Mount Tsuyoshi

It is one of the branches of the Taihang Mountains, which extend southwestward from the northern part of Shanxi Province, China. It is also called Yuan Yue, Chang Shan, and Taiheng Shan. It stretches from the Hebei-Shanxi border in the east to central Shanxi Province in the west. Across the valley of the Hutuo River, Wutai Shan rises to the south. Its main peak (Xuanwu Peak) is 2,017 meters above sea level. The Great Wall runs along the ridge to the south, and Yanmen Pass, which lies between them, has been a key transportation point since ancient times. According to an ancient legend, when Emperor Shun toured the country, he was struck by the majesty of this mountain. At the end of the 15th century, it was replaced by Mount Hengshan in Quyang County, Hebei Province, and came to be known as the North Mountain, one of the Five Mountains. There are many scenic spots on the top of the mountain, and on the cliff at the foot of the mountain is the Hanging Temple, which dates back to the Northern Wei period.

[Motohide Akiyama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国、山西(さんせい／シャンシー)省北部、太行(たいこう／タイハン)山脈から南西に延びる支脈の一つ。元(げん)岳、常(じょう)山、太恒(たいこう)山などともいう。東は河北(かほく／ホーペイ)・山西省界から、西は山西省中部へ続く。滹沱河(こだが／フートゥオホー)の谷を隔てて南には五台山(ごだいさん／ウータイシャン)がそびえる。主峰（玄武峰）は標高2017メートル。その南に続く尾根には万里の長城が走り、その間にある雁門関(がんもんかん)は古くから交通の要衝である。古代の伝説によると、舜(しゅん)帝が全国を巡回したとき、この山の雄大さに打たれたという。15世紀末から河北省曲陽県の恒山にかわって、五岳(ごがく)の一つ北岳(ほくがく)とされるようになった。山上には多くの名勝があり、山下の断崖(だんがい)には北魏(ほくぎ)時代に起源をもつ懸空(けんくう)寺がある。

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