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  China Travel Tips
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) is in the Huangshan City area, south Anhui Province.In 1990, the UNESCO listed Mt. Huangshan as "A World Cultural And Natural Heritage." The scenic reserve stretches 40 kilometers from north to south and 30 kilometers from east to west and takes up an area of 1,200 square kilometers.
Huangshan is famous for its spectacular rocky peaks, oddly shaped pines, crystal-clear mountain springs and sea of clouds with the highest peak - Lotus Flower Peak (Lianhua Feng) at 1864m, followed by Bright Summit Peak (Guangming Ding) and Celestial Peak (Tiandu Feng).
Huangshan Mountain is a natural zoo and botanical garden supporting 1,452 varieties of plants and 552 types of animals.
www.southtravels.com /asia/china/traveltips/attraction_huangshan.html   (998 words)

  
 CTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) is located in the southern part of Anhui Province in eastern China.
Huangshan, known as "the loveliest mountain of China", was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history (the Shanshui "mountain and water" style of the mid-16th century).
Huangshan is served by the Tunxi airport, with regular flights to Shanghai and Guangzhou, plus less regular flights to Beijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, amongst others.
www.chinatravelservice.com /huangshan.htm   (2559 words)

  
 Huangshan - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
Huangshan has been an inspiration to artists and writers for over a millennium.
Huangshan translates as "yellow mountains" (huang is yellow, shan is mountain).
The Huangshan mountain range is situated in southern Anhui province.
www.hillmanwonders.com /china/huangshan.htm   (279 words)

  
 China's Grand Taishan and Huangshan Awe with Unmatched Scenery, Grandeur | Asian American News | GoldSea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Huangshan in Anhui, with its distinctive pines and rolling clouds that seem to move like waterfalls over the mountains, has some of the most beautiful scenery.
Huangshan, often translated into English as Yellow Mountain, actually is named for a former emperor.
From Huangshan, it was 14 hours on a train to Shandong, stuffed in a six-person sleeper car shared with other travelers.
goldsea.com /Asiagate/610/23taishan.html   (1030 words)

  
 Huangshan Hotel Online Reservation - @ - Lowest Rate Guaranteed
Huangshan, known as 'the loveliest mountain of China', was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history.
The Jianguo Garden Hotel Huangshan is a four-star hotel located in the highway to the airport, about 3 km away, and is just 3km to the railway station, making it convenient for those who flying into the city on a weekend trip.
Huangshan Guomai Hotel, built according to international four star standards in Huangshan, is located in the downtown of Huangshan City.
www.chinatravelhub.com /hotels/15Huangshan.htm   (598 words)

  
 sistermountains.com HUANGSHAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Located in the south of Anhui Province, Huangshan City is an up and coming tourist city named after Mt. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), consisting of the Mt. Huangshan scenic area, three districts and four counties.
The mountain was renamed Huangshan in 747, the sixth year of Emperor Tianbao of the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Huangshan Airport is situated in Tunxi, the western suburb of Huangshan City, 71 km from the Mt. Huangshan Scenic Area.
www.sistermountains.com /huangshan/huangshan.html   (479 words)

  
 A Sample Huangshan Itinerary
Waking up early to take full advantage of your day on the Yellow Mountain, you will be immediately driven from Huangshan City to the mountain itself.
Commonly, it is the remote geography of such villages that has harbored them from the destructive force of China's turbulent history.
Apart from enjoying curious architectural details, such as a wind shield covering a six hundred year old "window", you will also be able to appreciate the sheer ingenuity of traditional urban designs, maximizing the use of running water for aesthetic, spiritual and practical benefits.
www.imperialtours.net /huangshan_itinerary.htm   (406 words)

  
 Protected Areas Programme -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Huangshan is considered to be a prime example of classic Chinese scenery, as typified in Chinese landscape paintings (Hers, 1935; Eigner, 1939).
In 1934 the Huangshan Construction Committee was set up by the governor of Anhui and Fujian provinces and made responsible for the conservation, management and development of the mountain.
From 1943 to 1949 management was the responsibility of the Huangshan Administration Bureau, superseded by the Huangshan Administration Department in 1949 (after the founding of the People's Republic of China) and by the Huangshan Administration Bureau of Anhui Province on 1979.
www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/wh/huangsha.html   (1732 words)

  
 Huangshan I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Huangshan is named after the legend that Chief Huang, who is said to be the first king in Chinese history, once made elixirs here and went up to heaven after taking those elixirs.
In 1990, Mt. Huangshan was listed by UNESCO in the Catalog of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, thus becoming a treasure of the mankind.
The English speaking Chinese guide who met me at Huangshan airport, (and with a stretch of the imagination, one really could envision it as an airport, I mean, the plane did land there), gave it to me, as it had a little map of the entire Huangshan mountain region on it.
www.russbo.com /china/huangshan1.htm   (4648 words)

  
 Huangshan Mountain in China - tours, maps and pictures (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
One is the Mount Huangshan, for it's beautiful scenery, and the other is Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun.
"Huangshan, known as 'the loveliest mountain of China', was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history (e.g.
You may want to include Mt. Huangshan to your China tour, and visit other places like Beijing, Guilin, Three Gorges Dam, and maybe take a Yangtze river cruise, too.
www.chinaodysseytours.com.cob-web.org:8888 /huangshan/index.html   (430 words)

  
 Travel in China,Mount Huangshan
Huangshan is located in the south of Anhui Province.
The neighbors of Huangshan in the south are three counties and one district; in the north is "Huangshan District".
In 1985, Huangshan was selected as one of the top ten natural and cultural attractions in China.
www.chinavoc.com /travel/scenery/hsh_s.asp?id=n   (709 words)

  
 Huangshan Mountain
Huangshan Mountain has long been praised as the No.1 Mountain of Wonders on the Globe, the Magic Mountain, and a Paradise on Earth.
Buddhism spread to the Huangshan area during the Song Dynasty (420-479) of the Southern Dynasties (420-589) and nearly 100 monasteries and nunneries were built on the mountain.
It is estimated that 100 works of prose and 20,000 poems about Huangshan Mountain have been written, and the paintings of the mountain created the most splendid chapter of all in the history of Chinese painting.
www.sino-cs.ac.uk /html/Heritage/h_hs.htm   (758 words)

  
 HuangShan
HuangShan has 4 "ultimates": strange pine, weird rock, sea of clouds and hot spring.
HuangShan pine's roots secret an acid that dissolves granite rocks so that the roots can eat deep into cracks for hold, water and nutrients.
HuangShan's sea of clouds is unpredictable and mysterious.
kamleung.com /triplog/0111huangshan/huangshan_09.htm   (833 words)

  
 Mt. Huangshan Travel Guide, Yellow Mountain Guide
The present name, bestowed a few years ago, comes from its world-renowned Huangshan Mountains (the Yellow Mountains).The city governs the districts of Tunxi, Huangshan and Huizhou and the four counties of Shexian, Xiuning, Yixian and Qimen.
Mt. Huangshan (also known as Yellow Mountain) is the supreme example of Chinese mountain scenery and is a prime model for classic landscape paintings, as the poets and painters of old China amply testify.
It is the midpoint on the western route, and the most photographed panorama of Huangshan, featuring a thousand rising peaks and spires and a single, stately pine tree, its boughs outstretched.
www.discoverchinatours.com /guide_huangshan.asp   (1290 words)

  
 Huangshan Hostels: Book a cheap hostel in Huangshan, China with no booking fees!
Huangshan Yongle Inn is only 50 meters away from the train station.
We are on the head of the famous Old street in Huangshan, which is an excellent location for backpackers to travel in town.
Huangshan Huaxi Hotel is a budget hotel for all the international travellers, we are invested by both China and Oversea funds.
www.hostelbookers.com /hostels/china/huangshan   (415 words)

  
 Huangshan Mountain, Mt. Huangshan: Anhui Attractions
Of all the notable mountains in China, Mount Huangshan, to be found in the south of Anhui province, is probably the most famous.
Originally known as Mt. Yishan it was renamed Mt. Huangshan in 747 AD in recognition of the legendary Huang Di, who was the reputed ancestor of the Chinese people and who made magic pills for immortality here.
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.
www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/anhui/huangshan/huangshan.htm   (351 words)

  
 Trees of Huangshan, China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The trees of Huangshan, China are famous for their beauty.
You'll notice that many of the trees growing naturally on the mountainsides look like bonsai -- perhaps they were the original inspiration for bonsai styling.
These pictures were taken by one of our club members when she recently visited Huangshan.
www.gsbf-bonsai.org /Kusamura/Huangshan   (135 words)

  
 Bicycle tour in around Huangshan Mountain, Anhui, China | Cycleing | Bicycel Tour | Hiking | Culture Experience
Huangshan City was named after the scenic Huangshan Mountain in its north.
Huangshan Mountain, in East China's Anhui Province, embraces almost all the wonders of mountain scenery.
Huangshan, in East China's Anhui Province, embraces almost all the wonders of mountain scenery: spectacular rocky peaks, odd-shaped pines, a vast sea of clouds, and crystal-clear hot springs.
www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/4963.html   (798 words)

  
 Mountain Huangshan of China Photo Picture
Huangshan Mountain was acclaimed as "the loveliest mountain of China" through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history.
Mount Huangshan covers an area of 250 kilometers, of which 154 square kilometers are scenic attractions.
Mount Huangshan boasts 72 peaks, more than 1,000 meters above sea level, with three main peaks rising majestically.
www.business-menu.com /photo/mount_huangshan.html   (227 words)

  
 Huangshan Travel Net -- Not Only Yellow Mountain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Huangshan City is destined to be one of the most visited tourist destinations in the 21st Century.
The mystic clouds drift in and out, changing the scenery from minute to minute as the mist rises and ebbs; the beauty of Huangshan also varies with the seasons.
Huangshan City is easily accessible: a one-hour flight from Shanghai, less than a 2-hour flight from Hongkong, and a 6-hour car or train ride from Nanjing.
www.uhuangshan.com /english.htm   (325 words)

  
 ASIA VOYAGES / Hidden Treasures of Huangshan
The unique beauty of Huangshan Mountain has been celebrated by poets and painters since the days of Confucius.
We stay at Scandinavian style Xihai Hotel from where we explore the stone paths,climbing through the forest of tangled pines to view the distant valleys and magnificent escarpments.
One of the highlights of a visit to Huangshan is to watch the sunrise.
www.asiavoyages.com /china/huangshan.html   (736 words)

  
 DaVinci: Regional> Asia> China> Anhui> Huangshan
The restaurant, in the scenic city of Huangshan in eastern Anhui province, has been doing a roaring business since it started serving alligator dishes last...
Mount Huangshan Int'l Tourism Festival Opens???, China - Dec 3, 2006The 10th China Mount Huangshan international tourism and local culture festival opened in Anhui Province on Saturday amid folk dances and a parade of festooned...
Daily Press Group announced the departure of the journey to trace the Hui merchants road on Monday at Tangmo village in southern Anhui?s Huangshan city, a...
www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/China/Anhui/Huangshan   (324 words)

  
 India & China Stage: Yang-Yang Dispatch - July 22, 2000
Apparently there were no direct trains to Huangshan, so it was time to try a new form of travel in China: nice, comfortable, air-conditioned buses with reclining seats and large windows.
When we did arrive in Tangkou, the small town at the base of Huangshan, it was almost dark, but I still wanted to hike up that night.
The whole experience made me feel guilty to think that everything being sold at the top, from the bottles of water to the beef jerky and souvenirs, had to be carried up the mountain by a person for the convenience of tourists like us.
www.worldtrek.org /odyssey/asia/072200/072200yyhuangshan.html   (1195 words)

  
 Huangshan Pine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Huangshan Pine (Pinus hwangshanensis) is a pine native to the mountains of eastern China, in the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang; it is named after the Huangshan Mountains in Anhui, from where it was first described.
It is an evergreen tree reaching 15-25 m in height, with a very broad, flat-topped crown of long, level branches.
Huangshan Pines typically grow at moderate to high altitudes on steep, rocky crags, and are a major vegetation component in the exceptional landscapes of eastern China.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huangshan_Pine   (258 words)

  
 Beautiful Huangshan
Huangshan (the Yellow Mountains), one of the ten celebrated scenic spots in China and the only one in mountainous region, is located in the Huangshan Municipality, south of Anhui Province.
Various marvelous pines, grotesque peaks and rocks, sea of clouds and hot spring are the four typical "ultimate wonders" of Huangshan.
Below are some of the beautiful pictures taken from Huangshan in China, published by the Publishing House of China Academy Fine Arts.
www.angelfire.com /de/tiandu/HuangshanInt.htm   (161 words)

  
 eResolution | Decision 0202
The Complainant is Huangshan Tourism Development Co., Ltd of Huangshan city, Anhui Province, PR of China.
Complainant is a registered corporation in China with a number of registered subsidiary companies.All of the corporation and companies are located in Huangshan City of Anhui Province in China and have characters "huangshan"as part of their company names.
(7)Mountain Huangshan was given its present mame in 747 A.D. Many companies use Huangshan as a part of their company names or domain names.
www.disputes.org /decisions/0202.htm   (1366 words)

  
 UVa Study Abroad Program | Out of Bounds
My most memorable, and physically exhausting, experience while I studied abroad in Beijing, China was one hellish train ride during the National Day Fall Break.
Overall, the vacation was amazing, particularly camping at Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), which was home to the most spectacular natural scenery I have ever seen.
Perhaps these last details are not entirely accurate, but in comparison to our situation, I felt like I was looking at the Sultan of Brunei's personal yacht.
www.virginia.edu /iso/hold/higgins.huangshan.html   (654 words)

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