Upside-down Lotus Peak

Upside-down Lotus Peak

Also known as Lotus Terrace, it features a steep cliff-like stone peak as if cleaved by axe and blade, atop which lies a flat platform. Beside the platform rise towering stone stalagmites several zhang high. Five rocks stand separately, each propping upward, resembling a lotus flower.

Legend has it that in the Yuan Dynasty, Monk Gaofeng sat in meditation on the peak for three days and nights to conquer sleepiness. When exhaustion caused him to fall, the mountain peak reversed, catching the monk. The peak thus got its name.

On the flat platform, there used to be the “Western Nunnery,” later replaced by the “Cloud-Piercing Pavilion.”