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 (五岳, Wuyue) is the collective name of the five famous mountains in Chinese culture. Specifically, Wuyue refers to Taishan (泰山), Huashan (华山), Hengshan (衡山), Songshan (嵩山), and Hengshan (恒山). Wuyue is a place of prosperity in Chinese culture. The four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism are Wutai Mountain (五台山), Putuo Mountain (普陀山), Emei Mountain (峨眉山), and Jiuhua Mountain (九华山). 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 (第一章：五岳)
Chapter 2: Tai Mountain/Taishan (第二章：泰山)
Chapter 3: Hengshan (第三章：衡山)
Chapter 4: Huashan (第四章：华山)
Chapter 5: Hengshan (第五章：恒山)
Chapter 6: Songshan (第六章：嵩山)
Chapter 7: The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism (第七章：中国佛教四大名山)
Chapter 8: Wutai Mountain (第八章：五台山)
Chapter 9: Emei Mountain (第九章：峨眉山)
Chapter 10: Putuo Mountain (第十章：普陀山)
Chapter 11: Jiuhua Mountain (第十一章：九华山)
Chapter 12: Yellow Mountain/Huangshan (第十二章：黄山)
Chapter 13: Yulong Snow Mountain/Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (第十三章：玉龙雪山)
Chapter 14: Lushan (第十四章：庐山)
The current book volume, Chinese Mountains (中国山脉), 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 (中国地理百科全知道) 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.
