Baitei Mountain

　　The mountain is covered with dense forests, boasts a pristine ecosystem, and has clear springs flowing through the valleys all year round, with abundant water sources. The highest elevation of Baitei Mountain is 1,993.8 meters. At the summit lies the ruins of Yanzuo Temple, built by Emperor Zhao Guangyi in memory of his elder brother Zhao Kuangyin. Historical records indicate that Zhao Kuangyin once stationed his troops on Baitei Mountain when besieged in Hedong. It is said that the natural mountain paths—Paoma Slope and the Four-Hundred-Mu Flat Ground—served as training grounds for drilling troops. Poetic inscriptions by celebrated historical figures praising Baitei Mountain can be found on the cliff faces. The Northern Wei geographer Li Daoyuan described it in his "Commentary on the Water Classic" as follows: “To the west are thousand-ren-high cliffs, to the east are ten-thousand-ren-deep valleys; the square ridges are wreathed in clouds, the extraordinary peaks rise into the rosy clouds; solitary summits tower majestically above the ranges, green cypresses shade the peaks, and clear springs bathe their crowns... On the eastern side, the forested path winds downward, and the hundred steps of the mountain descend, the rock-hewn traces on the cliffs remain to this day, hence the name Baitei Mountain.”

　　Source: Local Chronicles Compilation Committee of Yuncheng City