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Mount Huangshan
Huangshan is known as "China's most beautiful mountain" and for a long time in Chinese history it was celebrated through art and literature (for example in the mid-16th century Shanshui style). Today it still holds the same allure for pilgrims, poets, painters and photographers, and is renowned for its stunning scenery, made up of many granite peaks and rocks emerging from a sea of clouds.
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
The Maya town of Uxmal in Yucatán was founded around 700 AD and had about 25,000 inhabitants. The structures were built between 700 and 1000 AD and their layout shows an understanding of astronomy. The "Pyramid of the Diviner," as the Spanish called it, dominates the ceremonial center, which features elaborately designed buildings adorned with symbolic motifs and sculptures depicting the rain god Chak. Ceremonial sites such as Uxmal, Kerba, Labna and Sayil are considered the pinnacle of Maya art and architecture.