<p class="ql-block">Atop Mount Laoshan stands Gen Men, a stone gate on the summit. Carved on its sides reads, “Sighing at heavy mountains by Gen Men, the path seems to end; hearing pine waves in the woods, the ninth heaven suddenly unfolds.” Approaching the gate, peaks enclose the trail, rocks crowd in, leaving you to fear no road ahead. Once stepping through, roaring pines and sea of clouds spread wide, opening up a boundless vista. All former confinement melts away. Gazing at the vast sky, you truly understand the verse, a single pass transforms confinement into sudden, breathtaking openness.</p><p class="ql-block">崂山绝顶，艮门雄踞山口。两侧石刻赫然在目：“叹艮门山重，望似无路；听林中松涛，顿开九天”。攀行至此，群峰围合，石径逼仄，满目层岩，几疑山穷途尽。及至穿门迈过，松风浩荡，云海铺展，四野豁然洞开。方才的局促困顿尽数消散，抬眼长空浩渺，方悟此联道尽穿山豁然之境。</p>