Shiren Peak

　　Introduction     Shiren Peak is located in the southwest of Huangshan Mountain, to the west of Shichuang Peak and near Shizhu Peak. It is one of the 36 major peaks, with an elevation of 1,310 meters. The peak is small but steep, and its summit features rocks that strikingly resemble two elders sitting opposite each other. Unchanged through wind and rain and the shifts of time, they have given the peak its name.     A Song Dynasty poet, Jiao Cuifeng, wrote: “If stone forms their bones, the image must be false; if iron makes their hearts, the truth may not hold. Back when Rongcheng made his elixir and left, why not turn them into immortals?” The poet suggested that Shiren Peak was created and transformed through alchemy by Rongcheng, thus giving the peak a mythical aura and adding to its allure.     A Ming Dynasty poet, Chen Gong, also penned: “Amidst the misty clouds I gaze into the distance—has the stubborn neck ever bowed? Standing tall on the cliff for eternity, it shames all the soft and feeble souls of the mortal world.”

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