Xichang earthquake stele forest
The earthquake Stele Forest from Xichang ( Chinese 西昌地震碑林 , Pinyin Xichang dìzhèn Beilin , English Xichang Earthquake Stele Forest ) is a collection of stelae in the city of Xichang , the capital of the Autonomous Prefecture of Liangshan Yi in the province of Sichuan of China , on which contain data on historical earthquakes .
The stele forest
The stele forest is located in the south of the city on Mount Lushan ( 泸 山 ) in the Buddhist Guangfu Temple ( 光 福寺 ) and comprises over 100 pieces. The stelae show the circumstances of major earthquakes that occurred in Xichang ( 西昌 ), Mianning ( 冕宁 ), Ganluo ( 甘洛 ) and Ningnan ( 宁南 ) of Liangshan der Yi Autonomous District , earthquakes from 1536 (15th century ) . Year of Jiajing Era of Ming Dynasty ), 1732 (10th year of Yongzheng Era of Qing Dynasty ) 1850 (30th year of Daoguang Era of Qing Dynasty). The time, foreshocks, main tremors, aftershocks, strength, extent, losses and injuries to humans and animals, building destruction, etc. are recorded on it. The Anninghe-Zemuhe Fault Zone ( 安宁 河 、 则 木 河 断裂带 ), located in Xichang and named after the Anning He ( 安宁 河 ) and Zemu He ( 则 木 河 ) rivers, is an area in southwest China that is frequently affected by earthquakes becomes.
The stele forest is on the list of monuments of the Sichuan province and is next to the stele forest of Xi'an in the province of Shaanxi ( 西安 碑林 ), the stele forest of the Confucius temple of Qufu in Shandong ( 孔庙 碑林 ) and the Dananmen stele forest ( 大 南门碑林 ) in Tainan , Taiwan, is one of the four great Chinese stele forests.
literature
- Liu Hong ( 刘弘 ): Xichang dizhen beilin [The Xichang earthquake stele forest]. Beijing: Wenwu chubanshe 2006; ISBN 7501018375 ( table of contents )
See also
Web links
- Forest of Steles, a Record of Earthquakes in Xichang (Museum of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province)
- Liangshan zhou shou ge dizhen yiji beiji luocheng
- Xichang - lishishang de dizhenqu ("Xichang - historical earthquake area")
- Guangfu Temple (Guangfu si)
- Dizhen beilin (with location map)
Coordinates: 27 ° 50 ′ 4 ″ N , 102 ° 16 ′ 4 ″ E