It serves both as the name of the paifang and as the name of the scenic spot—a quintessential example of naming a site after an object while honoring that object through the landscape. On the front face, the golden plaque bears the four characters “Genggu Mingshan,” written with vigorous strength yet graceful elegance and rounded finesse, creating an artistic harmony between calligraphy and architecture. These characters were adapted from the cliff‑side inscription “Genggu Mingshan” personally composed by the Qing emperor Kangxi during his first imperial tour of Panshan, intended to underscore the paifang’s distinguished status within the mountain complex and, at the same time, to highlight Panshan’s eminent place in the world. Throughout his reign, Emperor Kangxi visited Panshan on four occasions, leaving behind twelve poems and essays, as well as inscribed plaques and couplets for such sites as Wansong Temple, Yunfeng Fajie, Letianzhen, Panshan Xiufeng, Menwai Yifeng, Yunjing Temple, Panggu Temple, Qingfeng Temple, and Genggu Mingshan, among others.
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Tianjin Panshan Scenic Area
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