The Chess Pavilion, one of the many structures on the way up Mount Hua. Photo: Alessandro Vernet Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or ...
Reporting from Xian, China — On a rainy morning, pedestrians and cars darted in and out as a bus began climbing a switchbacking road into a steep, narrow canyon that would take us to the base of Mt.