Stele record of Beizhen Temple, 1708（北鎮廟碑文，1708）

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Stele record of Beizhen Temple, 1708（北鎮廟碑文，1708） Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu

Description

This stele stands in the second 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 236cm (body height), 109cm (width), and 31cm (depth). The body of this stele is badly efflorescent, and there are cracks on the surface. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are four characters, “Yu Zhi Bei Wen 御製碑文” (Stele Record Erected by the Emperor), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 47th year of Kangxi (1708). The content of this stele, which records the renovation of Beizhen Temple, was composed and calligraphed by Emperor Kangxi in two different languages: Chinese and Manchu.

Item Metadata

Title	Stele record of Beizhen Temple, 1708（北鎮廟碑文，1708）
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 second 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 236cm (body height), 109cm (width), and 31cm (depth). The body of this stele is badly efflorescent, and there are cracks on the surface. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are four characters, “Yu Zhi Bei Wen 御製碑文” (Stele Record Erected by the Emperor), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 47th year of Kangxi (1708). The content of this stele, which records the renovation of Beizhen Temple, was composed and calligraphed by Emperor Kangxi in two different languages: Chinese and Manchu.
Subject	Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Qing dynasty
Geographic Location	Beizhen Shi (China); Liaoning Sheng (China); 41.59333333; 121.7566667
Type	Still Image
Language	chi; Other
Notes	Author Affiliation: Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Columbia University; Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
Series	Cluster 2.1: Authenticity and Authority
Date Available	2020-07-08
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0392093
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74913
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/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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