Situated at the bottom of the City wall,the Forest of Steles has the best steles of ancient dynasties of this province and is a treasure house of the Chinese calligraphic art.The Forest of Steles ,founded in 1090 A.D.(fifth year of Yuanyou of the Northern Song Dynasty )houses over 2300 steles of the Han ,Wei ,Sui,Tang ,Song ,Yuan,Ming n and Qing Dynasties.Amoung the well-known steles of "the Stele of Si Mafang "of the Jing,"the Stele of the Canans of Filial Piety on Stone Terraces","the Stele of the Stone Classics of Kaichen "and "the Popular Stele of Daqin Nestorianism"of the Tang.Exhibited here are also stone tablets on which are engraved the handwritings of such Tang calligraphical masters as Ouyang Xun,Chu Suiliang,Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gong-quan.

The inscriptions on the tombs are superb quality, representing the calligraphy style of the time. The Forest of Steles was built during the Song Dynasty (in 1090 A.D.), containing approximately 23000 tombs which spans from Han to Qing Dynasties, occupying 2900 square miles. It is a must see for lovers of calligraphy and historians alike.

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