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The Meishan Cliff Inscriptions come in various forms such as steles, cliff carvings, and epitaphs. Located at Anhui’s southwestern gateway, adjacent to Jiangxi, Meishan is named after its mountain. Ancient meditation temples renowned for their spiritual ambiance have attracted scholars and poets who explored its serene beauty, composed verses, and left behind invaluable cliff inscriptions and steles. These include grand compositions spanning thousands of words as well as striking single characters; works by high-ranking officials and nobility, as well as bold writings by unknown individuals; massive cliff engravings several meters tall and small stone tablets just a foot wide. Calligraphic styles such as regular script, cursive script, clerical script, and seal script span across dynasties, presenting a dazzling and magnificent array. Notable examples include the “Pumen Ridge” cliff inscription, the “Jubao” cliff inscription, the “Jubao Stone Record” cliff inscription, the quatrain cliff carving “Ancient Trees,” the “Dragon Spring Record” stele, the eastern Meishan stone carvings, and the “Traces of Immortals” cliff inscription. These inscriptions greatly enrich Meishan’s cultural heritage, forming a natural treasure trove of calligraphic art with significant historical and artistic value.

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The Meishan Cliff Inscriptions are a cultural relic protection unit of Anhui Province.

The Meishan Cliff Inscriptions come in various forms such as steles, cliff carvings, and epitaphs. Located at Anhui’s southwestern gateway, adjacent to Jiangxi, Meishan is named after its mountain. Ancient meditation temples renowned for their spiritual ambiance have attracted scholars and poets who explored its serene beauty, composed verses, and left behind invaluable cliff inscriptions and steles. These include grand compositions spanning thousands of words as well as striking single characters; works by high-ranking officials and nobility, as well as bold writings by unknown individuals; massive cliff engravings several meters tall and small stone tablets just a foot wide. Calligraphic styles such as regular script, cursive script, clerical script, and seal script span across dynasties, presenting a dazzling and magnificent array. Notable examples include the “Pumen Ridge” cliff inscription, the “Jubao” cliff inscription, the “Jubao Stone Record” cliff inscription, the quatrain cliff carving “Ancient Trees,” the “Dragon Spring Record” stele, the eastern Meishan stone carvings, and the “Traces of Immortals” cliff inscription. These inscriptions greatly enrich Meishan’s cultural heritage, forming a natural treasure trove of calligraphic art with significant historical and artistic value.

Protection Area: A circle with a radius of 10 meters centered on the central point of the inscriptions.

Construction Control Zone: A 20-meter perimeter extending outward from the protection area.