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Stele record of wishing the Emperor attains boundless longevity, 1711（萬壽無疆碑，1711） Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu

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This stele stands in the first pavilion behind the Hall of Divine Horses（神馬殿）and in front of the Imperial Incense Hall (御香殿) of Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 208cm (body height), 83cm (width), and 26cm (depth). The body of this stele is badly efflorescent. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are three characters, “Wan Shou Bei 萬壽碑” (Stele of Longevity), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 50th year of Kangxi (1711) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Emperor Kangxi's ascension to the throne. Six Chinese characters, “Huang Di Wan Shou Wu Jiang 皇帝萬壽無疆” (Wishing the Emperor Attains Boundless Longevity), are calligraphed on the main body of the stele.

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Title
Stele record of wishing the Emperor attains boundless longevity, 1711（萬壽無疆碑，1711）
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 stands in the first pavilion behind the Hall of Divine Horses（神馬殿）and in front of the Imperial Incense Hall (御香殿) of Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 208cm (body height), 83cm (width), and 26cm (depth). The body of this stele is badly efflorescent. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are three characters, “Wan Shou Bei 萬壽碑” (Stele of Longevity), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 50th year of Kangxi (1711) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Emperor Kangxi's ascension to the throne. Six Chinese characters, “Huang Di Wan Shou Wu Jiang 皇帝萬壽無疆” (Wishing the Emperor Attains Boundless Longevity), are calligraphed on the main body of the stele.
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
2020-07-06
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0392065
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74858
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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