Calligraphy and Painting Building

Calligraphy and Painting Building

The Calligraphy and Painting Building was constructed in 1936, covering an area of 670 square meters. It is a small two-story building where precious ancient books, calligraphy and paintings by famous figures throughout history, and valuable cultural relics from the Qing imperial palace—all brought here by Puyi from the Forbidden City in Beijing—were stored. In the room on the east side of the first floor, there were 30 boxes containing about 1,300 hand scrolls, including the *Stele of Cao E*, *Letters from the Two Xies*, calligraphy by Zhong You, cursive scripts by Monk Huaisu, ink works by Ouyang Xun, figure paintings by Wang Wei, authentic works by Yan Liben, and other national treasures of calligraphy and painting. On the west side of the first floor were stored 32 boxes of Song Dynasty editions, which included the original manuscript of Sima Guang’s *Zizhi Tongjian*, 3 boxes of court-printed books, and 2 boxes of calligraphy works by emperors of the Qing Dynasty, among other precious books. When Puyi of the puppet Manchukuo fled the Puppet Imperial Palace, he carefully selected the 57 most precious boxes of his collection for ease of transport, all of which were sent to Dashizi Valley in Tonghua. The remaining items were all lost.

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