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Mount HuaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchHua Shan?Hua Shans West peak.?Elevation 2160 metres (7087 feet)?Location Shaanxi, China?Coordinates 34°29′N 110°05′E? / ?34.483°N 110.083°E? / 34.483; 110.083?Easiest route Cable Car?This article is about the mountain in Shaanxi Province. For the hill in Jinan, see Hua Hill.Hua Shan (simplified Chinese: 华山; traditional Chinese: 華山; pinyin: Huà Shān, sometimes spoken Huá Shān) is located in the Shaanxi Province, about 100 kilometres east of the city of Xian, near the city Huayin in China. The mountain is one of Chinas Five Sacred Daoist Mountains, and has a long history of religious significance. The mountain has five main peaks, of which the tallest is the South Peak at 2160 m.Contents [hide]1 Geography?2 History?3 Temples?4 Ascent Routes?5 See also?6 External links?7 References?[edit] GeographyHuashan is located in the Qinling Mountain Range, which lies in southern Shaanxi province.[edit] HistoryAs early as the second century BCE, there was a Daoist temple known as the Shrine of the Western Peak located at its base. Daoists believed that in the mountain lives a god of the underworld. The temple at the foot of the mountain was often used for spirits mediums to contact the god and his underlings. Unlike Taishan, which became a popular place of pilgrimage, Huashan only received local pilgrms, and was not well known in much of the rest of China.[1] Huashan was also an important place for immortality seekers, as powerful drugs were reputed to be found there. Kou Qianzhi (365-448), the founder of the Northern Celestial Masters received revelations there, as did Chen Tuan (920-989), who lived on the mountain prior to receiving immortality. In the 1230s, all the temples on the mountain came under control of the Daoist Quanzhen School.[2] In 1998, the management committee of Huashan agreed to turn over most of the mountains temples to the China Daoist Association. This was do