Mount Chishi
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|photo_caption=Statue of Guanyin on the top of Mount Chishi.
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|country = China
|region_type = Province
|region =Guangdong
|parent = Guifeng Mountain
|geology = Granite
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|elevation_m = 380
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|coordinates = {{coord|22.579425|N|113.014988|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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Mount Chishi ({{zh|s=叱石山|t=|p=Chìshí Shān}}) is a mountain located in Duruan Town, Pengjiang District of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China,{{cite news|url=http://news.163.com/17/0727/19/CQCGBHPJ000187VE.html#from=relevant |script-title=zh:江门“叱石山”更名“圭峰山”?镇政府：牌坊文字将拆除 |newspaper=163.com |date=2017-07-27 |language=zh}} with a height of {{convert|380|m|ft}} above sea level.{{cite news|url=http://www.chinanews.com/qxcz/2012/12-25/4436796.shtml |script-title=zh:岭南百景之一：侨乡江门叱石山 |newspaper=chinanews.com |date=2012-12-25 |language=zh}}{{cite news|url=http://hb.jjj.qq.com/a/20161102/029100.htm |script-title=zh:秋游叱石山观音寺：品味幸福美景的禅意 |newspaper=qq.com |date=2016-11-02 |language=zh}}
Name
The name of Mount Chishi is cited from the Chinese idiom "{{zh|s=叱石成羊|p=|labels=no}}", meaning mysterious things. It was named by the Great Minister of War of Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Huang Gongfu ({{zh|s=黄公辅|p=|labels=no}}) when he climbed the mountain.
Attractions
- Yangshikeng ({{zh|s=羊石坑|p=|labels=no}}): Edmund Ho, presented 38 stone statues of goat to the local government.
- Guanyin Cliff ({{zh|s=观音岩|p=|labels=no}}): A cliff is engraved with Guanyin.
- Guanyin Temple ({{zh|s=观音寺|p=|labels=no}}): A Buddhist temple first built in the Qianlong period (1736-1795) of Qing dynasty (1644-1912).
- Hall of Magnolia liliflora ({{zh|s=木兰堂|p=|labels=no}}): A hall with a 1000-year-old Magnolia liliflora.
- Duquan Pavilion ({{zh|s=读泉亭|p=|labels=no}}): A pavilion located under the waterfall and built by Zheng Ji ({{zh|s=郑绩|p=|labels=no}}; 1813–1874), a native calligrapher and painter.
- Pavilion of the Prince: A pavilion built to commemorate the loyal ministers of the Southern Ming dynasty (1644-1683).
Gallery
File:Guan Yin Temple 2.JPG|Buddhist Texts Library of Guanyin Temple.
File:Guan Yin Temple 5.JPG|A pavilion at Guanyin Temple.