Yellow Mountains

Hours & Admission Price Peak Season
Mar.1st-Nov.30th
08:40-16:00
CNY 230 Low Season
Dec.1st-Feb.29th
08:40 - 16:00
CNY 150 Address & Phone Transportation Take bus NO.6, get off at Sanmalu stop.Take bus NO.12, get off at Yuzhong Park stop. Notes CNY 80 (Single ticket cable car in peak season); CNY 65 (Single ticket for cable car in low season); the box office of scenic area opened at 6:30 and closed at 17:00.

As a saying goes, There is no reason to visit any other mountain after seeing Huangshan Mountain. The marvelous Yellow Mountains amazes many visitors from home and abroad with its ancient wondrous pines, unique rock formations, the sea of clouds and hot springs.

Situated in Huangshan, at the southern of Anhui Province, Yellow Mountains covers an area of 154 square kilometers. It has long been reputed as “the wonderland” and “Heaven on Earth”. As a saying goes, “There is no reason to visit any other mountain after seeing Huangshan Mountain”. The marvelous Yellow Mountains amazes many visitors from home and abroad with its ancient wondrous pines, unique rock formations, the sea of clouds and hot springs.

Originally it was called Yishan, which means Black Mountains, in ancient times. The legend has it that the Yellow Emperor Huangdi, the ancestor of Chinese nation, had become an immortal in the mountain, so it was renamed to Yellow Mountains in 747 of Tang Dynasty (618-907). Since ancient times, Huangshan (Yellow Mountains) has been a well-known destination for scholars, poets and hermits. In 1990, Yellow Mountains was enlisted as one of World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Four Wonders

Yellow Mountains is famous for its “four wonders”, which are ancient wondrous pines, unique rock formations, the sea of clouds and hot springs. It is a well combination of charming natural scenery and profound human landscape.

Wondrous Pines

Pines can be found in every corner of the Yellow Mountains with exceedingly strange gestures. The seeds of pines fall into the crevice of the mountain and grow up with great vigor. Because of the uneven terrain and unique natural environment, these pines rise up in different gestures. Some are tall and straight, some crooked and even downward. Hence a saying goes “There is no rock without pine and there is no pine without grotesque shape”.

Ten famous pines on Yellow Mountains: Guest-Greeting Pine (in front of the stone lion of the Jade Screen Pavilion in the Jade Screen Scenic Area), Guest-Goodbye Pine (to the right of the Jade Screen Pavilion), Cushion Pine (at Lotus Valley), Sea Exploring Pine (on the top of Celestial Capital Peak), Black Tiger Pine (on the way from Beihai Hotel to Beginning-to-believe Peak), Kylin Pine (between Bei Hai Hotel and the Refreshing Terrace), Harp Pine (between Beginning-to-believe Peak and Black Tiger Pine), Couple Pine (on the way to Beginning-to-believe Peak), Dragon Claw Pine (at Beginning-to-believe Peak), Guidance Pine (at Beginning-to-believe Peak).

Fantastic Rocks

Under the influence of erosion and fracture, Yellow Mountains form lofty peaks and deep ravines. Some rocks look like human beings, birds, animals or many other objects. It is more amazing that a rock resembles varied shapes if seen from different angles or in different kinds of weather. Some spectacular rocks are accompanied with wondrous pines, presenting a presenting a natural and harmonious picture.

Famous rocks: Stone Monkey Watching the Sea, Flying-over Rock, Two Cat Catching a Mouse, 'Immortal Pointing the Way'', ''Magpie on a Plum Tree'', ''Eighteen Arhats Facing the South Sea'', ''Goddess Embroidering'', ''Immortal Sunning His Boot'', ''Squirrel Skipping to celestial Capital'', ''Golden Cock Crowing towards the Heavenly Gate", etc.

Sea of Clouds

The whole Yellow Mountains is wrapped in misty clouds in all four seasons of the year, which can be geographically divided into East Sea, South Sea, West Sea, North Sea and Sky Sea. These vast and misty seas of clouds veil the valleys and mountains and allow only the peaks to show, emerging a picturesque fairyland. If you climb up the Lotus Peak, the Celestial Capital Peak and the Brightness Peak, you will find yourself above the level of the clouds and they appear as a sea beneath you.

Best places to watch seas of clouds: Jade Screen Pavilion to watch South Sea, Refreshing Terrace to watch North Sea, Cloud-dispelling Pavilion to watch West Sea, White Goose Bridge to watch East Sea, and Turtle Peak to appreciate Sky Sea.

Hot Spring

As one of the four wanders in Yellow Mountains, the hot spring running out of the Purple Peak of 850 meters (2, 789 feet). Legend has it that Emperor Xuanyuan, one of China’s ancestors, took bath in the hot spring for 49 days and then became immortal. The hot spring is the first stop after entering the gate of the scenic area. With a temperature of 42?, it has a total volume of flow of 400 tons. The spring water is not only suitable for bathing but is also said to be effective in curing diseases of dermatitis, arthritis and nervous system.

Main Scenic Spots

Yellow Mountains is composed of six scenic sections, namely Hot Spring Scenic Area, Jade Screen Scenic Area, North Sea Scenic Area, Cloudy Valley Scenic Area, Fishing Bridge Scenic Area, and Pine Valley Scenic Area. These scenic areas combine to form a fantastic landscape with ever-changing colors.

Guest-Greeting Pine

The pine stands on the left of the Yuping building next to the lion stone, with a long branch reaches out as if welcoming the tourists, hence the name Guest-Greeting Pine. The pine has a history of more than 800 years. Standing peacefully on the mountain, Guest-Greeting Pine has become the symbolic landscape of the Yellow Mountains.

"Monkey Watching Sea"

A huge stone lies in front of the Lion Peak as if a large monkey squatting on the ground while watching the sea of clouds. Why the monkey sits there? According to a legendary story, there was a pretty girl named Zhao Zhangzhu in Xinyuan Village, which now is Taiping County. An immortal money living in Yellow Mountains fell in love with Zhao Zhangzhu. The money became a handsome scholar and went to Zhao Zhangzhu’s parents asking for her. The parents were attracted by his fine appearance and accepted their marriage. Unfortunately, the money incautiously showed his real feature at the wedding night. The bride was so scared that escaped back to home. As a result, the money sat on the ground facing Xinyuan Village and waited for his bride year after year.

Cloud-dispelling Pavilion

Passing the Flying-over Rock and walking a mile to the north, there is the Cloud-dispelling Pavilion, the best place to view Yellow Mountains’ grotesque and fantastic rocks. The cloud and mist rise up from the valleys of West Sea and then scatter and disappear in front of the pavilion. So it is called Cloud-dispelling Pavilion. There is “Celestial basking shoe" on the left and "Celestial basking boot’ on the right.

Three cableways

There are three cableways in Yellow Mountains, operating from 08:00 to 16:00 in winter and 06:30 to 17:00 in summer. Jade Screen cableway connects Mercy Light Pavilion and Cushion Pine with a total length of 2,176. Visitors can save time and strength by getting into the essential part of Yellow Mountains through the cableway. Yungu cableway links Yungu Temple and White Goose Ridge with the world's most advanced equipments. Taiping cableway is the longest one among the three with a length of 3709. It starts at Pine Forest Peak and ends at Songgu Nunnery, providing a vast view of flying in the sea of clouds with mountains under the feet.
 

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