Cliff carvings of Ming Dynasty

On the mountain on the North Bank of Songhua River in ashhadatun, 15 kilometers southeast of Jilin City, there are two cliff carvings. According to textual research, the cliff inscriptions here are the only Ming Dynasty cliff inscriptions found in Jilin Province so far. It is an important historical site for studying the northeast of Ming Dynasty. In 1961, it was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit by the people's Government of Jilin Province.

Cliff carvings of Ming Dynasty

On the mountain on the North Bank of Songhua River in ashhadatun, 15 kilometers southeast of Jilin City, there are two cliff carvings. According to textual research, the cliff inscriptions here are the only Ming Dynasty cliff inscriptions found in Jilin Province so far. It is an important historical site for studying the northeast of Ming Dynasty. In 1961, it was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit by the people's Government of Jilin Province.

Basic introduction

Ashhada is Manchu, which means "a mountain suddenly divided into two" is a cliff

The meaning of the word. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty,

In order to strengthen the rule of Northeast China, it was first established in 1375

In the ninth year of Yongle reign of Ming Dynasty (1411), in order to effectively manage the Jurchen and other ethnic groups in Heilongjiang, Wusuli and Songhua river basins, the eunuchs of Chengzu School of Ming Dynasty also lost HA and led a thousand people to take a big boat to the East Bank of the lower reaches of Heilongjiang Province. Nuergandu, the highest local administrative body in charge of Heilongjiang, Songhua and Wusuli River basins, was officially established. Because the local climate is cold and does not produce food, the residents mainly live by fishing and hunting. The food needed by the garrison of Ming Dynasty was supplied by Liaodong and Central Plains. Therefore, the emperor of Ming Dynasty sent Liaodong to command Liu Qing to set up a shipyard in Songhua River to lead the shipbuilding. More than 500 years ago, Jilin city was an important hub of water and land transportation in Northeast China. In April of 1409, the Ming government set up a shipbuilding base in Jilin. Jilin was regarded as a link between Liaodong Dusi and nurgan Dusi. It was specialized in building ships carrying officers and soldiers, grain and grass rewards and tribute. At the same time, it was also used as a transit station for officers and soldiers, grain and grass. At that time, this measure directly promoted the economic development of Heilongjiang and Songhua river basins.

The two existing cliff inscriptions at the site record in detail the specific time when Liu Qing, the general of Hushi and commander of Liaodong capital of the Ming Dynasty, led thousands of officers, soldiers and craftsmen to Jilin for shipbuilding three times.

Introduction to stone carving

The first stone was carved in 1421, the 19th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. Although it has gone through wind and rain, the writing on the stone is clear and recognizable. There are three lines of regular script on it. The inscription is: Liu, commander of Liaodong Dusi, general of Hushi.

The second stone was carved in the ninth year of Xuande (1432) of the Ming Dynasty. On the cliff, there is a stele shaped line under the upper circle, 122 cm high and 62 cm wide in the middle. There are seven lines of characters in the line, and regular script is carved in the shade, with different font sizes. Due to the weathering and erosion of the granite surface for a long time, the handwriting is mostly blurred. After careful identification, the inscription is as follows:

Liu Qing, commander of Liaodong capital

The 18th year of Yongle

The first year of Hongxi led the army here

Xuande led the army here in the seventh year

Longwang temple was founded in the 18th year of Yongle

Reconstruction in the seventh year of Xuande

February 30, the seventh year of Xuande

This inscription clearly records the specific time when Liu Qing led his army to Jilin for three times to build and concurrently served as the chief shipbuilding officer, and built and rebuilt the Longwang temple.

Ashhada cliff inscriptions have a history of nearly 600 years. In order to protect this historic site, the provincial, municipal and district cultural relics departments built two pavilions here in 1984, named "cliff Pavilion" and "ashhada Pavilion" respectively. An exhibition hall was set up at the cliff monument.

In order to strengthen the protection of cliff inscriptions, a pavilion was built at the first Monument and a pavilion at the second monument in 1983. There is an exhibition room in front of today's Cliff ruins. Two cliff steles are the key cultural relics protection units in Jilin Province.

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Address: Ashi village, Jiangnan Township, Fengman District, Jilin City, Jilin Province

Longitude: 126.68589540275

Latitude: 43.7852772289

Ticket information: 10 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

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