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The Peaks of Panshan
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The Five Peaks recorded in Zhipu’s “Pan Shan Zhi” differ slightly from those listed in the “Imperially Commissioned Pan Shan Zhi.” In addition to the Five Peaks, there are numerous other peaks; the Five Peaks are mentioned only as the most prominent among them.
Guayue Peak: The main peak of Panshan, with an elevation of 864.4 meters. It is sharply pointed at the top and steeply sloped at the base, resembling a conical spire or a bamboo shoot emerging from the earth, soaring into the heavens and piercing the azure sky—so striking that it seems fit to hang the moon. Hence its name, Guayue Peak, also known as Zhongtai.
Hong Sheng’s poem “Waiting for the Moon to Hang Over the Peaks, Sent to Zhu Zhutuo, the Inspector”: Each of the five peaks vies in splendor; yet among them all, one—where the moon hangs—is supreme. Gazing upward, the pagoda seems close to the heavens; looking down, the world below churns like a sea of dust. This land of Ji–Liao, once the eastern bulwark of the realm, now stands as the northern gateway to the mountains and seas of the Central Plains. How I wish I could take you far to gaze afar, and, basking in the breeze, let out a long cry at the roots of the clouds!
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