8號石宕：書山

8號石宕的入口距離9號石宕僅幾米遠(yuǎn)，石宕內(nèi)部的不同平臺被利用，成為閱讀、學(xué)習(xí)的場所。這個空間向山谷中延伸約50米，凈高度接近40米。這個洞穴形態(tài)也是從上部往下方手工開采的結(jié)果。這些側(cè)向平臺展現(xiàn)采石的截斷層，采石禁止后，石宕里這些被廢棄的采石區(qū)塊構(gòu)成成了一個隨機(jī)的內(nèi)部空間地形。

石宕附近曾經(jīng)是古代文人聚會雅集的地方。唐代詩人韓愈有云：“書山有路勤為徑。”相關(guān)的文化內(nèi)涵也讓8號石宕成為主要空間，中國每一個學(xué)子都能意會的傳統(tǒng)人文教育理想，被轉(zhuǎn)譯銘刻在這個空間的場景里。

室內(nèi)的橫向石階超過5層，高達(dá)12米，需要一定努力才能攀登。這些平臺通過樓梯到達(dá)，設(shè)置有書架和學(xué)習(xí)的地方，訪客可以沉浸在石刻和書法的世界里。就像是攀登知識的山峰一樣，這些書房平臺在梯道上層層展現(xiàn)，通往頂層。在那里，有一個27m長的通往2號石宕的隧道。

Quarry No.8:  Book Mountain (Shushan)

Only a few metres from Quarry No. 9, one finds the entrance to Quarry No. 8, which houses a location for reading and studying that is distributed over various platforms in the interior. The space extends about 50 metres into the mountain and reaches a height of nearly 40 metres. This cave, too, was created as a result of stones being quarried by hand from the top down. The lateral terraces are evidence of faulty rock, which is why the quarrying of blocks was abandoned and a random interior topography was created.  

Nearby this quarry are places where scholars met in historical times to debate their ideas. The Tang Dynasty poet Han Yu spoke of how the path through the Mountain of Knowledge (Shushan) is only made possible through diligence. With its cultural connotation, this space is thus the most important one in the group, since, here, a cultural and educational ideal that every schoolchild in China immediately recognizes is inscribed in the found situation.

The lateral stone terraces in the interior develop over five levels up to a height of 12 metres, which can only be climbed with a certain amount of effort. Positioned on these platforms, which are accessible by stairs, are shelves of books and places for studying, where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of stone inscriptions and calligraphy. Like the proverbial mountain of knowledge, the galleries that must be climbed on the way to the top level pile up in front of the visitor. From there, a 27-metre-long tunnel leads to Quarry No. 2.

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