This article surveys Tibetan poetry about Five-Peaked Mountain (Wutai shan) and then focuses on a short period of intense literary activity from the 1760s to 1830 and the figures from Amdo responsible for it – Changja Rölpé Dorjé, the third Tukwan Lozang Chökyi Nyima, Sumpa Khenpo Yeshé Peljor, Aja Yongdzin Yangchen Gawé Lodrö, and others – as well as the relationships between them. Particular attention is given to Changja’s Song to Five-Peaked Mountain (Nechok Riwo Tsengar Jelkapkyi Netö dang Drelwé Gur Jampel Gyepé Chötrin) and the symbolism of the natural landscape that it employs.
