They have to complete their exams on computers instead of writing on paper with brushes and ink-stones.

Because it is in the middle of Lijiang basin, and the Lijiang basin looks like a big inkstone, and in Chinese the pronunciation of that is “yan”.

Four Treasures of the Study is an expression used to denote the brush, ink, paper and ink stone used in Chinese… More.

Have you ever seen an inkstone like this before?

She County is famous for the She Inkstone, one of the most preferred types of inkstones (a required tool in traditional calligraphy).