On the vast 9.6 million square kilometers earth of China,there are incredible mount of mountains, and many of them are very famous. But usually they get a similar character that they get some impression of religions.The Sacred Mountains of China are divided into two groups associated with Taoism and Buddhism. The group associated with Taoism is known as the Five Great Mountains ), whereas the group associated with Buddhism is referred to as the Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism.
The sacred mountains of both groups have been important destinations for pilgrimage, the Chinese expression for pilgrimage is a shortened version of an expression which means literally "paying respect to a holy mountain"
