Today I am going to introduce you about Beilin museum. Xi'an Beilin Museum, known as the "Forest of Steles", is a cultural treasure trove with a long history . Located at No.15 Sanxue Street, Beilin District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, it was first established in 1087 during the Northern Song Dynasty . Its origin can be traced back to the "Stele of Filial Piety" and the "Kaicheng Stone Classics" in the Tang Dynasty . The museum is built on the site of the Xi'an Confucian Temple and consists of three parts: the Confucian Temple, the Forest of Steles, and the Stone Carving Art Room . It now houses more than 11,000 cultural relics, including 19 categories (groups) of 134 national treasure-level cultural relics . It is the earliest and largest collection of famous steles in China, with steles from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, covering all styles of seal, official, regular, running, and cursive scripts. Here, you can admire the exquisite calligraphy of famous masters such as Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan. The "Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum", four of which are housed in the museum, are also world-famous . Xi'an Beilin Museum is not only a concentrated place for ancient Chinese cultural classics but also a gathering place for calligraphy art, showing the profoundness and vastness of Chinese culture. It is a must-visit place for cultural enthusiasts .
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