Located in the southern part of Anhui Province, the Yellow Mountains are a marvel within an area of 154 square kilometers. There is a crowd of peaks, 72 of which have names indicating the shapes they resemble. Lotus, Brightness Apex and Celestial Capital are the three major ones, all rising above 1,800 meters The Yellow Mountains Scenic Area extends about 40km from north to south and 30km from east to west. As an important national scenic area, Yellow Mountains was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990.
From ancient times the Yellow Mountains has been frequented by tourists seeking their mystery and admiring their scenery. They come to the conclusion that the strange pines, absurd stones, sea of clouds and hot springs are the four major attractions of the Yellow Mountains.
As a matter of fact there are marvels almost everywhere. The mountains are a body of granite, often with vertical joints. Erosion and fracture contributed to shape the rocks into huge columns, giving rise to lofty peaks and deep ravines. When it is cloudy the pinnacles loom in mists as if they were illusionary, while the sun is shining they unfold in all their majesty and splendour.
The Yellow Mountains change their colour and appearance with the alternation of seasons. In spring blooming flowers decorate the slopes in a riot of colour and fill the valleys with fragrance; in summer you see verdured peaks rising one upon another and hear springs gurgling merrily. Autumn dresses the mountains in red and purple as maples are all blazing-red; winter turns them into a world of frost and ice with silver boughs and rocks everywhere. So from ancient times it has been frequented by tourists seeking their mystery and admiring their frequented by tourists seeking their mystery and admiring their scenery.
They come to the conclusion that the fantastic pines, the grotesque rocks, the sea of clouds and the hot springs are the four major attractions of the Yellow Mountains.
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