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SHIMENSHAN ROCK CARVINGS
Located at Shima town that is 20 kilometers southeast of urban area, the Shimenshan Rock Carvings was first built from the Shaosheng reign of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Shaoxing reign of the Southern Song Dynasty (1094-1162 A.D.), and its carvings were increased in a small amount during the Qing Dynasty. There are 22 numbered niches of carvings here, and sculpted respectively on the east, the west, and the south cliff face of the mountain top, which are three relatively independent rock faces. According to the Stele Inscription of Shimendong written by Deng Cheng in the ninth year of Chunxi reign (1182 A.D.), it is a place reflecting the combination and coexistence of Buddhist and Taoist statues. But it is especially featuring its Taoist sculptures. On December 1st of 1999, the Shizhuanshan Rock Carvings was inscribed as the World Heritage by UNESCO.