Le monde
China Postcards from
THE HUANGSHAN MOUNTAINS
BY DALE FOSTER
How many times have you noticed the mountainscape paintings in your local Chinese restaurant? They seem to be idealized depictions of some fairytale place. Not so. Located approximately 250 miles (396 kilometers) west of Shanghai, the Huangshan Mountains are very real and magnificent, and they have inspired artists and poets for over thirteen centuries.
128 | DECE MBER 2018
