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Stele record of sacrifice to the northern stronghold Mount Yiwulü, 1754（祭北鎮醫巫閭山，1754） Jia, Jinhua; Yang, Zhaohua; Li, Lin; Yuan, Xiaoli; Tian, Menglu

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This stele stands in the fourth 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), 106cm (width), and 37cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are two characters, “Yu Ji 御祭” (Imperial Sacrifice), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 19th year of Qianlong (1754). The title of this stele is “Stele of Sacrifice to the Northern Stronghold Mount Yiwulü”, 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. The quatrain is composed in two different languages: Chinese and Manchu.

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Title
Stele record of sacrifice to the northern stronghold Mount Yiwulü, 1754（祭北鎮醫巫閭山，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 stands in the fourth 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), 106cm (width), and 37cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are two characters, “Yu Ji 御祭” (Imperial Sacrifice), on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 19th year of Qianlong (1754). The title of this stele is “Stele of Sacrifice to the Northern Stronghold Mount Yiwulü”, 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. The quatrain is composed 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
2020-07-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0392204
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75096
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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