What are the four forest of steles in China?

The four forest monuments are Xi 'an Forest in Shaanxi, Confucius Temple Forest in Qufu, Shandong, Nanmen Forest in Kaohsiung, Taiwan Province and Xichang Earthquake Forest in Sichuan.

Brief introduction of four forest of steles.

( 1) ? Xi 'an Forest of Steles was founded in A.D. 1087. It is the earliest and largest art treasure house of ancient inscriptions in China, with more than 0/000 inscriptions and epitaphs from Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. There are many stone tablets here, hence the name "Forest of Steles". Xi 'an stele forest is rich in content, which is not only a treasure house of ancient calligraphy art in China, but also a master of ancient literature, classics and stone carvings. It records some achievements of China's cultural development and reflects the historical facts of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, so it enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad.

(2) Forest of Steles in Qufu, Shandong Province: Located in the Confucius Temple in the east of imperial academy, there are 198 stone tablets, which record the names, places of origin and admission rankings of 5 1624 Jinshi in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties for more than 600 years. The forest of steles in Confucius Temple witnessed the old imperial examination system.

(3) Forest of steles in South Gate of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Province Province: in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Province Province. There are more than 1000 stone tablets, and their inscriptions are vigorous, exquisite and magnificent, which is a precious page in calligraphy art.

(4) Sichuan Xichang Earthquake Stele Forest: There are more than 100 stone tablets in Guangfu Temple Mountain. Several major earthquakes recorded on stone tablets in the history of Xichang, Mianning, Ganluo and Ningnan recorded in detail the following three times: Jiajing in Ming Dynasty 15 (536), Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty 10 (1732) and Daoguang for thirty years (1850). Xichang, located on the Anning River and Zemuhe fault zones, is one of the seismic zones in southwest China. There have been many strong earthquakes in history. These forest of earthquake steles provide physical data for us to study whether strong earthquakes occur repeatedly in the same place, their occurrence periods and internal laws, which can be compared with historical documents and make up for their shortcomings. It's really rare in China.