Mountain maps
Here are scans of the tourist maps for Huangshan and Huashan. I say, with tongue-in-cheek, that these maps should not be used for navigation purposes – especially the Huangshan one. The “Illusion Scenic Area” is way bigger than it appears on the map and features a descent of a couple of thousand feet down into the valley and an ascent back up the other side, which is not notated. Notice the names of all of the different areas and peaks; they are quite representative of a mystical, ancient, Oriental mountain:
(above) Map of Huangshan. Some of those stairs and walkways were built around 1500 years ago!
The Huashan map is only in Chinese, but still, fun to look at:
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