Huangshan (mount) (1 of 3)
When its archetypal granite peaks and twisted pines are wreathed in spectral folds of mist, Huang Shan's idyllic views easily nudge it into the select company of China's top 10 sights. Legions of poets and painters have drawn inspiration from Huang Shan's iconic beauty.
Huang Shan still rewards visitors with moments of tranquillity, and the unearthly views can be simply breathtaking. The staggering and otherworldly views from the summit reach out over huge valleys of granite and enormous formations of rock, topped by gravity-defying slivers of stone and the gnarled forms of ubiquitous Huangshan pine trees (Pinus taiwanensis).
