The Wutai Mountain is covers an area of 2,837 square kilometers, and its five main peaks of positioned east, south, west, north, and in the middle, embrace one another with broad and the plain terraces rather than forests on their tops. That is why it bears the named "Wutaishan" (Mountain of Five Terraces). With the an average altitude over 1,000 meters, its apex, summit of the northern peak which is famed as being the "Roof of Northern China", reaches 3061.1 meters.

Besides the religious aspect, the beauty of rising and falling ridges of Wutai mountain, exotic rocks, crisscrossed gullies, crystalline waters and towering green forest also gives Mt. Wutai its reputation as a colorful and notable tourist resort. The beautiful scenery of Wutaishan is a masterpiece of exquisite acts of nature, the predominantly visible over the five main peaks: Wanghai Peak in the east, Guayue Peak in the west, Jinxiu Peak in the south, Yedou Peak in the north, and the central Cuiyan Peak.

There is said that this mountain, one of the four holy Buddhist Mountains, is the dwelling place of Manjusri Bodhisattva. 360 temples were built here dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) but now only 47 of them exist. Over the years, incalculable numbers of pilgrims and visitors have come here. Among these magnificent temples, Its has five Temple are the most famous: the Xiantong Temple, the TayuanTemple, the Manjusri Temple (Summit Bodhisattva), the Shuxiang Temple, and the Luohou Temple.

Mt. Wutaishan is resplendent in many resources owing to its natural conditions and important role in Buddhism. Over 600 species of plants can be found on the Mountain, which more than 150 species of grass can be used as rare herbs. Special local produce, Taimo, (mushrooms grown on the tops of peaks of Mt. Wutaishan) is of quite high nutritional value and with a delicate taste.