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Leitai Eastern Han Dynasty Tombs in Wuwei Gansu

Leitai Eastern Han Tombs

Located in Leitai Park, northern Wuwei, Gansu, the Leitai Han Tomb is a monumental Eastern Han Dynasty (186–219 AD) brick tomb, unearthed in 1969. Built beneath an earthen platform (Leitai), it's the largest Han tomb in the Hexi Corridor and a national key cultural relic.

Believed to be the resting place of a senior Zhang military official, it features a 40-meter passage and multi-chambered structure. Over 230 artifacts were excavated, including 99 bronze chariot-and-horse figurines and the iconic Bronze Galloping Horse (also known as Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow). This 34.5cm-tall masterpiece, with three hooves aloft and one on a swallow, symbolizes China's tourism and embodies ancient bronze artistry. A Silk Road gem, it offers a vivid window into Han Dynasty nobility, military might, and artistic brilliance.

Wuwei Leitai Eastern Han Dynasty Tombs