WheretolookatChina?BeigubuildingisfullofsceneryWhenyouhearthispoemwrittenbyXinQiji,youwillneverthinkofBeigumountain,whichisknownas"thebestRiverandmountainintheworld".BeigumountainislocatedontheeastsideofZhenjiangCitybytheYangtzeRiver.
MyfatherandIcametothefootofBeigumountain,andapoolcameintoview.Thereweretwohighandonelowstonesinthepool,whichwerecutinhalffromtoptobottom.BeforeIcouldseeit,myfathertookmeupthemountain.
Wewalkedalongthemountainroad,alongthesteps,abend,wesawatombstone,thetombstoneengravedwithanancientgeneral,wearingarmor,waistsword,backapairofhalberds,eyesbright.Intheupperleftcornerofthetombstoneisengraved"Donglaitaishici".Itturnedoutthathewastaishici,ageneraloftheeasternWuDynastyintheThreeKingdomsperiod.Accordingtomyfather,heisthefirstmilitarygeneralinSoochow.Isuddenlybegantoadmireacommandinggeneral.Afterwalkingaroundhisgrave,wewentupthemountainroad.Halfwayupthemountain,youcanseeapavilion.Thereisatombstoneinthepavilion.Onthetombstone,thereisalsoamanwearinganofficialhatandawiderobewithbigsleeves.Iwatcheditforalongtime,butIdidn'tknowwhohewas.DadsawmymindandsaidthisisLusu.ItsuddenlydawnedonmethathewasLuSu,thegeneralofSoochow.InthecartoonromanceoftheThreeKingdoms,hewasafamouscounselor,andalsobecamethegovernorofSoochow.
FarewelltothetombofLuSu,weunknowinglycametothetopofthemountain,onthetopofthemountainwesawabigrustyirontower.Althoughthetowerisnolongershiningingoldandrusty,itisstillalivewithcarvedBuddhastatues.Accordingtotheintroduction,thetowerwasbuiltintheSongDynastyandhasahistoryofmorethan1000years.Imarvelathowskilledthecraftsmenwereatthattime.Then,wecontinuetogoup,aboveistheGanlutemple.WejustarrivedatthegateofGanlutemple,onlytofindthatitwasclosed.Ifeelverysorry,butwesawalargestoneplaqueatthedoor,onwhichwereengravedseveralpowerfulcharactersof"thebestRiverandmountainintheworld".Allofasudden,IthinkofseeingtheYangtzeRiverflowingintheskyonthemountainsideoftheirontower.NowonderBeigumountainisknownas"thebestmountainintheworld".
Weplayedonthetopofthemountainforawhileandthenwentdown.Beforeleaving,Isawthetwostonesinthepool.Iaskedmyfather,"Dad,whyarethosetwostonessplitintotwo?""Oh,that'saswordtestingstone.It'sthebigstonethatLiuBeiandSunQuansplitinthedark."Itturnsoutthatthereissuchastory.Nowonderthesetwostoneheadswerecutbyknives!
I'mlookingforwardtothenexttime-comebacktoBeigumountainwhenGanlutempleisrepaired.