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Photo: Forest of Steles Museum in Xian
This well known
Forest of Steles Museum in Xian houses a
large variety of exhibits denoted largely to
Silk Road history. One of the more popular
item among visitors to this museum is the
tiger-shaped tally from the Warring States
period but the most important display here
is the Forest of Steles which is the heaviest
collection of books in the world whereby the
earliest among these engraved stone tablets
can be traced back to the Han dynasty.
Among the exhibits
here include the Popular Stele of Daiqin
Nestorianism which was engraved in AD 781 to
indicate the opening of a Nestorian church.,
Ming De Shou Ji Stele which details the peasant
uprising against the Ming and the 114 Stone
Classics of Kaichen from the Tang dynasty.
Tourists will be glad to know that English
guides are available and most of the exhibits
here have explanations written in English.
Opening times:
8.00am to 6.00pm
Admission: 30 yuan.
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