Chapter 67 Jinshan recalls the past

Jinshan is located in Zhenjiang, known as Jingkou in ancient times, and is famous for three mountains, namely Beigu Mountain, Jiaoshan Mountain and Jinshan Mountain.My family used to live in Zhenjiang, and I myself studied in a church middle school in Zhenjiang for several years, and Jinshan was the place I used to visit.Not to mention on the stage, even on paper, every time I see the word Jinshan, it makes me feel a kind of kindness. In Zhenjiang, which is famous for its three mountains, Jiaoshan stands tall in the rapids of the great river, and Beiguyuan is in the suburbs. Only Jinshan is the closest to the urban area, and the transportation is also convenient. Therefore, Jinshan is usually visited by the most people.It was originally in the center of the river, but because the Yangtze River diverted its course and the sun moved northward, the sea became mulberry fields. Jinshan, which was originally close to the south bank of the Yangtze River, has long since become a small mountain on land due to the high rise of the sandbar.

The image of Jinshan is very beautiful. The whole Jinshan Temple is integrated with the mountain. The gate of the mountain is at the foot of the mountain near the river. It is very suitable to see from a distance.Jinshan is a pleasant painting. When I lived in Zhenjiang, I always carried an easel after school and sketched at the foot of Jinshan. From the urban area to Jinshan, you have to pass through a place called "Zhaoguan".On the ancient stone gate, the word "Zhaoguan" is engraved, and there is a white pagoda of Lamaism built on the gate, just like the one seen in Beihai Park in Beijing.Suddenly there is such an embellishment in the downtown area, it seems a bit nondescript.The origin of this historic site is unknown, but when we passed by here when we were young, we always said that "Wu Ziken passed Zhaoguan".

In the era when Liang Hongyu beat the drums to fight the Jin soldiers, Jinshan must still be in the center of the river, otherwise Han Shizhong would not have fought the Jin soldiers here.The same is true for the White Lady's flooding of Jinshan, otherwise there will be no shrimp soldiers and crab generals to immerse Jinshan to the bottom of the water.I don’t know if there are relics of Liang Hongyu near Jinshan Mountain, but there are relics of Zen master Fahai. There is a cave in the middle of Jinshan Mountain, called Fahai Cave. It is said that the body image of Fahai is still enshrined in the cave.