Jiucheng Palace, the full name is "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription Stele", written by Wei Zheng and Ouyang Xunshu Dan, it was established in April of the sixth year of Zhenguan (632 AD). It records the discovery of spring water by Taizong when he was vacationing in Jiucheng Palace. Jiuchenggong was written by Ouyang Xun when he was seventy-five years old. His writing style is square and neat, and his structure is rigorous. It fully demonstrates the characteristics of Ou's book's precise structure and arrangement, and its roundness and elegance. There is not a loose stroke in the whole stele, and there is not a single disorder. , is Ouyang Xun's peak work. Zhao Han of the Ming Dynasty commented on this stele in "Graphite Engraving Hua" as "the first official book".


Ouyang Xun   

    "Jiucheng Palace/Li Hongyi Edition"


[Original text] Written by imperial decree. In the sixth year of Wei Zhenguan, in the month of Mengxia, the emperor took refuge in Jiucheng Palace.


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