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Han tomb

Leitai Han  Tomb is located inside the Leitai Park in Beiguan Rd. , Wuwei City.  It is a large tomb built with brick and stone in the late years (186-219) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, from which the Bronze Galloping Horse, the logo of China's tourism was unearthed. On Leitai (literally the Platform of Thor) standing the Shrine of  Thor's ancestor in a temple for sacrificing the Thor in the past, hence the name. There are 231 cultural relics and 99 bronze chariots with honored guards of tomb figure unearthed from this tomb.  The greenish Bronze Galloping Horse, also named  the “horse with hoof on a swallow”, has a height of 34.5cm, length of 45cm and weight of 7.15kg.  The wonder is that the galloping modelling of horse surpassed the flying swallow with three hoofs as well as its head and tail raised in the air, it steel keeps well balanced, completely complying with the equilibrium theory of mechanics, reflecting the rich cultural contents of the“Heaven Horse”.  It was cast with such excellent skill and can be reputed as the masterwork of the Bronze Art. Leitai Park has been turned into a hot scenic zone featuring the “Heaven Horse Culture” today.

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