西安碑林

Besides the steles, it has an excellent gallery of Buddhist sculpture. Also a much more pleasant experience overall, as it is less crowded than most of the other museums in Xi’an. The Beilin (Forest of Steles) Museum is a rich depository of sculpture executed in Xian and the surrounding area. Originally the museum's prominence was based on its astounding collection of steles, but over the last fifty years it has also become the custodian of a body of Buddhist stone sculpture excavated in Shaanxi Province that represents the northwestern school of carving through successive periods of history from the Northern Wei (386-534) forward, with particular emphasis on the Northern Zhou (557-581) and Tang (618-907) periods.

As the name of this place indicates, it is a museum of historical gravestones in China. The entry ticket is inexpensive as part of the museum was not open due to renovation work in progress. Just be mindful this museum is deeply involved with Chinese history and calligraphy. Even for people growing up in China, going there without a professional guide can be hard, as you won't get much by just looking at the displays themselves. Highly recommend visiting by attending a tour if you are interested in Chinese history and calligraphy.

Great collection of Chinese calligraphy art and stone carving. Not very crowded when we visit.

Some of china’s most important histories are carved on stones, this site is a collection of these artefacts, definitely worth visiting. However it might be a bit difficult to find English guide.

Sadly it is under renovation so most steles, including the Nestorian stele aren’t available to view. I was told it will reopen next year. Current entrance fee is 10RMB.

Stele Forest, is a pretty unique museum for steles and stone sculptures. To appreciate the artifacts in the museum, you probably need to know one or two things about the traditional Chinese calligraphy, which is a big part of Chinese culture.

Cool spot to visit, but I would definitely recommend going with a tour guide or someone who's knowledgeable about the subject. I don't recall there being any English there, or many explanatory plaques/signs in any language. This was a few years back, though, so it could have changed. The inscription stones are pretty neat in any case.

It is nice location to visit, but you need a tourist guide to know some of the details about everything there. Otherwise, you will miss lots of good stuff.