Beijing
Stone Inscription Museum is located in the site of the
former Zhen Jue Temple (general called as "Five Pagodas
Temple") at Tuodong, Baishiqiao, Haidian District,
Beijing.
The
temple was built in the middle Yong Le Period of Ming
Dynasty (the year 1403 to 1424) and was destroyed in the
end of Qing Dynasty. The solely existing Buddha's Warrior
Attendant's Throne in the temple, which was built up in
the Cheng Hua 9th Year in Ming Dynasty, namely the year
1473, is listed as the first batch National Key Cultural
Relic Protection Unit.
The
outdoor exhibition of the stone inscription museum is
focused on this huge and excellent ancient pagoda. According
to the contents and functions, it can be divided to eight
exhibition areas, which displays more than 500 kinds stone
inscription cultural relics in different dynasties.
If
the stone inscriptions collected by the museum itself
are also added, then its total numbers may exceed 1000.
There
are the earliest stone inscription in Beijing area that
is preserved till today, the stone inscription pillar
of Blessing Qin Jun in Han Gu Youzhou Road and its components,
previous sculptures in Beichao Dynasty, epitaphs in different
dynasty since Tang Dynasty, lots of stone carvings in
Jin and Yuan Dynasty that have high artistic level, elaborate
curved Shixiang Hall in Qing Dynasty, the epitaph of Nalanxinde's
Wife, Lushi's unique sculpt and the calligraphies of Yijin
Room, Jinghe Hall and etc...
What
a collecting place of stone inscription it is! It is qualified
to be entitled as the "Beijing Stone Forest ".
It
writes the Beijing stone inscription cultural history
through those rarities of Beijing stone inscriptions.
The Human Being and Stone, Stone Inscription Brief History
Exhibition in the Westside hall of the museum reveals
the stone inscription culture development history through
the methods of being integrated by pictures, articles
and objects and foiling by the great surroundings.
It
is supplemented with the material objects in the museum
each other and has its own styles. We can thus conclude
that Beijing Stone Inscription Museum is treasury of stone
inscription knowledge and another classroom for reappearing
human being's civilization history.
The
museum holds two stone inscription culture exhibitions
in each year and one Epigraphy, Calligraphy and Painting
Festival in each two years. Moreover, Keluoban Printing
and Reproducing Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Service
Company also set in the museum, which has the first class
technical level. In the museum, there are old trees and
pagodas.
It
is a silent and ideal place for people to start up study,
authentic and research there. The museum is opening through
the entire year and welcomes the guest both from aboard
and in domestic to pay a visit.
Address:
The site of the former Zhen Jue Temple (general called
as "Five Pagodas Temple") at Tuodong, Baishiqiao,
Haidian District, Beijing.
Bus
route: Trolleybus Nos. 105, 107 and 111; Bus 320, 332
904, 716, 808 and T6.
Entrance
Ticket: 5 yuan (60 US cents)
Open
Time: 08:30-16:30
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