Xiling Seal Society

The largest contribution towards preserving the ancient art of making seals has been that of the Xiling Seal Society situated on the Solitary Island, Hangzhou, China. Established in 1904 by four prominent seal-making masters of Hangzhou, the society is involved in preserving ancient seals, in researching new seal-making techniques, and encouraging correlated activities like painting and calligraphy. Even today, it is the most powerful academic society studying seals and promoting the art all over the globe. Every year, during the spring and autumn seasons, the society holds exhibitions on seals, calligraphy, poems, inscriptions, paintings, etc. that have a large number of attendees.

Lingyin Temple | Xixi National Wetland Park | Impression West Lake | Jade Emperor Hill | Three Pools Mirroring the Moon | Laodong Lu (Laodong Road) | Tide Watching Pavilion (Yanguan) | Yanguan Chenghuang Miao (City God Temple) | Zhan'ao Pagoda (Yanguan) | Folk Customs Exhibition Hall (Yanguan) | Yanguan Ancient Town (Haining) | Baoshi Shan (Baoshi Hill) | Former Residence of Hu Xueyan | Qiandao Hu (Thousand Island Lake) | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum | Qiantang River Tidal Bore | China Academy of Art | Huqingyu Tang Chinese Medicine Museum | China National Silk Museum | China National Tea Museum | Leifeng Pagoda | Flower Harbor (Hua Gang) | Red Carp Pond | Feilai Feng | Guo's Villa | West Lake (Xi Hu) | Tiger Running Dream Spring | Su Causeway | Solitary Hill (Gu Shan) | Mausoleum of General Yue Fei | Longjing Tea Plantation | Liuhe Pagoda | Autumn Moon Over the Peaceful Lake Pavilion | Nine Creeks and Eighteen Gullies |