January 13,2023 Post by :Ruoshui Chen
HUANGSHAN UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK (China)Top Yellow Mountain Scenic Spots 2023/2024
The massive grotesque ancient pine trees growing out from the rocks not only decorate the mountain more lovely, but also are a great embodiment of strong vitality for itself and the mountain. The bonsai style Huangshan pine is one of the favorite features of Yellow Mountain. Hikers can easily see elegant or stunted pines in variety of shapes and sizes along the hiking paths. Guest Greeting Pine (迎客松), located near Yu Pinglou Hotel in the Front Mountain, is the landmark and top famous Huangshan pine existing over 1,000 years. During the hiking trip, tourists may meet many other fantastic pine trees in funny poses like Black Tiger Pine, Family Pine, Harp Pine and etc. Top Pine Trees on Yellow Mountain >
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● Grotesque Rocks
After being listed as a world geopark, the main body of Huangshan Mountain was discovered to be made of granite. The various kinds of rock formations is the magic creation of nature. Except the peaks, the wonderful shaped rocks are also characteristic geomorphological landscape features on Mt. Huangshan. To understand the interesting rocks and names, tourists need introduction from tour guide, to view the rocks from different angles, and most importantly, with some imagination. There lots of diverse beautiful rock formations in diverse looks , some are giant, majestic, and some are little cute animal or human shapes. Best known rocks are the Stone Monkey Glazing at the Sea, Flying Over Rock, Dreaming Pen in the Flower, Immortal with Backpack, Turtle Cave, Narrow Cliff and plenty more absurd stones.
● Spectacular Sea of Cloud
The amazing Sea of Cloud floating among peaks turns the whole mountain a real fariyland. It’s an unforgetable view on the Yellow Mountain, especially when you look down the breathtaking cloud ocean, you will feel like standing in a heaven on earth. Shrounded by the widespread clouds, the vertical peaks and rocks is miraculous looming, drawing a quiet and dynamic Chinese painting. Tourists have great chances to view the Sea of Cloud after rainy days, winter is also a good time to see such spectacle, because it gets adequate moisture to form the misty clouds.
● Beautiful Winter Snows
Yellow Mountain is incredible beautiful at all seasons, and snowy and icy winter scenery is a different style that attracts numerous visitors. When temperature decreases sharply in winter, tha entire Huangshan scenic areas, peaks, rocks and pine trees will all be packed with crystal snows, beautiful rimes hanging on leaves, changing into a truly frozen world. If you want to catch the mystic Huangshan in winter, you will also obtain moments of serenity, less crowded tourists and cheaper accommodation cost. Surely, there are some hiking tips for Huangshan winter hiking trips. Yellow Mountain in Winter >
● Relaxing Hot Spring
After long days’ hiking trip on Huangshan Mountain, it’s a leisurable and delightful experience to relax your tired legs and recover in a hot spring. The natural spa, that’s what you need most, especially during freezing winter. Dipping in the warm thermal spring and enjoying gorgeous winter landscape around is unbelievable things you could do together. The ancient hot spring, which is located at the base of Mt. Huangshan, is one of the top three hot springs in China, rising from the rare cinnabar spring. They provides offers multiple functional pools including wine, milk, flower and medicinal materials. Huangshan Hot Springs & Resorts >
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HUANGSHAN UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK (China)
“Rock, cloud and sculpted pine combine to form a unique landscape that has shaped art and culture”
Celebrating Earth Heritage
Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark is situated in East China's Anhui Province. It is a geopark characterized by Mesozoic granite landscape. The elevation in the UNESCO Global Geopark ranges from 500-1,864m. Geomorphologically, the Huangshan area belongs to the Southeast Hilly Area in China.
Huangshan Mountain is famous for its steep peaks of Mesozoic granite rising 1,000 meters high. Granites of the Yanshanian period are widely distributed along the west coast of the Pacific, but those with beautiful morphologic scenery like Huangshan Mountain are very rare. Globally, the Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark is an ideal place to demonstrate the formation mechanism of granite geomorphology. Remarkable granite pillars take on amazing shapes – domes, cones, crests, columns and boxes – in the many valleys that radiate from the mountain. The geologic history dates to 140 million years ago, to the late Jurassic, when hot magma intruded upward through the Earth’s crust and created the material that comprises the mountain. Then, around 65 million years ago, the intrusive bodies created by the magma were uplifted. Weathering and erosion of the overlying rocks resulted in the formation of a patchwork of joints running in different directions. Huangshan Mountain as we know it achieved its current state 1.75 million years ago. This long history is responsible for the varied mineral composition and crystallization, uneven weathering resistance, and joint patterns that form the beautiful landscape of Huangshan.
Huangshan Mountain is characterized by its "5 Wonders of Nature": spectacular rocks, peculiar pines, cloud sea, hot spring and winter scenery. The area is also notable for its likely history of Quaternary glaciers. A source of controversy amongst geologist, the occurrence of glaciers in Huangshan Mountain has been debated for half a century, but no final conclusion has yet been reached. This adds to the fascination of the Geopark.
There are also glacial, hydrogeologic heritages and wild plant and animal resources. All these make Huangshan a large-scale natural museum of a granitic region with mountain, water, human culture, plants and animals.
Sustaining local Communities
Similarly, ancient mountain roads and bridges and old stone carvings also contribute to the fantastic quality of the Geopark. These elements can be found in ‘Huangshan school’ of painting which has greatly influenced the development of Chinese landscape painting. In this way, geology shapes art and culture.
Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark has made an education plan. In the tourist center and geopark museum, different education activities are held to communicate with the public, such as volunteer week and special exhibitions. Visitors can also get leaflets about the UNESCO Global Geopark there. Geological knowledge and tourist information are also available on our website. For the explanation, we improved our outline with content on geological evolution, culture and biodiversity. The explanation board system is designed under a common standard. With the tourism agency, we also designed several education routes for schools. The UNESCO Global Geopark also corporates with the community, universities and research institutes, like China University of Geosciences and Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences. We founded several workstations and research bases in corporation with different organizations. Research results are used for management and education. Since the establishment of Huangshan UNESCO Global Geopark in 2004, the number of local restaurant and B&B has greatly increased and the community income has risen more than 3 times.
Related information
Global Geopark Network Designated Year: 2004
UNESCO Global Geopark Designated Year: 2015
Localisation: N29°41'26'', E118°19'34''
Area: 160.6 km2
Contact
Tel.: +86 559 5580295
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Postal Address: Huangshan Global Geopark Committee, Tangkou, Huangshan, Anhui, China
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