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Stele Forest
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The Stele Forest, or Beilin Museum, is a unique repository of Chinese cultural heritage, featuring over 3,000 stone steles and epitaphs from the Han through Qing dynasties. Visitors wander through pavilions and corridors lined with these carved monuments, which preserve Confucian classics, historical records, and masterpieces of calligraphy by renowned artists. The museum also displays stone sculptures and tomb relics, offering a deep dive into China's scholarly and artistic traditions.
Don't miss
- See the 'Kaicheng Stone Classics,' a set of 114 steles engraved with the Twelve Confucian Classics in the Tang Dynasty.
- Admire the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi and other masters on the steles, showcasing different script styles.
- Explore the stone carving gallery featuring Han Dynasty tomb reliefs and Tang Dynasty sculptures.
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