OfallthenotablemountainsinChina,MountHuangshan,tobefoundinthesouthofAnhuiprovince,isprobablythemostfamous.OriginallyknownasMt.YishanitwasrenamedMt.Huangshanin747ADinrecognitionofthelegendaryHuangDi,whowasthereputedancestoroftheChinesepeopleandwhomademagicpillsforimmortalityhere.

　　WuyueisthecollectivenamegiventoChina’smostimportantmountains,namelyMt.TaishaninShandongProvince,Mt.HuashaninShaanxiProvince,Mt.HengshaninShanxiProvince,Mt.SongshaninHenanProvinceandMt.HengshaninHunanProvince.Itissaidthatyouwon’twanttovisitanyothermountainsafterseeingwuyuebutyouwon’twishtoseeevenwuyueafterreturningfromMt.Huangshan.ThissayingmaygiveyousomeideaofthebeautyanduniquenessofMt.Huangshan.TogetherwiththeYellowRiver,theYangtzeRiverandtheGreatWall,Mt.HuangshanhasbecomeoneofthegreatsymbolsofChina.

　　Mt.Huangshancanboastnotonlyofitsmagnificencebutalsoitsabundantresourcesandgreatvarietyofzoologicalspecies,forwhichithasbeenlistedasaWorldNaturalandCulturalHeritageSite