Stone Carvings of the Peng Family of Dazhi

　　There are currently 16 surviving sites of the Dazhi Peng Family stone carvings, scattered along an ancient path and fields about one kilometer long near Dazhi Village. These carvings are engraved on granite rocks, featuring over 6,000 decipherable characters. They document the history of the Peng family, an official family, from the eighth year of the Zhengtong era to the sixth year of the Hongzhi era during the Ming Dynasty (1443–1493). As a result, the Dazhi stone carvings are also referred to as the “Peng Family Genealogy” in historical and cultural circles. The Peng family was known at the time as the “Four Scholar-Officials of Father and Sons” (Peng Guan and his sons Peng Yanchong, Peng Hua, and Peng Li), enjoying great prestige. The content of the carvings covers family and clan matters of the Pengs over half a century, including promotions, birthday celebrations, and funerals. The carvings vary in shape—some round, some flat—and the characters are carved in relief with regular script. Some are nearly a foot large, others just over an inch, all bold and solemn, exuding a rugged and resolute aura. According to research, the carvings took 51 years to complete, undertaken by three generations of the Peng family.