Cliff Inscription of "Record of Longrui Palace" by He Zhizhang

Cliff Inscription of "Record of Longrui Palace" by He Zhizhang

The Cliff Inscription of "Record of Longrui Palace" by He Zhizhang is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Cliff Inscription of "Record of Longrui Palace" by He Zhizhang (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Tang Dynasty

Announcement Date: March 11, 1963

Located on the Flying Stone on the southern slope of Wanhui Mountain in Wangxianqiao Village, Yuling Township. The stone is about 4 meters high. This Tang Dynasty inscription is fully titled "Record of Longrui Palace." It was composed and written in regular script by He Zhizhang, Secretary Supervisor of the Tang Dynasty, and reads: “Record of the Palace... Secretary Supervisor He Zhizhang. The palace was originally established as the Marquis God Hall by Emperor Huangdi. During the Song Dynasty, Minister Kong Lingchan entered Taoism and petitioned to change its name to Huai Xian Hall. It was re-established in the first year of the Shenlong era. In the second year of the Kaiyuan era, Taoist Master Ye was ordered to conduct a ritual. A dragon appeared, prompting an imperial decree to rename it Longrui Palace. The mountain boundary under its jurisdiction includes: to the east, Qin Emperor Peak, Wine Jar Peak, and Archer Mountain; to the west, Shijiu Mountain; to the south, Sea-Viewing Peak, Jade Casket Peak, and Incense Burner Peak; to the north, Yuling (Tomb of Yu), — Pool, Five Cloud Stream, Water Mansion, White Crane Mountain, Sand Washing Path, Jingming Valley, Palace Mountain, Deer Track Pool, Fen Fields, and Duckweed Pond. As the tenth Grotto-Heaven, its original name was Heavenly Emperor Yangming Purple Mansion, the gathering place of true immortals. Emperor Huangdi stored books here, with a huge flat rock covering the gate and sealing the Wanhui Cave. When Yu arrived and opened it, he obtained the books to control the floods and the site was sealed as Yu’s Cave.” Nearby there are over 20 cliff inscriptions from the Song Dynasty onwards, most of which are faded and illegible, except for the one carved in March of the 19th year of the Guangxu reign (1893) during the Qing Dynasty by Tao Junxuan of Kuaiji, which remains legible.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

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Further Reading:

· Second Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units