Inscriptions on the Cliff at Damailing

Inscriptions on the Cliff at Damailing

The Inscriptions on the Cliff at Damailing are a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The "Inscriptions on the Cliff at Damailing by Su Dongpo" is the only surviving original inscription by Su Dongpo in Hangzhou. It is located on the eastern foothills of Damailing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and has been designated as a Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit of Zhejiang.

Introduction: Located on the eastern foothills of Damailing, these inscriptions were created in the fifth year of the Yuanyou era during the Northern Song Dynasty (1090), when Su Dongpo visited Hangzhou for the second time as prefect. He inscribed them here while traveling to Tianzhu Temple with Wang Yu, Yang Jie, and Zhang Shou, passing through Damailing. The cliff inscription is 1.38 meters high and 1.84 meters long, with characters approximately 0.1 meters in size. It is carved in intaglio, in regular script, reading from right to left.

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units