Snow-Covered Taizi Mountain

　　Introduc­tion        The towering Taizi Mountain can be seen from hundreds of li away. Covered in snow throughout spring, autumn, and winter, even in summer when the white rocks on the summit can be mistaken for snow, giving rise to the saying “The lofty Taizi Mountain is capped with snow.”

　　Taizi Mountain, with its exposed bedrock, was historically also called Lugu Mountain. The *Commentary on the Water Classic* and the *Gansu General Gazetteer* refer to it as Baishi Mountain and Snow Mountain, respectively. Within the territory of Hezuo City, the mountain range includes several peaks stretching from west to east: Dengbo Mountain at 3,368 meters, Gong Taizi Mountain at 4,162 meters, Mu Taizi Mountain at 4,332 meters, Zhuzui Mountain at 4,304 meters, and Xiuji’keka Mountain at 3,756 meters.

　　The mountain range extends eastward into Zhuoni and Lintan. Due to the high altitude, few people have reached the summits, and those who have either gone missing or fallen ill from miasma. As such, Taizi Mountain remains a virgin destination for mountaineering and adventure today.

　　The Taizi Mountain area boasts dense forests, and beyond the woodland lies vast alpine meadow pastures scattered with tents, where cattle and sheep graze like scattered pearls—a scene of tranquil serenity.

　　 Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu