The Jiaoshan Stele Forest is located in the Baomo Veranda
on the eastern foot of Jiaoshan Mountain in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province.
In 1048, countrymen built the Baomo Pavilion for collecting stone
inscriptions from the Liang (502-557) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties. The pavilion
was destroyed and rebuilt several times. In the Daoguang reign, people built the
Haiyun Temple for collections. After the founding of the People's Republic of
China, the Stele Forest was set up on the seat of the Haiyun Temple, Xianglin
Temple and Yufeng Temple with 330 steles from the Southern Dynasties (420-589),
Tang, (618-907) Song (960-1279), Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing
(1644-1911) Dynasties. Written in all character styles, they are the treasures
of the calligraphy circle. Following another destruction and rebuilding during
the Cultural Revolution, the forest now has 463 steles -- 201 of which are
historical, 52 about art and 210 about calligraphy.
On the western foot of Jiaoshao Mountain, along the riverbank, are
inscriptions by over 200 famous people since the Southern Dynasties Period,
including Mi Fu, Lu You, etc.