Ushio Beach - Gyushoki

Japanese: 牛渚磯 - ぎゅうしょき
Ushio Beach - Gyushoki

…The point southwest of the city where Mount Cuiluo sinks into the Yangtze forms a steep cliff and has long been one of the key points controlling the Yangtze. It was called Niuzhuoiso because a golden ox once appeared from the shore, and Caishiiso because it produces five-colored stones. It is one of the three famous scenic spots on the Yangtze, along with Yanziiso in Nanjing and Chenglingiso in Yueyang, Hunan. It is said that Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty lived here in his later years and drowned while on a boat trying to catch the moon reflected in the water. The Taibai Tower and Tsuyuetai are built to commemorate this event. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ushinagisaiso" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…市の南西,翠螺山が長江に没する地点は急崖をなし,古くから長江を扼(やく)する要衝の一つであった。かつて金牛が渚岸より出現したため牛渚磯,また五彩の石を産するところから采石磯と呼ばれ,南京の燕子磯,湖南岳陽の城陵磯と並んで長江三磯と称される名勝である。唐の李白は晩年ここに暮らし,船中で水に映る月をとらえようとして溺死したと伝えられ,それを記念した太白楼,捉月台などがある。…

※「牛渚磯」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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