Tiantai Mountain

Tiantai Mountain
A view of Tiantai Mountain and the pagoda of Guoqing Temple, constructed during the Sui dynasty (6th century CE).
Highest point
Elevation1,138 m (3,734 ft)
Coordinates29°10′44″N 121°02′32″E / 29.178843°N 121.042213°E / 29.178843; 121.042213
Geography
Tian Tai Shan Scenic Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Area105 km2 (41 sq mi)
DesignationScenic Area
Designated1985
Tiantai Shan
Chinese天台山
Hanyu PinyinPRC Standard Mandarin:
Tiāntāi Shān
ROC Standard Mandarin:
Tiāntái Shān
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPRC Standard Mandarin:
Tiāntāi Shān
ROC Standard Mandarin:
Tiāntái Shān
BopomofoPRC: ㄊㄧㄢ   ㄊㄞ   ㄕㄢ
ROC: ㄊㄧㄢ   ㄊㄞˊ   ㄕㄢ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhPRC: Tiantai Shan
ROC: Tiantair Shan
Wade–GilesPRC: T‘ien1-t‘ai1 Shan1
ROC: T‘ien1-t‘ai2 Shan1
Tongyong PinyinPRC: Tiantai Shan
ROC: Tiantái Shan
Yale RomanizationPRC: Tyāntāi Shān
ROC: Tyāntái Shān
MPS2PRC: Tiāntāi Shān
ROC: Tiāntái Shān
IPAPRC: [tʰjɛ́n.tʰáɪ ʂán]
ROC: [tʰjɛ́n.tʰǎɪ ʂán]

Tiantai Mountain (also Tí Taî in the local language) is a mountain in Tiantai County, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, China. Its highest peak, Huading, reaches a height of 1,138 meters (3,734 ft). The mountain was made a national park on 1 August 1988. One of nine remaining wild populations of Seven-Son Flower (Heptacodium miconioides) is located on mount Tiantai.