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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