Guilin Cliff Inscriptions:Observation As A Medium

As a medium,stone carving has the characteristics of stable texture and easy preservation,and its content can be successfully conveyed across time.Guilin cliff inscriptions are an important part of Guilin culture.At present,there are 1732 inscriptions in Guilin,with a large number and rich types.At present,the research on Guilin cliff inscriptions mainly focuses on archaeology,literature,epigraphy and so on.From the perspective of communication,there is little research on the stone inscriptions as a media.This paper starts from the perspective of communication,takes the stone inscriptions as a special media,and uses literature research,content analysis and other methods to explore the cultural communication value of Guilin cliff inscriptions,It provides a new theoretical perspective for the study of cliff inscriptions;Guilin cliff carvings rose in the Sui and Tang Dynasties,flourished in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.Due to their hard texture,durability and being able to spread over thousands of years,their contents mostly reflect the political,cultural and social life at that time,and are mostly distributed in the famous mountains and rivers in Guilin.Therefore,Guilin cliff carvings have the characteristics of documentary,long-lasting and open communication;These cliff inscriptions are composed of officials,local people and religious figures.Most of them were officials.Most of the ancient officials were literati.In addition,there was a saying of "morality,meritorious service and speech".At the same time,most of these writers were born in the north.When they visited the mountains and waters,they combined the beauty of Guilin mountains and waters with their own emotions,leaving a large number of stone carvings,which promoted the cultural exchanges between the north and the south;Guilin cliff stone carvings have various forms and rich contents.Guilin cliff inscriptions inherit the format characteristics of traditional inscriptions,which mainly include the amount of inscriptions,preface(postscript),text and the writer.There are a wide range of styles,including poems,inscriptions,chronicles,titles,inscriptions,proclamations,imperial edicts and so on.At the same time,Guilin cliff inscriptions are rich in content,mainly including political and military categories,cultural and educational categories and social life categories,The formation of these styles,formats and contents are influenced by the unique communication characteristics of cliff stone carving media.To sum up,through the analysis of the communication characteristics,authors and contents of Guilin cliff carvings,Guilin cliff carvings,as a medium,have special cultural value.First of all,Guilin cliff inscriptions have a certain functional value.Because most of the authors of cliff inscriptions are officials in Guilin,and their contents involve politics,military affairs,education and culture,they have the functions of political propaganda and governance,promoting social education and regulation;Secondly,Guilin cliff inscriptions have a certain cultural value.Due to the rich types of Guilin cliff style and the characteristics of documentary and long-standing,it has literary and historical value and promotes the construction of Guilin landscape culture and humanistic spirit.Finally,Guilin cliff inscriptions have the value of interactive communication.Because Guilin cliff inscriptions have the characteristics of one-way,cross space-time and open communication,they build a long-term communication space,so that future generations can interact and dialogue across space-time.