Xiushan in Tonghai

Xiushan’s temple buildings preserve plaques, couplets and inscriptions. Written texts remain part of the hill’s architectural and religious setting.

A large dark paper rubbing filled with vertical calligraphy, displayed beside a museum label. — A displayed paper rubbing of Kan Zhenzhao’s Huayan Assembly Offering Stele, associated with Yongjin Temple on Xiushan, Tonghai.

Xiushan in Tonghai

A large dark paper rubbing filled with vertical calligraphy, displayed beside a museum label.

Words Among the Trees of Xiushan

Plaques, paired inscriptions and written traces on roof tiles connect Tonghai’s wooded hill with generations of reading and building.

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A displayed paper rubbing of Kan Zhenzhao’s Huayan Assembly Offering Stele, associated with Yongjin Temple on Xiushan, Tonghai.Kcx36 · 2025-08-07 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.