Drunken Rock of Huangshan

Drunken Rock of Huangshan

Along the path from the Hot Springs to Tangling, on the left side of Mingxian Spring, there stands a leaning giant rock.

Legend has it that Li Bai once drank and composed poetry here. After getting drunk, he circled the rock three times, shouting, and poured the remaining wine onto it. He then lay down beside the rock in a drunken stupor, and the rock seemed to get drunk with him—hence the name. In the 20th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Luo Yuanzhang inscribed the two characters “Drunken Rock” (醉石) on the stone. The inscription is over 1 meter tall, 2 meters wide, and 1 meter in character size, written in running script.

The Drunken Rock stands erect by the stream, seemingly connected yet detached from the nearby peaks. On its cross-section about 5 meters high, parallel vertical fissures can be observed, which are distinctly different from the tilted, layered fractures found on the surrounding peaks. For this reason, it is determined to be an “outsider.”

Address: Inside Huangshan Scenic Area, Huangshan District, Huangshan City

Type: Geological Landform

Recommended Visiting Time: About 10–20 minutes

Ticket Information:

No separate ticket required. Included in the Huangshan Scenic Area ticket.