Mt. Huashan

Huashan is famous for its precipice, located in Hayin city, Shaanxi province. It is one of the noted Five Mountains in China, and once called the West Mountain in ancient times. The mountain has three summits: the south peak, 2160.5m above sea level, the east Morning Sun Peak and the west Lotus Flower Peak. Two hundred and ten famous scenic spots and historical sites are scattered everywhere, including the Yuntai (Cloud Terrace) and Yunu (Jade Maiden)peaks, Qian Chi Chuang (Thousand-Feet Cliff), Bai Chi Xia (Hundred-Feet Valley), Lao Jun Li Gou (old-gentleman-ploughed furrows), Shang Tian Ti (steps leading up to the sky), and other peculiar peaks, strange rocks, seas of clouds, purling springs as well as flying waterfalls.