Tortoise stele (神功圣德碑), Xiao Ling Mausoleum (孝陵), Nanjing (南京市)
Collection
Identifier
OH03-032
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: OH03-032. This tortoise stele, known as the 'Stele of Godly Merit and Saintly Virtue' (pinyin: Shenggong shengdi ; Ch: 神功圣德碑), was dedicated to the Ming emperor Hongwu and can be found in the Square City Pavilion (pinyin: Sifangcheng; Ch: 四方城) at the Xiaoling Mausoleum (Ch: 明孝陵). Graffitto on stele reads: 'USS QUIROS'. This American ship was in China waters between 1905 and 1908. The Quiros sailed from Shanghai to Chefoo (Yantai), and up the Yangtze as far as Ichang (Yichang).