Siming Mountain. /四明山风光。 [Photo by Xu Neng] 徐能摄

By Xu Zhuowei

Located in the east of Zhejiang and spanning across five districts, including Yuyao, Haishu, Fenghua, Shengzhou, and Shangyu, the Siming Mountain is known as "the green lung of eastern Zhejiang" for its superior environment. Lush ancient trees, numerous lakes, and many rocks of extraordinary shape are found in the Mountain, together with various kinds of birds and beasts.

四明山位于浙江东部，跨越余姚、海曙、奉化、嵊州、上虞。四明山区内古木参天，湖泊连绵，奇岩众多，各种鸟兽出没其间，生态环境十分优越，被誉为“浙东绿肺”。

Throughout history, many scholars and poets were attracted to Siming, who, becoming very excited by the splendid mountain and river landscape, chose to wrote poems to express their feelings. For example, to name a few, Li Bai, Liu Changqing, and Pi Rixiu, all famous poets in the Tang Dynasty, once sang indulgently for the beauty of the scenery here, leaving us with great poetry.

千百年来，众多文人墨客慕名游胜，兴情所至，吟山咏水，题诗寄情。唐代大诗人李白、刘长卿、皮日休等曾为此地的山景美色纵情吟唱，留下无限“诗意”。

Siming Mountain is not only a cultural and tourism attraction, but also a revolutionary base. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Siming Mountain witnessed China's revolutionary cause. The revolutionary martyrs fought dauntlessly to win final victory. Today, people constantly come to visit the former sites of the Anti-Japanese-aggression Base in Hengkantou Village, Liangnong Town, Yuyao (Siming Mountain), to commemorate and learn the history of the martyrs. They are also inspired by the heroic stories of the martyrs.

四明山既是文旅胜地，也是革命根据地。在抗日战争时期和解放战争时期，四明山见证了中国的革命事业。革命先烈在这片“红色热土”上抛头颅、洒热血，取得了最终胜利。如今，前来余姚市梁弄镇横坎头村的浙东(四明山)抗日根据地旧址群参观学习、缅怀先烈的人络绎不绝。