Mt. Huangshan and ancient villages in southern Anhui

Mt Huangshan (Yellow Mountains) is situated in East China’s Anhui Province and covers an area of about 250 square kilometres. Known as 'the most beautiful mountain of China', it was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history. Mt Huangshan is now a must-see attraction for visitors and artists famous for its magnificent scenery made up of granite peaks and rocks emerging out of a sea of clouds. The two ancient villages of Xidi and Hongcun in southern Anhui have preserved as distinguished examples of non-urban settlements of a type that has disappeared or was transformed during the past decades. Their streets’ layout, architecture and decorations are in typical Ming and Qing Dynasties’ styles.

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