Donghu Stone Quarry Ruins

Donghu Stone Quarry Ruins

The Donghu Stone Quarry Ruins are a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Zhejiang Province.

The Donghu Stone Quarry Ruins are located at the northern foot of Ruokuishan Mountain in East Lake, adjacent to the Zhejiang Eastern Canal. Since the Han Dynasty, locals have successively quarried stone in the East Lake area. By the Sui Dynasty, Yuè State Duke Yang Su extensively mined the mountain to build the outer city wall of Yuecheng. After a thousand years of natural and man-made carving, the northern foothills of Ruokuishan Mountain have become steep cliffs and mysterious deep pools.​​​​

Source: Shaoxing East Lake Scenic Area

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Cultural Heritage Sites Protected at the Provincial Level in Zhejiang Province