Xujing Xiaowo Stele Group Introduction
The "Han Ying Yun Gen" stele is located on Xian Tai Mountain on the southern side of Gugang Lake. It is a historical stone inscription hand-carved by Prince Lu, Zhu Yihai, at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Prince Lu, Zhu Yihai, whose courtesy name was Ju Chuan and style name was Hengshan, was the tenth generation descendant of the Prince of Yu, Zhu Tan, who was the ninth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yihai was born in the 46th year of the Wanli era (1618) and died in the 16th year of the Yongli era (1662) at the age of 45. In the first year of the Hongguang era (1645), the righteous men of Zhejiang supported Prince Lu to oversee the governance in Shaoxing in order to resist the Qing and restore the Ming. He resided in Kinmen twice from the 7th year (1653) to the 16th year (1662) of the Yongli era, and passed away on the island in the 16th year of Yongli. The four characters "Han Ying Yun Gen" express Prince Lu's longing for his homeland. Based on the preface of the poem and inscription, the stele is believed to have been inscribed before August of the 8th year of Yongli (1654), although the original stone has now crumbled. In the 59th year of the Republic of China, a replica stele was erected beside the original stone. Additionally, on the stone wall next to the poem inscription, there are two characters "Bi Dun" in cursive script inscribed by the Ming Dynasty scholar Dong Yangxian, featuring a strong and elegant brushwork, making it an important historical site of the late Ming Dynasty.
