Introduction to the Ashhada Cliff Carvings: The two existing cliff carvings at the site record in detail the specific times when Liu Qing, the hussar general and Liaodong capital commander of the Ming Dynasty, led thousands of officers, soldiers, and craftsmen to Jilin for shipbuilding three times. The first stone carving was carved in the 19th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1421). Although it has gone through wind and rain, the handwriting on the stone carving is clearly legible, and there are three lines of inscribed regular script on it. The second stone carving was carved in the ninth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (1432). There is a stele-shaped line on the cliff with a circle at the top and a circle at the bottom. The middle is 122 cm high and 62 cm wide. There are seven lines of text in the carved line, inscribed in regular script and font. They vary in size and clearly record the specific time when Liu Qing led his troops to Jilin for shipbuilding three times and served concurrently as the chief shipbuilder, as well as when he built and rebuilt the Dragon King Temple.

Leave a Reply