Stone Carvings at Xiguan Pass

Stone Carvings at Xiguan Pass

The stone carvings at Xiguan Pass are a cultural tourism attraction.

The stone carvings at Xiguan Pass are located on the cliffs halfway up the left side of Jiusi Mountain in Jiusi Town, Xingwen County. The carvings form a square, standing 2 meters tall and 2.5 meters wide. The inscriptions are in relief, written in running script and arranged vertically, with each character measuring 0.09 meters in diameter, spaced 0.03 meters apart horizontally and 0.05 meters vertically. The full text consists of 110 characters. The content records that in the winter of the first year of the Wanli era (1573), Sichuan Provincial Administration Commissioner Feng Chengneng, Deputy Commissioner Li Jiang, and others erected the stone to commemorate their military achievements after the Ming Dynasty army captured Jiusi City.

The calligraphy inscribed by Feng Chengneng is vigorous and elegant, possessing high artistic value, and also serves as an important physical document for the study of cultural history. In August 1981, the former Yibin Prefecture Administrative Office designated it as a cultural relics protection unit.

Jiusi Town: In 2019, the Yuxiu Miao Ethnic Township was abolished, and its administrative region was incorporated into Jiusi Town. The People's Government of Jiusi Town is located at No. 140, Middle Section of Bicheng Avenue.

Jiusi Town is situated 64 kilometers west of the county seat. It borders Daba Miao Ethnic Township to the east, Yunnan Province to the south, Shipai and Caoying townships of Gong County to the west, and Xianfeng and Yuxiu Miao Ethnic Townships to the north. The town covers an area of approximately 140 square kilometers, with elevations ranging from 580 to 1,369 meters. It is predominantly mountainous and represents a typical basin landscape of southwestern China.

The town administers 16 villages, one community, and 103 village (residential)... Jiusi Town detailed information++