Photo Gallery: China's Most Beautiful Mountains

A visual journey through 37 of China's most breathtaking landscapes — from the granite spires of Huangshan to the rainbow strata of Zhangye and the 8,000-meter giants of the Himalaya. Click any photo for the full travel guide.

Highlights

37 peaks photographed 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites 18 provinces Highest: 8,848m (Everest, Tibet)

All 37 Mountain Photos

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Huangshan granite peak rising above the sea of clouds at sunrise

Mount Huangshan

Anhui · 1,864m · moderate

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 Mount Everest north face seen from the Tibetan plateau

Mount Everest

Tibet · 8,848m · extreme

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 Zhangjiajie's quartz-sandstone pillars rising from subtropical forest

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Hunan · 1,262m · moderate

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 Mount Kailash's pyramid-shaped peak in western Tibet

Mount Kailash

Tibet · 6,638m · extreme

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 Kawagarbo, the highest peak of Meili Snow Mountain, at golden sunrise

Meili Snow Mountain

Yunnan · 6,740m · hard

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 Namcha Barwa peak towering above the Yarlung Tsangpo gorge

Namcha Barwa

Tibet · 7,782m · extreme

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 Gongga Shan (Minya Konka) summit glowing at sunrise

Mount Gongga

Sichuan · 7,556m · extreme

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 Granite cliffside path of Mount Hua winding up the sheer face

Mount Hua

Shaanxi · 2,154m · extreme

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 Golden Summit temple of Mount Emei above a sea of clouds

Mount Emei

Sichuan · 3,099m · hard

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 Karst peaks of Guilin reflected in the Li River

Guilin Karst Mountains

Guangxi · 214m · easy

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 Sanqing Mountain granite pillars and pine trees at dawn

Mount Sanqing

Jiangxi · 1,817m · moderate

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 The Four Sisters peaks of Mount Siguniang in western Sichuan

Mount Siguniang

Sichuan · 6,250m · extreme

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 Alpine meadows and snow-capped peaks of the Tianshan range

Tianshan Mountains

Xinjiang · 5,445m · hard

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 Haba Snow Mountain summit with clouds

Haba Snow Mountain

Yunnan · 5,396m · extreme

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 Mist rolling through Mount Lushan peaks with colonial villa

Mount Lushan

Jiangxi · 1,474m · easy

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 Red Cloud Golden Summit of Mount Fanjing with twin temples

Mount Fanjing

Guizhou · 2,570m · hard

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 Turquoise Kanas Lake with golden birch forest in autumn

Kanas Nature Reserve

Xinjiang · 1,374m · moderate

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 Wudang Mountain temple on a misty peak at dawn

Wudang Mountains

Hubei · 1,612m · moderate

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 Mossy Daoist temple pavilion on Mount Qingcheng

Mount Qingcheng

Sichuan · 1,260m · easy

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 Rainbow-striped sandstone formations of Zhangye Danxia

Zhangye Danxia Landform

Gansu · 1,850m · easy

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 Nine-Bend River winding through Wuyi Mountain cliffs with bamboo rafts

Mount Wuyi

Fujian · 2,158m · moderate

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 Mount Laojun temples on knife-edge ridge

Mount Laojun

Yunnan · 4,247m · moderate

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 Mount Tai stone stairway with ancient inscriptions at dawn

Mount Tai

Shandong · 1,545m · moderate

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 Jade Dragon Snow Mountain towering behind Lijiang Old Town

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Yunnan · 5,596m · moderate

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 Tianmen Cave — a massive natural arch at 1,300m

Tianmen Mountain

Hunan · 1,518m · moderate

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 Jiuhua Mountain temples emerging from morning mist

Mount Jiuhua

Anhui · 1,342m · moderate

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 Putuo Island temple with ocean backdrop

Mount Putuo

Zhejiang · 291m · easy

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 Cangshan peaks with Erhai Lake

Mount Cangshan

Yunnan · 4,122m · moderate

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 Tibetan Buddhist monastery on Mount Wutai

Mount Wutai

Shanxi · 3,058m · moderate

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 Shaolin Temple at the foot of Mount Song

Mount Song

Henan · 1,512m · moderate

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 Hailuogou Glacier cascading from Mount Gongga

Hailuogou Glacier Park

Sichuan · 2,850m · easy

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 Crescent Moon Lake amid golden dunes

Mingsha Mountain

Gansu · 1,715m · easy

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 Misty forest temple on Mount Heng Hunan

Mount Heng (Hunan)

Hunan · 1,300m · moderate

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 Heaven Lake in the crater of Changbai Mountain

Changbai Mountain

Jilin · 2,744m · easy

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 Stone Forest limestone formations

Shilin Stone Forest

Yunnan · 1,800m · easy

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 The Hanging Temple on Mount Heng Shanxi cliff

Mount Heng (Shanxi)

Shanxi · 2,016m · moderate

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 Yandang Mountain peaks at night

Mount Yandang

Zhejiang · 1,108m · moderate

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