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Stele ForestStele Forest (碑林; pinyin: Bēiln), aka Xi'an Stele Forest Museum or Xi'an Beilin Museum, is a museum for steles and stone sculptures which is located in Xi'an, China. Its name comes from its huge collection of steles, reminiscent of a forest. History The Stele Forest was built in the Song Dynasty(1087) for the preservation of Kaichengshijing Stele which made in the Tang Dynasty. Steles It collects nearly 3000 steles and it is the biggest museum for steles in China. Most of its collection are steles of the Tang Dynasty. Ink rubbings of the steles are available for sale. Stone sculptures External links
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