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Bronze Official Mountain Cliff Carvings

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The Bronze Official Mountain Cliff Carvings are located on Tongguan Mountain in Fushan, Haiyu Town. On the southern foothills of the mountain lies a massive rock, over two meters high and about five meters wide, rectangular in shape, with narrow, pointed ends resembling a boat, commonly known as the "Stone Boat." Inscribed on it is a seven-character regulated verse titled “Poem on the Stone Boat of Bronze Official Mountain,” composed during the Longqing era of the Ming Dynasty by a member of the Wang family from Dongting and calligraphed in the Wanli era by Yan Shu, a renowned Ming Dynasty calligrapher and local resident. The poem reads: “I’ve heard / There’s a stone boat in the rocky vale — only climbing here do I believe it’s true. / Sails hang on old trees before the wind, ropes are tied to idle vines after rain. / Untouched by river waves through ancient times, it still dwells in hilltop mist today. / Why not sail off to Peach Blossom Ferry? It has moored in this mountain stream for centuries.” Due to years of weathering, the inscriptions have become worn. This cliff carving site was designated as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit on November 17, 1982.

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The Bronze Official Mountain Cliff Carvings are a Suzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Bronze Official Mountain Cliff Carvings

Located on Tongguan Mountain in Fushan, Haiyu Town. On the southern foothills of the mountain lies a massive rock, over two meters high and about five meters wide, rectangular in shape, with narrow, pointed ends resembling a boat, commonly known as the "Stone Boat." Inscribed on it is a seven-character regulated verse titled “Poem on the Stone Boat of Bronze Official Mountain,” composed during the Longqing era of the Ming Dynasty by a member of the Wang family from Dongting and calligraphed in the Wanli era by Yan Shu, a renowned Ming Dynasty calligrapher and local resident. The poem reads: “I’ve heard / There’s a stone boat in the rocky vale — only climbing here do I believe it’s true. / Sails hang on old trees before the wind, ropes are tied to idle vines after rain. / Untouched by river waves through ancient times, it still dwells in hilltop mist today. / Why not sail off to Peach Blossom Ferry? It has moored in this mountain stream for centuries.” Due to years of weathering, the inscriptions have become worn. This cliff carving site was designated as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit on November 17, 1982.