Wu Dacheng

　　Wu Dacheng is located within the Fangchuan National Key Scenic Area, on the north side of Sand Dune Park, 55.8 kilometers from the city center.

　　Wu Dacheng (1835–1902) was a native of Liaoning. He served in various official capacities including Compiler at the Hanlin Academy, Circuit Intendant of Henan–Hebei, Left Vice Censor-in-Chief, River Conservancy Commissioner, Beiyang Joint Administrator, and Governor of Hunan. He was appointed to oversee military affairs in Jilin, as well as the defense and land reclamation of Jilin’s three provinces, Ningguta, and Hunchun. An accomplished poet, painter, and seal carver, he was also a renowned paleographer and epigrapher. His notable works include *Supplement to Shuowen’s Ancient Scripts*, *On Characters*, *Collected Inscriptions*, *Illustrated Account of Jilin’s Defense*, *Map of Jilin’s Strategic Points*, *Album of Paintings*, *Poems from the Frontier*, *Letters from the Frontier*, and *Illustrated Gazetteer of the Frontier*. In 1886, during the Sino-Russian boundary re-survey of eastern Hunchun, he argued forcefully to have the Russian-planted boundary marker “Tu” (Earth) stele, originally illicitly erected near Yangguanping Dyke, moved to its current location—pushing China’s border 8 kilometers further and securing the country’s right to maritime access via the Tumen River. The Wu Dacheng Stele, located here, is 1.5 meters high, 11 meters wide, and 6 meters thick, with an inscription below detailing Wu Dacheng’s achievements.