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Han Tomb Figurines
Some 1,965 strong pottery infantry figures and 588 cavalry figures were
unearthed. The infantry and cavalry were placed in different tunnels, indicating
the cavalry was an independent arm of service at the time. Historical records
show that cavalry was a vital force in frontier defense in the time when nomadic
ethnic people in Northern and Northwestern China posed major threats to the
inner land. The Han emperor mobilized a 100,000-strong cavalry in a war with the
Huns.
In another batch of terracotta warriors and horses excavated from a tomb in
Xuzhou, Zhejiang province, the sculptural art of the Han Dynasty reveals its
delicacy and attention to details. It seems that from those vivid figurines
today's visitors could get into the inner world of those soldiers and feel their
happiness, worries and sorrows.
Entertaining an Ever-Silent
Audience
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Mother breast-feeding her
baby |
A
chef |
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Dancers and
acrobats |
Playing a game of
chess |
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Man playing a bamboo
flute |
A seated
woman |
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