Shimen Cliff Carvings

　　Shimen Cliff Carvings--Shimen Cliff Carvings are located on a 50-meter-high cliff on the west bank of the Nujiang River in Dangda Village, about 400 meters east of Cika Town, Gongshan County. It lies beside the ancient post road from Gongshan to Fugong, and was named "Shimen" (Stone Gate) due to its steep and strategic terrain. In the 38th year of the Republic of China (1949), Liang Zhiyan, the head of the provisional administration, inscribed the two characters "Shimen." Three stone inscriptions, two horizontal plaques, and the inscription "Ten Thousand Households’ Living Buddha" remain here. One of the stone tablets was erected in the 36th year of the Republic of China (1947). The tablet is 1.3 meters high and 0.78 meters wide, with 14 lines of text totaling 316 characters, recounting the incident in which the local people of Gongshan drove out the then-administration head Lai Huisheng.

　　The second stone tablet was erected in the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945). It is 1.9 meters high and 0.78 meters wide, with 16 vertical lines of text totaling 573 characters. It documents the achievements of Administration Head Chen Yingchang, including road and bridge construction, school establishment, and the abolition of the Yezi Tusi system. It also describes an ancient mountain-splitting technique used by local residents, involving heating rocks with firewood and then pouring cold water to crack them. Another horizontal plaque bears the inscription "Guardian of Western Yunnan" in four characters. It is a cultural heritage site protected by the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.