Introduction to the Imperial Stele: In the middle of the stele pavilion stands a 5-meter-high Imperial Stele with the words "Imperial Edict" on it. The front of the stele narrates why Emperor Kangxi built the temple, why Emperor Yongzheng built the temple, and why Emperor Qianlong offered sacrifices to the temple. On the back is engraved the imperial poems and essays he inscribed when he stayed here during the first and second visits to Jiangnan in the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign; The two sides of the stele body and cap are engraved with imperial poems and essays written by Emperor Qianlong when he stayed here in the 27th, 30th, 45th and 49th years respectively. The cap and body of the stele are carved with vivid and lifelike five-clawed dragons, with flowing clouds and auspicious air. Below the imperial stele is a huge stele base carved in blue and white stone with the head of a dragon and the tail of a lion. The shape is solid and powerful, and the shape is extremely unique.

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