Huangshan Mountain is located in the east of China and the south of Anhui Province, with a length of 40 kilometers from north to south and a width of 30 kilometers from east to west, covering an area of about 1200 square kilometers, of which the essence part 154 square kilometers. Known as the "500-mile Huangshan Mountain", it has excellent natural and cultural landscapes, especially the "four wonders" of strange pines, strange rocks, sea of clouds and hot springs, and enjoys a high reputation.
Huangshan Mountain is a treasure house of life, where the vegetation coverage rate is over 80% and the plant species are as many as 1450. Metasequoia glyptostroboides and Ginkgo biloba are the national first-class protection and the treasure house of plant resources in southern China. The most famous plant is welcome pine. Huangshan Mountain is famous for its beauty and beauty. It is also a national-level scenic spot and summer resort with rich resources and ecological integrity, which has important scientific and ecological environmental value.
Huangshan Mountain is a miracle created by nature. It has always enjoyed the reputation of "the five mountains return without looking at the mountains, and the Huangshan Mountain returns without looking at the mountains". Huangshan Mountain is not only rich in natural resources, but also rich in cultural heritage. Numerous ancient literati also left many compliments for this guest. From the prosperous Tang Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, there were hundreds of essays describing Huangshan Mountain and more than 20,000 poems praising Huangshan Mountain. "Huangshan Painting" is the most brilliant chapter in China's painting history.
There are nearly 100 ancient buildings and 200 cliff stone carvings in Huangshan, and there is a "trail" with a total length of more than 50,000 meters and 36,000 stone steps connecting various scenic spots in Huangshan. The altitude of Tiandufeng is1810m. Because of its danger, strangeness, steepness and danger, it is inaccessible to people, and it is known as Tiandu and Fairy Residence, hence the name "Tiandu". Li Zhuo, a boulder on the summit, is about tens of feet high and is engraved with four Chinese characters, which have been handed down from generation to generation by Pumen monks. Climbing high and looking far, Yunshan meets, rivers line up and thousands of peaks stand tall. There are two natural caves, "Xianlou" and "Yun Jie" under the peak.
Huangshan Mountain has experienced a long orogeny and crustal uplift, as well as the baptism of glaciers and natural weathering, forming its magnificent peak forest belt and becoming a unique geological structure of Huangshan Mountain. Huangshan Mountain is known as "the 3rd16 peak and the 36th peak", in which the main peak is Lotus Peak, with an altitude of 1864m.
Lotus Peak is located in the middle of Huangshan Mountain, adjacent to Tiandu Peak in the east, with an altitude of 1864 meters, which is the highest peak in Huangshan Mountain. This peak is steep and towering, majestic, with the main peak abrupt and surrounded by small peaks. If a new lotus is in full bloom, it is in full bloom. Legend has it that Guanyin was ordered by the Jade Emperor. Take the lotus throne to inspect the world, because I am obsessed with the mountains and rivers here for a long time. The Jade Emperor ordered him to live in the South China Sea. So Guanyin turned the lotus throne into a mountain peak.
To the north of Lotus Peak is Guangmingding, with an altitude of 1, 840 meters. The top is flat and the terrain is high. It is the best place to see the sunrise and the sea of clouds. According to legend, monk Zhikong practiced here 15 years. One day, the top of the mountain was sunny, hence the name. In the past, it used to be the seat of the Great Tragedy Hospital, but the ruins of the ancient temple have long since disappeared.