Yiying stele, Kong Qian’s tomb stele, Kong Jun’s tomb stele, ritual stele, Kong Zhou stele, Shi Chen stele, and Kong Biao stele. The Eastern Han Dynasty inscriptions in the Han and Wei Stele Exhibition Hall in Qufu mainly include the Yiying Stele, the Kong Qian Tomb Stele, the Kong Jun Tomb Stele, the Ritual Vessel Stele, the Kong Zhou Stele, the Shi Chen Stele, and the Kong Biao Stele.
1. Yi Ying Stele: The full name is "Han Lu Prime Minister Yi Ying Please Place a Hundred Stone Stele of Confucian Death History in the Confucius Temple". Height 198 cm, width 91.5, thickness 22 cm. In the third year of Yuanjia in the Eastern Han Dynasty (153), the relevant official documents of Yi Ying, the Prime Minister of the State of Lu, requested that the Confucius Temple be set up with a history of hundreds of stones to guard the temple. Official script, with strong writing power and vigorous calligraphy, is the representative monument of Han official script. It belongs to the Confucius Temple.
2. Kong Qian’s tombstone: engraved in the second year of Yongxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty (154). Height 83 cm, width 52 cm, thickness 22.5 cm. Originally in Confucius, it was moved to Confucius Temple in the early Qing Dynasty. The official script has longer waves and a simple and honest style. Kong Qian (121-154), courtesy name Derang, was the 22nd generation grandson of Confucius and the son of Kong Zhou.
3. The tombstone of Confucius: It was erected in the first year of Yongshou (155) of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was found outside the wall of Confucius’s tomb in the fifty-eighth year of Qianlong (1793) of the Qing Dynasty and was immediately moved to the Confucius Temple. The stele has a round head, with a height of 120 cm and a width of 47.5 cm. It has a forehead and is engraved with "the tomb of Lord Kong". The name of the tomb owner has been etched and the characters are small and hanging. He is the 19th generation grandson of Confucius. There is an inscription by Qing Weng Fang Gang in the lower right corner of the stele.