Places held in image, memory, and landscape

Zhongshan (Purple Mountain) in Nanjing

Rising east of Nanjing to about 448 m and also known as Jiangshan, the mountain shelters the Ming Xiaoling and Sun Yat-sen mausoleums and is the North Mountain of Kong Zhigui's mock proclamation.

Jiangsu

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  • Proclamation of Mount BeishanProseKong Zhigui

    The spirit of Mount Zhong and the genius of the Thatched Hall speed mist along the post-road to carve their proclamation in the mountain court: the orchid canopy is empty and the night crane cries in resentment; the mountain man is gone and the dawn gibbons are startled.