Mount Hua
1 min readMount Hua is located in the eastern part of Shaanxi Province belonging to the eastern section of Mount Qinling.Seen from a distance,it looks like a flower,hence the name Mount Hua.Its peak is Mount Taihua,known in the ancient times as the Western Mountain in Shaanxi Province at an eleva-tion of 2 160 metres.
In China there are Five Sacred Mountains(i.e.the Eastern Mountain in Shandong Province,the Southern Mountain in Hunan,the Western Mountain in Shaanxi Province,the Northern Mountain in Shanxi Province,and the Central Mountain in Henan Province).Mount Hua is one of the key national scenic spots in China.Flight of Fancy-A 3.1-hectare(7.75 acres)heliport has been built at the foot of Mount Huashan,a re-nowned tourist destination in Shaanxi Province.Mount Huashan is one ofChina’s five most famous scenic mountains,known for its steep and dan-gerous peaks.The new helipad is a strategic move by the provincial gov-ernment to accelerate the development of local tourism.