Resort was completed in 1708, the emperors would come and stay here long to escape the summer heat and handle government affairs. Therefore a great number of Minority chiefs of Mongolian and Tibetan as well as foreign embassies came to Chengde annually to have an audience with the emperor and attend the celebrations. Temples were built where the political and religious figures could pay homage to Buddha. From 1711 to 1828, Qing government built 43 temples in the center of today’s Chengde city and around Luanhe Town, among which, 36 temples were directly managed by royal government. Inside the Mountain Resort were 16 temples, such as Zhuyuan Temple and Yongyou Temple. To the north of it were 2 temples ( now in Luanhe Town), and to the north-east of it were 12 temples such as Puning Temple and Pule Temple. There had never been Lama appointed by the royal government in the 3 temples of Luohan Tang, Guangan Temple and Pule Temple, which were managed by internal affairs government office. While another 9 temples of Puren, Pushan, Anyuan, Guangyuan, Puyou, Puning, Xumifushou, Putuozongcheng and Shuxiang were managed by 8 administrative organs directed by Lifan Yuan. Lamas were posted here and were issued salary every month. The 9 temples were called “the Outlying Temples” by the official history record of Qing Dynasty, and later commonly known as “the Outlying 8 Temples or Rehe Lama Temples”.

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Top 10 Sceneries in China – No9

Mt. Taishan

Location:

Situated in the middle of Shandong province, Mt. Taishan rises above the mountains in the middle and south parts of the province.

Ticket price: 125￥( 19 US$)

Synopsis:

The scenic area covers parts of Tai'an and Jinan cities. 60 kilometers to its north is Jinan, a spring city, and 70 kilometers to its south is Qufu, Confucius hometown and capital of ancient Lu Kingdom. Tianjin-Pukou railway passes the mountain by the southwest side. Crossing in the south of the mountain is railways and highways such as Tai’an-Feicheng, Tai’an-Xintai, Tai’an-Ningjin and Tai’an-Jinan highways.
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. More important is the fact that Mt.
Taishan became famous during the Warring Period, and was regarded as number one of the five famous mountains in China. Since then, it has been a place where emperors of each dynasty held grand ceremony of worship of heaven to pray and say thanks for peace and prosperity. This historical fact threads through the whole period of feudalism in China, placing the mountain at the highest position incomparable by any other mountain. From the Xianqin period to the end of feudalism in China, the successive 4000 years witnessed hundreds of emperors and their representative officials paid homage to Mt. Taishan. Their pilgrimage and folks to burn joss sticks to pray for happiness all followed the same route: starting at Haolishan where to offer sacrifice, to Dai Temple where the emperors resided, to Yuhuang summit, which forms a ten-kilometer long axes of the hell to the human world to the heaven. Of the thousand-year long civilized history of Mt. Taishan, in addition to that of pilgrimage, there are historic records and relics of religion, aesthetics, scientific research and farmers’ campaigns. The esthetical history is of particular value. The lofty mountain impresses people with its majestical beauty. In a word, Mt. Taishan embodies very rich connotations: the natural magnificent body, the amazingly great landscape, the sublime spirit, the colorful culture and the long history. Whether in front of the emperors or in the minds of the ordinary people, Mt. Taishan is equally supreme.

As number one of the five famous mountains in China, the majestic and beautiful peak is 1545 meters above sea level. It is a key state spot of interest and a world natural and cultural treasure. Because the mountain just borders the urban part of Tai’an, it is convenient for sightseeing all year round. Each season has its unique feature: spring morning, summer daytime, fall color, winter charm. The midseason to tour the mountain is between April and October.

Official website:

http://www.mount-tai.com.cn/index.shtml