Introduction to the monument: The monument, which was laid at the same time as the bell, is known as the "No. 1 Poetry Monument in China". Its main height is 15.9 meters and its total weight is 388.188 tons. Among them, the stele cap is 3.64 meters high, 5.5 meters wide and 1.46 meters thick. The monument is 10.26 meters tall, 5.3 meters wide and 1.3 meters thick. The base of the monument is 2 meters high, the upper edge is 7.07 meters wide, the lower edge is 7.27 meters wide, the upper edge is 2.60 meters thick, and the lower edge is 2.80 meters thick. On the front of the stele is engraved a poem "Mooring at Maple Bridge at Night" by Zhang Ji written by Yu Yue of the Qing Dynasty, with a total of 28 large characters and 45 small characters; on the back is engraved a volume of "Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra" handwritten by Emperor Qianlong, with a total of 28 large characters and 45 small characters. 289 words. A total of 28 dragons are carved on the monument.
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