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Located in Leitai Park on Central Beiguan Rd., Wuwei City, Gansu Province, the Leitai Tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty is a large brick-chambered tomb of late Eastern Han Dynasty discovered by local farmers in 1969 beneath an old locust tree. The tomb is famous for its bronze galloping horse unearthed.

Leitai is a rectangular rammed terrace 8.5 meters high, 106 meters long from north to south and 60 meters wide from east to west. It was an ancient place for sacrificing the Thunder God, which was named after the Temple of God of Thunder built in middle Ming Dynasty on a terrace as high as about ten meters. According to the inscriptions on the chest of the horse tomb figure unearthed, it was the tomb of "Shou Zhang Ye Zhang Zhang Jun" (General Zhang of Zhang Ye) built between 186 to 219 A.D. The tomb passage is 19.34 meters long, with front, middle and rear chambers as well as three side chambers on both left and right sides. Unearthed from it there were 231 pieces of artifacts including gold, silver, bronze, iron, jade, bone, stone and pottery articles as well as 99 ceremonious bronze chariot and horse figures, among which the one of the greatest artistic level is the bronze galloping horse.

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  • Wooden Figurines Playing Liubo Chess
    Wooden Figurines Playing Liubo Chess
    Wooden Figurines Playing Liubo Chess
    Two male figurines with bunned hair in long dress are playing chess on a long wooden chessboard, with one holding a piece in hand and the other watching with fixed attention.
  • Bronze Galloping Horse
    Bronze Galloping Horse
    Bronze Galloping Horse
    Also called Horse on A Swallow, it was unearthed in 1969.
  • Bronze Axe-equipped Carriage 1
    Bronze Axe-equipped Carriage 1
    Bronze Axe-equipped Carriage 1
    Unearthed in 1969.
  • Bronze Axe-equipped Carriage 2
    Bronze Axe-equipped Carriage 2
    Bronze Axe-equipped Carriage 2
    As the leading carriage among a line of carts, it has room for one person.
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    Yao Carriage
    Yao Carriage
    It was the tomb owner's small light carriage.
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    Cavalry Figures
    It's a member of the cavalry guards.

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