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Mount Hua (simplified Chinese: 华山; traditional Chinese: 華山; pinyin: Huà Shān) is a mountain located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Xi'an. It is the "Western Mountain" of the Five Great Mountains of China and has a long history of religious significance.
Throughout the area there are hotels and guest houses that accommodate overnight visitors, [2] [17] many of whom hike up the mountains, spend the night at one of the peaks to view the sunrise, and then descend by a different route the next day. [13] The area is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration. [27]
View from the south; the fence in front encloses the Hua Spring. Behind the spring lies the Huayang Palace. Hua Hill (Shandong) (simplified Chinese: 华 山; traditional Chinese: 華 山; pinyin: Huà Shān) is a solitary cone-shaped hill in the lower Yellow River valley, located at the northeastern edge of the city of Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
The Huashan North railway station (Chinese: 华山北站) is a railway station located in Huayin, Weinan, Shaanxi, China. There is 5 km from Mount Hua spots, travel bus from there can take you to Huashan visitor center. It was opened on 6 February 2010, along with the Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway. [1]
Terraces partway up the sides of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in length, the gorge is located where the river passes between the 5,596 metres (18,360 ft) Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the 5,396 metres (17,703 ft) Haba Snow Mountain in a series of rapids under steep 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) cliffs.
Huanglong (simplified Chinese: 黄龙; traditional Chinese: 黃龍; pinyin: Huánglóng; lit. 'yellow dragon') is a scenic and historic interest area in the northwest part of Sichuan, China.
During this time, two cultures had emerged near the mountain, the Dawenkou culture to the south and the Longshan culture to the north. During the Xia dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BC) the mountain was known as Mount Dai (Chinese: 岱山; pinyin: Dài Shān) and lay within the borders of Qingzhou, one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China. [12]
Tongguan or Tong Pass, was a former mountain pass and fortress located south of the confluence of the Wei and Yellow Rivers, in today's Tongguan County, Shaanxi, China. It was an important chokepoint, protecting Xi'an and the surrounding Guanzhong region from the North China Plain .