Photos of Inscriptions on Precipices_521674794

The two cliff stone carvings on Dong'ao Island, "Wanhai Pingbo" and "Wudang Scenic Scenery", were carved in the Bingchen and Dinggian years, which should be the products of the Jiaqing period in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the great pirate Zhang Baozai commanded 40,000 members of the "Five Colors Gang", and under the banner of "anti-Qing and destroying foreign countries" and "robbing the rich to help the poor", they dominated the South China Sea. The Bingchen year was the first year of Jiaqing, and it was the peak period of Zhang Baozai's power. They settled on Lantau Island as their nest, and they were invincible when they entered and exited the mouth of the Pearl River. "Hu Yilei" is an unknown person, and should be a literati under Zhang Baozai. In the following year, Ding Yinian (1797), they learned that Emperor Jiaqing had ascended the throne and changed the Yuan, and they also engraved the "God's Palace" chronology of the headquarters, ignoring the extension of the Qing Dynasty. After the 12th year of Jiaqing (1807), they were evacuated from Dong'ao Island by the Qing army. Weng", waiting to return in the future. However, they are gone forever. Where the treasure is hidden has always been a mystery. As a result, such a song was left on the island: Eighteen boxes of jewelry, eighteen rows of boxes, who can get it, drink porridge early and slaughter the sheep late. It is said that the swastika was deliberately carved in the positive direction, and the rest were inscribed in the negative. Whoever can unlock the swastika will find the key to the treasure.