Exhibition of Mt. Taliu rubbings goes on at Lijiang museum

The exhibition of "Stone Whispers—Rubbings from the Taliu Mountain Stone Carvings"

The exhibition titled "Stone Whispers—Rubbings from the Taliu Mountain Stone Carvings" has opened at the Frontier Settlement Cultural Museum in Yongsheng county, northwest Yunnan's Lijiang city.

The rubbings on display originate from an academic project launched in 2012 by Lijiang Normal University.

Rubbings from the Taliu Mountain stone carvings are on display in Yongsheng county.

Over the years, the study team has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Taliu Mountain, completing nearly 200 stone carving rubbings and selecting 80 for exhibition. 。

The rubbings show the artistic essence and cultural significance of the stone carvings from the Taliu Mountain ancient tombs in Yongsheng county.

Rubbings from the Taliu Mountain stone carvings are on display.

The exhibition aims to promote greater understanding of the Taliu culture and the frontier-settlement culture, allowing visitors to see the charm in cultural integration.

The Taliu Mountain ancient tomb complex, a distinctive cultural heritage of the Taliu people, a branch of the Yi ethnic group, has been listed as a key site for the protection of national cultural relics.

Rubbings from the Taliu Mountain stone carvings are on display in Yongsheng county.

With a history spanning nearly 400 years, the Taliu Mountain tombs are seen as an important component of frontier-settlement culture from ancient China.

The exhibition will run for two months, closing on February 25, 2026.

Reporting by Li Tiecheng and Yang Xixiang (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue