Mount Qiyun Explained

Mount Qiyun
Elevation M:585
Location:Xiuning County, Anhui Province, China

Mount Qiyun is a mountain and national park located in Xiuning County in Anhui Province, China. It lies at the foot of the Huangshan mountain range some 33km (21miles) to the west of Huangshan City and is known as one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism. Noted for its numerous inscriptions and tablets, as well as monasteries and temples, particularly dedicated to Xuantian Shangdi, the highest point of the mountain rises to 585m (1,919feet).

Culture

Through Chinese history, Chinese poets and writers including Li Bai, Tang Yin and Yu Dafu have visited Mount Qiyun either to compose poetry or to leave an inscription.[1]

References

29.8083°N 118.033°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qiyun Mountain. September 28, 2005. March 10, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707042932/http://www.xiuning.gov.cn/en/disp.asp?w_id=2755&lbid=104101. July 7, 2011.