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Shengxian Taizi Stele 升仙太子碑Shēngxiān Tàizǐ Bēi
National heritage site · Luoyang, Henan
- Time needed
- Under 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Luoyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shengxian Taizi Stele
A stele set up in 699 on Goushan hill by Empress Wu Zetian, who stayed here on her way to the sacrifices at Mount Song; its text retells the legend of Prince Jin of Zhou, said to have risen to heaven from this hill, and links it to her own reign. Wu Zetian wrote both the heading, in the 'flying white' brush style with bird-like flourishes, and the cursive main text, her only surviving calligraphy, while the back carries a poem and lists of names written by Xue Yao, Xue Ji and Zhong Shaojing.
How to get to Shengxian Taizi Stele
On Goushan hill south of Fudian town, about 20 km south of urban Yanshi by road.
Nearby
- Shaolin Temple 少林寺 10 km
The cradle of Chan Buddhism and kung fu, at the foot of Mount Song - White Horse Temple 白马寺 30 km
China's first Buddhist temple, with Thai, Indian and Burmese halls beside it - Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟 30 km
Some 100,000 Buddhas carved into riverside cliffs, watched over by a serene giant
Also within 20 km: Gongling Mausoleum of the Tang 恭陵 (under 10 km), Song Mausoleums Quarry 宋陵采石场 (under 10 km), Yongtai Temple 永泰寺 (10 km), Shaoshi Que Gates 少室阙 (10 km), Qingliang Temple, Dengfeng 清凉寺 (10 km), Huishan Temple 会善寺 (20 km).
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