An exhibition of ancient inscription rubbings opened at the Nantong Museum in Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu province, on July 19. 

The exhibition displayed inscription rubbings of stone carvings located in Shimen, a tunnel on the southern section of Baixie Plank Road located in Hanzhong, North China’s Shaanxi province. It was built in the year 66 AD during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). 

Inscription rubbing is an ancient technique that involves transposing inscriptions from stones and other artifacts onto paper using ink.

The inscription rubbings record the construction and development of the plank road and help demonstrate the evolution of Chinese calligraphy.

The exhibition will run until Aug 18.

Representatives from Hanzhong Museum and Nantong Museum shake hands at the opening ceremony for the exhibition of ancient inscription rubbings from Hanzhong in Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu province, on July 19. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Visitors listen to a tour guide talk about ancient inscription rubbings at the Nantong Museum in Nantong on July 19. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

A visitor admires an inscription rubbing at the Nantong Museum on July 19. [Photo/ntfabu.com]