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Stele of the sacrifice to Beizhen in the name of the emperor, 1317（代祀北鎮之記，1317） Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; Li, Jing; Lu, Guobin; Zhang, Yuanjing; He, Shuyue

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This stele is located in the eastern stelae corridor at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 206cm (body height), 117cm (width), and 19cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a rounded forehead; there are six Phags-pa characters on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 4th year of Yanyou (1317). The title of this stele is “Stele of the Sacrifice to Beizhen in the Name of the Emperor”, which describes Emperor Yuan Renzong sending official Zhang Qiyan (張起嚴) to perform a sacrifice to the spirit of Mount Yiwulü. There is a list of names carved on the back of this stele, as well.

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Title
Stele of the sacrifice to Beizhen in the name of the emperor, 1317（代祀北鎮之記，1317）
Creator
Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; Li, Jing; Lu, Guobin; Zhang, Yuanjing; He, Shuyue
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2019-06-02
Description
This stele is located in the eastern stelae corridor at Beizhen Temple. The size of this stele is 206cm (body height), 117cm (width), and 19cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a rounded forehead; there are six Phags-pa characters on the front of the stele forehead. This stele was established in the 4th year of Yanyou (1317). The title of this stele is “Stele of the Sacrifice to Beizhen in the Name of the Emperor”, which describes Emperor Yuan Renzong sending official Zhang Qiyan (張起嚴) to perform a sacrifice to the spirit of Mount Yiwulü. There is a list of names carved on the back of this stele, as well.
Subject
Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Yuan dynasty
Geographic Location
Beizhen Shi (China); Liaoning Sheng (China); 41.59333333; 121.7566667
Type
Still Image
Language
chi
Notes
Author Affiliation: Princeton University, Shanghai Academy of Social Science, City University of Macau, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Columbia University
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
10.14288/1.0392320
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75114
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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