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Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 14:56
Huangshan Mountain's highest peak to reopen after 5 yrs
By Xinhua
Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 14:56 By Xinhua

Visitors appreciate sunrise and clouds on the Huangshan Mountain, in east China's Anhui province, Dec 31, 2018. (SHUI CONGZE / XINHUA)

HEFEI — Lotus Peak, the highest peak in Huangshan Scenic Area, is to reopen to tourists Wednesday after closing for five years, according to the Huangshan Mountain administration committee.

Lotus Peak gets its name because the main peak is protruding and the small peaks are clustered, resembling a lotus blossom

Located at 1,864 meters above the sea level, Lotus Peak is the highest peak of Huangshan Mountain, east China's Anhui province. It is called Lotus Peak because the main peak is protruding and the small peaks are clustered, resembling a lotus blossom.

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 In order to protect the natural ecology, a number of popular Huangshan Mountain sites, including Lotus Peak and Tiandu Peak, open to the public on alternate turns, a practice initiated by Huangshan in 1987 and later adopted by other mountain scenic spots.

Tiandu Peak will be closed to tourists starting Wednesday.

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Huangshan Mountain, also known as the Yellow Mountain, is a UNESCO world heritage site covering an area of 1,200 square lometers and famous for its peculiarly-shaped rocks, cloud-shrouded peaks, pines and hot springs.

This photo taken on Dec 12, 2018 shows a snow covered Huangshan Mountain Scenic Area in Huangshan city, east China's Anhui province. (Xinhua/Pan Zhengguang)

In recent years, Huangshan Mountain has received an average of nearly 3 million visitors per year. It has been acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history. Today it still holds fascination for visitors, poets, painters and photographers the world over. 

This photo taken on June 16, 2014 shows Chinese tourists hiking on Lotus Peak, the most revered peak at the scenic area in Huangshan city, Anhui province. (MARK RALSTON / AFP)

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