Sunday, September 30, 2012

Yu Zhu Qing Tian (Jade Pillar Supporting The Sky)

Yu Zhu Qing Tian (Jade Pillar Supporting The Sky)

Yuzhuqingtian (Jade Pillar Supporting the Sky) is a state 2A-level
scenic spot located in Yuhu Naxi Village at the south foot of the
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Major sights there include inscriptions
 on the cliff, Taizi (Prince) Cave and Guanyin (God of Mercy) cliff
 etc.
Yuzhuqingtian-Jade Pillar Supporting the Sky
On a 30-meter-high cliff, one can see four big Chinese characters
-"Yu Zhu Qing Tian" (Jade Pillar Supporting the Sky) vertically
 inscribed. They were the work of Mr. Yang Bi who was the first
“Liuguan” official sent by the central government to govern
Lijiang in Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty (A "Liuguan”
 official usually belonged to the Han Nationality. In old times,
“Liuguan” officials, different from minority chieftains, were
 specially nominated and sent by the central government to areas
 inhabited by ethnic minorities). On the lower left, there are
another four characters-“Yu Bi Jin Chuan” (Jade Stone and Golden
 River) horizontally inscribed on the cliff in 1725 by Mr. Nie Rui
 who was the assistant of the executive of Lijiang County in the
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

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