On my last trip, I saw a stone statue in the scenic spot, which was a turtle carrying a stone tablet on it. What is the name of this stone statue, and what is its meaning or function?

There is a stone statue with a stone tablet on the turtle, which is called "carrying the imperial tablet".

√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√√873 It is shaped like a turtle, and it can bear loads and carry stone tablets for years. People can see this hardworking Hercules everywhere in the ancestral hall of the temple. It is said that touching it can bring happiness to people.

There are two royal monuments in two pavilions of Jingle Palace in Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province, which were moved here when Danjiangkou Reservoir was built in 1958. These two sturdy monuments are 5.3 meters long, 2.36 meters wide and 8.5 meters high, and weigh 102 tons. The east was built in the 16th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, and the west was built in the 11th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty.

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Legend has it that in ancient times, people often carried three mountains and five mountains on their backs and made waves in rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu subdued it when he was controlling the water. It obeyed Dayu's command, pushed mountains and dug ditches, dredged rivers and made contributions to water control. After the flood was defeated, Dayu was worried that he would run around again, so he moved a huge stone tablet with the indomitable spirit, engraved with the achievements of water control, and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet was too heavy to walk around casually.

The spiny turtle is very similar to the tortoise, but there are differences after careful observation. The thorn turtle has a row of teeth, but the turtle doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates on the carapace of spiny-backed tortoise and tortoise are also different. Also known as the stone turtle, it is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but unable to move.

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