This photo taken on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 shows renowned guest-welcoming Pine on Huangshan Mountain of east China's Anhui province. The mountain, protected by World Cultural and Natural Heritage under UNESCO in 1990 and World Geological Park in 2004, boasts its uniqueness by the strange pines, grotesque rocks, sea of changeable clouds and hot spring. In 2008, Huangshan attracted a record of 2.24 million visitors, a year-on-year increase of over 10 percent. The number of those from outside the mainland reached 230.5 thousand, up 12 percent compared with that of 2007. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]
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