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1、SituatedinHuayinCity,120kilometers(about75miles)eastfromXi'anCityofShaanxiProvince,Mt.Huashanisknownas'TheNumberOne.PrecipitousMountainunderHeaven'.ItisoneofthefivesacredmountainsinChina.TheotherfourmountainsareMt.TaishaninShandong,Mt.HengshaninHunan
2、,Mt.HengshaninShanxi,andMt.SongshaninHenan.Inancienttimes,Mt.HuashanwascalledMt.Taihuashan.Fromadistancethefivepeaksseemtoformtheshapeofa'flower'(huainChinese),hencethename'Huashan'.Itisfamousforitsnaturalvistasofsteepandnarrowpaths,precipitouscrags,
3、andahighmountainrange.ItishometoseveralinfluentialTaoisttempleswhereemperorsofpastdynastiesmadepilgrimages,makingMt.HuashantheholylandofTaoism.YuquanYuan(JadeSpringTemple)Usuallytouristsclimbupthemountainassistedbytheironchainsalongthewayandstartthei
4、rtourfromYuquanYuan(JadeSpringTemple),oneofthemainTaoisttemplesinChinalocatedatthefootofMt.Huashan.IthasthearchitecturalstyleoftheclassicalgardensinsouthChina.Thereisapondinthecenterandseveralpavilionsaroundit.WalkingthroughtheWuyouPavilion,theLongCo
5、rridorofSeventy-twoWindowscomesintoview,andafterwardsQingkePingwhereabigrockcalled'HuixinRock'canbeseen.Itissaidthat'HuixinRock'isareminderforthosewhowishtostoptheirtouratthispoint.Besidetherockaretheprecipitous370rockstepscalled'QianchiZhuang'consid
6、eredtobetheprimarybreath-takingpathofMt.Huashan.Whenclimbing,onlyagleamofskyabovecanbeseen,makingclimbersfeelasiftheywereatthebottomofawell.NorthPeak(CloudTerracePeak)Acrossthe'QianchiZhuang'aretwosimilarprecipitouspaths-respectivelycalled'BaichiXia'
7、and'LaojunLi'abovewhichclimbersreachMt.Huashan'sNorthPeak.ThereareprecipitouscliffsonallsidesofNorthPeak,makingitlooklikeaflatterraceintheclouds,hencethenameCloudTerracePeak.Itis1,614meters(about5,295feet)high.Threesidesarecliffsandonesideistothe'Ca'
8、er(theearrubbingthecliff)Cliff'whichisthefourthprecipitouspathwheretouristscanclimbuponlybypressinganearclosetothecliff.InthewaistofNorthPeaktreesareluxuriantlygreen,creatingagoodrestspot.JinsuoGuan(GoldLockPass)Whenclimbingoverthe'BlueDragonRange',r
