Huangshan West Sea Scenic Spot


Taking the west route or north route from Bright Top, you may go to Xihai or Beihai scenic area, which are two most famous scenic areas of Yellow Mountain.


What to see ?
The Flying-Over Roack 飞来石

Descending Bright Top, you will come to West Sea Scenic Spot via a newly opened tourist route. A mystical Stone Flow From Afar first comes into sight with a huge 10 meter high rock weighing 600 tons standing on it. Huangshan is famed for its weird rocks in different shapes. The Flying-over Rock is the most impressive and representative. The area around the Flying-over Rock comprises 30% of the queer rocks in Huangshan.
The Flying-over Rock on the way up from Cloud Dispelling Hotel on to the Bright Summit. The Flying-over Rock is about 1 km down to its northwest. It is said that you will have luck if you touch the rock.


Dispelling Cloud Pavilion, 排云亭
Built in 1935, is located in the West Sea Gate in Yellow Mountain Scenic Area in Huangshan city. It is an elongated landscape pavilion with granite stone structure. The pavilion is 5 meters in wigth, 5 meters in height, covering an area of 20 square meters. There is a platform in front of the pavilion which is around 70 square meters. It has a stone fence iron chain, visitors can lean on the railing to enjoy the wonders in the West Sea. It is faced with large peaks and gully, and has a wide vision, is one of the best place to enjoy the sight of the beauty of Yellow Mountain. It is also an ideal place to view and admire the rare stones in Yellow Mountain, hence, it is regarded as "rare stone exhibition hall". Looking around from the Dispelling Cloud Pavilion, you can see forest-like ridges and peaks layer after layer. Whenever the clouds hover, now appearing, now disappearing, exactly like the numerous islands of the sea.


Huangshan 's Odd-shaped Pines
In Mt. Huangshan , where there are peaks, there are wonderful rocks. The steeper the rocky peaks, the more irregular the shapes of the pines. So the 4 Spectacular Uniques of Odd-shaped Pines, Queer Rocks, Sea of Clouds and Hot Springs constitute all the wonders of mountain scenery.
Huangshan 's Odd-shaped Pines take root deep in rocky crevices and display one thousand and one postures.

The Guest-greeting Pine at the Jade Screen Peak is their outstanding example with its boughs out-stretching like arms welcoming mountain climbers.


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