Gongshi
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thumb|right|200px|Gongshi (Scholar's rock) in Wen Miao, Shanghai|Wenmiao temple, [[Shanghai]]
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thumb|right|200px|Gongshi (Scholar's rock) in Wen Miao, Shanghai|Wenmiao temple, [[Shanghai]]
Gongshi (), also known as '''scholar's rocks or viewing stones', are naturally occurring or shaped rocks which are traditionally appreciated by Chinese scholars. The term is related to the Korean suseok () and the Japanese suiseki'' ().
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