China is a mountainous country. According to statistics, the area of mountains, hills and plateaus accounts for 69% of the total land area of the country. There are so many mountains in China. In particular, the sacred mountains have all been important destinations for pilgrimage. The Five Sacred Mountains in China ( , Wuyue) is the collective name of the five famous mountains in Chinese culture. Specifically, Wuyue refers to Taishan ( ), Huashan ( ), Hengshan ( ), Songshan ( ), and Hengshan ( ). Wuyue is a place of prosperity in Chinese culture. The four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism are Wutai Mountain ( ), Putuo Mountain ( ), Emei Mountain ( ), and Jiuhua Mountain ( ). With the introduction of Indian Buddhism, the four famous mountains have continued to build temples and monasteries since the Han Dynasty in China.



The book has 14 chapters in the following order:

Chapter 1: The Five Sacred Mountains in China ( : )

Chapter 2: Tai Mountain/Taishan ( : )

Chapter 3: Hengshan ( : )

Chapter 4: Huashan ( : )

Chapter 5: Hengshan ( : )

Chapter 6: Songshan ( : )

Chapter 7: The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism ( : )

Chapter 8: Wutai Mountain ( : )

Chapter 9: Emei Mountain ( : )

Chapter 10: Putuo Mountain ( : )

Chapter 11: Jiuhua Mountain ( : )

Chapter 12: Yellow Mountain/Huangshan ( : )

Chapter 13: Yulong Snow Mountain/Jade Dragon Snow Mountain ( : )

Chapter 14: Lushan ( : )




The current book volume, Chinese Mountains ( ), is a Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the most important mountains in China (such as the Yellow Mountain, Wuyue, Taishan, Wutai Mountain, etc.). The 3rd volume in the Introduction to Chinese Geography Series ( ) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast.