Statement 1: Before the Song Dynasty, the word "tablet" was not lost.
Some netizens believe that this inscription was carved in the Tang Dynasty, and there is no ambiguity in writing the inscription in the Tang Dynasty. The reason is that printing was backward in the Tang Dynasty, so it is not appropriate to have an apostrophe. Moreover, it is indisputable that the word "tablet" in Wei, Jin and even the Tang Dynasty did not remain. It was not until after the Song Dynasty that the writing of stone tablets became a mystery, because printing was invented in the Song Dynasty.
Statement 2: The inscription was written by Lin Zexu, who had just been removed from office.
Most people hold this view that the word "forest of steles" was written by Lin Zexu. After the Opium War, he dismissed from office and guarded Yili, Xinjiang. At that time, I passed by Xi 'an and wrote these two words. Therefore, the word "monument" is missing, which symbolizes his state of mind at that time and has just lost his job.
Statement 3: It is normal to lose one stroke of calligraphy.
Netizens who support this view believe that this is because ancient Chinese characters pay attention to symmetry when writing, and the word "monument" is missing, just to look symmetrical and beautiful.
Statement 4: Spelling mistakes by historical celebrities are not uncommon.
Some netizens think this is a typo, and it is not uncommon to cite several photo examples to prove that historical celebrities have typos. For example, the "Holy Land of Lingfeng" in Wutai Mountain was inscribed by Kangxi, but a horizontal line was missing from the tomb. Xianfeng once wrote the word "Courtyard for Gratitude" in Dule Temple in Jixian County, Tianjin, but the word "courtyard" disappeared. The beauty of calligraphy is more credible if you write less.
In the face of many speculations and statements from netizens, Wang Yuanyin, deputy director of the Beilin Museum, told reporters: "Who wrote the word Beilin and when it was written is now impossible to verify." Lin Zexu's inscription may be due to his good handwriting. However, there is no basis for saying that I lost my job, so I wrote less.
"To be sure, the inscription without apostrophe is definitely not a typo. Moreover, the inscriptions before the Song Dynasty did not have that flaw. " Wang Yuan Yin said that calligraphy really pays attention to a sense of beauty. For the sake of structural symmetry, it is not uncommon to see more, and it cannot be said that it is a typo.