Introduction to the stele: There are words or pictures on all sides of the building. On the front, there is an article "Reconstruction of Baigong Embankment" written by Wang Zhideng in December of the 39th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (January 1612). The inscription has two parts: "note" and "inscription", describing the 38th to 39th year of Wanli. The process of rebuilding the Baigong Embankment is a tribute to Monk Muling’s spirit of voluntarily raising money to repair the embankment and the charitable deeds of Han Yuanshan, the magistrate of Cheung Chau County, who took the lead in donating salary to support the construction. On the back is engraved the line drawing of the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva by Monk Mu Ling, and on the bottom is engraved the names of those who made long walks and donated money to build embankments, including Shen Shixing, Zhang Fengyi, Wen Zhenmeng, Feng Shike, Liu Hongdao and more than a thousand people. , however the handwriting is now blurred and most of it is difficult to read. On the left side is a line-carved image of the Five Hundred Masters, with the inscription "Disciple Zhou Tingce pays homage and writes, Mu Ling Niezi pulls the stone". On the left side are engraved images of Hanshan and Shide painted by Xue Mingyi, and above are Hanshanzi poems written by Chen Yuanyou and Xue Mingyi. There is a seated Maitreya Buddha in the center of the roof, and four seated Buddhas in relief on each side. The base is carved with Mount Sumeru and cirrus patterns.

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