Introduction to Xi'an Forest of Steles: Xi'an Forest of Steles began in 1087 AD. The Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum now collects nearly 3,000 steles and epitaphs from the Han Dynasty to the present, and 1,089 of them are on display. The number of collected steles and epitaphs is the largest in the country, and The collection has a complete era series, spanning more than 2,000 years.