Hěnduō gǔ bēi yǐjing fēnghuà, zhǐyǒu kào zǎonián de tàpiàn cái néng kànqīng shàngmian de zì.
Many old steles have weathered away, and only early rubbings let us read what was carved on them.
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Read 拓 here, not 拓 'to open up' as in 开拓. To make a rubbing, 拓印, damp paper is pressed into the carving and dabbed with ink, so the characters come out white on black.
