Inscription Recording the Erection of the Statuary Stele by Li Zanyi and the Group of Five Hundred |
This stele was engraved with exquisite patterns in a meticulous manner, which can be regarded as the best among all stele works from the He-shuo area during the Northern Wei dynasty. The stele building project was initiated during the second year of Yong-xi and finished in August of the first year of Wu-ding. The project took approximately 12 years to complete, which indicates the sophistication of the work. Among the stele's inscribers was Helian-ziyue, who was chief manager of the temple. According to records of the history of Northern Dynasties, he was previously reputed to be an honest and upright local official in Zheng-zhou. Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
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