National Forest Park / World Heritage SiteUNESCO World Heritage
Huangshan
East Asia (Anhui)Designated in 1990154 km²
A sacred Taoist mountain whose centuries-old pines, clinging to granite cliffs, have inspired Chinese painting for over a thousand years
Area
154 km²
Designated in
1990
Region
East Asia (Anhui)
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990 for its natural and cultural value alike, Huangshan (the Yellow Mountain) has for more than a thousand years been one of the principal inspirations of traditional Chinese landscape painting (shanshui), with its characteristic twisted pines clinging to near-vertical granite walls, often wrapped in a sea of cloud that lifts only partly at dawn. A traditional Chinese saying has it that whoever has seen the Five Great Mountains need see no other mountains, and whoever has seen Huangshan need not see the Five Great Mountains.
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Huangshan: 6 documented species
Mammals2Birds3Amphibians1
Threatened:
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in China, where Huangshan lies.
Tropical rainforestDesertTemperate forestMarine / coastal
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
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