Fengshugang Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Cliff Carvings

Fengshugang Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Cliff Carvings

The Fengshugang Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Cliff Carvings are a cultural relic protection unit of Pingyuan County.

The Fengshugang Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Cliff Carvings are located on the cliffs of Fengshugang, east of Zhongshi Village, Zhongxing Town, Pingyuan County. The carvings feature seven characters arranged in three vertical lines: “太平天国” (Taiping Heavenly Kingdom) in the center, “平天王” (Ping Tianwang) on the left, and “左排” (Left Unit) on the right. The calligraphy is ordinary, the carving rough, and the style is semi-cursive script, slightly damaged, not resembling the work of a master calligrapher or skilled artisan. The carving is 0.8 meters long, with each character measuring approximately 0.15 × 0.6 meters. Historical records indicate that the Taiping Army entered Guangdong twice for military campaigns: once in the ninth year of the Xianfeng era (1859), when Shi Dakai's forces, under the command of his general Shi Zhenji, briefly advanced into Guangdong and fought in eastern Guangdong; and again in the third year of the Tongzhi era (1864), after the fall of Tianjing, when the remaining Taiping forces, led by King Shi (Li Shixian) and King Kang (Wang Haiyang), campaigned across Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi.

In 1985, the People's Government of Pingyuan County designated the site as a cultural relic protection unit.

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