Chinese archeologists have found numerous ancient stone inscriptions carved on cliff at Xixia Mountain in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province.

Xixia Mountain, located in the northern part of the city, is famous for its ancient Buddhism temples, grottoes, palaces and graves as well as inscriptions, sculptures and carvings.

The cliff inscriptions were found during a newly initiated cultural relic protection project, and date back to the northern and southern dynasties (960-1279).

The archaeologists have also unearthed four grottoes and dozensof Buddhist sculptures in the grottoes.