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1、SituatedinHuayinCity,120kilometers(about75miles)eastfromXi'anCityofShaanxiProvince,Mt.Huashanisknownas'TheNumberOne.PrecipitousMountainunderHeaven'.ItisoneofthefivesacredmountainsinChina.TheotherfourmountainsareMt.TaishaninShandong,Mt.HengshaninHunan,Mt.HengshaninShanxi,andMt.SongshaninHenan.Inanc
2、ienttimes,Mt.HuashanwascalledMt.Taihuashan.Fromadistancethefivepeaksseemtoformtheshapeofa'flower'(huainChinese),hencethename'Huashan'.Itisfamousforitsnaturalvistasofsteepandnarrowpaths,precipitouscrags,andahighmountainrange.ItishometoseveralinfluentialTaoisttempleswhereemperorsofpastdynastiesmadep
3、ilgrimages,makingMt.HuashantheholylandofTaoism.YuquanYuan(JadeSpringTemple)UsuallytouristsclimbupthemountainassistedbytheironchainsalongthewayandstarttheirtourfromYuquanYuan(JadeSpringTemple),oneofthemainTaoisttemplesinChinalocatedatthefootofMt.Huashan.Ithasthearchitecturalstyleoftheclassicalgarde
4、nsinsouthChina.Thereisapondinthecenterandseveralpavilionsaroundit.WalkingthroughtheWuyouPavilion,theLongCorridorofSeventy-twoWindowscomesintoview,andafterwardsQingkePingwhereabigrockcalled'HuixinRock'canbeseen.Itissaidthat'HuixinRock'isareminderforthosewhowishtostoptheirtouratthispoint.Besidethero
5、ckaretheprecipitous370rockstepscalled'QianchiZhuang'consideredtobetheprimarybreath-takingpathofMt.Huashan.Whenclimbing,onlyagleamofskyabovecanbeseen,makingclimbersfeelasiftheywereatthebottomofawell.NorthPeak(CloudTerracePeak)Acrossthe'QianchiZhuang'aretwosimilarprecipitouspaths-respectivelycalled'
6、BaichiXia'and'LaojunLi'abovewhichclimbersreachMt.Huashan'sNorthPeak.ThereareprecipitouscliffsonallsidesofNorthPeak,makingitlooklikeaflatterraceintheclouds,hencethenameCloudTerracePeak.Itis1,614meters(about5,295feet)high.Threesidesarecliffsandonesideistothe'Ca'er(theearrubbingthecliff)Cliff'whichis
7、thefourthprecipitouspathwheretouristscanclimbuponlybypressinganearclosetothecliff.InthewaistofNorthPeaktreesareluxuriantlygreen,creatingagoodrestspot.JinsuoGuan(GoldLockPass)Whenclimbingoverthe'BlueDragonRange',r
