Bluestone tablet inscribed with three poems from the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Fifty-nine cultural relics collected at the Chinese Charity Museum in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, were recently rated as national treasures, local media outlets reported on July 27.

The national cultural relics include two second-grade ones.

One of the second-grade national cultural relics is a bluestone tablet inscribed with three poems by Sun Mao, the head of Chongren county during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), eulogizing the head of the local Luo family who donated to build the Pingzheng Bridge.

Cultural relics grading experts in Jiangsu believe that with its specific times and clear inscription the tablet has important historical, scientific, and artistic value.

A set of partition boards from the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Another second-grade national cultural relic is a set of partition boards from the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), which are inscribed with a classic ancient text that encourages kindness.

The boards are also carved with dragons, the Chinese character "寿" which means longevity in English, and flowers on their peripheries. Their upsides and downsides are decorated with patterns of auspicious beasts and flowers.

The Chinese Charity Museum plans to apply for grading of its 164 cultural relics, including 90 wooden and 74 stone ones.