FamousMountains

inChina第一頁，共9頁。WhentalkingaboutthefamousmountainsinChina,ChinesepeopleusuallyrefertotheFiveGreatMountainsandtheFourSacredMountainsofBuddhism.Mostofthemboastreligioussignificance,ofeitherTaoismorBuddhism;somehavebecometheUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.第二頁，共9頁。FiveGreatMountains：Mt.Taishan(EastGreatMountain)Mt.HengshanofSouthChina(SouthGreatMountain)Mt.Huashan(WestGreatMountain)Mt.HengshanofNorthChina(NorthGreatMountain)Mt.Songshan(CenterGreatMountain)第三頁，共9頁。Mt.Taishan,locatedinthemiddlepartofShandongProvince,andcoversTai’ancityandJinancitywiththeareaof426squarekilometers,itisoftenregardedtheforemostofthefive.

Mt.Taishanespeciallyrenownedforitsimperialworshipculture,asitistheveryplaceforemperorstoholdgrandceremonyofworshipofheavenandearth.Mt.Taishantherefore,isthegrandscaredmountainandtheveryspiritualsymbolofChina.第四頁，共9頁。AsoneoftheFiveGreatMountainsofChina,withaheightof1,300.2m,Mt.HengshanlocatesinHunanProvince,isfamousforitssuperbnaturalsceneryandbrilliantreligiousculture,whichearningitaplaceontheUNESCOWorldNaturalandCulturalHeritageSitelist.

Becauseoftheidealclimateconditions,Mt.Hengshankeepsgreenallyeararound，reputedasa"solitarybeautifulmountaininsouthernChina".

ItisalsothereligiouscentreofsouthChina,

thescaredplaceofTaoismandthebirthplaceofseveralBuddhismSchools.第五頁，共9頁。Mt.HuashanisthehighestoneamongtheFiveGreatMountains(2,154.9m),whichreputedforitsmajesticbreath-takingcrags,steeppaths,beautifulsceneryprecipices,deepandnarrowcreeks,andprofoundTaoistculture,asitissaidtobethemostprecipitousmountainintheworld.

Situated100kmtotheeastofXian,Mt.Huanshanisknownas"TheNumberOnePrecipitousMountainunderHeaven".Ithas5mainpeaks,theeastpeak,whichnamed“ChaoyangPeak”,

isoneofthe9greatplacesofChinatoseethesunrise.

第六頁，共9頁。Mt.Hengshan,orTaihengMountain,isoneoftheFiveGreatMountainsofChina,locatedonly62kmawayfromDatong.Stretching150kmfromeasttowest,thismagnificentmountainisrenownedforitstoweringfigure,magnificentvigorandreligiousrelics.

IthasbeenconsideredasacredmountainsincetheZhouDynasty,sincewhen,lotsoflegendsandmythologieswererecordedandlefttotheoffsprings.Owningtoitssuperbgeographicaladvantage,itisalsotheimportantmilitaryfortificationbetweenremotenorthernplateauandfertilizedmiddleplainofChina.

第七頁，共9頁。Mt.SongshanScenicAreaisaWorldCulturalHeritageSitelistedbyUNESCO.ConsistsofgrandTaishiMountainandShaoshiMountain,Mt.SongshanisoneofthecradlesofprofoundChinacivilization,thepolitical,culturalandeconomicalcentreinancienttime.

LocatedinthenorthwestofDengfengCountyandreputedastheCentralSacredMountainamongthefive,Mt.SongshanisoneofthesacredTaoistmountainsofChina,andcontainsimportantTaoisttemplessuchasthe