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Hangyang Tomb
Hanyang Tomb is the Mausoleum of Jing emperor (188 -141 BC), the fourth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, and his queen. It was built in 153 BC. Archaeologists discovered 0.6-meter-tall painted pottery figures there. Most of the figures are naked and have no arms. Experts believe these naked figures used to have movable wooden arms for putting on clothes as well as decorative hair. Notably, archaeologists have also found several hundred women warriors in the attendant tombs.

Other new finds include painted pottery animals neatly arranged along the bottom of the pits, 7 meters underground. The goats were either black or orange-yellow. The wolves were in attacking positions with their tails down, eyes open wide, and ears alert. The dogs look more like adorable pets, though, and were sculpted with their tails coiled up. Most of the dogs are yellow, black, or white. Cute piglets measuring 16 centimeters tall have also been found.

This site was opened in 2001.And today it is a relics site under State protection and one of the hot tourism destinations in the region.

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