Atlas
Yellow Mountain
Famed for its peculiar pines, grotesque rocks, sea of clouds, and hot springs — the aesthetic matrix and inspiration wellspring of Chinese landscape painting.
Prefecture: Huangshan
Province: AnhuiA sea of cloud fills the valleys while sharp rock peaks rise from it, ridge behind ridge; on the right, pines reach out from cliffs dressed in yellow and red autumn leaves.
Vista6
- Huangshan Guest-Greeting Pine
An ancient pine thriving upon granite crags, welcoming visitors worldwide as an enduring emblem of Chinese hospitality.
- Guangming Top Peak
The second highest summit of Mount Huang (1860m), offering panoramic views of sunrises and seas of clouds.
- Lotus Peak Summit
The highest peak of Mount Huang (1864m), soaring into the clouds with majestic granite petals.
- Xihai Grand Canyon
A grand canyon with vertical granite cliffs, mist-shrouded gorges, and hanging cliff trails.
- Shixin Peak
Celebrated for the quote 'Only upon arriving do you believe in Huangshan's wonder', rich in iconic pines.
- Feilai Peak Stone
A 12-meter-high balancing rock standing atop a flat ledge, a marvel of natural weathering.
Natural Wonder1
- Tiandu Peak of Mount Huangshan
The steepest of Huangshan's three main summits at 1,810 m, reached by the Hundred-Zhang Ladder and the Carp's Back ridge, and climbed by Xu Xiake in his travel diary.
Depicts1
- The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake: Second Journey to Mount Huang: Climbing TianduProseXu Xiake (Xu Hongzu)
Clutching grass and brambles up Tiandu, ten thousand peaks below and a sea of cloud rising and falling.
Authors1
- Xu Xiake1587–1641 CE
Wrote of Yellow Mountain in “The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake: Second Journey to Mount Huang: Climbing Tiandu”. Late Ming traveller from Jiangyin whose daily journals of three decades on the road, above all in the karst southwest, became the Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake
Tang1
- Yishan Renamed Huangshan in TraditionTraditional dating: 747 CE
A local tradition dates Yishan's renaming as Huangshan to 747, while the Yellow Emperor alchemy story is not established by the standard histories.
Ming2
- Pumen Founds Fahai Convent1606 CE
In 1606, the monk Pumen came to Huangshan and founded Fahai Convent, later expanded by imperial order as Ciguang Temple.
- Xu Xiake's Two Journeys to HuangshanMing Dynasty (1616-1618 CE)
In 1616 and 1618, Xu Xiake made two journeys through Huangshan and recorded its routes, peaks, valleys, geology, water, and weather in his travel diaries.
Modern Era2
- Landscapes Join the World Heritage List
Huangshan was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1990, and by 2017 Mount Wutai, Longhushan, Xinjiang Tianshan, Guilin, Shennongjia, Hoh Xil and other Chinese mountain and landscape sites had followed.
- Huangshan Inscribed as Mixed Heritage1990 CE
In 1990, Mount Huangshan was inscribed under cultural criterion (ii) and natural criteria (vii) and (x).
