Xi'an Forest of Stone Steles Museum, or Xi'an Beilin Museum [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], a courtyard-styled structure, is situated on the site of the Confucian Temple on Sanxue Street, Xi'an. It served as the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the Tang Dynasty, and later became the Confucian Temple in the Song Dynasty. In 1950, it was extended into the museum that greets us today.
The museum covers an area of about 30, 000 square meters. Its exhibits can be divided into two categories: stone tablets and stone sculptures. In addition, special exhibitions are often held in the museum.
The Forest of Stone Tablets was originally set up in 1087. It is an art treasure-house with the longest history and richest collection stone tablets of ancient China. Over 3, 000 stone tablets from the Han Dynasty through the Qing Dynasty are preserved. The numerous stone tablets look like a dense forest, hence its name the "Forest of Stone Tablets."
The Forest of Stone Tablets [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is not only a treasure house of ancient Chinese calligraphy, but also a rich collection of historical documents and stone carvings of various styles. The tablets bear evidence to some of the cultural achievements ever scored in ancient China and the cultural exchanges between China and other countries. Therefore it has gained world-wide popularity. No tourist will take the risk of missing the Forest of Stone Tablets once they are in Xi'an.
This place initially served to store the stone classics of the Tang Dynasty, including the Classic on Filial Piety in the handwriting of Emperor Xuan Zong in 745 and the Kaicheng Stone Classics engraved in 837. They were originally erected inside the Imperial Academy (in the area of Wenyi Road, south of the urban district) in the Tang Dynasty. In 1087 all the stone classics and important stone tablets of the Tang Dynasty were relocated to the present place. This is the prototype of the Forest of Stone Tablets [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
It was not until the early Qing Dynasty that the "Forest of Stone Tablets" was officially named. The 3, 000 stone tablets are now on display in seven display rooms, six epitaph corridors and one tablet pavilion. The State Council declared the Forest of Stone Tablets a top-priority national historical monument in March 1961.
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The museum covers an area of about 30, 000 square meters. Its exhibits can be divided into two categories: stone tablets and stone sculptures. In addition, special exhibitions are often held in the museum.
The Forest of Stone Tablets was originally set up in 1087. It is an art treasure-house with the longest history and richest collection stone tablets of ancient China. Over 3, 000 stone tablets from the Han Dynasty through the Qing Dynasty are preserved. The numerous stone tablets look like a dense forest, hence its name the "Forest of Stone Tablets."
The Forest of Stone Tablets [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is not only a treasure house of ancient Chinese calligraphy, but also a rich collection of historical documents and stone carvings of various styles. The tablets bear evidence to some of the cultural achievements ever scored in ancient China and the cultural exchanges between China and other countries. Therefore it has gained world-wide popularity. No tourist will take the risk of missing the Forest of Stone Tablets once they are in Xi'an.
This place initially served to store the stone classics of the Tang Dynasty, including the Classic on Filial Piety in the handwriting of Emperor Xuan Zong in 745 and the Kaicheng Stone Classics engraved in 837. They were originally erected inside the Imperial Academy (in the area of Wenyi Road, south of the urban district) in the Tang Dynasty. In 1087 all the stone classics and important stone tablets of the Tang Dynasty were relocated to the present place. This is the prototype of the Forest of Stone Tablets [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
It was not until the early Qing Dynasty that the "Forest of Stone Tablets" was officially named. The 3, 000 stone tablets are now on display in seven display rooms, six epitaph corridors and one tablet pavilion. The State Council declared the Forest of Stone Tablets a top-priority national historical monument in March 1961.
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