Xi'an Beilin Museum, formerly known as Shaanxi Provincial Museum, built in 1944. It is in the "Xi'an Beilin" foundation has 900 years of history on the use of a Confucius Temple in Xi'an ancient buildings from the expansion of its collection, study and exhibition of ancient steles, epitaphs and stone statues of the main art museum. The museum consists of three parts Confucius Temple, Forest of Stone Tablets, stone art chambers, covers an area of ​​31,900 square meters, the existing cultural relics collection of more than 11,000, 11 galleries, exhibition area of ​​4900 square meters.

Enter the museum, the first thing is the Confucian temple site, which dates back to the Northern Song Dynasty build. Preserved the screen wall, arch, Pan Chi, Ling Xing Gate, Chinese table, Ji doors Pavilion, veranda and other for the construction of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Confucius Temple and follow the inherent architectural pattern, form a tree-shaded, Gu Pu and elegant the courtyard-style buildings. Display on both sides of the small temple of Tang Jingyun bell, big summer Shima are a national treasure of art. The former cast in Rui Tang Jingyun years, more than 1,200 years of history. The sound quality is pure, clear and loud bells, but also cast Rui Tang Li Dan personally author and write inscriptions on the bell for some, it is a masterpiece writing some handed down in Li Dan fresh. The latter Bactria Shima, a great work of the Sixteen Kingdoms era Xia Tafel Huns established by the Ministry, he inherited the art of our time Han Dynasty forceful deep, tremendous physique, vivid features represents the artistic concepts of that era and artistic level, but also an extremely rare precious national heritage.

Xi'an Beilin built in the Northern Song Zhe Yuan Yu two years (AD 1087), was originally the Lv Dazhong and other man-made water transport preserved due to the war and the Five Dynasties Commission abandoned marketplace Don "Shitai Book of Filial Piety," "open to the Stone" and Yan Zhenqing, Liu public rights and other famous monument and the construction of the book, the Jin, yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties repair and build the Republic of China, have been expanding, growing Cangdan, 1961, the State Council as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units . Xi'an Beilin now has a collection of stones from the Han Dynasty, the epitaph nearly 3,000 pieces on display 1089, the number of collection steles, epitaphs of the highest in the country, and complete series collection era, the time span of 2,000 years. Here monument Dan Rulin, seal, Li, Kai, OK, grass of the body is ready, famous atmosphere, fine Lin Li, amazed. Qin "Yishan stone" Song copy, so that people today see the Li Si "drawn into the stone, word Ruofei move" Xiaozhuan style. Han, "Cao Quan monument" pretty dang font flow, is China's existing Hanbei most intact, unique style of rare quality. Southern and Northern Dynasties "Sima Fang Canbei", "General Wu mouth wide production Monument", the Northern Wei Dynasty "Hui Temple monument" Yu You-jen as well as the careful collection and donated to "Zhai Zhi Yuan Yang seven Cangdan Forest of Stone Tablets in the 30's Northern Wei Dynasty Epitaph "in, have enjoyed a high reputation in the art of calligraphy. Sui and Tang Dynasties inscriptions of the most spectacular in Beilin, there Sui "Mengxian Da monument", "Thousand Character Classic Zhi Yong monument," Tang Yu Shinan "Confucius temple monument," Ouyang Xun "Huang Fu gave birth to the monument," Chu Sui-liang "holy church with the state order monument ", Ouyang on" master channel because monument ", Zhang Xu" Thousand off ", LiYangBing" three grave monument in mind ", Huai" Thousand ", Liu Gongquan" Xuanmi column monument "and monk set Huairen Wang Xizhi "Sheng-set sequence to teach monument" and so on, especially Beilin collection of seven Yan Zhenqing monument, which he wrote at the age of 44 "multi pagoda monument", "Zang Huaike monument" before and after the 54-year-old, 55 years old wrote, "Kuo Temple monument "and" fight the seat post, "70-year-old wrote," Yan Qin ritual monument, "71-year-old" horse phosphorus Canbei ", written at the age of 72," Yan Family Temple monument ", so we are lucky enough to see Yan body by the sharp edge font end to the show pen force Jin Jian, artistically mellow development process. Wai Yan monk spent 24 years of effort, set carved the word "holy church order the monument" Wang Xizhi ink from government possession, the reproduction of the sage Wang Jin Xiu free and natural, if books and American ladies Wearing, coupled with the inscription of Chinese history the outstanding emperor emperor prefaced his son emperor Li Zhi for the mind, praised the outstanding Buddhist scholar, translator and traveler Xuanzang, was hailed as "Ruin monument" later. After the Tang Dynasty calligrapher Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Zhao Ji, Zhao Meng (trillion pages), Dong Qichang, He Shaoji as well as modern Yu Yu-jen, etc., also left their precious Beilin Poetry ink. A clearing fee carved over the cast of "Song Chunhua Ge Tie" is the culmination of a collection of ancient works of calligraphy in China from a post, and category for the study of the evolution of Chinese calligraphy art provides a great convenience. From another perspective, Beilin many steles also has important historical value. Don "open into stone by the" Confucian twelve 114 inscribed stone, surface 228, a total of more than 650,000 words, is the study of Tang Dynasty Confucian classics valuable materials. The famous Tang "Nestorian popular Chinese monument", describes Christian Nestorius school canon, doctrine, in the activities of the Chinese monk in the Tang Dynasty spread its odd years of the monument and the side engraved with the name of the lower grade Syriac text of religious studies and ancient history of cultural exchange to provide valuable historical information. Xu Hao Tang Dynasty calligrapher writing "is not empty monk monument" great value for the study of the spread of Buddhism Mizong and Japan, India and the history of cultural exchanges. In addition, Beilin also reserves such as "Wang Wei Huazhu", "Bodhidharma facing the wall," "Road Master because" Beizuo humans beings, "Kofukuji Canbei" side of the monument, a large number of ancient stone pattern, which are vivid, art skilled technique, rich culture, and therefore respected by ancient artists.

Stone art is an important part of China's splendid ancient culture, especially Chinese Tang dynasty, plastic arts because the spirit of the times and reflect shine. Han Dynasty stone of crisp, taut, concise, exquisite stone carvings of the Tang Dynasty, round, Chinese people have demonstrated a progressive, progressive style and spirit of the history of sculpture in China occupies a prominent place. Xi'an Beilin stone art room built in 1963, is the inscription plaque Twentysomething by the Marshal Chen Yi personally. Han and Tang indoor displays more than seventy works of art, and religion stone tomb stone points in two parts. There are stone tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty boutique double beast, whose style combines the features of the lion, the tiger, the image of powerful, active, agile and supple movement, with its perfect shape, skilled technique, carved and become a leader in similar works. Northern Shaanxi unearthed the Eastern Han Dynasty stone, content except for a few myths and legends and historical stories, mostly reflected the side of social life, full of rich flavor of life. Tang Gaozu Li Yuan brother, Li Shou epitaph for the rare animal heads turtle, only two domestic and precious. It is a stone coffin Shanding Stone House, exterior to the bottom cut flat carving techniques engraved with the four gods, Wenchen, fairy riding a phoenix and other images, the inner wall Yinxian carved coffin musicians, dancers, male and female attendants, Sky Chart, are Tang Dynasty tomb stone of the outstanding works. Tang Emperor Li Shimin expedition Zhaolingliujun relief to battlefield was riding had six active modeled carved horses, the proportion of work adaptation, crisp lines, a high degree of realism, is a masterpiece of stone art in the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, where Sa Lu Zi, Mao Quan Chun early cochlear two lost overseas, the existing University of Pennsylvania Museum. Gaozu Li Yuan Xian Ling stone rhino weighs ten tons, stout body with a few lines sketched out the characteristics of rhinoceros, the overall proportion of accurate and vivid image. Han and Tang history books have told the Chinese foreign records presented live rhinoceros facts, it is the friendly exchanges between Chinese and foreign ancient monuments. In addition, Li child sarcophagus, squatting lions, tigers, Shiyang, wau, walking lion, also reflect the characteristics of different aspects Sui and Tang tomb stone of vivid realism. Stone chamber on display Northern, Sui and Tang Buddhist statues, in various forms, both handed down the fine, but also after the founding of the calendar year to explore the product. There are reliefs, there are carvings, mainly reflecting the level of development of the arts of the ancient Buddhist statues Chang'an. Huang Xing Wei statues of Maitreya, through the shoulder robe, full round, muscle symmetry, pleats to the rib performance, with more extraterritorial art style, its artistic level was also leading in the era of. Sculpture from the Sui and Tang Dynasties Northern Zhou began to put the realistic style but also a step forward in the pursuit of three-dimensional modeling at the same time, the traditional lines and decorative art practices also raised to a new level, making China a mature nation Sculpture of Buddha reached its peak. Display of Guanyin Bodhisattva Sa like, Jin Gang statues are excellent works of this period. The old gentleman is like the only thing on display statues of Taoist related topics. This white marble Laojun like, pass 1.93 meters high, originally Lintong Lishan Tang Dynasty Huaqing Palace Chaoyuan Court Laojundian thing. Laojun wearing uniforms, Shubo waist belt, Results Organization fell on the three Mizuo Fan Prodenia, portrait pedestal seamless, there is a sense of luxurious tranquil. Seiko purification of extremely sculptures, large-scale human stone called the art treasures of the Tang Dynasty, at the same time to discuss the spread of Taoism in the Guanzhong area, but also a rare valuable information.

It is because of Xi'an Beilin Museum has such a vast collection, excellent calligraphy and artistic value, rich cultural connotations, it is known as the "Oriental cultural treasure house", "Yuan Shu calligraphy art", "Han and Tang boutique stone temple "" the world's most ancient stone stacks ", is a national AAAA level scenic spots, one of 18 special tourist attractions in the country. In recent years, China has been included in the application for World Heritage Tentative List. As one of the most valuable cultural relics in Xi'an, where every year attracts more than 600,000 domestic and overseas tourists. Xi'an Beilin today has become an important part of the world cultural treasure and an important window to carry forward Chinese traditional culture. In the reform and opening-see day, Xi'an Beilin Museum is its new look and write a new chapter in Sino-foreign cultural exchanges.

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Address: No. 15 Xi'an, Three Studies Street, an S. walls Wenchang door.

Car lines: You can take Wulong line, 14,23,40,118,208,213,213 range, 214,221,222,232,302,309,402,512,704,710,800, travel 4, travel road bus 6 and get off at the station door Wenchang. If the standing off the walls, the need to enter the city.