Mount Chishi

Mount Chishi
叱石山
Statue of Guanyin on the top of Mount Chishi.
Highest point
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Prominence	380 m (1,250 ft)
Coordinates	22°34′46″N 113°00′54″E / 22.579425°N 113.014988°E / 22.579425; 113.014988
Geography
Mount Chishi Location within Guangdong
Country	China
Province	Guangdong
Parent range	Guifeng Mountain
Geology
Rock type	Granite

Mount Chishi (Chinese: 叱石山; pinyin: Chìshí Shān) is a mountain located in Duruan Town, Pengjiang District of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China, with a height of 380 metres (1,250 ft) above sea level.

Name

The name of Mount Chishi is cited from the Chinese idiom "叱石成羊", meaning mysterious things. It was named by the Great Minister of War of Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Huang Gongfu (黄公辅) when he climbed the mountain.

Attractions

• Yangshikeng (羊石坑): Edmund Ho, presented 38 stone statues of goat to the local government.
• Guanyin Cliff (观音岩): A cliff is engraved with Guanyin.
• Guanyin Temple (观音寺): A Buddhist temple first built in the Qianlong period (1736-1795) of Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
• Hall of Magnolia liliflora (木兰堂): A hall with a 1000-year-old Magnolia liliflora.
• Duquan Pavilion (读泉亭): A pavilion located under the waterfall and built by Zheng Ji (郑绩; 1813–1874), a native calligrapher and painter.
• Pavilion of the Prince: A pavilion built to commemorate the loyal ministers of the Southern Ming dynasty (1644-1683).

Gallery

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  Buddhist Texts Library of Guanyin Temple.
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  A pavilion at Guanyin Temple.

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