Unthinkable Ancient Yangshan Quarry

Huge three stone blocks, one of them weighing 16 800 - 16200 tons and of incredible size. Giant niches and so-called huge knobs. The official information here: The Yangshan Quarry (Chinese: 阳山碑材; pinyin: Yángshān bēi cái; lit. ’Yangshan Stele Material’) is an ancient stone quarry near Nanjing, China. Used during 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 The Yangshan Quarry has been worked from the time of the Six Dynasties (early 3rd century AD) , the local limestone being used for construction of buildings, walls, and statues in and around Nanjing. After Zhu Yuanzhang (the Hongwu Emperor) founded the Ming dynasty in 1368, the city of Nanjing became the capital city of his empire. The Yangshan quarry became the main source of stone for the major construction projects that changed the face of Nanjing. In 14