Rubbing of Mattheo Ricci's Tomb Stone. Dated the year 1610 AD of the Ming Dynasty. Originally on the christian semetary, later stored in Tenggong Zhalan, in the Xicheng District of Beijing.
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Rubbing of the Tablet in Memorial of Father Johann Adam Schall von Bell, created on decree of the Emperor during the year 1669 AD of the Ching Dynasty. Tablet was previously stored in TengGong Zhalan, MaweiGou, in the Xicheng District of Beijing.
Rubbing of Tomb Stone of Father Guiseppe Castiglione, dated 1755 AD of the Ching Dynasty. Tablet was previously stored in TengGong Zhalan, MaweiGou, in the Xicheng District of Beijing.
Carved Stone from the Ciqu Pagoda engraved during the Reign of Emperor Zhentong (1436 AD - 1449 AD) of the Ming Dynasty. The Ciqu pagoda (Maizhuang Pagoda) was destroyed in the 1976 AD Tangshan Earthquake. Five carfed stones with line drawings of portraits of thebuddha and boddhisattvas were recovered and are on display.
Jin Yunmei's Tomb Stone. White Marble stone dated 1934 AD. Jin Yunmei was the first Chinese woman to study abroad in a western country. Remains of the Tomb and Stone were unearthed at the Great Bell Temple in Haidian Beijing.
