The Mountain is home to several influential Taoist temples, because of its inaccessibility to the summit a place of retreat for hardy hermits, whether Taoist, Buddhist or other and an important place for immortality seekers, as many herbal Chinese medicines are grown and reputed to be found there. Prosperity has brought the leisure time to China and with the installation of the cable car in the 1990s, Huashan became more and more a popular destination. Shops, restaurants and hotels opend. Chinese people come here for holiday now.