Mount Qiyun lies at the foot of the Huangshan Mountain range some 33 kilometres to the northwest of Huangshan City and is known as one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism. It was originally known as the White Mountain. As is excerpted from the Record of Mount Qiyun, the stone penetrates the sky, and is as high as the clouds. Hence it is name "Qiyun" (meaning it is as high as the clouds.) Emperor Jiajing of Ming Dyansty had been endowed with a son after worshiping the mountain; therefore, he built the Xuantian Taisu Palace under the great Qiyun Rock. Then the mountain was officially name Qiyun. With a east-west width of 16 km and a north-stouth width of 6.9 km, Qiyun Mountain comprises four scenic sections - Yuehua Street, Yunyan Lake, Loushanlou Building and the secton on both banks of the Hengjiang River. Favored with the Danxia landform, the cliff inscriptions, the Taoist culture and the beautiful landscape, the mountain actually has a rapport going on with Huangshan Mountain. The ancient reputation goes : Huangshan and Baiyun mountains stand confronting to each other, and one just can enjoy enough." Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty once acclaimed the mountain to be the "unique scene" and "the first mountain" of the south area of the Yangtze River. 

Mount Qiyun is famous for its steep mountain, clear waters, oddly shaped stones and tranquil caves. The mountain has 36 steep peaks, 44 oddly shaped rocks, 18 tranquil caves, 27 waterfall caves of springs, 14 pools, 16 pavilions and terraces, 537 inscriptions and stone tablets, three decorated stone archways, five stone bridges and 33 temples and nunneries. Mount Qiyun is not high, with an elevation of only 585 meters. There is a cable car that reaches the top of the mountain within a few minutes. 

Xianglu Peak

The peak is in front of the Taisu Palace of the Yuehua Street. The peak is tall and in the shape of an incense burner, so it is called as the Xianglu Peak (peak in the shape of incense burner).

Caves of Fairies and Immortals

There are many caves under the cliffs. These caves are used to enshrine various statutes of immortals, including the Eight-Immortal Cave, the Yuantong Cave, the Arhat Cave, the Yujun Cave and the Wenchang Cave. The scenic spot of these caves is one of the most important parts of scenic spots of Qiyun Mountain. The statutes of Taoist eight immortals are enshrined in the Eight-Immortal Cave. The statue of Nanhai Kwan-yin Buddha is enshrined in the Yuantong Cave. The statue of the Zhenwu Dijun is enshrined in the Arhat Cave, and the statutes of the eighteen arhats are enshrined at both sides too. The statue of Dragon King is enshrined in the Yujun Cave. The statue of Wenqu Star is enshrined in the Wenchang Cave. From the immortal caves of Qiyun Mountain, we can obviously feel the combination of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. There are many stone inscriptions on the cliff of the immortal caves.

Fascinating Places and Happy Lands

The Fascinating Places and Happy Lands include the three cliff inscriptions (inscriptions on the Qizhen Cliff, the Zhonglie Cliff and the Shouzi Cliff). As it is said, the Qizhen Cliff is the cultivation place of Qixia Immortal in the Tang Dynasty (618-907); the Zhonglie Cliff is the place used to fete the Guangong Immortal; and the Chinese character Shou (longevity) on the Shouzi Cliff is the handwriting of Dowager Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The diameter of the large Chinese character Shou (longevity) is up to 230 centimeters. After going across the Shouzi Cliff, tourists can see and pass through a capacious stone cave that is completely formed by nature. The cave is a hollow under the Shouzi Cliff and it is known as the No. 1 Heaven Gate. There are many stone inscriptions and tablets in the cave, and they are called the Baiyue Stele Forest.