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High Mountains of China
hina is home to many mountains.According to statistics, the famous high mountains in China number over 200 in total.The principal mountains in China generally fall into the following three types;
First, traditional famous mountains
In ancient China, the emperors claimed to be the “sons of Heaven.” “To repay Heaven for kindne,” they often took the magnificent and precipitous mountains as the auspicious sign, where they set up altars to offer sacrifices to Heaven.The first feudal emperor in Chinese history holding a large-scale ceremony to confer a feudal title upon a mountain is Emperor Qin Shihuang, First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty.To ensure that the country was prosperous and the people lived in peace, the emperors of the succeive dynasties frequently held activities to confer feudal titles on mountains.Finally the five most famous mountains of China emerged,i.e., Mount Tai in the east;Mount Huashan in the west;Mount Hengshan in the east;Mount Songshan in the central;and Mount Henshan in the south.Since then the “five sacred mountains” have enjoyed a high reputation throughout the world, and become the pronouns of renowned mountains in China.Second, the famous Buddhist Mountains An old Chinese saying goes:” The monks occupy most of the famous mountains.” When the emperor of past ages were busy conferring titles upon famous mountains, monks speeded up building temples in the mountains acro the country for practicing Buddhism.Consequently, the “four famous Buddhist mountains” in china came into forth,i.e, Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Wutai in Shanxi, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui.As Taoists are particular about tranquility and prefer to being away from the turmoil of the world, a great number of famous Taoist mountains, represented by Mount Wudang, emerged as the times demanded.It proves that the famous religious mountains in China are actually the models of the perfect combination of China’s natural and cultural legacies.Third, newly discovered mountains
Along with the progre of society, the development of science and technology, and the emergence of mountaineering and tourism, China has found them are suitable for climbing, and the others, for sightseeing.In history, the Chinese people did not give sufficient attention to the places where groups of mountains gather, because of their high elevations and poor transport facilities.In modern times, when explorers, mountaineers, travelers, geologists and meteorologists traveled to or made inspections of western China, they constantly discovered clusters of high mountains and glaciers, as well as a great number of world-level natural wonders.Though they are not famed, they are more magnificent and beautiful than the famous mountains.Mount Tai---the ancestor of Chinese mountains Mount Emei-----a great mountain rising from a basin
Mount Huangshan----the most beautiful mountain in the eyes of the Chinese people
Mount Qomolangma----the “third pole of the earth”
Kangrinboqe Peak---the sacred mountain of the Tibetan people
