Peacock Playing with Lotus

Peacock Playing with Lotus

Introduction: The Wenshu Platform is flat and open, dotted with numerous uniquely shaped rocks. To its left sits a majestic lion, and to its right crouches a white elephant, with 50 meters separating them—thus the area is called "Blue Lion and White Elephant Guarding Wenshu." Near the Jade Screen are oddly shaped rocks such as "Young Boy Worshipping Guanyin," "Squirrel Jumping to Heavenly Capital," "Golden Rooster Crowing at Heaven’s Gate," "Five Elders Ascending to Heavenly Capital," "Rhinoceros Gazing at the Moon," and "Penglai Three Islands." Looking back toward the Lotus Valley on the right, you’ll find uniquely shaped rocks such as "Picking Fern Boat," "Peacock Playing with Lotus," "Stone of the Watching Wife," "Immortal Floating on the Sea," and "Goat Crossing the River," each with distinct forms and crafted as if by nature’s finest artistry. These uniquely shaped rocks offer ever-changing vistas depending on your viewing angle, prompting ancient admirers to exclaim: “Other mountains may display 'changes' in form, but once viewed, their wonders are exhausted; Huangshan surpasses with its 'changes'—where clouds and mist appear and vanish, shifting by the moment, offering endless wonders to behold.”

Anhui, Huangshan City