Buddhist Monks Reading Scriptures Introduction
On the slope of "Erliu Point" located on Xiyin Island stands a giant rock. From Zhongzhuharbor, looking to the west, the rock resembles a deeply meditative monk, calmly observing the worldly affairs, quietly reading from a scripture. The local residents have thus named it "Monk Reading Scripture." From the high vantage point of Erliu Point, "Monk Reading Scripture" overlooks the entrance of Zhongzhuharbor, controlling various types of vessels. During sunset, with the sky ablaze with colors, "Monk Reading Scripture," seen from Nanao, enhances the beauty of the sunset scene. In the 1960s, when Lin Cangpu, the Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard's First Division, gazed at "Monk Reading Scripture," he couldn't help but compose this poem: "With joy, I land on Monk Mountain, silently reading scriptures as water flows, green rocks and withered grass in the slanting sun, I lazily ask the eastward stream if it will return."
