As a type of stone carving, stele carvings became popular during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Stele inscription is a Chinese word, the pinyin is bēi kè, which means the words or pictures engraved on the stele. It is generally understood as calligraphy engraved on stone tablets in calligraphy style.
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"Li Shi·Han Shi Jing lt; The Analects of Confucius gt; Broken Stele" Song Hongshi explained: "The wonders of calligraphy and painting in the Sutra are beyond the reach of Cai Zhonglang and Huang. Compared with the early and later inscriptions, they are almost as good as the ones in the Wei Dynasty. "
"History of the Song Dynasty: Biography of Lu Wenzhong": "In the "Taiping Xingguo" period, I went to the Imperial Bian Hall to view the ancient inscriptions. Wen Zhong, Shu Ya, Du Hao and Wu Shu read it. "
"Beiyue Bian" by Gu Yanwu of the Qing Dynasty: "In the early Song Dynasty, the temple was burned by the Khitan and rebuilt in the second year of Chunhua, but the inscriptions of the Tang Dynasty were not included. "Destroyed."
Qian Yong of the Qing Dynasty's "Lv Yuan Cong Hua·Miscellaneous Notes·Inscriptions on Epigraphy": "Sun Yuanru observed and said: 'I am like an official censor, and I intend to ask local officials to protect the world's inscriptions. "
Stele inscriptions from past dynasties:
Pre-Qin inscriptions:
The large seal script (Zhenwen) inscriptions discovered in Sanji Commune, Pingshan County, were built around the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is one of the earliest inscriptions in China during the period when the Di people established the ancient Zhongshan Kingdom. "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang" says: Qin Shihuang erected six inscriptions during his eastern tour. Today, only the "Taishan Stone Inscriptions" and "Langya Stone Inscriptions" remain. The "Taishan Stone Inscriptions" were engraved in 219 BC and destroyed in the fifth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1740). Year).
Northern Dynasty Stele Inscriptions:
The Northern Wei Dynasty and Eastern Wei Dynasty are the most exquisite inscriptions. The calligraphy of the Northern Wei Dynasty is vigorous and clumsy, such as "Zhang Menglong Stele", "Respecting the Envoy Monument" and "Cao Ke Stele". " is a representative work. Kang Youwei's "Guangyi Zhou Shuangji" said "Wei's steles are all good".
Stele inscriptions of the Sui and Tang Dynasties:
The "Stele of Hengzhou Governor E Guo Gong Encouraging the Construction of Longzang Temple for the Country" preserved in the Longxing Temple in Zhengding was inscribed in the sixth year of Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (586) , is the earliest existing regular script inscription in China.
Steles of the Yuan Dynasty:
Zhao Mengfu's representative works include "Qiu E's Tombstone Inscription", "Dangba Stele", "Miaoyan Temple Records", etc., and Wei Su's representative works include "Yu" "Made of Imperial Tomb Stele", "Yimen Wang's Tomb Stele", "Pucheng Wang's Ancestral Hall Stele", etc.
Contemporary inscriptions:
The most representative example of contemporary inscriptions is the Forest of Steles in Hanyuan. Hanyuan Stele Forest covers an area of ??more than 100 acres, with more than 3,700 inscribed steles. The representative figure is the young stele artist Miao Shuiyan. His works can be found in Kaifeng Hanyuan Forest of Steles, Hubei Yuanji Forest of Steles, Lanzhou Forest of Steles, Shantou Orchid Stele Gallery, Shantou Guying Poetry Garden, and Beijing Anti-Japanese War Memorial Stone Drum Garden.