The "Zhang Qian Stele", whose full name is "Ode to the Lord Changdang Yin of the Han Dynasty", is also called "Ode to Zhang Qian Biao". It was unearthed in the early Ming Dynasty. The stele was engraved in February of the third year of Zhongping (186 AD) by Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is 317 cm long and 107 cm wide. Every 15 lines, 42 words per line.
"Zhang Qian's Monument", the full name is "Ode to Zhang Qunbiao, Chang Dangyin Order of the Ancient Valley City of the Han Dynasty", also known as "Zhang Qian Biao". Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty was established in February of the third year of Zhongping (186).
The monument was originally located in Dongping County, Shandong Province, and is now located in Dai Temple, Tai'an, Shandong Province. The stele has fifteen lines and forty-two characters. The stele has three columns, the upper two columns and nineteen rows, and the lower three rows. There are two lines of twelve characters in the seal script on the forehead, "Han Gucheng Chang Dang Yin ordered Zhang Jun to express his praise". The earliest couch edition is a Ming couch edition, with eight lines of "dongli retouching" and four characters intact. In the early Qing Dynasty, the word "Huan" in the first line of the couch does not damage the original. The first record can be found in Du Mu's "Jin Xie Lin Lang" in the Ming Dynasty.
Gu Yanwu once suspected that this stele was copied by later generations in his "Inscriptions on Metal and Stone", but most scholars believe that judging from the style characteristics and the simple and dignified atmosphere of this stele, this stele is not unique to the Han people, and The natural phenomenon of weathering and erosion cannot be imitated by future generations, so it must be regarded as the original work. Ming Dynasty couch in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing. Included in the "Complete Collection of Chinese Art" calligraphy and seal cutting.