The Huashan Mountain

At the end of the ridge is the yishen cliff, which is inscribed with five Chinese characters: han yu threw down his will. If you decided to get to canglong ridge, you can??™t avoid touching the heavenward ladder on your way up. Here is the central peak, which is also called the jade lady peak. It is said that Nong Yu, the daughter of king mu of the spring and autumn period, was so moved by the music which Xiao Shi played. Finally she gave up living a happy and luxurious palace life, and together with Xiao Shi, flew here on the backs of a dragon and a phoenix and lived in seclusion. The jade lady??™s cave[keiv], the phoenix pavilion and some other scenic spots are what we can see there today.

The east peak is also called the morning sun peak. It is the best place from which to see the sunrise. The peak shoots noticeably up into the sky. Therefore both the ascent and descent disent are difficult and dangerous. On the side at one cliff there is the impression of a huge hand colored in a mixture of blue and brown. The story goes like this: huashan mountain was originally linked to the zhongtiao mountains. Together they blocked the flow of the huanghe river.