Peibo Stele Museum

Peibo Stele Museum

The Peibo Stele Museum is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Shanxi Province.

Peibo Stele Museum

Peibo Stele Museum (Second Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)

Era: Ming Dynasty

Location: 30 meters east of Peibo Village, Liyuan Town, Wenxi County

The original construction date is unknown. According to the 1875 edition of the Wenxi County Annals: “It has suffered repeated wars and fires, and was repaired in successive dynasties.” The museum faces south and covers an area of 2,550 square meters. It currently has five stele rooms, which were rebuilt in the early 1970s, preserving 15 intact stelae including the Imperial Edict by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Commissioning Zhang Jiuling to Compose the Spirit Way Stele for Pei Guangting; the Pei Hong Stele from the third year of the Tianhe era of the Northern Zhou Dynasty; the Pei Jingmin Inscription from the Tang Dynasty; the Pei Family Genealogy Continuation Stele from the Dading era of the Jin Dynasty; and the Ping Huai West Stele from the 20th year of the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty.

Further Reading:

· Second Batch of Provincial-Level Cultural Heritage Protected Sites in Shanxi Province