Zhang Menglong Stele

Author: Kuang Ruifeng
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Publication Date: 2002-09-04
Features: The full title of 《Zhang Menglong Stele》 is 《Rujun Taishou Zhang Fu Jun Qing Song Zhi Bei》. It was carved during the Zhengguang era of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (Yuan Xu, 522 AD). The inscriptions are in regular script, incised in reverse, and do not include the names of the calligrapher or scribe. On the back of the stele, there are 24 lines with 46 characters per line, recording the achievements of Zhang Menglong during his tenure as the governor of Rujun. The back also features 12 columns inscribed with the names of officials who contributed to the stele's establishment.