Jiangxi Province in Qing Dynasty four dynasties found rare stone group (Figure)

RecentlyJiangxiJiujiang Xiushui County found rare ancient green stone tablet group, after 200 years of wind and rain still well preserved. Heritage experts said 5 days, the stone tablet group, has great reference value to the study of the Qing Dynasty calligraphy, stone art, social life, Taoism and Confucianism, religious activities and the Qing Dynasty set up administrative divisions.

Recently, Xiushui County of Jiangxi province Jiujiang found a rare ancient green stone tablet group, after 200 years of wind and rain still well preserved. Photo by Zhou Wuxian photograph: chinanews.com

The discovery of the stone monument is located in Xiushui County town of Jianshan where the plate, the mountain is also known as ramble mountain, elevation 998 meters, the top there is a temple named Baiyun Asgard, 12 blocks of stone monument is divided into two rows, inlaid in white stone staircase door left.

The reporter saw, a total of 12 pieces of stone, a time for the Qing Emperor Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Guangxu four dynasties, each stone is roughly the same size, about 1.5 meters high, 0.5 meters wide, the most ancient history is in the first "happy Baiyun Sishi elderly monk Yi century stone monument, the inscription" record the history position of happy hill, four seasons scenery, the white clouds.

In the back of the monument for "Qianlong thirty-seven years contract", "Jiaqing eleven years permanent sacrificial lamps" and other stone monument, built for light, Guangxu years "big name" and "Baiyun Temple Monument" monument, monument below are sand buried, it is difficult to identify.

The stone tablet calligraphy excellent group, exquisite carving, which "Xiaoyao Baiyun Sishi elderly monk Yi century stone monument" and "Qianlong thirty-seven years contract" monument are the regular script calligraphy, elegant chic, in high spirit, be helpful.

The temple of a staff member told reporters, Baiyun Asgard was built in the Tang and Song Dynasties, Ming Xuande emperor bestow more incense burner. The temple has one thousand years of ginkgo tree, it has a long history of the temple. In addition to the discovery of the 12 stone outside the group, the temple room have many other pieces of stone.

Former deputy director of the Cultural Bureau of cultural relics experts, Xiushui County, Chen Yuejin 5, told reporters, Baiyun Asgard is a large number of Buddhist temples, stone temple is left in history, which records the two Buddhist teaching development and peaceful coexistence of the trajectory, the stone tablet group, have a certain value for the study of Qing Dynasty religion, folk culture. (source: xinhuanet.com)