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Is this a peaceful time? Why are the wars going on and the rivers and lakes turbulent? Is this a mess in troubled times? Why are the kings and ministers clear and the people peaceful?

This book provides an overview of the types and evolution of ancient Chinese stone carvings, the survival and discovery of ancient stone carvings, the research on stone carvings in the past dynasties, and the common styles of stone inscriptions. It summarizes how to interpret stone inscriptions, how to authenticate stone carvings and their rubbings, etc. It is a basic work for a comprehensive and systematic understanding of ancient Chinese stone carvings. This book was previously published by Cultural Relics Publishing House in 1997. This is an updated edition, with more than doubling the content and adding more than 200 illustrations, which are inserted along with the text, making the book more readable and intuitive.

Ancient Chinese stone carvings include two categories: text inscriptions and artistic sculptures. Only text inscriptions include tablets, cliffs, epitaphs, scripture engravings, inscriptions, architectural inscriptions, dharma stickers and other types. This book mainly focuses on text inscriptions. According to the order of development of the times and combined with relevant historical facts, this book introduces various text inscription materials in ancient China in detail, and provides a scientific explanation of the generation and evolution of various types of stone carvings. At the same time, this book also provides a detailed and vivid introduction to a large number of famous stone carvings. I believe that through this book, readers will have a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the art and culture of ancient Chinese stone carvings.