Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple
苏轼
横看成岭侧成峰
远近高低各不同
不识庐山真面目
只缘身在此山中
héng kàn chéng lǐng cè chéng fēng
yuǎn jìn gāo dī gè bù tóng
bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù
zhǐ yuán shēn zài cǐ shān zhōng
横看是岭，侧看是峰；远近高低各不同。不识庐山真面目，只因为身在此山中。
Ridges or peaks depend on the angle; you miss the whole because you stand inside it.
苏轼《题西林壁》：不识庐山真面目——只缘身在此山中。观山即认识论：位置限制判断。可与阴阳、和而不同并读。今日：局中争论「真相」前，先承认自己站在哪一面。
Su Shi’s West Forest Wall: cannot know Lu Mountain’s true face—because you are inside it. Viewing as epistemology: position limits judgment. Pair with yin-yang and harmony-without-sameness.
争论卡死时，先问：我是不是还在「此山中」？换个高度再看。
When debate stalls, ask: am I still inside the mountain? Change altitude.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy
This poem belongs to a place on the map—open the landscape to read both together.