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Beilin Stone Tablets Museum
Xi’an
Xi’an
Xi’an
China
Type: Museum
Addmission Fee: $75
Hours: daily 8 am-6 pm
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Xi’an
Xi’an
China
Type: Museum
Addmission Fee: $75
Hours: daily 8 am-6 pm
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While the stelae (stone tablets) are unintelligible to non-Chinese speakers, they are fascinating nonetheless, and the museum’s setting, in a former Confucian Temple, is wonderfully tranquil. There are over 1,000 stelae spread through several courtyards and halls and you can have rubbings made of some of them.
The tablets commemorate everything from the Five Confucian Virtues to historic events such as the arrival of a Nestorian priest in the eighth century, identifiable by the cross at its top, and some are supported by the tortoise-like creature, Bixi, renowned for his enduring strength.
There’s also a collection of small stone posts topped with carvings, which were used to tether animals, but were also symbolic of status. When you’ve seen enough stelae, the pavilions and contorted trees of the courtyards make for a pleasant place to just sit and contemplate.
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