Morning Light On The Mountain

by Melly Terpening

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15.000 x 11.000 inches

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Morning Light On The Mountain

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Melly Terpening

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Painting - Watercolor On Paper

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Inspired from Mountain View in Huangshan Mountain, China.

Huangshan was formed approximately 100 million years ago and gained its unique rock formations in the Quaternary Glaciation.[9]

During the Qin Dynasty, Huangshan was known as Yishan (Mount Yi). In 747 AD, its name was changed to Huangshan (Mount Huang) by imperial decree;[17] the name is commonly thought to have been coined in honor of Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor), a legendary Chinese emperor and the mythological ancestor of the Han Chinese.[18] One legend states that Huangshan was the location from which the Yellow Emperor ascended to Heaven.[5] Another legend states that the Yellow Emperor "cultivated moral character and refined Pills of Immortality in the mountains, and in so doing gave the mountains his name.[9] The first use of this name "Huangshan" is often attributed to Chinese poet Li Bai.[18] Huangshan was fairly inaccessible and little-known in ancient times, but its change of name in 747 AD seems to have brought the area more attention; from then on, the area was visited frequently and many temples were built there.[17]

Huangshan is known for its stone steps,[5] carved into the side of the mountain, of which there may be more than 60,000 throughout the area.[3][19][20] The date at which work on the steps began is unknown, but they have been said to be over 1,500 years old.[19]

Over the years, many scenic spots and physical features on the mountain have been named;[6] many of the names have narratives behind them. For example, one legend tells of a man who did not believe the tales of Huangshan's beauty and went to the mountains to see for himself; he was almost immediately convinced. One of the peaks he supposedly visited was named Shixin (始信), roughly meaning "start to believe."[6]

In 1982, Huangshan was declared a "site of scenic beauty and historic interest" by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.[17] It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 for its scenery and for its role as a habitat for rare and threatened species.[4]

In 2002, Huangshan was named the "sister mountain" of Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps.[5]

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