The Huangshan is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China, it 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. known as 'the loveliest mountain of China', was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history. There is an old saying well known throughout the country "No need to see any other mountains after Huangshan!"
The pines on the mountain are tall and have fascinating shapes. The famous Welcoming Guests (Yingke) Pine (1,500 years old) and See-Guest-Off Pine have become a symbol of being faithful, unyielding and hospitable. More than
200 days each year on Mount Huangshan are misty and cloudy. The vapors coagulate to form a sea of clouds. As the clouds cloak the mountain, they give a feeling of being in fairyland.
Huangshan has more than 400 famous scenic attractions of which 140 have been developed and opened to tourists. Its spectacular landscape with its four unique scenes: interesting shaped rocks, waterfalls, unique shaped pine trees growing out of rocks, and its sea of clouds. Huangshan has all, the steepness, the grace, the elegance, and so on. Huang Shan Mountain area is such a marvelous place with spectacular vista and its ever-changing scenes attract tourists in all seasons and inspire countless Chinese painters and poets for thousands of years.
In 1990, Mount Huangshan went on both the world cultural and natural heritage lists.