Inscribed bricks

[Kim]

There are numerous examples of bricks inscribed not only by tourists but also marks to identify where and who made the bricks. Here are some examples from Eastern Hebei of original markings and inscriptions:

[Kim]

In Eastern Hebei the most common inscriptions seems to be:

中 [zhōng]

右 [yòu]

冋 [jiōng]

Sometimes 冋 in combination with 右

[PWCCA]

Very interesting. I noticed a lot of these when I went to Simatai... I will try and post some pictures sometime this weekend

[PWCCA]

Here are two that I managed to upload onto Facebook so I will share them here. But I remember taking many more so I will have a sift through the 1000+ photos that I took that day and post some more here

[Bryan]

[Kim]

Very nice pictures from Bryan and PWCCA

I'm not sure how it is in Beijing, but in Hebei these kind of bricks seems to be located in limited areas. Most bricks have no inscriptions but within a short section there might be a lot of them

[PWCCA]

Originally Posted by Kim

Very nice pictures from Bryan and PWCCA

I'm not sure how it is in Beijing, but in Hebei these kind of bricks seems to be located in limited areas. Most bricks have no inscriptions but within a short section there might be a lot of them

There were a great many at Simatai, I didnt really pay much attention at Mutianyu so I dont know how many there are there

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by Kim

Very nice pictures from Bryan and PWCCA

I'm not sure how it is in Beijing, but in Hebei these kind of bricks seems to be located in limited areas. Most bricks have no inscriptions but within a short section there might be a lot of them

I have only seen them in Miyun, never in Huairou or Yanqing. And as you said, only concentrated in specific areas.

[andarchen]

Ancient and modern inscribed bricks coexisted in restored wall at Dongluochengguan in Heibei east.
New inscribed brick(black) with "Manufacture under Shanhaiguan cultural relics bureau supervision in year 2005 " words.Chinese characters as “贰零零伍年山海关文物局监制”, others (Yellow) were made in Ming dynasty .

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by andarchen

Ancient and modern inscribed bricks coexisted in restored wall at Dongluochengguan in Heibei east.
New inscribed brick(black) with "Manufacture under Shanhaiguan cultural relics bureau supervision in year 2005 " words.Chinese characters as “贰零零伍年山海关文物局监制”, others (Yellow) were made in Ming dynasty .

Should Dongluochenguan be added to our list of restored areas? What more can you tell us about Dongluochenguan? Do you have a GPS location?