The Writers Who Gave a Cave Its Name
At Sanyu Cave near Yichang, a Tang outing and the later memory of the Su family turn a cliffside chamber into a literary place.
Sanyu Cave
Sanyu Cave near Yichang takes its name from the visit of Bai Juyi, Bai Xingjian and Yuan Zhen in 819. Su Xun and his sons Su Shi and Su Zhe are associated with a later Three Visitors tradition. The cave’s literary landscape includes inscriptions and later acts of recarving, alongside the natural limestone chamber.
Sanyu Cave
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Rock chambers and inscriptions at Sanyu Cave in Yichang.Gisling / CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗
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Sanyu Cave: the cliffside plank road with white railings climbing to the cave mouth.Gisling / CC BY-SA 3.0 · CC BY-SA 3.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗