Great Jin Dynasty Memorial Stele, Stone memorial stele in Fuyu, China.
The Great Jin Dynasty Memorial Stele is a 3.2-metre blue-stone monument in Shibeichengzi village, Fuyu, Jilin. It consists of a carved head 79 cm high, 100 cm wide and 38 cm thick, a body, and a turtle-shaped base. The front bears the six seal-script characters "Da Jin De Sheng Tuo Song" by Jin calligrapher Dang Huaiying, with Chinese text on the front and Jurchen script on the back.
In 1114 Wanyan Aguda and 2,500 warriors swore at this spot to overthrow the Liao dynasty. In 1185 Emperor Shizong, Aguda's grandson, had the stele carved to record that oath and his grandfather's achievement. The monument is listed as national protected site 3-178.
The inscriptions reveal how people in the 12th century recorded their history and the language they used. You can see directly how the writing style and script of that era differed from other periods.
The stone stands at a fixed location in Fuyu and is accessible to visitors interested in historical monuments. It helps to learn about the Jin Dynasty before visiting to better understand the significance of the inscriptions.
The stele was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 1998, in the third batch of designations. Its Jurchen-script face carries more text than any other Jurchen inscription in northeast China, and the monument is the best preserved of them.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,982 contributors worldwide.