The Inscription of the "Ode to Yangchun Terrace"

　　    The Inscription of the "Ode to Yangchun Terrace" is situated in Zhongxiang City. In the tenth year of the Hongzhi reign of the Ming Dynasty (1497), Prince Xingxian Zhu... composed the "Ode to Yangchun Terrace" to express reverence for the virtues of his imperial predecessors, as well as his sentiments upon being granted a fiefdom and his admiration for the ancient and modern wonders of Zhongxiang, along with nostalgia for the sages of the past. In the tenth year of the Jiajing reign (1531), Emperor Shizong had this ode engraved on Yangchun Terrace. The stele stands 3.83 meters tall, featuring a two-dragon-playing-with-a-pearl finial and a Sumeru pedestal, with the inscription “Great Ming, Respectful and Wise Emperor’s Sacred Composition: Ode to Yangchun Terrace” at the top. This stele provides important physical material for the study of the life and poetic achievements of Emperor Gongrui Xian, Zhu... (Fifth Batch)

　　    Source: Hubei Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics