Mount
Hua or Hua Shan in Chinese (simplified
Chinese: 华山; traditional Chinese: 華山; pinyin: Huà Shān) is a mountain of historical and
chinese culture significance located in Shaanxi Province, about 120 kilometres east of the
city of Xi'an, near the city Huayin in China. Also known as Xiyuè, Western Great Mountain, it is one
of China's
Five Sacred Taoist Mountains, and has a long
history of religious significance. Originally classified as having three peaks,
in modern times the mountain is classified as five main peaks, of which the
highest is the South
Peak at 2154.9m.
Huashan is located near the southeast corner of the Ordos Loop section of
the Yellow
River basin, south of the Wei River
valley, at the eastern end of the Qin Mountains, in southern Shaanxi province. It is part of the Qin Ling
Mountain Range that divides not only northern and southern Shaanxi,
but also China.
Huashan
has a variety of temples and other religious structures on its slopes and
peaks. At the foot of the mountain is the Cloister of the Jade Spring (玉泉院), which is dedicated to Chen Tuan.
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