Daoren Peak

　　Introduction     Daoren Peak is situated at the northern end of Huangshan, nestled between Wulao Peak and Zuigong Peak. It is one of the 36 smaller peaks, with an elevation of 988 meters.

　　    Legend has it that during the Ming Dynasty, there was a county magistrate named Hu Aijiu from Taiping County. Originally an imperial censor from the Dongtai office in the capital, he was demoted to the lowly rank of county magistrate in Taiping County after offending the emperor with his candid advice. Discontented with the court and frustrated, he lost interest in governance. One day, while visiting Huangni Jian, he met an old Taoist priest and the two became friends. From then on, Hu would visit the old man daily to drink wine, compose poetry, and play chess. The Taoist priest who drank and played chess with Magistrate Hu lived in the Taoist temple on this peak, which later came to be known as “Daoren Peak” (Taoist Peak).  

　　 Huangshan City, Anhui Province