Sea of Clouds
Since early time, Mt. Huangshan has been called "the Yellow Sea". In the four wonders of Mt Huangshan, Sea of Clouds is the most wonderful. Therefore, the Sea of Clouds is a miracle beautician who bedecks "the fairyland on earth". Nobody will not surprise that a mountain is called sea. The most wonderful place is that the mountain looks like the sea but not the sea. When it is cloudy, the peaks loom in mists as if they were visionary. There are thousands of images, and there is more imagination.
The Sea of Clouds in Mt. Hangshan is divided into five sea areas:South of the Lotus Peak, and the Heavenly Capital Peak is the South Sea or the Front Sea.
The Wenshu Terrace in the Jade Screen Tower is the best place to watch the Front Sea. It is surrounded by clouds, which float suddenly high and suddenly lowly. "Natural color pen comes to the world and draw a lot of peaks in the southeast".
North of the Lion Peak, the Beginning-to-believe Peak is the North Sea or the Back Sea. The Lion Peak and the Refreshing Terrace are not only the best place to watch the Sea of Clouds, but also to watch the sunrise. Air circles around and is always changing in the twinkling of an eye. When the sun is shining, the peaks bath in sunlight. It is very showy and splendid, with which nothing can compare.
East of the White Goose Ridge is the East Sea Scenic Area. The White Goose Ridge stands against wind at the entrance to the East Sea Scenic Area. Standing here, travelers can see cloud is dimly discernible. West of the Red Cloud Peak, the Lying-over Peak is the West Sea Scenic Area. The Cloud Dispelling Pavilion is the ideal point for enjoying scenery, which attracts daily sunset crowds. It's a masterpiece made by god.
In front of the Light Top Peak is the Heavenly Sea, which is located in the middle of the Front Sea Scenic Area, the Back Sea Scenic Area, the East Sea Scenic Area and the West Sea Scenic Area. The Light Top Peak is 1,800 meters above the sea level. The terrain is flat. Clouds rise up from the soles of travelers' feet. The clouds and the sky merge together. So it's called "the Heavenly Sea".
If travelers climb up three main peaks of Mt. Huangshan-the Lotus Peak, the Heavenly Capital Peak and the Light Top Peak, they can have a marvelous view over all five sea scenic areas.
The Sea of Clouds in Mt. Huangshan not only is a special natural scenery, but also decorates the peak forest of Mt. Huangshan like Penglai (a fabled abode of immortals) fairyland. When people get into here, they will haunt their imagination as if they enter a dream world.
When the Sea of Clouds rises to a height, near and far mountains haunt changeably. This looks like numerous islands in the sea, appearing and disappearing on the waves. The Five-Old-Man Boating at the foot of Gongyan Mountain looks very vivid among the Sea of Clouds. The Fairy Walking-on-stilt of the West Scenic Area shows the wonderful gesture of walking on the cloud when floating clouds spread apart. On the unbounded sea in the southwest of the Light-top Peak, a huge tortoise, which imitates real tortoise to perfection, swims to steep ridges and peaks. Originally, that tortoise is a pointed mountain emerging over the Sea of clouds. Only the errant sea of clouds can produce such a wonderful view when the height and thickness of clouds are to the point. This is a lucky and unexpected meeting to travelers. When rosy clouds appear, radiant golden light glitters in the sky and mountains are covered with beautiful coats in all colors. It's bright and dazzles the eyes. It changes fast. All kinds of beauty showed by the sea of Clouds greatly richen the expressions of the scenery. Odd peaks and grotesque rocks in Mt. Huangshan can appear complicated and confusing with the foiling of errant clouds. Grotesque rocks become more grotesque and odd peaks become odder. This adds some tempting artistic appeal to Mt. Huangshan.
In Mt. Huangshan travelers commonly take a bus to the Hot Spring. The Hot Spring is the tourist reception centre of Mt. Huangshan. Here, villas are built in groups and houses are here and there. The Huangshan Hotel is here. The environment of the Peach Blossom Brook which is in front of the hotel is quiet and secluded. There are many beautiful scenic spots in the Peach Blossom Brook. Beside the brook, there are hot spring bathtubs and swimming pool.
People who have visited Mt. Huangshan all say: The theme of Mt. Huangshan is in the clouds. That's to say, the best view in Mt. Huangshan is in the high peak zone. In addition, it's the best when it's cloudy. After Chenyi (a famous person in China) visited Mt. Huangshan, he said: Mt. Huangshan is that the front part is majestic and the back part is beautiful. This shows that there is huge difference in internal natural scenery of Mt. Huangshan. Some people say: the cream of the front mountain is three peaks, namely, the Lotus Peak, the Heavenly Capital Peak and the Jade Screen Peak. The cream of the back mountain is two seas, that is, the West Sea and the North Sea. According to the experience of traveler, people who want to visit Mt. Huangshan must climb up the high peak zone, or they can't enjoy the best scenery. Now, cable car has been opened. So travelers can take a bus from the Hot Spring to the Cloud Valley Temple, and then take a cable car to the White Goose Ridge of the North Sea in Mt. Huangshan. Go up from the back mountain and go down from the front mountain. But young travelers, whose strength of legs is in good state, had better go up from the front mountain and go down from the back mountain.
The North Sea Hotel is the reception centre of the back mountain. On the right side of the North Sea Hotel is the Scattering Flower Col. In here, people can enjoy famous spectacular sights of "Flower-Dream out of a Writing Brush". The opposite of the North Sea Hotel is the majestic Lion Peak, in which there is famous rock "Monkey Watching Moon". The Refreshing Terrace which is the main point to watch the scenery of the North Sea is on the mountainside of the Lion Peak. In the early morning, people can come here to watch magnificent sunrise of the Sea of clouds. The Stone Bamboo Shoot Rainbow is located in the east of the North Sea Hotel, which is called the first spectacular sight of Mt. Huangshan. A forest of Stone pillars stand in different height on the Stone Bamboo Shoot Rainbow. Odd-shaded pines and grotesque rocks show different beauty. "Eighteen-Arhat towards South Sea" is vivid and engrossing.
The best place for enjoying scenery in the West Sea is the Cloud Dispelling Pavilion. Here swarms a lot of mountains like arrow forest. Big peaks are boundless and majestic. Little peaks lap over. When clouds wind around, tier upon tier of mountains sometimes appear and sometimes disappear, which look like numerous islands on he boundless sea. Especially when the sun sinks below the horizon, the mountains are aglow with sunset colors. The marvelous scenery is very wonderful and majestic. In the south of the Cloud-Dispelling Pavilion, there is famous Flying over Rock. The shape of the Flying Over Rock is very fancy. Lean on the platform to look, people will enter a magical picturesque scene. The Double Scissor Peak and Double Bamboo Shoot Peak are like a miraculous splitting-ink landscape painting.
The Light Top Peak is the spot to enjoy scenery in the Heavenly Sea. Because the ground is high and spacious, it is the best place to watch sunrise and the Sea of Clouds. Now, the Huangshan weather Station has built here. Walk south from the Light Top Peak, travelers will pass vivid "Turtle Fish Peak" and "Old Monk Sleeping". Walk down "One Hundred Step Cloud Stairs" and arrive at the Lotus Peak. The Lotus Peak is sheer, tall and majestic , which looks like a young lotus. There are two surprises when people climb up the top of the mountain. One is the scenery and the other is the lock. Young lovers or couples often lock two big locks on the iron chain on all sides of the top of the peak, to show that they will love for ever. So here is the museum of locks. Walk southeast from the Lotus Peak, and arrive at the Jade Screen Peak. It's the centre of three main peaks of Mt. Huangshan. All marvelous scenery is almost collected here. Therefore, it has the reputation of "the Best Place in Mt. Huangshan". It's a place for enjoying the scenery of the Front Sea. The Welcoming Pine well-known at home and abroad stands on the east side of the Jade Screen Peak. Walk east from the Welcoming Pine, and arrive at the Heavenly Capital Peak, which is the steepest peak in three main peaks of Mt. Huangshan. It isn't easy to climb up the Heavenly Capital Peak. Travelers must pass the steep and lofty Heavenly Ladder and Heavenly Bridge, the Carp Back and three caves, and then arrive. Among them, the Carp Back is the most dangerous. When travelers climb up the Heavenly Capital Peak and then descend the mountain. The scenery along the paths is very wonderful.
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