Last updated 2026-11-13 — Xiguan Village is located 1,500 meters south of Tianzhu Peak. It consists of stone steps, battlements, and stone walls. The left side follows a cliffside path along the mountain, a narrow trail like a black thread, while the right side is a valley merging into a stream — "a single brave man could hold the pass against ten thousand, an extraordinarily perilous yet secure stronghold." At the end of the Song Dynasty, peasant rebel leader Liu Yuan was ordered to raise an army at Dahutian by the valley entrance to resist the Yuan Dynasty. He established this strategic stronghold here to defend his homeland, holding out against the Yuan forces for over a decade. Stone inscriptions recording Liu Yuan’s defense efforts can still be clearly seen on the cave walls inside the village, and the site has been listed as a key cultural relic protection unit of Anhui Province. In the fifth year of the Shunzhi era during the Qing Dynasty (1648), Ming Dynasty’s Ministry of War official Zhou Sun and his nephew Yu Yi occupied Xiguan Village. Qing general Liang Dayong led troops to suppress them, and the following year the stronghold fell after a defeat. Xiguan Village has since been restored and now serves as a key passage for visitors climbing to the main peak.