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Weiwu >> Leitai Han Tomb

Attraction Typ: Historic Site
Location: City Centre - Central
Recommend: 4 Star

Leitai Han Tomb

The Leitai Han Tomb is a large brick and stone tomb built in late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Leitai Han Tomb (Chinese: 雷台；pinyin: léitái) is a large brick and stone tomb built in late Eastern Han Dynasty, located inside the Leitai Park. It is famous for its bronze galloping horse, the symbol of China's tourism 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 the tomb of Zhangjun, the head of Zhangye County, built between 186 to 219 A.D. Inside the tomb, 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 bronze galloping horse can be reputed as the masterwork of the Bronze Art.
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