Qianshan Valley Flowing Spring Cultural Park Scenic Area

　　The Valley Flowing Spring Cultural Park Scenic Area is situated in Fengjing Village, Tianzhushan Town, Qianshan County, Anhui Province. It currently houses over 400 stone inscriptions from various dynasties, ranging from the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD) to the Republican Era (1912–1949), with the largest number dating back to the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD). These inscriptions are densely distributed across cliff faces, boulders, and the beds of streams and valleys. The authors of these carvings number in the hundreds, with over a hundred identifiable, including notable historical figures such as Li Dexiu of the Tang Dynasty, and Wang Anshi, Huang Tingjian, Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty, Hu Zuozong of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Kai of the Qing Dynasty, all of whom left their inscriptions on the cliffs and in the valleys. The content of the inscriptions spans a wide range of topics, including astronomy, geography, politics, economy, military affairs, and culture. The styles are diverse, encompassing poetry, odes, essays, and inscribed names, while the scripts include regular, cursive, clerical, semi-cursive, and seal scripts.

　　The three earliest inscriptions in the Valley Flowing Spring date back to the Tang Dynasty and are all located on the eastern cliff wall of the Shiniu Ancient Cave. Among them, two are inscribed names left by Li Ao, a renowned Tang Dynasty essayist and philosopher, during his visit to the valley while serving as Prefect of Shuzhou. The Valley Flowing Spring also features over 100 inscriptions from the Song Dynasties, covering a rich variety of content. These include the earliest surviving Northern Song Dynasty inscription in Anhui, dated to the second year of the Duan Gong era (989 AD), inscribed by Zhao Fu, Shu Ya, and Huang Mengxi; as well as poetic inscriptions by the famous statesman Wang Anshi, calligraphic works by Huang Tingjian, historical records by Li Shizhong, and poetic carvings by Zhang Tongzhi of the Southern Song Dynasty, among others. The cliff inscriptions of the Valley Flowing Spring collectively form a natural art museum and historical archive, providing valuable materials for the study of historical figures, literary and calligraphic art, as well as natural and social sciences.