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Forest of Steles
15å· Shuncheng Alley, Beilin, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China Phone: +86 29 8721 0764About
This collection of 2,300 stone tablets (many written to provide an "official text" of the Chinese classics) and epitaphs is the largest and oldest of its kind in China. stone tablet in Beilin This includes the famous Nestorian Stele, dating back to the 7th century. It depicts the coming of Nestorian Christianity to China. The Nestorian Stele is in Showroom Number 2 and is the first stele on the left.