Lower Zhongshan Mountain

　　Located at the southern end of the square. The mountain stands tall and imposing, and with its shape resembling an ancient warrior’s helmet, it is also known as “General’s Mountain.” The entire mountain is covered in green, with lush groves of trees at its foot. The Fengchi River winds around the mountain like a jade ribbon. Lower Zhongshan Mountain is like a green gem embedded in the Hetown basin. The water is as clear as a mirror, and together with Upper Zhongshan Mountain, they create a “silver and emerald brilliance.” The old city floats like a lotus leaf on the western side of Lower Zhongshan Mountain. To the southwest of the city lies a cluster of karst hills, delicate and charming. The plains to the east of the city and the encircling hills form the “stern” of the Shuicheng basin. Nearby peaks such as Bijia Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, Maobox Mountain, and Ma’an Mountain all vie in beauty with Lower Zhongshan Mountain. A new urban area has risen around Lower Zhongshan Mountain, which remains uniquely serene and graceful amid the bustling traffic of the city. At the mountain’s summit once stood the “Wenchang Pavilion,” and during the Qing Dynasty’s Guangxu reign, Zhao Jing wrote a poem that said, “Spiritual energy gathers from the west and the east, standing abruptly like a bell right in the center.”