Nánchuān

Nanchuan lies among the mountains south of the Yangtze, beneath the cliffs of Jinfo Mountain. Its sheer rock faces and high plateau gave the mountain a place in local lore: the county gazetteer compared the cliffs, lit by the setting sun, to golden Buddhas. Jinfo Temple, traditionally said to have been founded in the Tang period, flourished in the Ming, when Buddhist teachers continued to visit and write about the mountain.