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Sep 3
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Intermediate | Yellow Mountain

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Yellow Mountain, or 黄山 (huángshān) is one of China's most important tourist destinations. Situated in Anhui province, its landscapes call to mind classical Chinese paintings of cloud-ringed peaks. Learn about how to talk about this important place in Chinese with this lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1451

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