The Great Qing Dynasty’s First Boundary Marker is located on a small hill near the old wharf of Zhushan Port, at the mouth of the Beilun River in Fangchenggang City, Guangxi. The monument stands at a height of 1.7 meters, with a width of 0.7 meters and a thickness of 0.4 meters, and is carved from the marine erosion rock found along the coast. It was erected in April of the 16th year of the Guangxu Emperor (April 1890), with the inscription written by Li Shoutong, the then Qing government’s boundary affairs director and the fourth-grade top-wearing governor of Qinzhou. The monument is open all year round, accessible 24 hours a day, with specific operational status subject to daily opening conditions.
The Great Qing Dynasty’s First Boundary Marker
The Great Qing Dynasty’s First Boundary Marker is located on a small hill near the old wharf o[...]
