Yangxin Wangfu Rock

　　Wangfu Rock stands on Wangfu Mountain in Daqiao Village, about 6 kilometers from Fushui Reservoir. It is approximately 10 meters tall and covers an area of about 15 square meters. The rock is covered in moss, exuding vitality. Facing the surging waters of the Fushui River, it strikingly resembles a woman holding a child, gazing eastward. Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, recorded in his literary work "Wangfu Rock": “On the northern mountain of Yangxin County, Wuchang, there is a Wangfu Rock that stands like a person. Legend says that there was once a chaste woman whose husband was conscripted to fight in a distant battle for the nation. She took her young son to this mountain to see him off, stood watching him leave, and was transformed into stone.”

　　The Tang Dynasty poets composed many poems about Wangfu Rock. For example, Li Bai’s "Wangfu Rock":

　　As if in ancient form it stands,

　　With sorrow bathed in morning light.

　　Dewdrops fall like tears today,

　　Moss resembles garments from the past.

　　Her sorrow rivals Xiang’s maiden fair,

　　Silent as Chu’s concubine she stays.

　　And also Wang Jian’s "Wangfu Rock":

　　Where the wife once stood in wait,

　　The river flows endless and wide.

　　Turned to stone, she will not turn back,

　　When travelers return, she’ll reply.