Cliff Inscriptions on Nanming Mountain

Cliff Inscriptions on Nanming Mountain

The Cliff Inscriptions on Nanming Mountain are a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Cliff Inscriptions on Nanming Mountain (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Period: Jin, Tang, and Song dynasties

Announcement date: March 11, 1963

Located on Nanming Mountain, 15 kilometers south of Lishui City. There are 58 surviving cliff inscriptions, mainly distributed in three areas: Shiliang, Gaoyang Cave, and Yunge Cliff. At Shiliang, there are 20 existing inscriptions, including one from the eighth year of the Yuanyou era (1093 AD) during the Northern Song Dynasty, inscribed by Guan Jinghui, Prefect of Chuzhou. This inscription has been half-erased, and the characters “Shiliang” were later carved over it. In addition, there are six steles related to travelogues of Nanming Mountain from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Gaoyang Cave has 15 cliff inscriptions, mostly from the Northern Song period. Near the lower cave entrance, there is an inscription reading “Shen Kuo, Wang Zijing, Huang Yan, Li Zhiyi visited on December 12, Xining 6th year,” which was carved by Shen Kuo during his inspection tour of agricultural water conservancy in the Two Zhejiangs region when he visited Nanming Mountain. There is also a flood record inscription at the entrance of Gaoyang Cave. Yunge Cliff has 12 cliff inscriptions, among which the two characters “Lingchong” are traditionally attributed to Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Network

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units