Mount Qiyun
Encyclopedia
Mount Qiyun, is a mountain located in Qingyang County
, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A Chinese National Park, it lies some 33 kilometres (20.5 mi) to the west of Huangshan City and is sacred to Taoists
. The mountain is also called "Landform of the Rosy Clouds" (丹霞地貌) due to the red conglomerate
and sandstone
of the area. Noted for its numerous inscriptions and tablets, as well as monasteries and temples, the highest point of the mountain rises to 585 metres (1,919.3 ft).
, Tang Yin
and Yu Dafu
have visited Mount Qiyub either to compose poetry or to leave an inscription.
Qingyang County
Qingyang County is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of the Chizhou City. It has a population of 280,000 and an area of . The government of Qingyang County is located in Yongcheng Town.-Transport:...
, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A Chinese National Park, it lies some 33 kilometres (20.5 mi) to the west of Huangshan City and is sacred to Taoists
Taoism
Taoism refers to a philosophical or religious tradition in which the basic concept is to establish harmony with the Tao , which is the mechanism of everything that exists...
. The mountain is also called "Landform of the Rosy Clouds" (丹霞地貌) due to the red conglomerate
Conglomerate (geology)
A conglomerate is a rock consisting of individual clasts within a finer-grained matrix that have become cemented together. Conglomerates are sedimentary rocks consisting of rounded fragments and are thus differentiated from breccias, which consist of angular clasts...
and sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
of the area. Noted for its numerous inscriptions and tablets, as well as monasteries and temples, the highest point of the mountain rises to 585 metres (1,919.3 ft).
Culture
Through Chinese history, Chinese poets and writers including Li BaiLi Bai
Li Bai , also known in the West by various other transliterations, especially Li Po, was a major Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty poetry period. He has been regarded as one of the greatest poets in China's Tang period, which is often called China's "golden age" of poetry. Around a thousand existing...
, Tang Yin
Tang Yin
Tang Yin , better known by his courtesy name Tang Bohu , was a Chinese scholar, painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming Dynasty period whose life story has become a part of popular lore...
and Yu Dafu
Yu Dafu
Yu Dafu . Born in Fuyang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, was a modern Chinese short story writer and poet.-Early years:...
have visited Mount Qiyub either to compose poetry or to leave an inscription.