Leitai Tomb of Han Dynasty

Tour Code : C2212

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City / Province : Gansu (Lanzhou Dunhuang）

Built in : Han Dynasty

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Leitai Tomb is a large brick-chambered tomb of late East Han Dynasty and was discovered by local farmers under an old locust tree in 1969. It is famous for the Bronze Galloping Horse unearthed in the tomb, which is a cultural treasure and also the tourism logo of China.

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Leitai Tomb of Han Dynasty

In ancient China, people offered sacrifices toand ancestor on towers. So "Leitai" means a tower that used to hold the ceremony of paying respect to the God in Chinese legend.

The tomb has an inner passage of 19.34 meters with four side-rooms on the four sides of the main chamber. From the whole tomb, 231 cultural relics were made of gold, silver, copper, iron, jade, animal bone, stone and porcelain as well as 99 bronze chariots, horses and warriors. Among all of these unearthed treasures, the bronze galloping horse has the most artistic value. This horse has a height of 34.5 cm, a length of 45 cm and a weight of 17.5 kilograms, galloping with its three legsthe earth and holding head high. The exquisite casting skill is considered as the crown of ancient bronzes, and the original is now well preserved in the Gansu Museum.

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