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SituatedinHuayinCity,120kilometers(about75miles)eastfromXi'anCityofShaanxiProvince,Mt.Huashanisknownas'TheNumberOne.PrecipitousMountainunderHeaven'.ItisoneofthefivesacredmountainsinChina.TheotherfourmountainsareMt.TaishaninShandong,Mt.HengshaninHunan,Mt.HengshaninShanxi,andMt.SongshaninHenan.Inancienttimes,Mt.HuashanwascalledMt.Taihuashan.Fromadistancethefivepeaksseemtoformtheshapeofa'flower'(huainChinese),hencethename'Huashan'.Itisfamousforitsnaturalvistasofsteepandnarrowpaths,precipitouscrags,andahighmountainrange.ItishometoseveralinfluentialTaoisttempleswhereemperorsofpastdynastiesmadepilgrimages,makingMt.HuashantheholylandofTaoism.YuquanYuan(JadeSpringTemple)UsuallytouristsclimbupthemountainassistedbytheironchainsalongthewayandstarttheirtourfromYuquanYuan(JadeSpringTemple),oneofthemainTaoisttemplesinChinalocatedatthefootofMt.Huashan.IthasthearchitecturalstyleoftheclassicalgardensinsouthChina.Thereisapondinthecenterandseveralpavilionsaroundit.WalkingthroughtheWuyouPavilion,theLongCorridorofSeventy-twoWindowscomesintoview,andafterwardsQingkePingwhereabigrockcalled'HuixinRock'canbeseen.Itissaidthat'HuixinRock'isareminderforthosewhowishtostoptheirtouratthispoint.Besidetherockaretheprecipitous370rockstepscalled'QianchiZhuang'consideredtobetheprimarybreath-takingpathofMt.Huashan.Whenclimbing,onlyagleamofskyabovecanbeseen,makingclimbersfeelasiftheywereatthebottomofawell.NorthPeak(CloudTerracePeak)Acrossthe'QianchiZhuang'aretwosimilarprecipitouspaths-respectivelycalled'BaichiXia'and'LaojunLi'abovewhichclimbersreachMt.Huashan'sNorthPeak.ThereareprecipitouscliffsonallsidesofNorthPeak,makingitlooklikeaflatterraceintheclouds,hencethenameCloudTerracePeak.Itis1,614meters(about5,295feet)high.Threesidesarecliffsandonesideistothe'Ca'er(theearrubbingthecliff)Cliff'whichisthefourthprecipitouspathwheretouristscanclimbuponlybypressinganearclosetothecliff.InthewaistofNorthPeaktreesareluxuriantlygreen,creatingagoodrestspot.JinsuoGuan(GoldLockPass)Whenclimbingoverthe'BlueDragonRange',regardedasthemust-passwaytotheotherfourpeaksfromNorthPeak,travelersarriveatGoldLockPass.Mt.Huashanvisitorsknowthatitiscustomarytobuyagoldenlock,andthenlockitintheironchainsonbothsidesoftheGoldLockPassforfamiliesandfriendstoprayfortheirsafetyandhealth.Itisamarvelousspectacletoseethousandsofgoldenlocksintheironchains.WithinthemountaingateofGoldLockPass,ahugegoldenlockofabout4meters(about4.37yards)longand1.5meters(about1.64yards)highstandsinabigrock.Itismadeofpurecopperandforgedby9,999locksleftbyvisitors.Itisapopularphotosite.Thishugelockcanonlybeopenedbythrowingcoins-onecoinrepresentthestatusofanordinaryperson;threecoins,ablessedpersonandninecoinsamostblessedone.GoldLockPassisthethroattoMiddlePeak,EastPeak,SouthPeakandWestPeak.MiddlePeak(JadeMaidenPeak)MiddlePeakclingstoEastpeakandisinthecenterofEast,SouthandWestPeaks.ThereisaTaoisttempleinthepeaknamed'JadeMaidenTemple'.LegendhasitthatthedaughterofQinMugong(569B.C.-621B.C.)lovedamanwhowasgoodatplayingChinesetung-hsiao(verticalflute)andshegaveuptheroyallifetobecomeahermitwhocultivatedherspiritualityhere,hencethenameJadeMaidenPeak.TodayJadeMaidenTempleandJadeMaidenBasinforShampooingcanbefoundonthepeak.OtherscenicspotsinMiddlePeakincludeRootlessTreeandSacrificingTreewhichhavebeautifulstoriesandaddtothesupernaturalatmosphereofMiddlePeak.EastPeak(FacingSunPeak)Tourguidesmaypromoteclimbingthemountainatnighttoseethesunrise.ClimbingtothetopofEastPeakrequires4to6hours.EastPeakhasanaltitudeof2,090meters(about6,857feet)formingaplatformforvisitorstoviewthesunrise.Anastronomicaltelescopeisprovidedhere.Thereferencetimeforsunriseandsunsetis5:00a.m.-6:00a.m.inspring,4:30a.m.-5:20a.m.insummer,5:00a.m.-5:20a.m.inautumn,5:30a.m.-6:00a.m.inwinter.Onewell-knownscenicspotcalledthe'Immortal'sPalmPeakofMt.Huashan'whichisrankedasoneofthe'EightScenicWondersoftheGuanzhongArea(theplainareainthemiddleofShaanxiProvince)'islocatedonEastPeak.Itreferstothenaturalrockveinsofthecliffwhichlooklikeagiantpalm-print.LegendhasitthatonMarch3rdoftheLunarCalendaratorrentialflooderupted,destroyingthevillageswithintheMt.Huashanarea.ThisdisasterwascausedbytheQueenMotheroftheWest,whoheldher'FlatPeachCarnival'celebrationthatyear.Shecarelesslyspilledalittlejadewinedownfromparadise,causingaseriousfloodbelow.ThisnewswasquicklyreportedbyDeityShaohaototheJadeEmperorinCelestialParadise.HegaveapromptordertoDeityJulingtogodowntotametheflood.WhenDeityJuling,fullofvigorandvitality,descendedfromtheclouds,hearrivedattheprecipitouscliffofEastPeak.Atthemomentthathelaidhislefthandononesideandhisrightlegontheother,herippedthemountainintotwohalvesandimmediatelyafloodrushedout.ThistaleaddslustertoEastPeak.SouthPeak(LandingWildGeesePeak)AncientpeoplecalledSouthPeakwithanaltitudeof2,160meters(about7,087feet)'MonarchofMt.Huashan'becauseitisthehighestpeakofMt.HuashanandalsothehighestpeakamongtheFiveSacredMountainsofChina.TouristswhosummitSouthPeakareundoubtedlywinners.Lookingaroundwhenstandingatthepeak,surroundingmountainsareluxuriantlygreen;theYellowRiverwandersfarbe