千佛山上的名人游踪

VISITING TRACES OF EMINENT PEOPLE ON THE MOUNTAIN

古人云：＂江山之好,亦赖文章为助。＂千佛山之所以能与趵突泉和大明湖鼎足而立、成为济南三大名胜之一,在很大程度上是因为自明代以后,千佛山便吸引了大量的文人名士前来登临游览,并留下了大量相关的题咏诗文。这些名人游踪和题咏丰富了千佛山的文化底蕴,提高了千佛山的知名度,使千佛山在清中叶以后的名气逐渐超过济南的另外两座历史文化名山——华不注和龙洞,最终成为济南第一名山。

Fohui Hill （The Buddha＇s Wisdom Hill） is seated southeast of the Thousand-Buddha Mountain, It gotthe name of ＂the hill of grand Buddha＂ since a giant figure of the Buddha had been carved there. It was named ＂the Wedge Hill＂ or ＂the Chinese Brush Peak＂ during the reign of the Ming Emperor Wanli, because the Magistrate of Jinan Ping Kangyu built some huge stone pillars on the hill, which were standing on end, like a cross between a wedge and a pen. The huge stone pillars were erected because of the ancients＇ superstition, as they thought the geography of Jinan was like a boat floating on the water so that it must be chained to stone stakes in case of drifting away.