Yuan Hongdao described in his "Huashan on Sword": "The stone leaf cover is cracked horizontally"; Xu Xiake's Diary of You Tai Hua Shan also describes: "The stone rises on the peak and is covered with stone pieces, such as lotus." There is a phrase in Li Bai's poem that "a lotus flower is made of stone", which should also refer to this stone.
Xifeng is a complete boulder, which is natural. The cliffs in the northwest are as high as thousands of feet, like knives and saws. Its steep, majestic and masculine posture is the representative of Huashan Mountain, so the ancients often called Huashan Lotus Mountain.
The south cliff of Xifeng and Nanfeng are connected by a ridge, which is more than 300 meters long and pale in stone. It looks like a shrinking dragon. People call it Quling, also known as Xiaoheiling, which is one of the famous dangerous roads in Huashan.
There are many scenic spots on Xifeng Mountain, including Cui Yun Palace, Lotus Cave, a man's feet, an axe and a stone, and the Snake Cliff. , accompanied by many beautiful myths and legends, among which the story of saving the mother by cutting the mountain with agarwood is the most widely spread. Cliff carvings are everywhere on the peak, and there are many kinds of works, including grass and seals. The top of the mountain in the north is called Xishilou Peak. On the top of the mountain, the Yang Gong Pagoda was built by General Yang Hucheng, and it was inscribed by General Yang. There is an inscription on the rock under the tower, written by calligrapher Wang Duo. In particular, the Lotus Cave, also known as Lotus Stone and Taiyi Lotus Terrace, is covered with lotus petals, and the pine trees on it are like lotus petals before being cut down by the weather station, which is very interesting. One of the wonders of Xifeng!