Xiling Seal Society was founded in 1904. A time when the Qing Dynasty, stone research and development is at its peak. Numerous stone masters, aspiring to promote and develop cultural legacy, and seal in Hangzhou Wang Fu Temple, Ding Fu, the leaves Ming, Wu Shi et al latent together Westlake, seminars Indian science. So association in the south Xiling Qiao Gushan River, "people with print set, community to name", named "Xilingyinshe." At that time the Qing government of Hangzhou Qiantang County are official approval and registration.