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city, southern Anhui sheng (province), China. The city was established and named for the famous scenic Mount Huang (Huang Shan). According to Chinese legend, Huangdi (the “Yellow Emperor”), the third of the mythical emperors of ancient China, went to the mountain (then called Mount Yi) to gather herbal medicines from which to make pills of...
The range takes its name from its most famous peak, Mount Huang (“Yellow Mountain”), which is renowned for its magnificent scenery. Known in ancient times as Mount Yi, Mount Huang received its present name in ad 747. It was the retreat of the Chan (Zen) Buddhist master Zhiman, who founded a temple that later became famous as the Xiangfu Monastery. From that time onward it became a...
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