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Written on the road to Guangning, 1754（廣寧道中作，1754） Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu

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This stele is located on the west side of the courtyard behind the Hall of Divine Horses (神馬殿) and in front of the Hall of Imperial Incense (御香殿) at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 224cm (body height), 115cm (width), and 33cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead without inscriptions. The title of this stele is “Written on the Road to Guangning”, which refers to a seven-syllable quatrain composed and calligraphed by Emperor Qianlong in the ninth month of the 19th year of his reign (1754) while on his second eastern tour.

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Title
Written on the road to Guangning, 1754（廣寧道中作，1754）
Creator
Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2019-06-05
Description
This stele is located on the west side of the courtyard behind the Hall of Divine Horses (神馬殿) and in front of the Hall of Imperial Incense (御香殿) at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 224cm (body height), 115cm (width), and 33cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead without inscriptions. The title of this stele is “Written on the Road to Guangning”, which refers to a seven-syllable quatrain composed and calligraphed by Emperor Qianlong in the ninth month of the 19th year of his reign (1754) while on his second eastern tour.
Subject
Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Qing dynasty
Geographic Location
Beizhen Shi (China); Liaoning Sheng (China); 41.59333333; 121.7566667
Type
Still Image
Language
chi
Notes
Author Affiliation: Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Columbia University; Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
Series
Cluster 2.1: Authenticity and Authority
Date Available
2020-07-03
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0392053
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74847
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Non UBC; Asian Studies, Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate; Undergraduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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