If an inscription on a stone tablet illustrates part of history, then a forest of stone tablets is a library of history carved vividly and solidly on stone.The stone tablet library in Hangzhou is just such a precious archive of past stories. The stone tablet library of Hangzhou is located on a compound where an ancient municipal academic institution used to stand centuries ago.The location is on the downtown Labor Road, only about 500 meters away from the eastern side of the West Lake. Inside the compound stand many stone tablets on which inscriptions by famed ancient calligraphers can be seen. Carvings on the tablets include a star chart left over from the Five Dynasty (907-960 AD), some human figures, a scripture of the South Song Dynasty Royal Learning Institute, a 1000-character prose by a North Song Dynasty emperor, etc. The library epitomizes the ancient glory of Hangzhou and signifies the historical status Hangzhou used to maintain as the most beautiful and prosperous city in the world. These tablets are soundless and yet loudly telling their part of the story Hangzhou has about itself. Steps of history are almost audible here. They tell the vicissitudes Hangzhou has experienced. Administrative Office: Lingyin Administration Office of Hangzhou Gardens and Relics Administration Add: 15 Western Hill Road, Hangzhou, China Tel: 0086-571-87969691 Fax: 0086-571-87975626 Post Code: 310007 Transport: 507 bus

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