Rock Carving of Immortal Weng Longevity Stone
Rock Carving of Immortal Weng Longevity Stone
When it comes to longevity, you can't ignore "Immortal Weng Longevity Stone", which was written by Chen Tuan Taoist, a famous Chinese Taoist priest who lived to be 118 years old in the history of Chinese Taoism. The character, as a whole, is a traditional cursive character "Shou". Looking closely at the character for longevity, the upper part of the character consists of the characters for "ren" and "nian", while the middle part is the character for "feng", which together can be viewed as the character for "longevity and abundance of years". It means wishing people a long life and a good harvest in the coming year. At the same time, it can also be seen as the upper part of the word "Fu", the middle part of the word "Fu (Fo)" and the lower part of the word "Lin". All together, it can be regarded as one character, "Forest Fortune, Buddha's Life", which implies that planting a good forest can make you rich. The writing method of this character hides many words; not only is the structure clever and smooth, but it also has a profound meaning.