Da Pang, Xiao Pang, and Xiao Bao’s Trip to Panshan in Jixian County

Hey, let’s head to Panshan! They’ve got big watermelons there!

2012.8.25 A Brief Note on Panshan Mountain

2013 National Day Holiday — A Short Trip to Panshan in Jixian County, Tianjin

Admire the red leaves of my hometown and enjoy the stunning scenery of Panshan—Panshan’s Red Leaf Festival opens on the 19th.

Recently, it was announced that the Panshan Red Leaves Festival will open on the 19th of this month at the New Mountain Gate Square in the national 5A‑level scenic area of Panshan. During the 32‑day festival, the scenic area will team up with major Tianjin travel agencies to offer discounted tickets priced at just 99 yuan per person. Visitors will then be able to ride complimentary tourist buses around the Panshan Scenic Area and enjoy the stunning autumn scenery. With its picturesque landscapes and rich cultural heritage, Panshan is a renowned tourist destination in North China. Each year in late autumn, fiery red maples and sumacs, golden five‑pointed maples and golden‑leaf locusts, along with lush green pines and ancient trees, transform the entire area into a vibrant tapestry of color, with clusters of colorful foliage scattered throughout…

The Peaks of Panshan

The Five Peaks recorded in Zhipu’s “Pan Shan Zhi” differ slightly from those listed in the “Imperially Commissioned Pan Shan Zhi.” Beyond the Five Peaks, there are numerous other summits; the Five Peaks are mentioned only as the most prominent. Guayue Peak: the principal peak of Pan Mountain, standing at an elevation of 864.4 meters. Its summit is sharp and its base steeply truncated, resembling a conical spire or a bamboo shoot thrusting skyward, reaching into the azure heavens and piercing the blue void—so striking that it seems fit to hang the moon, hence its name, Guayue Peak, also known as Zhongtai. Hong Sheng’s poem, “Ascending Guayue Peak and Sending It to Zhu Zhutuo, the Compiler”: “Each of the Five Peaks vies in splendor, yet Guayue alone reigns supreme. Gazing upward, the pagoda seems close to the heavens; looking down, the world below churns like a restless tide. This mountain stands as the eastern bulwark of the old Jiliao realm, the northern gateway to the Central Plains between mountains and sea. Alas, I wish I could take you far to gaze upon the scene, and, basking in the breeze, let out a long cry from the very roots of the clouds.”