Qimu Que, Dengfeng, Henan 河南登封启母阙
The Qimu Que stands below Wansui Peak on the southern slope of Mount Song in Dengfeng, the spirit-way gate of the Qimu temple, and dates from the Eastern Han; an east and a west pillar survive. Qimu, “Mother of Qi”, is traditionally Tushan, the wife of Yu, who is said to have turned to stone and given birth to Qi; a temple was built to her below the mountain in the Han. The shafts carry an inscription in Han clerical script and carved scenes of carriage processions and ball games, and are topped by a roof copied from timber construction. It is a component of the World Heritage Site “Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth””.
