The Yitingming Cliffside Inscription is located on the riverbanks outside the little north gate of Ezhou City, Hubei Province.

Locals also refer to this place as Buddha Cliff or Monkey Stone. Although the Yiting Pavilion has been destroyed and deserted long ago, the stone carving has survived the test of time. The cliff is three meters high and 2.8 meters wide, and the preface of the inscription was engraved in seal characters. The carving was reputed as one of the Three Rares as far back as the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

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