Nestorianism Monument Discovered Again

Nestorianism tablet was discovered again in Ming dynasty. China Monument, a popular Nestorianism monument in Daqin, was funded by Yi Si, an Nestorianism missionary. It was written by Jing and inscribed by Lu Xiuyan. It was completed in Daqin Temple in Chang 'an in 78/kloc-0 in the second year of Tang Jianzhong, buried at the end of Tang Dynasty, and unearthed in zhouzhi county in the western suburb of An the following year. It is now in the Anbeilin Museum.

Characteristics of Nestorianism Monument

China tablet, a popular Nestorianism tablet in Daqin in Tang Dynasty, records Nestorianism doctrine and etiquette, as well as the important historical facts that Nestorianism missionaries from Daqin spread Nestorianism in China in the early and middle Tang Dynasty. There are more than 1800 characters on the front of the monument, and the first and last two lines are engraved with ancient Syrian besides Chinese characters. The names and titles of more than 70 Nestorian monks are mixed in Chinese at the foot and left and right sides of the monument. ?

China tablet, a popular Nestorianism tablet in Daqin in Tang Dynasty, is a kind of regular script tablet which enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. Well-preserved, clear handwriting, beautiful calligraphy and extremely high historical value. It is an important material for studying the history of Nestorianism in the Tang Dynasty and its spread in China, as well as the cultural exchanges and friendly exchanges between ancient China and Syria and Iran. It is also one of the four most famous stone monuments in the world archaeological discovery history. In June 2002, it was listed in the first batch of cultural relics prohibited from going abroad by National Cultural Heritage Administration.