Mount Qiyun () is a mountain and
national park
A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
located in
Xiuning County in
Anhui Province
Anhui is an inland province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiangxi to the south, Hub ...
, China. It lies at the foot of the
Huangshan mountain range some to the west of
Huangshan City
Huangshan () is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. Huangshan means ''Yellow Mountain'' in Chinese and the city is named after the famously scenic Yellow Mountains which cover much of the city's vast g ...
and is known as one of the
Four Sacred Mountains of
Taoism
Taoism or Daoism (, ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao ( zh, p=dào, w=tao4). With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy, translations of Tao include 'way', 'road', ' ...
. Noted for its numerous inscriptions and tablets, as well as monasteries and temples, particularly dedicated to
Xuantian Shangdi, the highest point of the mountain rises to .
Culture
Through Chinese history, Chinese poets and writers including
Li Bai
Li Bai (, 701–762), Literary and colloquial readings, also pronounced Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (), was a Chinese poet acclaimed as one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty and in Chinese history as a whole. He and hi ...
,
Tang Yin
Tang Yin (; 6 March 1470 – 7 January 1524), courtesy name Bohu () and Ziwei (子畏), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming dynasty period.
Even though he was born during the Ming dynasty, many of his paintings, especially t ...
and
Yu Dafu have visited Mount Qiyun either to compose poetry or to leave an inscription.
References
Tourist attractions in Anhui
Taoism in China
Qiyun
Qiyunshan
Qiyunshan
Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Anhui
Qiyun
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