Chalk Wall


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If you happen to be a calligraphy enthusiast, the Chalk Wall of the <A href="/amaze_yangtze/attraction/qutang/index.htm">Qutang Gorge</A> is sure to astound you. This 1 kilometer of polished limestone spur of the Baiyan Mountain spreads out along the south bank of the river, and contains close to 1000 characters. Ranging from 1 square centimeter to 2 square meters the earliest of these inscriptions date form the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and are of various styles such as: seal, official, cursive and running style. The earliest stele is the epigraph by Zhao Gongshuo, a calligrapher of the South Song Dynasty (1127-1279). His epigraph is carved on a cliff 4 meters (13 feet) high and 7 meters (23 feet) long, with more than 980 characters tells about the merits and virtues of the emperors at that time.<BR><BR> Bold Italic (Your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history.)
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