FIVE GREAT MOUNTAINS :
Mt. Taishan (East Great Mountain)
Mt. Hengshan of South China (South Great Mountain)
Mt. Huashan (West Great Mountain) Mt. Hengshan of North China (North Great Mountain)
AS ONE OF THE FIVE GREAT MOUNTAINS OF CHINA, WITH A HEIGHT OF 1,300.2 M, MT. HENGSHAN LOCATES IN HUNAN PROVINCE, IS FAMOUS FOR ITS SUPERB NATURAL SCENERY AND BRILLIANT RELIGIOUS CULTURE, WHICH EARNING IT A PLACE ON THE UNESCO WORLD NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE SITE LIST. BECAUSE OF THE IDEAL CLIMATE CONDITIONS, MT. HENGSHAN KEEPS GREEN ALL YEAR AROUND, REPUTED AS A "SOLITARY BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN IN SOUTHERN CHINA". IT IS ALSO THE RELIGIOUS CENTRE OF SOUTH CHINA, THE SCARED PLACE OF TAOISM AND THE BIRTH PLACE OF SEVERAL BUDDHISM SCHOOLS.
FAMOUS MOUNTAINS IN CHINA