Monks Reading Scriptures Introduction
At the "Erliu Base" on Xiyin Island stands a giant rock. Looking west from Zhongzhu Harbor, the rock resembles a deeply meditative monk, calmly observing the worldly affairs and quietly reading scriptures. The local residents have thus named it "Monk Reading Scriptures." From the vantage point of Erliu Base, "Monk Reading Scriptures" oversees the entry and exit of ships in Zhongzhu Harbor. During sunset, as the sky is filled with rosy clouds, viewing "Monk Reading Scriptures" from Nanao enhances the beauty of the sunset scenery. Therefore, in the 1960s, Lin Cangpu, the deputy commander of the First Maritime Security Squadron, could not help but recite a spontaneous poem while gazing at "Monk Reading Scriptures": "With pleasure, I land on Monk Mountain, silently reading scriptures by the murmuring water, green rocks and withered grass in the slanting sunlight, too lazy to ask the eastward stream where it leads."
