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Wuxiang Temple Cliff Carvings

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Ming Dynasty, located on Wuxiang Mountain in Honglan Town. According to the county annals, there was originally a temple here that was frequently visited by literati. In 1981, three cliff carvings were discovered at the site of the temple ruins: one inscribed with “Fengquan” (Phoenix Spring) in horizontal script, to its southwest lies a rock with the vertically carved characters “Danding” (Cinnabar Cauldron), and to its east is a rock with the upper part flattened and inscribed with “?@ Zun Ming.” These carvings were created during the Ming Dynasty by Magistrate Wang Cong…

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The Wuxiang Temple Cliff Carvings are a cultural relic protection unit of Nanjing City.

Ming Dynasty, located on Wuxiang Mountain in Honglan Town. According to the county annals, there was originally a temple here that was frequently visited by literati. In 1981, three cliff carvings were discovered at the site of the temple ruins: one inscribed with “Fengquan” (Phoenix Spring) in horizontal script, to its southwest lies a rock with the vertically carved characters “Danding” (Cinnabar Cauldron), and to its east is a rock with the upper part flattened and inscribed with “?@ Zun Ming.” These carvings were created during the Ming Dynasty by Magistrate Wang Congshan.