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Stele record erected by the Emperor, 1727（御製碑文，1727） Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu

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This stele stands in the third 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 240cm (body height), 104cm (width), and 35cm (depth). The body of this stele is badly efflorescent, the words are illegible, and the top right of the stele is missing. 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 5th year of Yongzheng (1727). The content of this stele, which records the renovation of Beizhen Temple, was composed and calligraphed by Emperor Yongzheng in two different languages: Chinese and Manchu.

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Title
Stele record erected by the Emperor, 1727（御製碑文，1727）
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 third 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 240cm (body height), 104cm (width), and 35cm (depth). The body of this stele is badly efflorescent, the words are illegible, and the top right of the stele is missing. 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 5th year of Yongzheng (1727). The content of this stele, which records the renovation of Beizhen Temple, was composed and calligraphed by Emperor Yongzheng 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
10.14288/1.0392117
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74914
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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