Yangshan Quarry
Nanjing, China
The Yangshan Quarry (pinyin: Yángshān bēi cái, lit. 'Yangshan Stele Material') is an ancient stone quarry near Nanjing, China. Used many centuries as a source of stone for buildings and monuments of Nanjing, it is preserved as a historic site. The quarry is famous for the gigantic unfinished stele that was abandoned there during the reign of the Yongle Emperor in the early 15th century. In scope and ambition, the stele project is compared to other public works projects of Yongle era, which included the launching of the treasure fleet for Zheng He's maritime expeditions and the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
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