Reflecting on History at Slope Pavilion

　　   In the fourth year of the Shaosheng era of the Song Dynasty (1097), Su Dongpo was demoted and exiled to Qiongzhou. While traveling by boat past Shiluo Hill in Gula, he encountered rising waters, moored his boat, and went ashore to rest for several days. Out of admiration, the local residents named the village where Shiluo Hill is located "Poshan" (Slope Mountain), carved the five large characters "泊舟处" (Mooring Place of Master Po) on the rocks by the Xijiang River, and built a memorial pavilion by the river, naming it "Slope Pavilion." Slope Pavilion is located on the north side of Shiluo Hill in Poshan Village, Gula Town. Facing the vast Xijiang River, the pavilion is hexagonal in shape. In 1983, the pavilion was destroyed by a typhoon. It was rebuilt in 1991 to its original appearance and has since become a cherished site where poets and scholars throughout history have composed poems and paid homage.