Cliffside Inscriptions at Qingyun Rock

Cliffside Inscriptions at Qingyun Rock

The Cliffside Inscriptions at Qingyun Rock are a cultural relic protection unit of Shantou City.

The Cliffside Inscriptions at Qingyun Rock are located at the southern foot of Dawangwang Mountain, approximately two kilometers southeast of Dahao Town, Shantou City. In the fifth year of the Jiajing reign during the Ming Dynasty (1526), the Buddhist monk Xinteng converted a natural cave (about 20 square meters) here into a rock temple. Later, local villagers donated nearby mountain land to build temples such as the “Qingyun Chan Temple” and the “Guanyin Pavilion.” In the 25th year of the Guangxu reign, villagers also built the “Da Feng Ancestral Temple” at the lower part of the rock. Within a few square kilometers of mountain streams and cliffs between Qingyun Rock and the Da Feng Ancestral Temple, there are nearly a hundred cliff inscriptions carved from the Qing Dynasty to modern times. The scripts include running script, regular script, cursive script, clerical script, and seal script. The authors include local officials, scholars, as well as literati from within and outside the province. The inscriptions vary in type, including poems, inscriptions, records, and signatures. These vermilion-painted stone carvings, the earliest of which is a poem by Gu Yue Xu □ Xu from the 10th year of the Daoguang reign (1830), are set against a backdrop of green mountains and trees, presenting an especially elegant and pleasing sight.

In 1988, the Shantou Municipal People's Government designated them as a cultural relic protection unit.