One of the 2 stone tablets at Qian Ling. This is the West Tablet, aka 'Tablet Telling the Emperor's Deeds', which was composed of seven tiers and thus also called the Seven-Tiered Tablet. It was 6.3m high and 1.9m wide. Written by Wu Zetian and carved in the handwriting of Emperor Zhong Zong, the inscription, totaling more than 8,000 characters, sang the praises of Emperor Gao Zong for his military and administrative achievements. All the characters and symbols were filled with gold powder. However, all the inscriptions have however been eroded away by the passage of time.