Cliff inscriptions in Wenquan, Ancient cliff inscriptions in Anning, China.

The Cliff Inscriptions in Wenquan are ancient stone carvings that spread across multiple rock faces, showing traditional Chinese carving and calligraphy techniques. The texts document administrative records, religious practices, and regional customs from different periods of Chinese civilization.

These inscriptions were created over several periods of Chinese history and carved by different communities into the stone. In 2019, they received national protection status, recognizing their significance to Chinese civilization.

Most of the 160-plus carvings are landscape and mood pieces left by Ming and Qing literati who came to the Wenquan springs, not religious texts. The earliest is the "Tingquan" (Listening to the Spring) inscription by He Mengchun, who served as Right Vice Censor-in-Chief and toured Yunnan in 1521, the 16th year of the Zhengde era.

The inscriptions run about 200 metres along the right bank of the Tanglang River, from the "Jiuqu Longwo" section to the "Tianxia Diyi Tang" section, in three groups. They were restored in 2007, so the carved faces are easier to read than older photographs suggest. The site lies in Wenquan Subdistrict, Anning, Yunnan.

The carvings run about 200 metres along Huanyun Cliff above the Tanglang River, from the section called Jiuqu Longwo to the one inscribed "Tianxia Diyi Tang". The earliest is the "Ting Quan" (Listening to the Spring) inscription by He Mengchun, governor of Yunnan, dated 1521.