The ancient ‘Huaiyin City’ stele was erected in commemoration of Han Xin being enfeoffed as the Marquis of Huaiyin. Later, due to long years of erosion and damage, in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Tingqi, who was concurrently the deputy commander-in-chief and in charge of transporting grain by water, donated funds for reconstruction in 1597. On the front of the stele, the three characters ‘Huaiyin City’ are engraved in intaglio.
There are couplets on both sides. The upper couplet reads ‘Ruins of the prince’, and the lower couplet is ‘The nobleman leaves a lasting fragrance’. On the north side is engraved ‘The hometown of Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin of the Han Dynasty’. There is a pair of warning couplets on both sides. The upper one is ‘Civil officials get off sedan chairs’, and the lower one is ‘Military officials dismount’. During the ‘Cultural Revolution’ in 1968 when the ‘Four Olds’ were being broken, first the ‘Red Guards’ covered it with yellow paper. Later, it was destroyed and transported away and placed on the riverside of the Chengbei Brigade as a stepping stone for the water wharf. In 1987, when the North Gate Street was widened, the Urban Construction Bureau retrieved one-third of the remaining stele body and placed it in the stele collection of Shao Lake for exhibition. And at Fushi Kou (30 meters north of the original site of the stele), a ‘Huaiyin City’ stele was erected according to the original appearance of the Ming Dynasty for people to visit ancient sites and reminisce. The specific business hours and operating status are subject to the opening situation on that day.Huaiyin City Stele
The ancient ‘Huaiyin City’ stele was erected in commemoration of Han Xin being enfeoffed[...]
