Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) Xian Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 312, Entry 02 Guangyun, Jiyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun state it is pronounced xian (rising tone). Yupian notes it is the name of a mountain located in present-day Xiangyang. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Biography of Yang Hu: Yang Hu and Deng Runfu climbed Mountain Xian and wept, stating that the mountain had existed since the dawn of time, and thus they erected a monument to commemorate the event. Later generations referred to it as the Monument of Shedding Tears. Also, Great Xian is a mountain name located in the regions of Qingzhou and Qizhou. Jiyun states it refers to a mountain that is small but precipitous. One source suggests it refers to a mountain peak with a flat top. Xie Lingyun, Mountain Ridge and Stream Journey: Following the winding path to climb the mountain ridge and the small hill. Note: A ridge refers to a small but high mountain. Yunhui states that the character was originally written in a variant form.