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A stone dhvja pillar from Southern Han era, also called Zhen Xiang Pillar. Inscription.

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English: This is a stone dhvaja pillar from the 5th year of the Da Bao era (CE 962) of Southern Han dynasty of ancient China. Also called the Zhen Xiang Pillar, the Elephant Sealing Pillar. The inscription and the Dongguan county's record both says it was erected after the locals exterminated some elephants that damaged the fields, to prevent the fallen animals from turning undead. However, archeology excavation revealed no elephant remains under the pillar, only those of the deer and boars. The pillar is now displayed freely in Dongguan Museum. This is the photo of its remaining inscription.
中文（中国大陆）：东莞南汉石经幢，也称镇象塔。南汉大宝五年 (公元 962年) 即北宋建隆三年立。据刻字和县志记载，当年有野象在此处危害庄稼，当地讨伐后为镇压象群亡灵而设于资福寺前街。现代实际发掘只见野猪、豪猪和鹿骨。现存于东莞市博物馆。刻字残留。
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