Mount Hua

Mount Hua
Mount Hua's west peak
Highest point
Elevation2,154 m (7,067 ft)
ListingMountains of China
Coordinates34°29′N 110°05′E / 34.483°N 110.083°E / 34.483; 110.083
Geography
Mount Hua is located in China
Mount Hua
Mount Hua
Parent rangeQin Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeCable car
Mount Hua
"Mount Hua" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese
Simplified Chinese华山
Traditional Chinese華山
Hanyu PinyinHuà Shān
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuà Shān
Bopomofoㄏㄨㄚˋ   ㄕㄢ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhHuah Shan
Wade–GilesHua4 Shan1
Yale RomanizationHwà Shān
IPA[xwâ ʂán]
Wu
RomanizationGho se
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWah Sàan or Wah Sāan
JyutpingWaa6 Saan1
IPA[wa˨ san˥˧] or [wa˨ san˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHôa-san
Tâi-lôHuâ-san

Mount Hua (simplified Chinese: 华山; traditional Chinese: 華山; pinyin: Huà Shān) is a mountain located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Xi'an. It is the "Western Mountain" of the Five Great Mountains of China and has a long history of religious significance. Originally classified as having three peaks, in modern times it is classified as having five main peaks, the highest of which is the South Peak at 2,154.9 metres (7,070 ft).


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