Kaicheng Stone Classics
The Kaicheng Stone Classics (Kaicheng shijing 開成石經) or Tang Stone Classics are a group of twelve early Chinese classic works carved on the orders of Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty in 833–837 (Kaicheng era) as a reference document for scholars. The works recorded are: Book of Changes or I Ching (易經 Yìjīng) Book of Documents (書經 Shūjīng) Book of Songs (詩經 Shījīng) Rites of Zhou (周禮 Zhōulǐ, originally part of the Book of Rites) Ceremonies and Rites (儀禮 Yílǐ, originally part of the Book of Rites) Book of Rites (禮記 Lǐjì) The Commentary of Zuo (左傳 Zuǒzhuàn) on the Spring and Autumn Annals The Commentary of Gongyang (公羊傳 Gōngyáng Zhuàn) on the Spring and Autumn Annals The Commentary of Guliang (穀梁傳 Gǔliáng Zhuàn) on the Spring and Autumn Annals The Analects (論語 Lúnyǔ) Classic of Filial Piety (孝經 Xiàojīng) Erya (爾雅 Ěryǎ) The classics, with more than 650,000 characters engraved double-sided on 114 stone tablets, are preserved in the Stele Forest Museum in Xi'an, China.