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Translation of Han Tingji's Works

In the summer of the second year of Yongtai, the author traveled to Jianghua County under his jurisdiction. Qu Ling, the magistrate of Jianghua County nearby, asked, "The rivers and mountains in the south of the county are very lovely. It is said that this mountain can't reach the top, so (someone) tried to climb it. Later, I found a cave, built a plank road and climbed stairs in a dangerous place, and built a pavilion on the top of the mountain. When the pavilion was built, it was discovered (because the passage was in the cave) that the steps and railings seemed to stand in the air, with the lower part close to the Yangtze River, while the roof and pillars towering into the sky and the upper part in line with the highest point of the mountain. If the weather is clear, the clouds around the top of the mountain will show extremely wonderful colors, and the surrounding walls are green and rich, and the pavilions are reflected in the colors of water, light and forest. I want to give this pavilion a name, but I can't find the right word. I want you to give it a name and tell future generations why it was built. " So the author boarded the pavilion and rested on it. In order to get the name of the pavilion, he and Qu discussed: "Today, we are climbing the mountain in the hottest solar term in summer, but it is very cool in the pavilion, which makes people doubt that it will soon enter the cold winter." We are in the hot south, but it's cool here. What do you think of naming it "Cold Pavilion"? " So he made a note for the pavilion and engraved it on the back of the pavilion.