Beilin Bowuguan is the Forest of Stone Stele. Letters, books, treatises and instructions dating from the Tang dynasty 1086AD are carved into stone. We rode around the wall surrounding the old city. All 14 KM of it. Afterward we returned to the 21st Century with a spin around an arcade
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| A view from the North Gate. It was restored after Sun Yat Sen's army destroyed it in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty |
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| Wo3 reflected in the stele |
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| The correction to this letter was carved into stone to teach students of calligraphy to weigh their words |
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| Tools of the trade |
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| Preparations for applying the paper to the stone. Notice the characters have been scratched out on this part of the stele |
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| The entire stele |
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| Why we couldn't get a train ticket. Everyone has the same idea |
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