明末清初以来,金石考据逐渐为人所重,这是学术思潮上对明代空疏学风的反思回拨。梁启超指出:“金石学之在清代又彪然成为一学科也,自顾炎武作《金石文字》始,实为斯学滥觞。”傅山在金石学上极为用功,他曾考订《石鼓文》,批注《隶释》。他所交往的江南文人也大都对金石学有研究,也曾与傅山共同访碑拓碑,阎若璩在《潜丘札记》 Since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the test of Jin and stone has gradually become popular, which is a reflection of the blanket style of study in Ming dynasty. Liang Qichao pointed out: “In the Qing Dynasty, Pekin also briefly became a subject. Since Gu Yanwu was the author of” Jinshi Wenzi “, Fu Shan really learned very much.” Fu Shan was extremely hardworking in the study of Petrology. “, Endorsement” Li Zhi ". Most of the southern literary people he dealt with also had a great deal of research in the science of petrology, and had also visited and explored the monument with Fu Shan.